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PROGRAMS OF STUDY: BIOLOGY MAJOR (BS)


36-40 semester hours total

BIOL 151-151L, 153-153L, General Biology, 8 semester hours

Choose three (12 credits)
BIOL 325-325L, Physiology, 4 semester hours
BIOL 371-371L, Genetics, 4 semester hours
BIOL 343-343L, Cell and Molecular Biology, 4 semester hours

BIOL 331-331L, Microbiology, 4 semester hours

BIOL 483-483L, Developmental Biology, 4 semester hours

Choose one (4 credits)
BIOL 301-301L, Plant Systematics, 4 semester hours

BIOL 351-351L, Plant Structure and Function, 4 semester hours

Choose one (4 credits)
 BIOL 357-357L, Invertebrate Zoology
 BIOL 363-363L, Ornithology
 BIOL 365-365L, Vertebrate Zoology

One of the following, 2-4 semester hours
BIOL 373, Evolutionary Zoology
BIOL 311-311L, Ecology

BIOL 490, Senior Seminar, 1 semester hour

Elective (depending upon emphasis), 8 semester hours

Recommended supporting courses for BS and BSEd in Biology
CHEM 112-112L,114-114L, General Chemistry, 8 semester hours
CHEM 226-226L, Organic Chemistry I, 4 semester hours

Choose one from among: (4 semester hours)
CHEM 228-228L, Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 332-332L, Analytical Chemistry
CHEM 362-362L, Biochemistry

Computer programming, 3 semester hours
CS l30, BASIC Programming

CS 140, Java Programming
CS l50, Computer Science I
CS 160, Programming .NET with Visual Basic

PHYS 211-211L, 213-213L, University Physics, 8 semester hours
Statistics (equivalent of MATH 381 or PSYC 475) 3 semester hours


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