Major Requirements

Summary of Requirements

	2009-2010
General Studies	40
Pre-Major Courses	8
Major and Related Courses	41
Free Elective Courses	31
TOTAL	120

Requirements for a Major in Biology with a B.A. Degree

The B.A. degree program is designed for majors who are seeking employment in the field immediately after college or as a second major for education majors who aim to become primary or secondary school biology teachers.

Students must complete Principles of Biology for Science Majors I and II (BIO 107, 108) with a grade of C or better before declaring a major in biology.

Required pre-major courses 8 hours

BIO 107 Principles of Biology for Science Majors I (4)
BIO 108 Principles of Biology for Science Majors II (4)

Required chemistry courses 16 hours

CHE 107 General Chemistry I (3)
CHE 108 General Chemistry II (3)
CHE 109 General Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
CHE 110 General Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
CHE 211 Organic Chemistry I (4)
CHE 212 Organic Chemistry II (4)

Required mathematics course 4 hours*

MAT 130 Precalculus (4)*

*Three hours count toward general studies requirements, replacing GSR 104.

Elective biology courses 24 hours

Take at least one course from each of these four areas, for a total of 24 credits.

Genetics
BIO 211 Genetics (4)
BIO 411 Human Genetics (3)

Microbiology, Molecular and Cell Biology
BIO 221 Microbiology (5)
BIO 421 Molecular Cell Biology (4)
CHE 325 Biochemistry: Proteins and DNA (3)
CHE 327 Biochemistry Laboratory (1)

Organismal Biology
BIO 231 Invertebrate Zoology (4)
BIO 331 Vertebrate Zoology (4)
BIO 333 Human Anatomy & Physiology I (4)
BIO 334 Human Anatomy & Physiology II (4)
BIO 431 Developmental Biology (4)
BIO 432 Vertebrate Histology (5)
BIO 433 Animal Physiology (4)

Ecology
BIO 241 Ecology (4)
BIO 332 Botany (4)
BIO 441 Marine Biology (3)

Recommended Biology courses

BIO 201 Internship in Biology (2)
BIO 401 Research Methods in Biology (3)
BIO 495 Special Topics (1-4)
BIO 499 Independent Study (1-3)