General Biology

Students can complete the requirements for a Biology B.S. by selecting the general non-specialized biology major or one of the alternative specialized emphases. The link at the right provides a suggested 4-year plan for completing our department's requirements for the General Biology emphasis.

Required General Education

BIOL 105 General Biology I (4)
CHEM 201 General Chemistry I (5)
ENG 271W Technical Communication (4)

Major Common Core

BIOL 106 General Biology II (4)
BIOL 211 Genetics (4)

Math Requirement (choose 3-4 credits)

MATH 113 Trigonometry (3)
MATH 115 Precalculus Mathematics (4)
MATH 121 Calculus I (4)

Physics Requirement (choose 3-4 credits)

PHYS 101 Introductory Physics (3)
PHYS 211 Principles of Physics I (4)
PHYS 221 General Physics I (4)

Statistics Requirement (choose 3 credits)

HLTH 475 Biostatistics (3)
STAT 154 Elementary Statistics (3)

Emphasis Common Core (choose 20 credits)

BIOL 215 General Ecology (4)
BIOL 301 Evolution (2)
BIOL 320 Cell Biology (4)
CHEM 202 General Chemistry II (5)
CHEM 322 Organic Chemistry I (4)
CHEM 323 Supplemental Organic Functional Group Chemistry (1)

Physiology Requirement

Choose ONLY ONE of the four following pairs of courses (6 to 9 credits total). Emphasis Restricted Electives plus Emphasis Unrestricted Electives must total at least 18 credits to fulill the 40-credit major requirement.

Human

BIOL 220 Human Anatomy (4)
BIOL 330 Principles of Human Physiology (4)

Plant

BIOL 217 Plant Science (4)
BIOL 441 Plant Physiology (4)

Microbiology

BIOL 270 Microbiology (4)
BIOL 476 Microbial Physiology and Genetics (5)

Animal

BIOL 316 Animal Diversity (3)
BIOL 431 Comparative Animal Physiology (3)

Emphasis Unrestricted Electives (choose 9-12 credits)

Choose additional upper-division courses so you have a total of 40 credits in Biology. At least 7 of these elective credits must be from courses with a laboratory component.

BIOL 300 - BIOL 499

Recommended Support Courses (choose 0-8 credits)

CHEM 360 Principles of Biochemistry (4)
CHEM 460 Biochemistry I (3)
CHEM 465 Biochemical Techniques I (1)