Biology Major - General Biology Option

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The General Biology option provides exposure to all the major conceptual areas of biology. It is intended for students wishing to tailor a program to match their interests. It prepares students for professional careers in veterinary medicine or graduate school in a broad area of the biological sciences. It is also recommended for those students who are undecided about specific career goals in biology.

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

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 39

See Liberal Arts Core .

Specific Departmental Requirements:

BIO 112 - Intro to Organismic and Evolutionary Bio Credits: 4
BIO 113 - Intro to Cell and Molecular Bio Credits: 4
BIO 206 - General Botany Credits: 4
BIO 207 - General Zoology Credits: 4
BIO 260 - Genetics Credits: 4
BIO 320 - Fundamentals of Ecology Credits: 4
BIO 321 - General Physiology Credits: 4
Other upper-division biology courses, excluding cooperative education and internship - Credits: 12
BIO 496 - Senior Seminar Credits: 3
BIO 497 - Senior Thesis Credits: 3

Subtotal Specific Departmental Requirements: Credits - 46

Auxiliary Requirements:

COMP 250 - Academic Inquiry and Writing Credits: 4
CHEM 150 - Fund of Chem I: Atoms/Molecules Credits: 4
CHEM 151 - Fund of Chem II: Chem Reaction Credits: 4
CHEM 250 - Organic Chem I:Organic Compounds Credits: 4
CHEM 251 - Organic Chem II:Biological Chem Credits: 4
* MATH 121 - Pre-Calculus Credits: 4
MATH 201 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 4

Subtotal Auxiliary Requirements - Credits: 28

Recommended Courses

(suggested for those students anticipating graduate school): Math 221, Calculus I, Phys 201 and 202 Physics - Non Calculus I and II

Total Major Requirements - Credits: 74

Free Electives (variable)

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120

Note: Among the minimum 120 credits required for the degree, 45 credits must be upper-division (300- and 400-level) courses.

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: Students double majoring in Chemistry-Biochemistry Option and Biology-General or Biology-Cellular and Molecular Biology Option may take the senior seminar sequence in either chemistry (Chem 496 and 497) or biology (Bio 496 and 497); these students do not have to take both senior seminar sequences.

*Biology-General Biology majors may meet the Math 121 auxiliary requirement with a higher-level Math course, such as Math 210, 221 or 222.

General Biology Option Suggested Course Sequence

Freshman Fall Semester		Freshman Winter Semester
BIO 112 CHEM 150 MATH 110 ¹ LIBERAL ARTS	4 4 4 4	BIO 113 CHEM 151 MATH 121 COMP 150	4 4 4 4
Total Credits	16²	Total Credits	16

Sophomore Fall Semester		Sophomore Winter Semester
BIO 207 MATH 201 CHEM 250 ³ COMP 250	4 4 4 4	BIO 206 BIO 260 CHEM 251 ⁴ ES 100 /PE	4 4 4 1
Total Credits	16	Total Credits	13²

Junior Fall Semester		Junior Winter Semester
LIBERAL ARTS BIO 320 ³ Upper-division Bio Upper-division elective	4 4 4 4	BIO 321 EGC Upper-division electives	4 4 8
Total Credits	16	Total Credits	16

Senior Fall Semester		Senior Winter Semester
BIO 496 Upper-division Bio EGC	2 8 4	BIO 497 Upper-division Bio 2 Upper-division electives	2 4 8
Total Credits	14²	Total Credits	14²

Total Upper-Division Credits Required	48
Total Credits	120

¹ The math course that a student will take is determined by a placement test. There are five levels of math that one may enter. Placement into a course lower than Math 110 will delay this schedule, and placement into a higher course than Math 110 will accelerate it.

² During these semesters students should take additional courses in preparation for a biology career, medical school, veterinary, or graduate school. Your biology faculty advisor can help you with the selection of these courses.

³ Courses offered fall term only.

⁴ Courses offered winter term only.