Biology, General Biology Track, B.S.

Requirement

Core Areas A, B, C, D, & E: 42 Hours

Core Curriculum

Specific core curriculum requirements for the B.S. in Biology are:

MATH 1113 - Precalculus 3 required under Area A
Two lab sciences required under Area D, which may not overlap in course number or content with courses taken elsewhere in the degree program.

Note:

Due to the stringent requirements for admission to professional schools, students are urged to consult advisors in choosing elective courses in the core curriculum and major.

Core Area F: 18 Hours

BIOL 2107 - Principles of Biology I for Biology Majors 3
BIOL 2107L - Principles of Biology I Lab for Biology Majors 1
BIOL 2108 - Principles of Biology II for Biology Majors 3
BIOL 2108L - Principles of Biology II Lab for Biology Majors 1
1000/2000 Level Academic Electives 10

Requirements for Major: (21 hours BIOL 3000/4000): 39 Hours

Organismal Requirement 3 - 4
Procaryotic Requirement 3 - 4
Ecological/Evolutionary Requirement 3 - 4 ¹
Physiological Requirement 3 - 4 ¹
Cell and Molecular Requirement 3 - 4
Chemistry Requirement 3 - 4
Biology Electives (3000/4000) 0 - 20
Electives (3000/4000) 0 - 18

Supporting Courses for the Major: 6 Hours

MATH 1113 - Precalculus 3 or Calculus (if not in Area F)
CHEM 2411 - Organic Chemistry I 3
CHEM 2411L - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory 1 (if not in Area F)
CHEM 1211 - Principles of Chemistry I 3
CHEM 1211L - Principles of Chemistry I Lab 1
CHEM 1212 - Principles of Chemistry II 3
CHEM 1212L - Principles of Chemistry II Lab 1 (if not in Area F)
BIOL 1110 - Biological Diversity 3 (if not in Area F)

Electives: 0-15 Hours

Total: 120 Hours

¹ See Subtopic Biology Courses below.

Subtopic Biology Courses

Courses that meet the subdiscipline requirements are compiled in Table A.

Table A

Courses that meet the Requirement

Sub-Discipline

Organismal Requirement

Procaryotic Requirement

BIOL 3310 - Microbiology 4

Ecological/Evolutionary Requirement

Physiological Requirement

Cell and Molecular Requirement

BIOL 3134 - Cell and Molecular Biology 4

Clinical Requirement

Chemical Requirement

BIOL 4503 - Biological Perspectives: Biochemistry 3
CHEM 3422 - Organic Chemistry II 3
CHEM 3422L - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory 1
CHEM 3310
CHEM 3310L
CHEM 4711 - Biochemistry 3

Note:

* Lab not required for Secondary Education Track

Course Pre-requisite Information

Note 1:

Unless otherwise noted in the course description, the prerequisites for all upper division courses are equivalent to either of the following two combinations of courses including the minimum grade designations.

Combination A is:

BIOL 2107 - Principles of Biology I for Biology Majors 3
BIOL 2107L - Principles of Biology I Lab for Biology Majors 1
BIOL 2108 - Principles of Biology II for Biology Majors 3
BIOL 2108L - Principles of Biology II Lab for Biology Majors 1
CHEM 1211K - Principles of Chemistry I and Lab 4
CHEM 1212K - Principles of Chemistry II and Lab 4
A minimum grade of C is required for every BIOL course of Combination A.

Combination B is:

BIOL 1107 - Principles of Biology I 3
BIOL 1107L - Principles of Biology I Laboratory 1
BIOL 1108 - Principles of Biology II 3
BIOL 1108L - Principles of Biology II Laboratory 1
CHEM 1211K - Principles of Chemistry I and Lab 4
CHEM 1212K - Principles of Chemistry II and Lab 4
The minimum aggregate GPA for Combination B is 2.5.

Note 2:

Biology Majors should complete Combination A unless transferring the equivalent of BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1108 from another major or from another institution.