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Degree Requirements

Biology (BA)

81 Credits Minimum, Including 30 Upper Division (UD)

General Core Requirements*

BIO 1859 Biology Cornerstone Seminar

-

1

BIO 2101 General Biology (5)
BIO 2102 General Biology (5)
BIO 2103 General Biology (5)

WKFS
-
WKAS

15

BIO 3325 Genetics

UD

5

BIO 4330 Evolutionary Mechanisms

UD, W

5

BIO 4256 Environmental Physiology (5)
BIO 4413 Animal Physiology (5)
BIO 4415 Plant Physiology (5)
BIO 4418 Neurobiology (5)
BIO 4419 Medical Virology (5)

UD, W
UD
UD, W
UD
UD

5

BIO 3000 Intro Biological Anthropology (5)
BIO 3432 Biodiversity:Vertebrate Biolgy (5)
BIO 3453 Biodiversity:Plant Ident & Tax (5)
BIO 4320 Principles of Development (5)
BIO 4435 Biodiversity:Parasites & Pests (5)
BIO 4744 Marine Botany (5)

CUE, WE, UD, W
UD
UD
UD, W
UD
UD

5

BIO 3310 Ecology (5)
BIO 4810 Marine Ecology (5)
BIO 4815 Aquatic Ecology (5)
BIO 4825 Forest Ecology (5)
BIO 4835 Conservation Biology (5)
BIO 4840 Chemical Ecology (5)

UD, W
UD, W
UD
UD
UD
UD, W

5

BIO 3615 Issues and Values in Biology

WE, UD, W

3

BIO 4899 Natural Sciences Seminar

UD

2

Section Credits Required

46

Required Supporting Courses

CHM 1211 General Chemistry I (5)
CHM 1212 General Chemistry II (5)

WKFS
-

10

CHM 1330 Survey of Organic Chemistry

-

5

- OR -

CHM 3371 Organic Chemistry I (5)
CHM 3372 Organic Chemistry II (5)

UD
UD

10

MAT 2360 Intro to Stats for Sciences

WKQR

5

Section Credits Required

20

Botany Requirement**

BIO 3453 Biodiversity:Plant Ident & Tax (5)
BIO 4415 Plant Physiology (5)
BIO 4744 Marine Botany (5)

UD
UD, W
UD

0

Section Credits Required

0

Electives in Biology Courses

15

Minimum Total Credits Required

81

Additional Requirements and Information

Max 6 credits from BIO 4900-4999 may be applied to major.
*BIO 4899 must be repeated twice to meet credit req.
**Use of one of these courses in another area satisfies req.

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