Degree Type
Bachelor of Science
School
Department
The B.S. degree program is the recommended program for students who plan a graduate program in biological sciences. It is also the suggested course of study for those planning careers in the biological sciences, premedical and pre-professional training, and secondary education.
Students interested in secondary education should refer to the certification requirements in the teacher education program
Curriculum
Total Credits Required- 120
Liberal Education
Refer to the Liberal Education Curriculum Bulletin for specific requirements.
Departmental Requirements - 66 credits
Basic Biology requirement: 8 credits (2 courses)
- BS2400-BS2401 Basic Biology I with Lab
- BS2410-BS2411 Basic Biology II with Lab
Senior Seminar requirement: 4 credits (2 courses)
- BS5410 Seminar I: Reading in the Discipline
- BS5420 Seminar II: Writing in the Discipline
Chemistry and Physics requirement: 26 credits (6 courses)
- CP2120-2121 Principles of Chemistry I &
- CP2130-2131 Principles of Chemistry II
- CP3300-3302 Organic Chemistry I &
- CP3310-3312 Organic Chemistry II
- CP2220-2221 Structure of Physics I &
- CP2230-2231 Structure of Physics II
or
- CP2240-2241 General Physics I &
- CP2250-2251 General Physics II Mathematics
- MA2310 Calculus and Analytic Geometry
A grade of D may be accepted toward graduation in two of the required courses in Chemistry/Physics or Math.
Upper-division Biology requirement: 24 credits
1. At least one course chosen from each of the following areas:
a. Cell-Molecular area:
- BS4400 Cell Biology
- BS4460 Genetics
- BS4560 Molecular Biology
b. Organismic area:
- BS3400 Vertebrate Physiology
- BS3520 Comparative Anatomy
- BS4430 Developmental Biology
c. Population area:
- BS4440 Evolution
- BS4470 Ecology
- BS4474 Microbial Ecology
2. Three courses chosen from the list of Biology electives (at least one must have a lab component)
Biology Electives
- BS3400 Vertebrate Physiology
- BS3450 Plant Biology
- BS3500 Invertebrate Zoology
- BS3510 Parasitology
- BS3520 Comparative Anatomy
- BS3530 Comparative Genomics Lect. and
- BS 3531 Comparative Genomics Lab
- BS3710 Environmental Physiology
- BS3810 Biological Aspects of Aging
- BS4400 Cell Biology
- BS4410 Histology
- BS4420 Microbiology
- BS4430 Developmental Biology
- BS4440 Evolution
- BS4460 Genetics
- BS4461 Immunology
- BS4470 Ecology
- BS4471 Limnology
- BS4473 Tropical Marine Biology
- BS4474 Microbial Ecology
- BS4480 Animal Behavior
- BS4491 Human Ecology
- BS4500 Cell and Molecular Neurobiology
- BS4550 Cancer Cell Biology
- BS4560 Molecular Biology
- BS4651 Toxicology
- BS5590 Advanced Research
- BS5591-BS5592 Environmental Research CP3910 Intro to Bioinformatics
- CP4490 Biochemistry for Life Sciences CP4510 Biochemistry
1. Completion of BS2400/BS2401-BS2410/BS2411 Basic Biological Sciences I and II and labs, with grades of C or better are prerequisites for upper- division biology courses. A grade of C or better is required in each biology course in order to be credited for graduation.
4. A student may not repeat any Biology course more than one time.
General electives
Please choose in consultation with Academic Advisor
- BS3400 Vertebrate Physiology
- BS3450 Plant Biology
- BS3500 Invertebrate Zoology
- BS3510 Parasitology
- BS3520 Comparative Anatomy
- BS3530 Comparative Genomics Lect. and BS 3531 Comparative Genomics Lab
- BS3710 Environmental Physiology
- BS3810 Biological Aspects of Aging
- BS4400 Cell Biology
- BS4410 Histology
- BS4420 Microbiology
- BS4430 Developmental Biology
- BS4440 Evolution
- BS4460 Genetics
- BS4461 Immunology
- BS4470 Ecology
- BS4471 Limnology
- BS4473 Tropical Marine Biology
- BS4474 Microbial Ecology
- BS4480 Animal Behavior
- BS4491 Human Ecology
- BS4500 Cell and Molecular Neurobiology
- BS4550 Cancer Cell Biology
- BS4560 Molecular Biology
- BS4651 Toxicology
- BS5590 Advanced Research
- BS5591-BS5592 Environmental Research
- CP4510 Biochemistry