B.A., Biological Sciences
Minimum Requirements for Degree: 120 credits
Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General University Requirements | ||
| Complete the general university requirements. | ||
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Complete the general education requirements. | ||
| As part of the general education requirements, complete: | ||
| General Chemistry I and General Chemistry II | ||
| B.A. Degree Requirements | ||
| Complete the B.A. degree requirements. | ||
| As part of the B.A. degree requirements, complete: 1 | ||
| Elementary Statistics | ||
| Program Requirements | ||
| BIOL F115X | Fundamentals of Biology I | 4 |
| BIOL F116X | Fundamentals of Biology II | 4 |
| BIOL F260 | Principles of Genetics | 4 |
| BIOL F481 | Principles of Evolution | 4 |
| CHEM F321 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| PHYS F103X | College Physics I | 3-4 |
| or CS F103 | Introduction to Computer Programming | |
| or CS F201 | Computer Science I | |
| Biology Breadth Requirements | ||
| Complete two from the following: 2 | 7-12 | |
| Animal Physiology | ||
| Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology II | ||
or BIOL F342 | Microbiology | |
or BIOL F434 | Structure and Function of Vascular Plants | |
| Cell and Molecular Biology | ||
| Principles of Ecology | ||
| Electives | ||
| Complete three courses from the following: 3 | 9-12 | |
Elective Course Lists A, B, C, D, or E | ||
| Capstone 4 | ||
| BIOL F400 | Capstone Project | 0 |
| Satisfactory completion of a capstone research project which can be done either working individually with a faculty member or within one of the following courses: 5,6 | 0-4 | |
| Structure and Function of Vascular Plants | ||
| Animal Behavior | ||
| Advanced Cell and Molecular Laboratory | ||
| Community Ecology | ||
| Limnology | ||
| The Human Microbiome | ||
| 1 | As part of the humanities and social science requirement, take at least 9 credits of upper-division course work. As part of the minor, at least 3 credits of upper-division course work are recommended. |
| 2 | Because biology breadth courses for the B.A. degree serve as prerequisites for many upper-division biology electives, course choices should be made with consideration of the elective biology courses the student plans to complete. |
| 3 | BIOL F397, BIOL F497, BIOL F490, URSA F388 or URSA F488 courses may be substituted by petition for a maximum of two required elective courses in biology (3-4 credits of independent study or research per substituted course). The subject area of the independent study or research will determine which biological subject areas the credits satisfy. |
| 4 | Fulfills the baccalaureate capstone requirement. |
| 5 | Students working individually with a faculty member may, for example, take BIOL F490, BIOL F497 or do so without course credits. |
| 6 | Capstone courses may be double counted as electives. |
Note: A foreign language is encouraged by the department in meeting requirements of the core curriculum.
Biology Elective Course Lists
Courses that satisfy upper-division elective credit may require prerequisites.
List A - Cell and Molecular Biology
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL F342 | Microbiology | 4 |
| BIOL F360 | Cell and Molecular Biology | 3 |
| BIOL F417 | Neurobiology | 3 |
| BIOL F435 | Introduction to Biology of Cancer | 3 |
| BIOL F460 | Principles of Virology | 3 |
| BIOL F462 | Infectious Diseases | 3 |
| BIOL F465 | Immunology | 3 |
| BIOL F466 | Advanced Cell and Molecular Laboratory | 3 |
| BIOL F491 | The Human Microbiome | 4 |
| CHEM F325 | Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM F351 | General Biochemistry: Metabolism | 3 |
| CHEM F450 | Information Storage and Transfer : Molecules and Pathways | 3 |
| CHEM F470 | Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | 3 |
| CHEM F474 | Neurochemistry | 3 |
List B - Physiology
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL F310 | Animal Physiology | 4 |
| BIOL F312 | Medical Physiology | 3 |
| BIOL F335 | Principles of Epidemiology | 3 |
| BIOL F342 | Microbiology | 4 |
| BIOL F412 | Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| BIOL F417 | Neurobiology | 3 |
| BIOL F434 | Structure and Function of Vascular Plants | 4 |
| BIOL F441 | Animal Behavior | 3 |
| BIOL F455 | Environmental Toxicology | 3 |
| BIOL F457 | Environmental Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL F462 | Infectious Diseases | 3 |
| BIOL F465 | Immunology | 3 |
List C - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL F371 | Principles of Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL F418 | Biogeography | 3 |
| BIOL F433 | Conservation Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL F441 | Animal Behavior | 3 |
| BIOL F457 | Environmental Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL F469 | Landscape Ecology and Wildlife Habitat | 3 |
| BIOL F471 | Population Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL F472 | Community Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL F473 | Limnology | 3 |
| BIOL F476 | Ecosystem Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL F483 | Stream Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL F485 | Global Change Biology | 3 |
| BIOL F486 | Vertebrate Paleontology | 3 |
| BIOL F487 | Conceptual Issues in Evolutionary Biology | 3 |
| BIOL F488 | Arctic Vegetation Ecology: Geobotany | 3 |
| BIOL F489 | Vegetation Description and Analysis | 3 |
| WLF F301 | Design of Wildlife Studies | 3 |
| WLF F421 | Ecology and Management of Large Mammals | 3 |
List D - Organismal Biology
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL F239 | Introduction to Plant Biology | 4 |
| BIOL F305 | Invertebrate Zoology | 4 |
| BIOL F331 | Systematic Botany | 4 |
| BIOL F406 | Entomology | 4 |
| BIOL F418 | Biogeography | 3 |
| BIOL F425 | Mammalogy | 3 |
| BIOL F426 | Ornithology | 3 |
| BIOL F427 | Ichthyology | 4 |
| BIOL F486 | Vertebrate Paleontology | 3 |
| BIOL F489 | Vegetation Description and Analysis | 3 |
LIST E - Biomedical Science
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL F312 | Medical Physiology | 3 |
| BIOL F335 | Principles of Epidemiology | 3 |
| BIOL F401 | Fundamentals of Pharmacology | 3 |
| BIOL F402 | Biomedical and Research Ethics | 3 |
| BIOL F412 | Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| BIOL F417 | Neurobiology | 3 |
| BIOL F435 | Introduction to Biology of Cancer | 3 |
| BIOL F455 | Environmental Toxicology | 3 |
| BIOL F460 | Principles of Virology | 3 |
| BIOL F462 | Infectious Diseases | 3 |
| BIOL F465 | Immunology | 3 |
| BIOL F466 | Advanced Cell and Molecular Laboratory | 3 |
| BIOL F491 | The Human Microbiome | 4 |
| WLF F305 | Wildlife Diseases | 3 |
| CHEM F450 | Information Storage and Transfer : Molecules and Pathways | 3 |
| CHEM F470 | Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | 3 |
| CHEM F474 | Neurochemistry | 3 |
