Biology (BS)

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Biology Bachelors BS

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Major Academic Plan

Learning Outcomes

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Broad Understanding of Biology

Learning Outcome

Students will use basic biological concepts grounded in the foundational theories to interpret relationships among living things and to analyze and solve biological problems from the molecular to ecosystem level.

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Skills and Tools for Discovery

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to conduct basic biology research.

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Meet standards of professionalism

Learning Outcome

Students will demonstrate professionalism (e.g. scientific integrity intellectual honesty) and competency (effective verbal and written communication accurate knowledge base) required by employers or graduate school.

Program Requirements

Requirement 1 — Complete 5 Courses

course - Biology4.0

course - Ecology 3.0

course - Evolutionary Biology 4.0

course - Molecular Biology 3.0

course - Genetics 3.0

Requirement 2 — Complete 1 of 2 Courses

course - Biological Diversity: Animals 4.0

course - Biological Diversity: Plants 4.0

Requirement 3 — Complete 2 Requirements

Requirement 3.1 — Complete 7 Courses

course - Gen College Chem 1+Lab Integr 4.0

course- General College Chemistry 2 3.0

course - Gen Coll Chem Lab 1.0

course - General Physics 1 3.0

course - General Physics 2 3.0

course - General Physics Lab 1 1.0

course - General Physics Lab 2 1.0

Requirement 3.2 — Complete 1 of 2 Courses

course - Stat Analysis for Biologists 4.0

course - Calculus 1 4.0

Requirement 4 — Complete 19 hours

Note: BIO 220 and BIO 230, if taken for requirement 2, do not double count here. Note: Students may count either BIO 370 (Bioethics) or PHIL 212R (Intro to Medical Ethics) toward their overall electives but not both. The Biology major will only accept a maximum of 2 credit hours between BIO 194, BIO 399R, and/or BIO 494R towards its requirements.

course - Field Biology 3.0

course - Intro to Mentored Research 0.5

course - Biological Diversity: Animals 4.0

course - Biological Diversity: Plants 4.0

course - Comparative Animal Physiology 4.0

course - Scientific Communication 3.0

course - Bioethics 2.0

course - Academic Internship - You may take up to 2.0 credit hours 0.5v

course - Plant Classif. & Identif. 4.0

course - Entomology 3.0

course - Ichthyology 3.0

course - Herpetology 4.0

course - Mammalogy 3.0

course - Capstone in Biodiversity & Con 3.0

course - Marine Biology 3.0

course - Plant Ecology 3.0

course - Genetics of Human Disease 3.0

course - Capstone in Bioinformatics 3.0

course - Genomics 3.0

course - History&Philosophy of Biology 3.0

course - Plant Development and Morph 3.0

course - Mentored Research - You may take up to 2.0 credit hours 0.5v

course - Biological Systemat Curation 3.0

course - Lichenology 3.0

course - Angiosperm Phylogeny 3.0

course - Symbiosis 3.0

course - Anim Disease, Zoonoses 3.0

course - Advanced Genetic Analysis 3.0

course - Aquatic Entomology 4.0

course - Behavioral Ecology 3.0

course - Limnology 3.0

course - Stream & Wetland Ecology 4.0

course - Population Genetics 4.0

course - Human Anatomy (with lab) 4.0

course - Human Physiology 4.0

course - Cell Biology 3.0

course - Advanced Physiology 3.0

course - Adv Physiology Lab 1.0

course - Intro Bio-organic Chemistry 4.0

course - Organic Chemistry 1 3.0

course - Organic Chemistry 2 3.0

course - Organic Chem Lab-Nonmajors 1.0v

course - Biochemistry 3.0

course - General Microbiology 3.0

course - Gen Micro Lab 1.0

course - Genetic Counseling 3.0

course - Advanced Bacterial Physiology 3.0

course - Virology 3.0

course - Genomics 3.0

course - Intro to Medical Ethics - You may take once 3.0

course - Intro to Applied Ethics - You may take once 3.0

course - Plant Physiol Ecol 3.0

course- Ornithology 3.0

course - Genomics 3.0

Requirement 5 — Complete 1 Course

course - Field Exam and Exit Survey 0.0

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