Bachelor of Science in Biology - Business Option

The undergraduate curriculum for the Bachelor of Science in Biology degree is designed to prepare students for employment in academia, government, or industry; for graduate studies in the biological sciences or science teaching; or for admission to medical, dental, or veterinary schools. The theme of the curriculum is systems biology, employing a systems approach in solving biological problems. All students participate in research through undergraduate research courses. The School also offers the International Plan, Business Option, a minor in biology, and several certificates.

Biology Undergraduate Programs

Effective Spring 2020: The School of Biological Sciences has transitioned all undergraduate Biology (BIOL) and Applied Physiology (APPH) courses to Biological Sciences (BIOS) to reflect the merger of the two Schools. Courses under the BIOL- and APPH- may still apply to these requirements. Students should consult with advisors to determine which requirements have been met.

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Wellness
APPH 1040	Scientific Foundations of Health	2
or APPH 1050	The Science of Physical Activity and Health
Core A - Essential Skills
ENGL 1101	English Composition I	3
ENGL 1102	English Composition II	3
MATH 1552	Integral Calculus	4
or MATH 1555	Calculus for Life Sciences
Core B - Institutional Options
Select one of the following:		3
CS 1301	Introduction to Computing
CS 1315	Introduction to Media Computation
CS 1371	Computing for Engineers
Core C - Humanities
Any HUM		6
Core D - Science, Math, & Technology
PHYS 2211	Introductory Physics I	4
PHYS 2212	Introductory Physics II	4
MATH 1551	Differential Calculus	2
MATH 1553	Introduction to Linear Algebra	2
Core E - Social Sciences
Select one of the following:		3
HIST 2111	The United States to 1877
HIST 2112	The United States since 1877
INTA 1200	American Government in Comparative Perspective
POL 1101	Government of the United States
PUBP 3000	American Constitutional Issues
ECON 2106	Principles of Microeconomics	3
Any SS		6
Core F - Courses Related to Major
BIOS 1207 & 1207L	Biological Principles for Majors and Biological Principles Project Laboratory	4
CHEM 1211K	Chemical Principles I	4
CHEM 1212K	Chemical Principles II	4
CHEM 2311	Organic Chemistry I	3
CHEM 2312	Organic Chemistry II	3
or CHEM 2313	Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry
Major Requirements
BIOS 1208 & 1208L	Organismal Biology for Majors and Organismal Biology Project Laboratory	4
BIOS 2300	Ecology	3
or BIOS 2310	Problems in Ecology
BIOS 3450	Cell and Molecular Biology	3
BIOS 2600	Genetics	3
or BIOS 2610	Integrative Genetics
Biology Lab ¹		2
BIOS 3600	Evolutionary Biology	3
BIOS 4460	Behavioral Biology	1
Select one of the following:		3
BIOS 4590	Independent Research Project
BIOS 4690	Independent Research Project
BIOS 4691	Research Thesis
Non-Biology Courses
CHEM 2380	Synthesis Laboratory I	2
Select one from the following:		3
BIOS 2400	Math Models in Biology
BIOS 4150	Genomics and Applied Bioinformatics
BIOS 4401	Experimental Design and Statistical Methods in Biological Sciences
Biology Electives
Biology Electives at 3000-level or higher ²		15
Business Option
ACCT 2101	Accounting I: Financial Accounting	3
or MGT 3000	Accounting for Decision Making
Select one of the following:		3
MGT 3101	Organizational Behavior
MGT 3150	Principles of Management
PSYC 2220	Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Select two of the following:		6
MGT 3062	Financial Management
MGT 3078	Finance and Investments
MGT 3300	Marketing Management I
MGT 3660	International Business
MGT 4015	Advanced Managerial Accounting
MGT 4026	Financial Reporting and Analysis I
MGT 4028	Financial Analysis and Reporting of Technology Firms
MGT 4030	International Accounting
MGT 4190	Strategic Quality Management and Competitiveness
MGT 4191	The Entrepreneurship Forum
MGT 4192	Impact Speaker Series Forum
MGT 4193	Servant Leadership, Values & Systems
MGT 4194	Social Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
MGT 4303	Personal Selling and Sales Management
MGT 4304	Strategic Brand Management
MGT 4307	Strategic Marketing
MGT 4335	International Marketing
MGT 4610	Law, Management, and Economics
MGT 4670	Entrepreneurship
Free Electives
Free Electives		5
Total Credit Hours		122

Students must complete two of following three lab options: BIOS 2301, BIOS 2311, BIOS 2601, BIOS 2611, BIOS 3451.

Students are required to complete 15 credit hours of Biology electives defined as follows:

12 'depth' credit hours must be courses with a 'BIOS' prefix, excluding BIOS 4694-BIOS 4699. Biology Elective courses that are cross-listed with other departments are included in these 12 depth credit hours. Students may also use 3000-,4000-level APPH courses (excluding APPH 4699).
The remaining 3 'breadth' credit hours can be selected from: other BIOL 3000-lever and higher courses, BIOS 4695, BIOS 4697, BIOS 4699, VIP courses with a Biological Sciences instructor, and the list of approved courses offered in the other departments (MATH 2000-level and higher courses and APPH, BMED, CHEM, EAS, PHYS, PSYC 3000-level and higher courses; EXCEPT for the following: BMED 4699, BMED 4900-BMED 4903, CHEM 4601, CHEM 4699, CHEM 4901-CHEM 4903, EAS 4651, EAS 4699, EAS 4900, MATH 2699, MATH 4080, MATH 4090, MATH 4699, MATH 4999, PHYS 4601, PHYS 4602, PHYS 4699, PSYC 4600, PSYC 4601, PSYC 4699, PSYC 4900-PSYC 4910.)

International Plan

Georgia Tech’s International Plan, through the Office of International Education (www.oie.gatech.edu/), involves two study abroad experiences and coursework in global studies. The plan offers a challenging and coherent academic program for students to develop global competence within the context of a Biology degree. The requirements include: language proficiency equivalent to two years of college coursework (twelve hrs), one course in international relations (three hrs), global economy (three hrs), focused study of a region (three hrs), an integrative course synthesizing the international experience (three hrs), and two semesters (minimum of 26 weeks) in residence abroad. Georgia Tech biology courses are taught in Australia/New Zealand ( www.oie.gatech.edu/sa/programs/) and Spain (www.oie.gatech.edu/sa/programs/) as part of the Study Abroad program. In addition, many biology courses are available through Georgia Tech partner universities abroad (www.oie.gatech.edu/sa/programs/). Some of these universities teach biology courses in English, such as Hong Kong University, Tokyo Technological University, University of Victoria (New Zealand), National University of Singapore, University of Strathclyde (Scotland), and Bilkent University (Turkey). Successful completion of this plan earns students an international designation on their Georgia Tech degree.

Research Option

This Research Option enables students to complete nine credit hours of supervised research with a Biology faculty member over multiple semesters. With faculty guidance, students write a brief proposal, perform independent, original research, and write a thesis about their work. The thesis is evaluated by two Biology Faculty members. The first six credit hours of the research option are taken as BIOL 2699/BIOL 4699 (research for credit) or BIOL 2698/BIOL 4698 (research for pay). Students then take either BIOL 4690 orBIOL 4910 in their final semester and two, one credit-hour writing courses, LMC 4701 and LMC 4702. These writing courses can be counted as Biology electives for Research Option students. Note that LMC 4701 should be taken in the semester prior to enrolling in BIOL 4910/BIOL 4690. The student's research is presented in BIOL 4460.

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Select one of the following research options:		6
BIOL 2699/4699	Undergraduate Research
BIOL 2698/4698	Undergraduate Research Assistantship
In the final semester of study, select the following courses:
BIOL 4690	Independent Research Project	3
or BIOL 4910	Honors Undergraduate Research Thesis
LMC 4701 & LMC 4702	Undergraduate Research Proposal Writing and Undergraduate Research Thesis Writing ¹	2
Total Credit Hours		11

These writing courses can be counted as Biology electives for Research Option students. Note that LMC 4701 should be taken in the semester prior to enrolling in BIOL 4910/BIOL 4690.

Successful completion of this option earns students a "Research Option in Biology" designation on their Georgia Tech transcripts.

BS/MS Programs

The School of Biological Sciences offers two 5-year BS/MS programs:

BS in Biology/MS in Biology

BS in Biology/MS in Bioinformatics