Biology, B.A.

Biology Core Courses

• BIOL 111 Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology (3)
• BIOL 111L Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology Lab (1)

• OR

• HONS 151 Honors Biology I (3)
• HONS 151L Honors Biology I Lab (1)

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• BIOL 112 Evolution, Form, and Function of Organisms (3)
• BIOL 112L Evolution, Form, and Function of Organisms Lab (1)

• OR

• HONS 152 Honors Biology II (3)
• HONS 152L Honors Biology II Lab (1)

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• BIOL 211 Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation Biology (4)
• BIOL 211D Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation Biology Discussion (0)
• BIOL 305 Genetics (3)

Complete 13 credit hours of BIOL courses*

selected from the following 200-level and 300-level elective lists 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).

BIOL 200-Level Electives

• BIOL 204 Man and the Environment (3)
• BIOL 209 Marine Biology (4)
• BIOL 221 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4)
• BIOL 222 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4)
• BIOL 250 Special Topics in Biology (1-3)
• BIOL 250L Special Topics in Biology Laboratory (1)

BIOL 300-Level Electives

• BIOL 300 Botany (4)
• BIOL 301 Plant Taxonomy (4)
• BIOL 302 Plant Anatomy (4)
• BIOL 303 Phycology (4)
• BIOL 304 Plant Physiology (4)
• BIOL 305L Genetics Lab (1)
• BIOL 310 General Microbiology (4)
• BIOL 312 Molecular Biology (3)
• BIOL 312L Molecular Biology Laboratory (1)
• BIOL 313 Cell Biology (3)
• BIOL 313L Cell Biology Laboratory (1)
• BIOL 314 Immunology (3)
• BIOL 320 Histology (4)
• BIOL 321 General and Comparative Physiology (4)
• BIOL 322 Developmental Biology (4)
• BIOL 323 Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates (4)
• BIOL 332 Vertebrate Zoology (4)
• BIOL 333 Ornithology (4)
• BIOL 334 Herpetology (4)
• BIOL 335 Biology of Fishes (4)
• BIOL 336 Parasitology (4)
• BIOL 337 Biology of Invertebrates (4)
• BIOL 338 Entomology (4)
• BIOL 339 Dinosaur Biology (3)
• BIOL 340 Zoogeography (3)
• BIOL 341 General Ecology (4)
• BIOL 342 Oceanography (4)
• BIOL 343 Animal Behavior (3)
• BIOL 343L Animal Behavior Lab (1)
• BIOL 350 Evolution (3)
• BIOL 351 Principles of Neurobiology (3)
• BIOL 352 Neurobiology and Behavior (3)
• BIOL 353 Hormones and Behavior (3)
• BIOL 354 Techniques in Neuroscience (4)
• BIOL 356 Comparative Biomechanics (4)
• BIOL 357 Oceanographic Research (4)
• BIOL 359 Study Abroad in Neuroscience (4)
• BIOL 360 Introduction to Biometry (3)
• BIOL 396 Biophysical Modeling of Excitable Cells (3)
• BIOL 397 Research Experience in Biology (0, Repeatable)
• BIOL 399 Tutorial (1-3)
• BIOL 406 Conservation Biology (3)
• BIOL 410 Applied and Environmental Microbiology (4)
• BIOL 411 Microtechnique and Cytochemistry (4)
• BIOL 412 Capstone in Molecular Biology (3)
• BIOL 414 Environmental Immunology (3)
• BIOL 420 General and Comparative Endocrinology (4)
• BIOL 421 Topics in Physiology, Cell, and Molecular Biology of Marine Organisms (3)
• BIOL 423 Genomics (4)
• BIOL 444 Plant Ecology (4)
• BIOL 445 Systematic Biology (3)
• BIOL 446 Special Topics in Neuroscience (3)
• BIOL 447 Seminar in Neuroscience (3)
• BIOL 448 Bachelor’s Essay in Neuroscience (6)
• BIOL 449 Biology of Coral Reefs (3)
• BIOL 450 Problems in Biology (1-4)
• BIOL 451 Problems in Marine Biology (1-4)
• BIOL 452 Seminar (1)
• BIOL 453 Special Topics (1-3)
• BIOL 453L Special Topics Laboratory (1)
• BIOL 455 Seminar in Molecular Biology (2)
• BIOL 499 Bachelor’s Essay (6)

Mathematics Requirement

• MATH 250 Statistical Methods I (3)

Chemistry Requirement

• CHEM 101 General Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 101L General Chemistry Laboratory (1)

• AND

• CHEM 102 Organic and Biological Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 102L Organic and Biological Chemistry Laboratory (1)

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  OR

   

• CHEM 111 Principles of Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 111L Principles of Chemistry Laboratory (1)

• AND

• CHEM 112 Principles of Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 112L Principles of Chemistry Laboratory (1)

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.
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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