Biology Comprehensive, Bachelor of Science
Offered by Department of Biology
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
General Studies | ||
Foundational Requirements (LOPERS 1-4) including: | 12 | |
Including: | ||
LOPER 4: Mathematics, Statistics, and Quantitative Reasoning 1 | ||
Plane Trigonometry | ||
Broad Knowledge Requirements (LOPERS 5-8) | 13 | |
Including: | ||
LOPER 7 (Social Science) | ||
For the Wildlife Emphasis ONLY take: | ||
Contemporary Economic Issues | ||
LOPER 8 (Natural Science) | ||
Biology I | ||
Dispositional Requirements (LOPERS 9-10) 2 | 6 | |
Wellness (LOPER 11) Optional | 0 | |
Program-Specified Requirements | 4 | |
Biology II | ||
BS Science-related course requirements | 8 | |
General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory | ||
General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory | ||
Major Option | ||
Complete all required courses | 44-61 | |
Unrestricted electives | ||
Needed to reach 120 credit hour minimum | 16-33 | |
Total Credit Hours | 120 |
A minimum 2.5 GPA is required in all courses counting toward this major.
Major Option
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Biology Comprehensive Core Requirements | ||
BIOL 231 | Research Methods I | 3 |
BIOL 305 | BioStatistics | 3 |
BIOL 359 | Evolution | 3 |
BIOL 360 | Genetics | 4 |
Select 2 credit hours of the following: | 2 | |
Seminar in Biology | ||
or | ||
Research Methods IIA | ||
AND | ||
Research Methods IIB | ||
Biology Emphasis Requirements | ||
Select one of the following: | 29-46 | |
Total Credit Hours | 44-61 |
General Emphasis
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Required Courses | ||
Take all of the following: | 13-18 | |
Ecology | ||
General Physics I and Physics I Laboratory | ||
Select one of the following: | ||
Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry and Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Lab | ||
or | ||
Organic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Laboratory | ||
and | ||
Organic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Laboratory | ||
Field Electives | ||
Select 6-9 credit hours of the following: | 6-9 | |
Wildlife Conservation | ||
Range and Wildlife Management | ||
Plant Ecology | ||
Plant Taxonomy | ||
Herpetology | ||
Animal Behavior | ||
Insect Biology | ||
Ichthyology | ||
Ornithology | ||
Mammalogy | ||
Laboratory Electives | ||
Select 6-9 credit hours of the following: | 6-9 | |
Human Microbiology | ||
Human Physiology | ||
Anatomy and Physiology | ||
Anatomy and Physiology | ||
Introduction to Soils | ||
Cellular & Molecular Biology | ||
Principles of Immunology | ||
Plant Physiology | ||
Developmental Biology | ||
Plant Diversity and Evolution | ||
Infectious Diseases | ||
Advanced Molecular Biology | ||
Physiology | ||
Select one of the following: | 4 | |
Analytical Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry Lab | ||
or | ||
Biochemistry I | ||
Total Credit Hours | 29-40 |
Wildlife Emphasis
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Required Courses | ||
BIOL 213 | Introduction to Fish and Wildlife Management | 2 |
BIOL 307 | Ecology | 3 |
BIOL 330 | Wildlife Conservation | 3 |
BIOL 405 | Range and Wildlife Management | 3 |
BIOL 418 | Plant Taxonomy | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Biological Studies using GIS | ||
GIScience Principles and Concepts | ||
Working with GIScience and Spatial Analysis | ||
Botany | ||
Select 2 courses from the following: | 6 | |
Plant Physiology | ||
Plant Ecology | ||
Plant Diversity and Evolution | ||
Zoology | ||
Select 2 courses from the following: | 6 | |
Herpetology | ||
Insect Biology | ||
Ichthyology | ||
Ornithology | ||
Mammalogy | ||
Human Dimensions | ||
Take one course from the following: | 3 | |
Bioethics | ||
Human Dimensions of Wildlife and Fisheries | ||
Wildlife and Fisheries Laws and Policies | ||
Environmental Economics | ||
Environmental Politics & Policy | ||
Other Electives | ||
Take 3 courses from the following: | 9 | |
Introduction to Soils | ||
Cellular & Molecular Biology | ||
Plant Physiology (This course can only count in one area.) | ||
Developmental Biology | ||
Plant Ecology (This course can only count in one area.) | ||
Biological Studies using GIS (This course can only count in one area.) | ||
Plant Diversity and Evolution (This course can only count in one area.) | ||
Special Topics in Biology | ||
Herpetology (This course can only count in one area.) | ||
Advanced Molecular Biology | ||
Regional Field Study | ||
Animal Behavior | ||
Physiology | ||
Insect Biology (This course can only count in one area.) | ||
Ichthyology (This course can only count in one area.) | ||
Ornithology (This course can only count in one area.) | ||
Mammalogy (This course can only count in one area.) | ||
Applications of Geographic Information Systems | ||
GIScience Principles and Concepts (This course can only count in one area.) | ||
Working with GIScience and Spatial Analysis (This course can only count in one area.) | ||
Applied Calculus I | ||
General Physics I and Physics I Laboratory | ||
Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry and Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Lab | ||
or | ||
Organic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Laboratory | ||
and | ||
Organic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Laboratory | ||
Total Credit Hours | 41 |
Health Sciences Emphasis
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Physiology | 8 | |
Select one of the following: | ||
Human Physiology and Introduction to Anatomical Biomechanics | ||
or | ||
Anatomy and Physiology and Anatomy and Physiology | ||
Microbiology | 4 | |
Human Microbiology | ||
Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 | |
Cellular & Molecular Biology | ||
Biology | ||
Select 5 credit hours of the following: | 5 | |
Bioethics | ||
Medical Terminology (This course can only count in one area.) | ||
Principles of Immunology | ||
Developmental Biology | ||
Infectious Diseases | ||
Advanced Molecular Biology | ||
Human Genetics | ||
Physiology (This course can only count in one area.) | ||
Supporting Courses | 20-25 | |
Take one of the following Organic Chemistry options: | ||
Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry and Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Lab | ||
or | ||
Organic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Laboratory | ||
and | ||
Organic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Laboratory | ||
Take the following Physics courses: | ||
General Physics I and Physics I Laboratory | ||
Take the following Biochemistry courses: | ||
Biochemistry I | ||
Take one of the following advanced Anatomy/Physiology courses: | ||
Physiology (This course can only count in one area.) | ||
Special Topics Gross Anatomy | ||
Gross Anatomy of Movement | ||
Select 3 credit hours of the following: | ||
Introduction to Epidemiology | ||
Medical Terminology (This course can only count in one area.) | ||
Biochemistry II and Advanced Biochemistry Lab | ||
Health Care Economics | ||
Introduction to Nutrition | ||
Introduction to Hematology | ||
Seminar in Health Sciences | ||
Population Health Management: Systems and Policies | ||
Health Psychology | ||
Social Psychology | ||
Sociology of Health and Illness | ||
Spanish for Special Purposes | ||
Total Credit Hours | 41-46 |
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The Biology degree, General Emphasis and Health Science Emphasis require a minimal mathematical competency at the level of trigonometry. Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level, reducing the total credit hours needed. See advisor for math placement.