Biology Major Introductory Sequence (this sequence must be completed by
the end of the sophomore year):

BIOL

BIOL 111 (Organismal Biology I) and 107 (lab) = 4 hours ________ (4)

BIOL 112 (Organismal Biology II) and 107 (lab) = 4 hours ________ (4)

BIOL 226 (Intro. to Cell & Molecular Biology) = 3 hours ________ (3)

CHEM

CHEM 111 General Chemistry I (4)  _________

CHEM 112 General Chemistry II (4) _________

Area Requirements (one course from each of the following areas):

A. Ecology & Systematics

BIOL 221 Vascular Plant Systematics ________ (4)

BIOL 232 Vertebrate Natural History ________ (4)

BIOL 304  Evolution _________ (4)

BIOL 308 General Ecology ________ (4)

CVSC 331 Conservation Biology ________ (4)

BIOL 358 Aquatic Ecology ________ (4)
 

B. Cellular and Molecular Biology

BIOL 306 Genetics ________ (4)

BIOL 312 Microbiology ________ (4)

BIOL 336 Cellular Physiology ________ (4)

BIOL 368 Neuroscience ________ (4)

BIOL 375 Molecular Biology ________ (4)

NRSC 386 Neuropharmacology ________ (4)
 

C. Morphology

BIOL 213 Functional Histology _________ (4)

BIOL 228 Human Anatomy _________ (3)

BIOL 321 Advanced Botany _________ (4)

BIOL 373 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy _________ (4)
 

Advanced Requirements:

BIOL 420 Senior Seminar _________ (3) (taken in the Jr. or Sr. year)

BIOL 421-422 Biological Research _________, _________ (2, 2) (taken in Sr. year)

Electives:

At most, one course selected from Environmental Science 121, 421; Molecular Biology 211, 411; Conservation Science 231, 431; or Neuroscience 201; remaining credit hour requirements from remaining biology courses at the 200 level or above,  including Conservation Science 331 and Neuroscience 386.
 
Note: If you plan on doing biological research (421-422), biology 420 must be completed during your junior year. Students
interested in doing research should also seek out and talk to a potential advising professor during the fall of your
junior year.

Also note that if you took one of the Biology 105 issues courses designed for non-science majors, it may count for 2
hours toward the 46 hour biology major.
 

Minor: 19 hours of departmental courses. Requirements: 111, 112, 107 (twice), 226 and a minimum of eight
additional credit hours from course at the 200 level or higher (interdisciplinary courses will not count for the minor).
 

Teacher Licensure - life sciences or integrated science, grades 7-12. Contact the education department for specific
course requirements.
 

Additional Courses Recommended for Biology Majors:

Organic Chemistry (211, 212)
Introductory Physics (101/102 or 121/122)
Calculus (1 semester)
Computer Science (1 semester)
Statistics (1 semester)
 
 

Last Update--- 25 August, 2006