Degree Requirements

2009–10 Undergraduate Catalog

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BIOLOGY DEGREES

BA in Biology Option I: Emphasis in Physiology

BA in Biology Option II: Emphasis in Teaching

BS in Biology Option I: Pr

BS in Biology Option II: Emphasis in Human Biology

BS in Biology Option IV: Emphasis in Ecology

BS in Cellular and Molecular Biology

Biology Minor

BS IN BIOLOGY OPTION IV: EMPHASIS IN ECOLOGY

105 Credits Minimum, Including 40 Upper Division (UD)

Suggested Course Sequence

General Core Requirements
	Course	Credits
	BIO 1859 Biology Cornerstone Seminar	1

	BIO 2101 General Biology (5) BIO 2102 General Biology (5) BIO 2103 General Biology (5)	15

	BIO 3310 Ecology	5

	BIO 3325 Genetics	5

	BIO 3453 Biodiversity:Plant Ident & Tax	5

	BIO 3899 Scientific Literature	1

	BIO 4256 Environmental Physiology (5) BIO 4413 Animal Physiology (5) BIO 4415 Plant Physiology (5)	5

	BIO 4330 Evolutionary Mechanisms	5

	BIO 4360 Biostatistics	5

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

	BIO 4978 Biological Research Proposal	1

	BIO 4979 Biological Research	2

	BIO 4899 Natural Sciences Seminar	2

SECTION CREDITS REQUIRED		57

Supporting Courses
	Course	Credits
	CHM 1211 General Chemistry I (5) CHM 1212 General Chemistry II (5)	10

	CHM 1330 Organic & Biological Chemistry (5) CHM 3371 Organic Chemistry I (5) CHM 3372 Organic Chemistry II (5)	5

	MAT 1360 Introduction to Statistics	5

	MAT 1221 Survey of Calculus (5) MAT 1234 Calculus I (5)	5

SECTION CREDITS REQUIRED		25

Two of the following:
	Course	Credits
	MAT 1235 Calculus II (5) MAT 1236 Calculus III (5) CHM 2540 Introductry Inorganic Chemstry (5) CHM 3372 Organic Chemistry II (5) CHM 3373 Organic Chemistry III (5) CSC 1230 Problem Solving & Programming (5) CSC 2430 Data Structures I (5) CSC 2431 Data Structures II (5) PHY 1101 General Physics (5) PHY 1102 General Physics (5) PHY 1103 General Physics (5) PHY 1121 Physics for Sci & Engineering (5) PHY 1122 Physics for Sci & Engineering (5) PHY 1123 Physics for Sci & Engineering (5) PHY 1145 Oceanography (5) PHY 1150 Introduction to Geology (5)	10

SECTION CREDITS REQUIRED		10

Restricted Electives
	Course	Credits
	BIO 3000 Intro Biological Anthropology (5) BIO 3432 Biodiversity:Vertebrate Biolgy (5) BIO 3434 Animal Behavior (5) BIO 3456 Mycology (3) BIO 3899 Scientific Literature (1) BIO 4117 Birds of the Pacific Northwest (5) BIO 4256 Environmental Physiology (5) BIO 4735 Marine Biology (5) BIO 4740 Marine Invertebrate Zoology (5) BIO 4744 Marine Botany (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) BIO 4979 Biological Research (1-4)	13

SECTION CREDITS REQUIRED		13

Field Bio Requirement (may be met in General Core or elec.)
	Course	Credits
	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 4744 Marine Botany (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 REQUIRED		3

TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED		105

Additional Requirements/Information:
For information about additional non-credit requirements in the major, refer to the major's general information page in the catalog

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