Biological Sciences B.A.
Minimum Requirements for Biological Sciences B.A.: 120 credits
Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.
B.A. in Biological Sciences without Concentration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General University Requirements | ||
| Complete the general university requirements. | ||
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Complete the general education requirements. | 35-40 | |
| As part of the general education requirements, complete the following: | ||
| General Chemistry I and General Chemistry II | ||
| Elementary Statistics | ||
| B.A. Degree Requirements | ||
| Complete the B.A. degree requirements. 1 | 37 | |
| Biological Sciences Program Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| 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 F123X | College Physics I | 3-4 |
| or CS F103 | Introduction to Computer Programming | |
| or CS F201 | Computer Science I | |
| Biology Breadth Requirements | ||
| Complete two of the following: 2 | 6-12 | |
| Animal Physiology | ||
| Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology II | ||
or BIOL F342 | Microbiology | |
or BIOL F430 | Plant Physiology and Development | |
| Cell and Molecular Biology | ||
| Principles of Ecology | ||
| Electives | ||
| Complete three of the following: 3 | 9-12 | |
| Communicating Science | ||
or choose from Lists A, B, C, D or E | ||
| Capstone 4 | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| BIOL F410 | Integrative Capstone in Biological Sciences | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| General Electives | 0-7 | |
| Total Credits | 120-128 | |
- 1
Students should consider the UAF requirement for 39 upper-division credits when choosing courses to fulfill humanities, social science and minor degree credits.
- 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 F497, 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
Up to 7 credits of BIOL courses may be used for both the major and the minor (e.g., BIOL F371, BIOL F385 or others that appear in both the major and minor lists).
- 6
Biological Sciences majors may not count BIOL F103X toward the Environmental Change minor.
B.A. in Biological Sciences with Concentration in Environmental Change
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General University Requirements | ||
| Complete the general university requirements. | ||
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Complete the general education requirements. | 35-40 | |
| As part of the general education requirements, complete the following: | ||
| General Chemistry I and General Chemistry II | ||
| Elementary Statistics | ||
| B.A. Degree Requirements | ||
| Complete the B.A. degree requirements. | 37 | |
| As part of the B.A. requirements, complete the following: 1 | ||
Minor in Environmental Change 5,6 | ||
| Biological Sciences Program Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| BIOL F115X and BIOL F116X | Fundamentals of Biology I and Fundamentals of Biology II | 8 |
| BIOL F260 | Principles of Genetics | 4 |
| BIOL F371 | Principles of Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL F385 | Global Change Biology | 3 |
| BIOL F481 | Principles of Evolution | 4 |
| CHEM F321 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| PHYS F123X | College Physics I | 3-4 |
| or CS F103 | Introduction to Computer Programming | |
| or CS F201 | Computer Science I | |
| Electives | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Communicating Science | ||
or choose from Lists A, B, C, D or E | ||
| Complete one course from List C | 3-4 | |
| Complete one course from List D | 3-4 | |
| Capstone | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| BIOL F410 | Integrative Capstone in Biological Sciences | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| General Electives | 0-6 | |
| Total Credits | 120-123 | |
- 1
Students should consider the UAF requirement for 39 upper-division credits when choosing courses to fulfill humanities, social science and minor degree credits.
- 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 F497, 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
Up to 7 credits of BIOL courses may be used for both the major and the minor (e.g., BIOL F371, BIOL F385 or others that appear in both the major and minor lists).
- 6
Biological Sciences majors may not count BIOL F103X toward the Environmental Change minor.
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 F463 | Immunology | 3 |
| BIOL F466 | Advanced Cell and Molecular Laboratory | 3 |
| CHEM F325 | Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM F449 | 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 F430 | Plant Physiology and Development | 3 |
| BIOL F440 | Behavioral Neuroscience Research Capstone | 3 |
| BIOL F441 | Animal Behavior | 4 |
| BIOL F455 | Environmental Toxicology | 3 |
| BIOL F457 | Environmental Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL F462 | Infectious Diseases | 3 |
| WLF F305 | Wildlife Diseases | 3 |
List C - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL F371 | Principles of Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL F385 | Global Change Biology | 3 |
| BIOL F415 | Systematic and Comparative Biology | 4 |
| BIOL F418 | Biogeography | 3 |
| BIOL F431 | Population Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL F441 | Animal Behavior | 4 |
| BIOL F446 | Freshwater Habitat Dynamics | 3 |
| BIOL F457 | Environmental Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL F469 | Landscape Ecology and Wildlife Habitat | 3 |
| BIOL F471 | Population Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL F472 | Community Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL F473 | Limnology | 4 |
| BIOL F476 | Ecosystem Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL F483 | Stream Ecology | 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 |
| BIOL F491 | The Human Microbiome | 4 |
| 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 F331 | Systematic Botany | 3 |
| 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 F402 | Biomedical and Research Ethics | 3 |
| BIOL F412 | Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| BIOL F417 | Neurobiology | 3 |
| BIOL F435 | Introduction to Biology of Cancer | 3 |
| BIOL F440 | Behavioral Neuroscience Research Capstone | 3 |
| BIOL F455 | Environmental Toxicology | 3 |
| BIOL F460 | Principles of Virology | 3 |
| BIOL F462 | Infectious Diseases | 3 |
| BIOL F463 | Immunology | 3 |
| BIOL F466 | Advanced Cell and Molecular Laboratory | 3 |
| BIOL F491 | The Human Microbiome | 4 |
| CHEM F450 | Information Storage and Transfer: Molecules and Pathways | 3 |
| CHEM F470 | Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | 3 |
| CHEM F474 | Neurochemistry | 3 |
| WLF F305 | Wildlife Diseases | 3 |
