Biology, Professional Preparation Track, B.S.

Biology, General Biology Track, B.S.
The general track for the B.S. degree in Biology is the appropriate track for any student who plans to pursue a graduate degree in any area of biological sciences or for students who plan to seek employment in industry, government, or environmental laboratories.

Biology, Professional Preparation Track, B.S.
The professional preparation track prepares students for further advanced study in medical, dental, veterinary, physical therapy, or other allied health fields.

Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Degree pathway in Biology (Non-thesis Track)
The Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Degree Pathway in Biology (Non-thesis Track) at the University of West Georgia allows outstanding students who major in Biology to begin earning credit toward a graduate degree while completing their Bachelor’s degree.  The ABM in Biology (Non-Thesis Track) allows exceptional students to count up to six (6) hours in the M.S. Biology (Non-Thesis Track) toward both degrees.

The Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Degree Pathway offers the opportunity to simultaneously satisfy partial degree requirements for a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in an accelerated program of study.  Upon completion of the undergraduate B.S. in Biology, with a satisfactory undergraduate grade point average and a grade of “B” or better in all graduate courses completed, the student may move to full graduate status in the Master’s program in M.S. in Biology (Non-Thesis Track) and the graduate-level courses taken as an undergraduate will be applied toward the graduate degree.

Students applying for the ABM Pathway in Biology (Non-Thesis Track) must:
     Have completed at least 90 hours toward a B.S. in Biology.
     Have completed at least 30 hours of the 90 hours of coursework at the University of
         West Georgia.
     Have a UWG GPA of 3.2 or higher and must maintain that GPA while they are
        undergraduates.
     Have taken BIOL 2108+BIOL 2108L.
     Meet all admission requirements for the M.S. in Biology (Non-Thesis Track) with the
        exception of the complete B.S. in Biology.
     Students applying for the accelerated program will not be required to take standardized
       admissions tests.

The list below shows the graduate courses for which students can receive credit towards both the graduate and undergraduate degrees, along with the undergraduate courses which they would replace.  Students in the pathway may receive credit for two such courses in the M.S. Biology (Non-Thesis Track) which requires 30 hours of coursework.  Undergraduate students admitted to the ABM pathway should take at least one (1) 4000-levle course before taking any of the 6000-level courses listed below.

Graduate Course followed by Undergraduate Course which is being replaced:
1)  BIOL 6503 Biological Perspectives: Biochemistry for BIOL 4503 Biological Perspectives:  Biochemistry
2)  BIOL 6983 Graduate Research for BIOL 4983 Senior Biology Research