Major:  Biology Department:  Biology
Degree:  Bachelor of Science (B.S.) College:  Mathematics and Science
Major/Option Code:  611
General Education (Total Listed - 48) Biology                                                                   60
English Biology Core (require of all degree candidates                     21-22
ENG 1113 English Grammar and Composition                 3 Required courses:
ENG 1213 English Composition                                         3 BIO 1304 Plant Biology and Lab
Social Studies BIO 1404 Animal Biology and Lab
PLTSC 1113 American National Government                      3 BIO 2203 Cell Biology
HIST 1483 History of the United States to 1877 OR BIO 2233 Heredity and Evolution OR
     1493     History of the United States since1877      3    BIO   3304   Genetics and Laboratory
Science BIO 2263 Environmental Biology
   (ONE COURSE MUST INCLUDE A LAB) BIO 2314 Introductory Microbiology and Lab
GENSC 1104 University Physical Science OR Chemistry                                                                                         15
  1204      Physics OR Chemistry                            3-4 Required courses:
BIO 1114 General Biology OR CHEM 1103 General Chemistry I
1213-4      a course in Plant OR Animal Biology       3-4 CHEM 1112 General Chmistry I - Recitation/Lab
Humanities                                                                                                6 CHEM 1223 General Chemistry II
Selected from CHEM 1232 General Chemistry II Lab
HUM 2113 Gen Humanities, Ancient through Medieval CHEM 3303 Organic Chemistry I
HUM 2223 Gen Humanities, Renaissance through Modern CHEM 3312 Organic Chemistry I Lab
HUM 2243 Literature in Life Physiology                                                                                          3-4
HUM 2273 Art in Life Selected from the following:
HUM 2303 Music in Life BIO 2604 Human Physiology and Lab
HUM 2333 Philosophy in Life BIO 3024 Plant Physiology and Lab
PHIL 1103 Logic and Critical Thinking OR BIO 3403 Comparative Animal Physiology OR
   PHIL    1113    Introduction to Philosophy OR   BIO   3464   Comparative Animal Physiology and Lab
   PHIL    1123    Contemporary Moral Problems OR BIO 4454 Cell Physiology and Lab
   PHIL    2073    Social and Political Philosophy Elective major courses (to bring major to 60)                         19-21
(Only one PHIL course may be used to satisfy the  Humanities requirement) Selected from the following:
Elective Communication, English, or Journalism                            2 Botany and Microbiology
Mathematics                                                                                             3 BIO 2023 Plants and Man
Health and Physical Education BIO 3515 Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology and Lab
HLTH 1112 Wellness and Positive Lifestyle                      2 BIO 3604 Plant Kingdom and Lab
  and 2 hours of Activity P.E OR Military Science BIO 4204 Plant Ecology and Lab
General Education Electives                                                                12 BIO 4294 Plant Taxonomy and Lab
  At least 3 hours from 4 of the following 6 departmental categories: BIO 4354 Plant Anatomy and Lab
   1. Business (ACCTG, BADM, BCOM, ISOM, ECON, FIN, LS, MNGMT, MRKTG) BIO 4413 Virology and Lab
   2. Behavioral Science (PSYCH, SOCIO) BIO 4504 Mycology and Lab
   3.

Fine Arts, Foreign Language  (ART, CHIN, FRNCH, GERMN, JAPN, LATIN, MUSIC, SPAN, THART, other foreign languages)

Zoology
   4. Practical Arts (FAMCD, FAMKT, FCSED, HESCI, INDES, LME, NUTRN, SAFTY) BIO 2504 Elementary Human Anatomy and Lab
   5.  Social Science (HIST, PLTSC, GEO) BIO 3104 Embryology and Lab
   6. Computing Science (COMSC) BIO 3154 Invertebrate Zoology and Lab
Support Course                                                                      3 BIO 3204 General Entomology and Lab
Required course BIO 3254 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy and Lab
Math 1513    College Albegra BIO 3353 Parasitology and Lab
BIO 3414 Histology and Lab
BIO 3454 Vertebrate Zoology and Lab
At least forty (40) credit hours work applied toward all bachelor's  BIO 3733 Ornithology and Lab
degrees must be from upper division (3000/400) courses.  This is  BIO 4124 Herpetology and Lab
to include at least fifteen (15) upper division hours in the major BIO 4254 Animal Behavior and Lab OR
  BIO   4213   Animal Behavior
In order to satisfy the forty (40) hour 3/4000 level requirement, BIO 4264 Mammalogy and Lab
students may want to consider choosing electives at the upper BIO 4603 Advanced Mammalian Physiology
division (3/4000) level in this degree. BIO 4613 Advanced Mammalian Physiology
Biology
BIO 2052 Medical Terminology (Correspondence Only
BIO 2102 Terminology of Science
BIO 3544 Ecology and Lab
BIO 4024 Freshwater Biology and Lab
BIO 4103 History of Biology
BIO 4324 Marine Biology and Lab
BIO 4443 Microtechnique and Lab
BIO 4703 Evolution
BIO 4723 Biometric
BIO 4743 Molecular and Population Genetics
BIO 4763 Biology of Cancer
BIO 4911-4 Seminar in Biology
CHEM 3403 Biochemistry I
No more than two (2) hours of the following courses will count toward the minimum required hours for the Biology major.
BIO 2001-4 Topics in Biology
BIO 3001-6 Workshop in Biology
BIO 3991-4 Advanced Topic in Biology
BIO 4901-4 Practicum in Biology
BIO 4921-4 Directed Reading in Biology
BIO 4931-8 Individual Study in Biology
BIO 4951-8 Internship in Biology
BIO 4961-8 Institute in Biology
BIO 4971-2 Study Tour in Biology
Electives to bring total to                                         124
General physics I and II are recommended electives.

 

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