Bachelor of Science in Biology

2009 - 2010 DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

School of Biology

Suggested Schedule
FIRST YEAR-FALL HRS
ENGL 1101 ENGLISH COMPOSITION I 3
MATH 1501 CALCULUS I 4
BIOL 1510 BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES or
BIOL 1511 HONORS BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES
4
CHEM 1310 GENERAL CHEMISTRY 4
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = 15
FIRST YEAR-SPRING HRS
ENGL 1102 ENGLISH COMPOSITION II 3
MATH 1502 CALCULUS II 4
BIOL 1520 INTRODUCTION TO ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY or
BIOL 1521 HONORS INTRODUCTION TO ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY *
4
CHEM 1311 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY I 3
CHEM 1312 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB I 1
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = 15
SECOND YEAR-FALL HRS
BIOL 2335 GENERAL ECOLOGY or BIOL 2354 HONORS GENETICS 3
BIOL 2336 ECOLOGY LAB OR BIOL 2355 HONORS GENETICS LAB ** 1
PHYS 2211 INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I 4
CHEM 2311 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I 3
FREE ELECTIVE 3
WELLNESS 2
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = 15 / 16
SECOND YEAR-SPRING HRS
BIOL 2344 GENETICS or BIOL 2337 HONORS ECOLOGY 3
BIOL 2345 GENETICS LAB OR 2338 HONORS ECOLOGY LAB ** 1
CHEM 2312 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II 3
CHEM 2380 SYNTHESIS LAB I 2
COMPUTING REQUIREMENT 3
QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGY REQUIREMENT*** 3
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = 14 / 15
THIRD YEAR-FALL HRS
BIOL 3340 CELL BIOLOGY or BIOL 3600 INTRODUCTION TO EVOLUTION 3
BIOL 3341 CELL BIOLOGY LAB ** 1
BIOLOGY ELECTIVES 3
FREE ELECTIVE 2
PHYS 2212 INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS II 4
SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE 3
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = 15 / 16
THIRD YEAR-SPRING HRS
BIOL 3340 CELL BIOLOGY or BIOL 3600 INTRODUCTION TO EVOLUTION 3
BIOL 3341 CELL BIOLOGY LAB ** 1
BIOLOGY ELECTIVES 6
HIST 2111 or 2112 or POL 1101 or PUBP 3000 or INTA 1200 3
HUMANITIES ELECTIVE 3
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = 15 / 16
FOURTH YEAR-FALL HRS
SENIOR RESEARCH EXPERIENCE ****
3
BIOLOGY ELECTIVES 6
FREE ELECTIVE 3
SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE 3
BIOL 4450 SENIOR SEMINAR 1
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = 16
FOURTH YEAR-SPRING HRS
BIOLOGY ELECTIVES 6
FREE ELECTIVE 3
SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE 3
HUMANITIES ELECTIVE 3
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = 15
TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS = 120 SEMESTER HOURS PLUS WELLNESS (2 HOURS)

*4 credit hours of Biology elective may be substituted for BIOL 1520 if a score of 5 was achieved on the AP Biology test
** Only 2 of the following core labs are required: BIOL 2336/2338, BIOL 2345/2355, BIOL 3341
*** Quantitative Biology Requirement: choose one of the following: BIOL 2400 Mathematical Models in Biology, BIOL 4150 Genomics & Applied Bioinformatics, BIOL 4401 Experimental Design & Biostatistics, BIOL 4422 Theoretical Ecology, BIOL 4755 Mathematical Biology, MATH 3215 Probability & Statistics, MATH 3770 Statistics & Applications
**** Senior Research Experience: choose one of the following: BIOL 4590 Research Project Lab, BIOL 4690 Independent Research Project, BIOL 4910 Honors Research Thesis.