Biology, B.S.
Students majoring in Biology will select 1 of the following 3 concentrations:
1. Biomedical Sciences Concentration
The B.S. in Biology with a Biomedical Sciences Concentration is designed to prepare students for post-graduate studies and careers in health-related fields.
2. Environmental Biology Concentration
The B.S. in Biology with an Environmental Biology Concentration is designed to prepare students for post-graduate studies and careers in natural resource conservation, management, and research.
3. Integrative Biology Concentration
The B.S. in Biology with an Integrative Biology Concentration is designed to allow students flexibility in customizing a course of study to prepare for post-graduate studies or careers in government agencies and private sectors.
Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Degree pathway in Biology (Non-thesis &Thesis Tracks)
The Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Degree Pathway in Biology (Non-thesis & Thesis Tracks) at the University of West Georgia allows outstanding students who major in Biology in all concentrations to begin earning credit toward a graduate degree while completing their Bachelor’s degree. The ABM in Biology allows exceptional students to count up to six (6) hours in the M.S. Biology (Non-thesis & Thesis Tracks) 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 & Thesis Tracks) and the graduate-level courses taken as an undergraduate will be applied toward the graduate degree.
Students applying for the ABM Pathway in Biology 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 & Thesis Tracks) 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 & Thesis Tracks) 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 5000/6000-level courses listed below.
Graduate Course followed by Undergraduate Course which is being replaced:
1) BIOL 5130 Climate Change Biology for BIOL 4130 Climate Change Biology
2) BIOL 5241 Entomology for BIOL 4241 Entomology
3) BIOL 5242 Invertebrate Zoology for BIOL 4242 Invertebrate Zoology
4) BIOL 5245 Icthyology for BIOL 4245 Icthyology
5) BIOL 5266 Molecular Ecology for BIOL 4266 Molecular Ecology
6) BIOL 5315 Bacterial Genetics for BIOL 4315 Bacterial Genetics
7) BIOL 5325 Advanced Medical Microbiology for BIOL 4325 Advanced Medical Microbiology
8) BIOL 5424 Wildlife Habitat Ecology for BIOL BIOL 4424 Wildlife Habitat Ecology
9) BIOL 5425 Fire Ecology for BIOL 4425 Fire Ecology
10) BIOL 5427 Conservation Biology for BIOL 4427 Conservation Biology
11) BIOL 5430 Wildlife Techniques for BIOL 4430 Wildlife Techniques
12) BIOL 5440 Aquatic Ecology for BIOL 4440 Aquatic Ecology
13) BIOL 5445 Marine Biology for BIOL 4445 Marine Biology
14) BIOL 5450 Terrestrial Ecology for BIOL 4450 Terrestrial Ecology
15) BIOL 5539 Comparative Physiology for BIOL 4539 Comparative Physiology
16) BIOL 5727 Essentials of Immunology for BIOL 4727 Essentials of Immunology
17) BIOL 5728 Bacterial Pathogenesis for BIOL 4728 Bacterial Pathogenesis
18) BIOL 5730 Emerging Pathogens for BIOL 4730 Emerging Pathogens
19) BIOL 5732 Biology of Aging for BIOL 4732 Biology of Aging
20) BIOL 5733 Animal Nutrition for BIOL 4733 Animal Nutrition
21) BIOL 6503 Biological Perspectives: Biochemistry for BIOL 4503 Biological Perspectives: Biochemistry
22) BIOL 6513 Human Physiology for BIOL 3513 Human Physiology
23) BIOL 6526 Vertebrate Histology for BIOL 3526 Vertebrate Histology
24) BIOL 6981 Graduate Independent Study for BIOL 4981 Independent Study
25) BIOL 6982 Directed Readings for BIOL 4982 Directed Readings
26) BIOL 6983 Graduate Research for BIOL 4983 Senior Biology Research
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