BIOLOGY DEGREE REQUIREMENTS (as of Fall 2007)
This listing is for general information and may not be completely up to date.  Students should use the official course catalog when deciding on courses to take.

Required Courses:

BIOL 111 (4) - Introduction to Organisms
BIOL 112 (3) - Introduction to Cells
BIOL 113 (1) - Introductory Laboratory Techniques
BIOL 452 (1) - Senior Colloquium

Choose 27 additional semester hours in biology, including at least 10 semester hours at the 300-level or above (excluding BIOL 377), and an additional 14 semester hours at the 200-level or above. A maximum of 3 semester hours of BIOL 351, BIOL 361, or BIOL 461 may be counted towards the 10-credit 300-level requirement. A maximum of 3 semester hours of BIOL 377 may be counted towards the major.
Notes: In consultation with their advisor, students are expected to select courses which provide them with breadth in biology, covering the areas of cellular and molecular, animal, plant, and population biology. It is strongly recommended that students also take at least one course in one of the physical sciences.

Required Courses in Biology (36 credits)

BIOL 111 (4) - Introduction to Organisms
BIOL 112 (3) - Introduction to Cells
BIOL 113 (1) - Introductory Laboratory Techniques
BIOL 205 (3) - Genetics
BIOL 452 (1) - Senior Colloquium

Chemistry (13-15 credits)
CHEM 131 (4) - General Chemistry and
      CHEM 141 (1) - General Chemistry Lab

Plus one of the following options as a second chemistry course:
CHEM 252  (4) - Introduction to Quantitative and Inorganic Chemistry and
      CHEM 253 (1)  -  Introduction to Quantitative and Inorganic Chemistry Lab
CHEM 231 (4) - Organic Chemistry I and
      CHEM 233 (1) - Organic Chemistry I Lab

Plus one of the following as a third chemistry course:
CHEM 202 (3)  Biochemistry of Human Nutrition
CHEM 216 (3)  Environmental Analytical Chemistry
CHEM 231 (4)  Organic Chemistry I (if not chosen above) and
     CHEM 233  (1)  Organic Chemistry I Lab
CHEM 252 (4) Introduction to Quantitative and Inorganic Chemistry (if not chosen above) and
      CHEM 253 (1) Introduction to Quantitative and Inorganic Chemistry Lab
ENVR 244  (3)  Environmental Chemistry
ENVR 337  (3)  Environmental Toxicology

Mathematics (7-8 credits)
MATH 123 (4) - Calculus I

Plus one of the following calculus or statistics courses:
MATH 124  (4)  Calculus II
MATH 205  (3)  Applied Statistics
PSYC 219   (4)  Statistics for Behavioral Sciences

Physics (4 credits)
Choose 1 of the following courses:
PHYS 121  (4)  Principles of Physics I
PHYS 171  (4)  General Physics I

The B.A. major in Biology (see above) which must include these specific courses:

A minimum of 18 credit hours in non-biology science courses and 3 semester hours in mathematics or statistics:

BIOL 111 (4) - Introduction to Organisms
BIOL 112 (3) - Introduction to Cells
BIOL 113 (1) - Introductory Laboratory Techniques

BIOL 205 (3) - Genetics
BIOL 224 (4) - Ecology
BIOL 310 (4) - Evolution

And a minimum of one course in each of the following areas:
Plant biology (BIOL 104, 214 OR 301)
Zoology (BIOL 230 or 326)

 

All of the following chemistry courses:

CHEM 131, 141, 231, 252 and 253

Choose 1 of the following earth science courses
ENVR 131 (3) - Environmental Geology
PHYS 113 (3) - Astronomy for the Liberal Arts

Biology   (17 semester hours required)

Chemistry (38 semester hours required)

Required Courses:

BIOL 112 (3) - Introduction to Cells
BIOL 113 (1) - Introductory Laboratory Techniques
BIOL 205 (3) - Genetics
BIOL 228 (4) - Microbiology
BIOL 342 (4) - Cell and Molecular Biology
BIOL 344 (2) - Experimental Laboratory in Cell and Molecular Biology

Required Courses:
CHEM 131 (4) - General Chemistry
CHEM 141 (1) - General Chemistry Lab
CHEM 231 (4) - Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 232 (4) - Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 233 (1) - Organic Chemistry I Lab
CHEM 234 (1) - Organic Chemistry II Lab
CHEM 252 (4) - Introduction to Quantitative and Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 253 (1) - Introduction to Quant. and Inorg. Chem. Lab
CHEM 321 (3) - Biochemistry I
CHEM 322 (3) - Biochemistry II
CHEM 331 (3) - Physical Chemistry: Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy
CHEM 332 (3) - Physical Chemistry: Kinetics and Thermodynamics
CHEM 341 (3) - Intermediate Laboratory I
CHEM 342 (3) - Intermediate Laboratory II

Required Courses:

MATH 123 (4) - Calculus I
MATH 124 (4) - Calculus II

Required Courses:

PHYS 171 (4) - General Physics I
PHYS 172 (4) - General Physics II

One of the following courses:

BIOL 351 (3) - Independent Research
CHEM 451 (3) - Senior Research

 

The Biology Minor
(18 semester hours of Biology)

Required Courses:
BIOL 111 (4) - Introduction to Organisms
BIOL 112 (3) - Introduction to Cells
BIOL 113 (1) - Introductory Laboratory Techniques