Biology, B.A.

Major Requirements

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.

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)

• OR

• BIOL 213 Marine Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation Biology (4)

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• BIOL 305 Genetics (3)

Elective Requirement

Complete 13 additional credit hours 200-level or above BIOL courses (excluding BIOL 381) 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, Bachelor’s Essay, or  BIOL 450  and  BIOL 451  with labs do not fulfill the lab requirement).

• BIOL 204 Humans 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 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 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 448A Bachelor’s Essay in Neuroscience (3)
• BIOL 448B Bachelor’s Essay in Neuroscience (3)
• 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 454 Marine Special Topics (1-3)
• BIOL 454L Marine Special Topics Laboratory (1)
• BIOL 455 Seminar in Molecular Biology (2)
• BIOL 499A Bachelor’s Essay (3)
• BIOL 499B Bachelor’s Essay (3)

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 . 
• Students are not permitted to double major in Biology and Marine Biology.
• Credit cannot be applied for both BIOL 211  and BIOL 213  towards the program requirements.
• Credit cannot be applied for both BIOL 312L  and BIOL 412  towards the program requirements.
• No more than 3 credit hours from BIOL 399  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 12 credit hours from BIOL 450  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 12 credit hours from BIOL 451  may be applied towards the program requirements.

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