Major & Minor Requirements
Major Requirements for Biology
A minimum of 13 courses (12 courses if CHE 161 is taken), including:
- at least 10 courses in biology (eight at or above the 200 level) including:
- Foundations: Cellular Biology (141)
- Foundations: Organismal Biology (142)
- Cell and Molecular Biology (205)
- Evolution (211)
- Genetics (315)
- Ecology (321)
- Biological Problems (485) or Problems (485)
- Chemical Principles I & II (121 & 122) or Accelerated General Chemistry (161)
- Organic Chemistry I (225)
- At least one course from each of the other three groupings:
- Cell Grouping
- Advanced Molecular Biology (305)
- Developmental Biology (313)
- Microbiology (326)
- Immunology (327)
- Neurobiology (328)
- Plant Grouping
- Plant Morphology (209)
- Plant Systematics (332)
- Animal Grouping
- Ornithology (254)
- Invertebrate Zoology (308)
- Vertebrate Zoology (312)
- Animal Behavior (334)
- Entomology (337)
- Cell Grouping
Recommended Course Sequence
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Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
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CHE 121 |
CHE 225 |
BIO 321 |
BIO 485 |
Notes:
- Appropriate supporting work in chemistry, physics, and mathematics is also strongly recommended.
- Students intending to take advanced work in biology and all preprofessional students (medicine, dentistry, etc.) should take Foundations: Cellular Biology (141) and Foundations: Organismal Biology (142).
- Students should consult with the Department concerning programs leading to graduate work in zoology, botany, or the health sciences; to high school teaching; to admission to schools of medicine and dentistry; and to various careers in the biological sciences.
Teaching Major Requirements
The requirements for the biology major apply, except Biological Problems (485) is not required, but is strongly recommended, if the student's program permits. Please refer to the Teaching Major section of the course catalogue for additional requirements, or visit the Education Office for more information.
Minor Requirements
A minimum of seven course credits (six courses if CHE 161 is taken), including:
- Foundations Cellular Biology (141)
- Foundations: Organismal Biology (142)
- Chemical Principles I & II (121 & 122) or Accelerated General Chemistry (161)
- Students may elect either of the following two ways to complete the minor:
- First Track: Organic Chemistry I (CHE 225), Cell and Moleculary Biology (BIO 205), and Genetics (BIO 315); or
- Second Track: Ecology (BIO 321) plus two additional upper-level elective courses in biology
- Environmental Studies majors may receive a minor in biology by completing the first track, or by completing the second track only if the two upper-level biology courses completed are courses not counted toward the Environmental Studies major.
