Our biology program provides an excellent background for student who want to work in biomedical sciences (physician, dentist, pharmacist, optometrist, etc.), field ecology, laboratory work or many other areas. It features a sound footing in concepts and theory across the biological sciences along with lots of hands-on experiences in lab and in the field. It’s a flexible program that lets you select the specific classes that best suit your interests and needs. Students in the BS Biology program complete a senior thesis research project and a university approved minor.
B.S. Biology Degree Requirements
Core Classes – required for BS Bio Degree:
BIOL131 Intro Bio: Cells
BIOL132 Intro Bio: Organisms
BIOL199 Freshman Research Seminar
BIOL220 Genetics
BIOL280 Biometrics
BIOL299 Sophomore Research Seminar
BIOL337 Gen Ecology
BIOL399 Jr. Research Seminar
BIOL495 Senior Project
BIOL499 Senior Seminar
Directed Electives
Physiology: Choose One
BIOL315 Plant Phys,
BIOL330 Animal Phys,
BIOL421 Cell Bio
Systematics: Choose One
BIOL202 Field Bot,
BIOL204 Micro,
BIOL302 Invert Zoo,
BIOL303 Gen Ent,
BIOL310 Ichthyology,
BIOL 311 Mammalogy,
BIOL312 Ornithology,
BIOL422 Parasitology,
BIOL475 Aq. Ent.
Bio Open Electives
Additional courses to make 20 credits of biology classes,
12 hours in the degree must be 300-level or above, not including
BIOL495, BIOL499
Support Courses
CHEM115 Gen Chem I, CHEM116 Gen Chem II,
CHEM220 Surv Org Chem or CHEM226 Org Chem II
MATH111 Coll Alg, MATH 112 Calc Bus/ ife Sci,
MATH207 Intro Stat
COMM101 Intro Speech
Gen Ed Courses
ENGL110 Comp I, ENGL111 Comp II
Aesthetics: HUMN251 Humanities I,
additional aesthetics course from Gen Ed List 1
Social Sciences: two courses from Gen Ed List 2
Cultural Diversity: one course from Gen Ed List 3
Minor: BS Bio requires completion of a university approved minor
