Biology, Molecular Biology Concentration, B.S.

Degree: Bachelor of Science
Credit Hours: 69+

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

Molecular Biology Concentration

Note:

Students cannot use both BIOL 412 and BIOL 312L towards their major requirements.

Complete 8 additional credit hours of 300-level* or above BIOL courses

for a total of four courses with labs (independent study, internship, tutorial, Bachelor’s Essay, or BIOL 450 and BIOL 451 with labs do not fulfill the lab requirement).

Notes:

MATH 250 is a prerequisite for all 300-level BIOL courses.
CHEM 220 /CHEM 220L is a recommended course.
Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 190 /HONS 190L in lieu of CHEM 111 /CHEM 111L , CHEM 112 /CHEM 112L .
Honors students can take the alternative sequence of HONS 192 /HONS 192L , HONS 293 /HONS 293L , and in lieu of CHEM 231 /CHEM 231L , and CHEM 232 /CHEM 232L .
Honors students can take the alternative sequence of HONS 157 /HONS 157L and HONS 158 /HONS 158L in lieu of PHYS 111 /PHYS 111L and PHYS 112 /PHYS 112L .
*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 111 , CHEM 111L , CHEM 112 , CHEM 112L , CHEM 231 , CHEM 231L , CHEM 232 , CHEM 232L , CHEM 351 , CHEM 352 , CHEM 354L , MATH 120 , MATH 250 , PHYS 101 , PHYS 101L , PHYS 102 , PHYS 102L , PHYS 111 , PHYS 111L , PHYS 112 , PHYS 112L