2012-13 Undergraduate Catalog

 
 
BS IN BIOLOGY
104 Credits Minimum, Including 35 Upper Division (UD)

Suggested Course Sequence

General Core Requirements
CourseCredits
BIO 1859  Biology Cornerstone Seminar
 1
BIO 2101  General Biology (5)
BIO 2102  General Biology (5)
BIO 2103  General Biology (5)
15
BIO 3325  Genetics
 5
BIO 3899  Scientific Literature
 1
BIO 4352  Cell Biology
 5
BIO 4330  Evolutionary Mechanisms
 5
BIO 4413  Animal Physiology (5)
BIO 4415  Plant Physiology (5)
BIO 4256  Environmental Physiology (5)
5
BIO 4978  Biological Research Proposal
 1
BIO 4979  Biological Research
 2
BIO 4899  Natural Sciences Seminar
 2
BIO 3310  Ecology (5)
BIO 4810  Marine Ecology (5)
BIO 4815  Aquatic Ecology (5)
BIO 4825  Forest Ecology (5)
BIO 4835  Conservation Biology (5)
5
SECTION CREDITS REQUIRED47
Five credits from the following courses:
CourseCredits
BIO 3000  Intro Biological Anthropology
 5
OR
BIO 3320  Principles of Development
 5
OR
BIO 3432  Biodiversity:Vertebrate Biolgy
 5
OR
BIO 3453  Biodiversity:Plant Ident & Tax
 5
OR
BIO 3456  Mycology
 3
OR
BIO 4435  Biodiversity:Parasites & Pests
 5
OR
BIO 4740  Marine Invertebrate Zoology
 5
OR
BIO 4744  Marine Botany
 5
SECTION CREDITS REQUIRED5
Required Supporting Courses
CourseCredits
CHM 1211  General Chemistry I (5)
CHM 1212  General Chemistry II (5)
10
CHM 3371  Organic Chemistry I (5)
CHM 3372  Organic Chemistry II (5)
CHM 3373  Organic Chemistry III (5)
15
CHM 2540  Introductry Inorganic Chemstry (5)
CHM 3225  Chemical Equilibrium & Analys (5)
BIO 4360  Biostatistics (5)
5
MAT 1221  Survey of Calculus
 5
OR
MAT 1234  Calculus I (5)
MAT 1235  Calculus II (5)
10
MAT 1360  Introduction to Statistics (5)
HSC 4044  Biomed Tests, Measrmts & Stats (5)
5
SECTION CREDITS REQUIRED40
Field Bio Requirement (may be met in General Core or elec.)
CourseCredits
BIO 3301  Tropical Biology (3-5)
BIO 4117  Birds of the Pacific Northwest (5)
BIO 4735  Marine Biology (5)
BIO 4740  Marine Invertebrate Zoology (5)
BIO 4810  Marine Ecology (5)
BIO 4815  Aquatic Ecology (5)
BIO 4820  Ecomorphology (5)
BIO 4825  Forest Ecology (5)
BIO 4830  Ecological Restoration Workshp (2)
BIO 4835  Conservation Biology (5)
BIO 4880  Blakely Field Studies (1-5)
3
SECTION CREDITS REQUIRED3
Botany Requirement (may be met in General Core or elec.)
CourseCredits
BIO 3453  Biodiversity:Plant Ident & Tax (5)
BIO 4415  Plant Physiology (5)
BIO 4744  Marine Botany (5)
5
SECTION CREDITS REQUIRED5
UD BIO Electives-incl 5cr w/ substantial lab/field component12
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED104

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