Biology, General Biology, BS (0401)

Overview:

	General Biology	Pre-Physical Therapy/Pre-Physician’s Assistant	Cell and Molecular Biology
College Core*	52 credits	52 credits	52 credits
Science Core	21 credits	21 credits	21 credits
Biology Core**	36 credits	37 credits	36 credits
Required Upper Level Biology	14-18 credits	8 credits	14-18 credits
Required Internship	0-1 credit	6 credits
Liberal Arts Requirements
TOTAL	123-129	124	123-127

Note:

* College Core is noted at 52 credits, which is five less than required due to science requirements for Biological Science majors.

** Includes Organic Chemistry with Labs (8-10 credits)

GPA Requirement for all Biology Majors

(Including all tracks & Environmental Science):

Students must complete BIO 101 and BIO 102 with a grade of C or better in order to continue in the Biology major. Students that fail to earn a C or better must retake the 100-level course(s) before attempting additional Biology courses. Intended majors must earn a C or better in all Biology courses. Students that fail to earn a C or better must repeat that course for it to be considered for major credit.

College Core

To Satisfy College Core Area: STEM

MTH 231 - Calculus 1 4 Credits

Major Requirements

Science Core (21-22 credits):

Must be taken by all Biology, Environmental Science majors.

Note:

Six of these science credits are applied to Area III of the college core. MTH 232 - Calculus 2 may substitute for MTH 270 .

Biology Core for General Biology Concentrations

(36-37 credits)

BIO 101 - General Biology 1 4.5 Credits
BIO 102 - General Biology 2 4.5 Credits
BIO 201 - Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity 4 Credits
BIO 211 - Classical Genetics 5 Credits
BIO 316 - Microbiology 4 Credits
BIO 399 - Cell Biology 3 Credits *
BIO 450 - Seminar 2 Credits
CHM 209 - Organic Chemistry I 3 Credits
CHM 210 - Organic Chemistry II 3 Credits
CHM 220 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 2 Credits
CHM 222 - Analytical Chemistry 3 Credits or
CHM 320 - Chemical Synthesis Laboratory 2 Credits

Note:

BIO 270 and BIO 451 are no longer in the Biology core.

General Biology Concentration

Four additional upper-level biology electives from those at the 300 and 400 level, not to include BIO 440 - Research 1 , BIO 441 - Research 2 , or BIO 445 - Internship in Biology , BIO 446 - Internship in Biology , unless the permission of the department chair is obtained. Note: The combination of BIO 420 /BIO 421 is counted as one course. The combination of BIO 480 /BIO 481 is counted as one course.