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Degree Requirements

Life Science (BA)

73 Credits Minimum, Including 23 Upper Division (UD)

General Core Requirements

BIO 1859 Biology Cornerstone Seminar

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1

BIO 2101 General Biology

WKFS

5

BIO 2102 General Biology

-

5

BIO 2103 General Biology

WKAS

5

BIO 4899 Natural Sciences Seminar

UD

2

Section Credits Required

18

Supporting Courses

CHM 1211 General Chemistry I

WKFS

5

CHM 1212 General Chemistry II

-

5

MAT 2360 Intro to Stats for Sciences

WKQR

5

Section Credits Required

15

Biology Electives (21-UD with 20-CR being Lab or Field Exp)*

BIO 2129 Human Anatomy & Physiology (5)
BIO 2130 Human Anatomy & Physiology (5)
BIO 3000 Intro Biological Anthropology (5)
BIO 3200 GIS in Biology (3)
BIO 3302 Coral Reef Ecology (5)
BIO 3303 Evolutionary Ecology Galapagos (5)
BIO 3304 Oceanography of the Galapagos (5)
BIO 3305 Marine Restoration Ecology (5)
BIO 3310 Ecology (5)
BIO 3325 Genetics (5)
BIO 3350 Immunology (3)
BIO 3351 General Microbiology (5)
BIO 3432 Biodiversity:Vertebrate Biolgy (5)
BIO 3434 Animal Behavior (5)
BIO 3453 Biodiversity:Plant Ident & Tax (5)
BIO 3615 Issues and Values in Biology (3)
BIO 3898 Women in Science (2)
BIO 3899 Scientific Literature (1)
BIO 4256 Environmental Physiology (5)
BIO 4320 Principles of Development (5)
BIO 4325 Molecular Biology (5)
BIO 4330 Evolutionary Mechanisms (5)
BIO 4352 Cell Biology (5)
BIO 4360 Biostatistics (5)
BIO 4361 Biochemistry (5)
BIO 4410 Human Physiology (5)
BIO 4413 Animal Physiology (5)
BIO 4415 Plant Physiology (5)
BIO 4418 Neurobiology (5)
BIO 4419 Medical Virology (5)
BIO 4420 Histology & Microscopic Tech (5)
BIO 4435 Biodiversity:Parasites & Pests (5)
BIO 4744 Marine Botany (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)
BIO 4880 Blakely Field Studies (1)
BIO 4900 Independent Study in Biology (1-5)
BIO 4930 Biology Practicum (1-5)
BIO 4940 Internship in Biology (1-5)
BIO 4950 Special Studies in Biology (1-5)
BIO 4970 Research Methods in Biology (1-5)
BIO 4978 Biological Research Proposal (1)
BIO 4979 Biological Research (1-4)
BIO 4982 Advanced Biological Research (1-5)

30

Section Credits Required

30

Restricted Electives (extra UD from BIO electives apply)**

BIO 1145 Oceanography (5)
CHM 1213 General Chemistry III (3)
CHM 2213 Inorganic Qualitative Analysis (2)
CHM 1330 Survey of Organic Chemistry (5)
CHM 3371 Organic Chemistry I (5)
CHM 3372 Organic Chemistry II (5)
CHM 3373 Organic Chemistry III (5)
FCS 3340 Human Nutrition (5)
MAT 1221 Survey of Calculus (5)
MAT 1234 Calculus I (5)
PHY 1101 General Physics (5)
PHY 1102 General Physics (5)
PHY 1103 General Physics (5)
PHY 3011 Global Climate Change (5)

WKFS
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UD
UD
UD
UD
WKQR
WKQR
WKFS
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WE, UD, HON

10

Section Credits Required

10

Minimum Total Credits Required

73

Additional Requirements and Information

*You may appy a third credit of BIO 4899
*BIO 3436 may substitute for BIO 3434 as an elective
**You may use CHM 1330 OR 3371, but not both
**You may use MAT 1221 or 1234, but not both

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