Biology Major (Bachelor of Arts)

Major Requirements
BL 258General Biology I: Organismic3.00
BL 259Organismic Biology Lab1.00
BL 260General Biology II: Mlclr & Cellular3.00
BL 261Molecular & Cellular Biology Laboratory1.00
CH 210General Chemistry I4.00
CH 211General Chemistry I Laboratory1.00
CH 230General Chemistry II4.00
CH 231General Chemistry II Laboratory1.00
MT 272/272CStatistics for the Life Sciences3.00
A minimum of 25 upper division semester hours of biology which must include:
BL 402Principles of Ecology3.00
BL 403Quantitative Ecology Laboratory1.00
BL 414Principles of Genetics3.00
BL 415Genetics Laboratory1.00
BL 494Seminar in Biology, Society and Ethics 11.00
BL 495Seminar in Evolutionary Biology 11.00
BL 496Seminar in Biology Research 11.00
Upper Division Biology Electives 214.00
Total SHs46
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These courses must be taken in sequential course-number order.

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The upper division electives must include a minimum of one upper division laboratory course.BL 498E-W Internship in Biology may fulfill upper division biology elective hours for the B.A. in Biology.

Note: Students interested in secondary education, law school, physical therapy, graduate programs in business, programs in health science fields, or other graduate schools should consult those schools for additional requirements.

Specializations (Optional)

A specialization is optional for either the B.S. in Biology or the B.A. in Biology and is a specified set of courses taken within the 14 semester hours of upper division biology electives for a biology major.

Ecology and Evolution

Students may complete this specialization with any Biology degree. Student completing this specialization must complete the following upper division biology course.

Specialization Requirements
BL 464Evolution3.00
Upper Division Biology General Electives3.00
Plus, a minimum of eight semester hours selected from the following upper division biology courses, which must include at least one Laboratory:8.00
Human and Comparative Anatomy
Human and Comparative Anatomy Laboratory
Aquatic Ecology
Conservation Biology
Human and Comparative Physiology
Human & Comparative Physiology Lab
Marine Biology
Behavioral Ecology
Forest Ecology
Primate Ecology and Behavior
Total SHs14

Molecular Biology and Genetics

Students may complete this specialization with any Biology degree. Students completing this specialization must complete the following upper division biology courses:

Specialization Requirements
BL 426Molecular Biology3.00
BL 427Molecular Biology Laboratory1.00
Upper Division Biology General Electives3.00
Plus a minimum of seven semester hours selected from the following upper division biology courses:7.00
Developmental Biology
Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry
Microbiology
Microbiology Laboratory
Cell and Cancer Biology
Immunology
Total SHs14