Biology, B.A.

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Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Credit Hours: 36+

In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations section of this catalog.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements for more information.

Required Courses

Complete 13 credit hours of BIOL courses* from the following

including 9 credit hours at the 300-level or above; three courses must be taken with labs; two of the courses with labs must be at the 300-level or above. Labs may carry separate credit or be part of a 4 credit course. (Independent study, tutorial, internship, Bachelor’s Essay, or BIOL 450 and BIOL 451 with labs do not fulfill the lab requirement).

Chemistry Requirement

Mathematics Requirement

MATH 250 Statistical Methods I (3)

Notes:

MATH 250 is a prerequisite for all 300-level BIOL courses.
CHEM 220 and CHEM 220L are recommended.
Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 190 /HONS 190L in lieu of CHEM 111 /CHEM 111L and CHEM 112 /CHEM 112L .
Honors students can take the alternative sequence of HONS 192 /HONS 192L and HONS 293 /HONS 293L in lieu of CHEM 231 /CHEM 231L and CHEM 232 /CHEM 232L .
*BIOL 381 does not fulfill a 300-level course requirement.
Students are not permitted to double major in Biology and Marine Biology.

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation

The following courses are excluded: CHEM 101 , CHEM 101L , CHEM 102 , CHEM 102L , CHEM 111 , CHEM 111L , CHEM 112 , CHEM 112L , MATH 250

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