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1 Course may be counted toward general education requirement.
2 A student who fails to complete certification requirements must complete the requirements of one of the non-certification support areas to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in biology.
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
The Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology
| Semester Hours | |
| University General Education Requirements | 42 |
| Please see Academic Information section. | |
| Courses Required for Major | |
| BIOL 120, BIOL 121, BIOL 303, BIOL 307, BIOL 353 | 19 |
| CHEM 1051, CHEM 1081, CHEM 201, PHYS 104, PHYS 105 | 20 |
| MATH 1091, ENGL 309 | 6 |
| General Without Certification | |
| Advanced BIOL Electives | 24 |
| MATH 350 | 4 |
| Electives, 3 hours advanced | 15 |
| Freshwater Ecology | |
| BIOL 349, BIOL 401, BIOL 441, BIOL 462 | 16 |
| Advanced BIOL Electives | 8 |
| MATH 350 | 4 |
| GEOL 105, ES 350, HYDR 110 | 9 |
| Electives | 6 |
| General Aquatic Marine | |
| BIOL 340, BIOL 349, BIOL 401, BIOL 442, BIOL 462 | 18 |
| Advanced BIOL Electives | 6 |
| MATH 350 | 4 |
| GEOL 105, ES 340 | 6 |
| Electives | 9 |
| Environmental Biology | |
| BIOL 315, BIOL 336, BIOL 349, BIOL 401, BIOL 441, BIOL 340 or BIOL 442 | 23 |
| MATH 350 | 4 |
| GEOL 105, ES 350 | 6 |
| Electives, 3 hours advanced | 10 |
| Molecular Biology | |
| BIOL 313, BIOL 385, BIOL 395, BIOL 474, BIOL 475, BIOL 478 | 21 |
| CHEM 202 | 4 |
| MATH 350 | 4 |
| Advanced BIOL Electives | 3 |
| Electives, 3 hours advanced | 11 |
| Wildlife Biology | |
| BIOL 315, BIOL 401, BIOL 451, BIOL 430, BIOL 462 | 20 |
| Advanced BIOL Electives | 4 |
| MATH 350 | 4 |
| RNRM 221 or WLDM 221 | 3 |
| RNRM or WLDM Elective | 3 |
| Electives | 9 |
| Life Science Teacher Certification¹ | |
| BIOL 315, BIOL 349, BIOL 401, BIOL 470 | 15 |
| EDU 320, EDU 330, EDU 430, EDU 435, EDU 490 | 18 |
| PSY 220 or PSY 303 or FCS 300, RDG 351 | 6 |
| Advanced BIOL Electives | 4 |
| Science Teacher Certification¹ | |
| BIOL 315, BIOL 349, BIOL 401, BIOL 470 | 15 |
| CHEM 486, GEOL 105, GEOL 106, ES 210 | 11 |
| Advanced ES Electives | 6 |
| EDU 320, EDU 330, EDU 430, EDU 435, EDU 490 | 18 |
| PSY 220 or PSY 303 or FCS 300, RDG 351 | 6 |
1A student who fails to complete certification requirements must complete the requirements of one of the non-certification support areas to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in biology. | |
2 A student who fails to complete certification requirements must complete the requirements of one of the non-certification support areas to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in biology.