Biology Major - General Biology Option

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REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN BIOLOGY - GENERAL BIOLOGY OPTION:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 39

See Liberal Arts Core for course choices

Communication	CO1/CO2	Any one approved CO1^a course and any one approved
	or	CO2^acourse (Credits: 7 - 10)
	CO2/CO3	Any one approved CO2^a course and any one approved
		CO3^acourse (Credits: 7 - 8)

Mathematics	MA1	MATH 110 ^aor MATH 113 ^a(Credits: 4)

Arts & Humanities	AH^b	Any two approved AH courses(Credits: 8)

History	HI^b	Any one approved HI course(Credits: 4)

Social & Behavioral Sciences	SS^b	Any one approved SS course(Credits: 4)

Natural & Physical Sciences	SC1	CHEM 150 ^a,c(Credits: 4)
	SC1 or SC2	CHEM 151 ^a,c(Credits: 4)

Physical Well-Being	PE/ES	Any one PE course or ES 100 (Credits: 1)

Major Requirements: Credits: 62

Specific Departmental Requirements:

BIO 112 - Introduction to Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Credits: 4
BIO 113 - Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology Credits: 4 ^a
BIO 206 - General Botany Credits: 4 ^a
BIO 207 - General Zoology Credits: 4 ^a
BIO 260 - Genetics Credits: 4 ^a
BIO 320 - Fundamentals of Ecology Credits: 4 ^a
BIO 321 - General Physiology Credits: 4 ^a
BIO 496 - Senior Seminar Credits: 3 ^a
BIO 497 - Senior Thesis Credits: 3 ^a
Other upper division biology courses, excluding internships Credits: 12

Auxiliary Requirements:

CHEM 150 - Fundamentals of Chemistry I: Atoms/Molecules Credits: 4 ^a,d
CHEM 151 - Fundamentals of Chemistry II: Chemical Reaction Credits: 4 ^a,d
CHEM 250 - Organic Chemistry I: Organic Compounds Credits: 4 ^a
CHEM 251 - Organic Chemistry II: Biological Chemistry Credits: 4 ^a
MATH 121 - Pre-Calculus Credits: 4 ^a
MATH 201 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 4 ^a

Free Electives - Credits: Variable

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120

^aCheck course description for minimum grade in prerequisite course(s) required to enroll in this course.

^bA minimum of 15 credits of coursework must be completed in the combined areas of AH/HI/SS.

^c This Liberal Arts Core course is required by the major. To complete the degree in the specified total credits for graduation, students must use this course to fulfill the requirements of both the Liberal Arts Core and the major.

^dThis course fulfills both a Major requirement and a Liberal Arts Core requirement. Credits for this course are counted in the Liberal Arts Core section of the curriculum listing. These credits are not counted in the Major Requirements total.

Note: The following courses require a grade of C- or better for continued progression through the degree program: BIO 112 , BIO 113 , BIO 206 , BIO 207 , BIO 260 .

Note: Among the total credits required for graduation, at least 36 credits must be upper division (300- and 400-level) courses.

Note: Students completing the Liberal Arts Core in fewer than 39 credits will have additional free electives.

Note: Students who have met a prerequisite or required course through transfer, examinations, or assessment of prior learning will have additional free electives.

Note: Majors may meet the MATH 121 auxiliary requirement with a higher-level Math course, such as MATH 210 , MATH 221 or MATH 222 .

Freshman Map to Graduation:

Biology Major - General Biology Option: Freshman Map

Transfer Map to Graduation:

Biology Major - General Biology Option: Transfer Student Map