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Dec 21, 2024
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Undergraduate Catalog 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Biology, B.S.
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Biology majors receive a thorough education in all forms of life, from microbes to plants to animals. Biological research is essential to solving major world problems involving human health, food production, population control and environmental degradation. In addition to the health professions, graduates are qualified for graduate study and employment in areas such as public health, medical technology, agriculture, physical therapy, biotechnology and toxicology and in many government laboratories.
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Program Requirements
All biology majors must complete a minimum of 33 credit hours in biology. The first twelve credit hours will include BIOL 110 , BIOL 111 , and BIOL 221 . In addition, Biology majors are also required to complete CHEM 101 -CHEM 102 , CHEM 201 -CHEM 202 and mathematics study through MATH 247 .
In working towards completion of the 33 required hours of study in biology, students must select at least one course from each of the following categories:
Molecular and Cellular Biology:
Note
In total, students pursuing the biology major must take a minimum of five upper level courses at the 200 level or higher; at least four of the five electives must be 4-credit laboratory courses. At least one of these laboratory electives must be a 400 level course. Finally, all biology majors must take BIOL 410 in their senior year. BIOL 450 and BIHP 471 may be substituted for BIOL 410 with the permission of the department chair.
Students interested in graduate school are advised to complete MATH 248 and PHYS 101 and PHYS 102 or PHYS 201 and PHYS 202 .
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