Bachelor of Science in Biology - General
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.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Wellness Requirement | ||
| APPH 1040 | Scientific Foundations of Health | 2 |
| or APPH 1050 | The Science of Physical Activity and Health | |
| or APPH 1060 | Flourishing: Strategies for Well-being and Resilience | |
| Core IMPACTS | ||
| Institutional Priortiy | ||
| CS 1301 | Introduction to Computing | 3 |
| or CS 1315 | Introduction to Media Computation | |
| or CS 1371 | Computing for Engineers | |
| Mathematics and Quantitative Skills | ||
| MATH 1552 | Integral Calculus | 4 |
| or MATH 1555 | Calculus for Life Sciences | |
| Political Science and U.S. History | ||
| HIST 2111 | The United States to 1877 | 3 |
| or HIST 2112 | The United States since 1877 | |
| or INTA 1200 | American Government in Comparative Perspective | |
| or POL 1101 | Government of the United States | |
| or PUBP 3000 | American Constitutional Issues | |
| Arts, Humanities, and Ethics | ||
| Any HUM | 6 | |
| Communicating in Writing | ||
| ENGL 1101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 1102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Technology, Mathematics, and Science | ||
| PHYS 2211 | Introductory Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 2212 | Introductory Physics II | 4 |
| MATH 1551 | Differential Calculus | 2 |
| MATH 1553 | Introduction to Linear Algebra | 2 |
| Social Sciences | ||
| Any SS | 9 | |
| Field of Study | ||
| BIOS 1207 & 1207L | Biological Principles for Majors and Biological Principles Project Laboratory | 4 |
| or BIOS 1107 & 1107L | Biological Principles and Biological Principles Laboratory | |
| 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 |
| or BIOS 1108 & 1108L | Organismal Biology and Organismal Biology Laboratory | |
| 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 | Communicating Biological Research | 1 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Research Project Lab | ||
| Independent Research Project | ||
| Non-Biology Courses | ||
| CHEM 2380 | Synthesis Laboratory I | 2 |
| or CHEM 2380U | Synthesis Laboratory I | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Mathematical Models in Biology | ||
| Genomics and Applied Bioinformatics | ||
| Experimental Design and Statistical Methods in Biological Sciences | ||
| Biology Electives | ||
| Biology Electives 3000-level or higher 2 | 21 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Free Electives 3,4 | 11 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 122 | |
- 1
Students must complete two of the three lab categories listed below. Each lab should be taken concurrently with the associated lecture course when possible. If you choose to take all three lab courses, then the 3000-level course may count toward Biology Electives instead of the Core Lab requirement.
- 2
Students are required to complete 21 credit hours of Biology electives defined as follows:
- 12 'depth' credit hours must be 3000-level or higher courses with 'BIOS' prefix, excluding BIOS 4694-BIOS 4699. BIOS courses that are cross-listed with other departments are included in these 12 depth credit hours.
- The remaining 9 'breadth' credit hours can be selected from: other BIOS 3000-level or higher courses, BIOS experiential learning courses*, and/or the list of approved courses offered in other departments**.
- **Experiential learning courses include: BIOS 4695, BIOS 4697, BIOS 4699, and VIP courses (VIP courses must have a Biological Sciences instructor). A maximum of 6 credits of each experiential learning course may be used to fulfill 'breadth' credit hours. Additional experiential learning coursework may be used to fulfill Free Electives.
- **Approved breadth elective courses in other departments include 3000-level or higher BMED, CHEM, EAS, NEUR, MATH, PHYS, PSYC; EXCEPT the following: BMED 4699, BMED 4900-BMED 4903, CHEM 4601, CHEM 4699,CHEM 4901-CHEM 4903, EAS 4651, EAS 4699, EAS 4900, MATH 4080, MATH 4090, MATH 4699, MATH 4999, NEUR 4699, NEUR 4901, PHYS 4601, PHYS 4602, PHYS 4699, PSYC 4600, PSYC 4601, PSYC 4699, PSYC 4900-PSYC 4910.
- 3
CETL 2000 may be applied to free electives.
- 4
Pass-Fail allowed for Free Electives only. Refer to Institute Rules for maximum Pass-Fail Credits allowed.