Biological Sciences B.S.
Minimum Requirements for Biological Sciences B.S.: 120 credits
Optional Concentrations: Biomedical Science, Cell and Molecular Biology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Physiology
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. | 35-40 | |
| As part of the general education requirements, complete the following: | ||
| General Chemistry I | ||
| General Chemistry II | ||
| Essential Calculus with Applications in the Life Sciences | ||
or MATH F251X | Calculus I | |
| B.S. Degree Requirements | ||
| Complete the B.S. degree requirements. | 15 | |
| As part of the B.S. requirements, complete the following: | ||
| Fundamentals of Biology I | ||
| Fundamentals of Biology II | ||
| Elementary Statistics | ||
or STAT F300 | Statistics | |
| Biological Sciences Program Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| BIOL F260 | Principles of Genetics | 4 |
| BIOL F481 | Principles of Evolution | 4 |
| CHEM F321 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| PHYS F123X | College Physics I | 4 |
| or PHYS F211X | General Physics I | |
| Capstone 1 | ||
| BIOL F400 | Research Capstone in Biological Sciences | 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: 2,3 | 0-4 | |
| Behavioral Neuroscience Research Capstone | ||
| Animal Behavior | ||
| Advanced Cell and Molecular Laboratory | ||
| Community Ecology | ||
| Limnology | ||
| The Human Microbiome | ||
| Concentration | ||
| Complete one of the following: 4 | 30-44 | |
Biomedical Science | ||
Cell and Molecular Biology | ||
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | ||
Physiology | ||
Without Concentration | ||
| Electives | ||
| General Electives | 1-24 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
- 1
Fulfills the baccalaureate capstone requirement.
- 2
Students working individually with a faculty member may, for example, take BIOL F497 credits or work with a faculty member without taking course credits.
- 3
Capstone courses may be double counted as electives.
- 4
BIOL F397, 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.
Concentrations
Biomedical Science
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Biomedical Science Concentration Requirements | ||
| General Education Requirements | ||
| As part of the general education requirements, the following are recommended: | ||
| Introduction to Economic Analysis | ||
or ECON F101X | Principles of Microeconomics | |
or ECON F102X | Principles of Macroeconomics | |
| Introduction to Psychology | ||
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Program Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| BIOL F111X and BIOL F112X | Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4-8 |
| or BIOL F310 | Animal Physiology | |
| BIOL F342 | Microbiology | 4 |
| BIOL F360 | Cell and Molecular Biology | 3 |
| CHEM F325 | Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM F449 | General Biochemistry: Metabolism | 3 |
| PHYS F124X | College Physics II | 4 |
| or PHYS F212X | General Physics II | |
| Biology Breadth Electives | ||
| Complete one additional course from lists C or D | 3-4 | |
| Biomedical Electives | ||
| Complete at least three additional courses from list E | 9-12 | |
| Total Credits | 34-42 | |
Cell and Molecular Biology
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Cell and Molecular Biology Concentration Requirements | ||
| Program Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| BIOL F360 | Cell and Molecular Biology | 3 |
| CHEM F325 | Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM F449 | General Biochemistry: Metabolism | 3 |
| CHEM F450 | Information Storage and Transfer: Molecules and Pathways | 3 |
| PHYS F124X | College Physics II | 3-4 |
| or PHYS F212X | General Physics II | |
| or CS F103 | Introduction to Computer Programming | |
| or CS F201 | Computer Science I | |
| Complete one of the following: | 3-8 | |
| Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology II | ||
| Animal Physiology | ||
| Microbiology | ||
| Plant Physiology and Development | ||
| Cell and Molecular and Physiology Electives | ||
| Complete one additional course from list A | 3-4 | |
| Complete two additional courses from lists A or B | 6-8 | |
| Biology Breadth Elective | ||
| Complete one additional course from lists C or D | 3-4 | |
| Total Credits | 31-41 | |
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Concentration Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| BIOL F371 | Principles of Ecology | 4 |
| CHEM F325 | Organic Chemistry II | 3-4 |
| or CHEM F449 | General Biochemistry: Metabolism | |
| PHYS F124X | College Physics II | 3-4 |
| or PHYS F212X | General Physics II | |
| or CS F103 | Introduction to Computer Programming | |
| or CS F201 | Computer Science I | |
| STAT F401 | Regression and Analysis of Variance | 3-4 |
| or STAT F402 | Scientific Sampling | |
| Complete one of the following: | 3-8 | |
| Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology II | ||
| Animal Physiology | ||
| Microbiology | ||
| Plant Physiology and Development | ||
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Electives | ||
| Complete two additional courses from list C | 6-8 | |
| Organismal Elective | ||
| Complete one additional course from list D | 3-4 | |
| Biology Breadth Elective | ||
| Complete one additional course from lists A, B, or E | 3-4 | |
| Biology Elective | ||
| Complete one additional course from lists A, B, C, D, or E | 3-4 | |
| Total Credits | 31-44 | |
Physiology
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Physiology Concentration Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| BIOL F360 | Cell and Molecular Biology | 3 |
| CHEM F325 | Organic Chemistry II | 3-4 |
| or CHEM F449 | General Biochemistry: Metabolism | |
| PHYS F124X | College Physics II | 3-4 |
| or PHYS F212X | General Physics II | |
| or CS F103 | Introduction to Computer Programming | |
| or CS F201 | Computer Science I | |
| Complete one of the following: | 3-8 | |
| Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology II | ||
| Animal Physiology | ||
| Microbiology | ||
| Plant Physiology and Development | ||
| Physiology or Cell and Molecular Biology Electives | ||
| Complete two additional courses from list B | 6-8 | |
| Complete two additional courses from lists A or B | 6-8 | |
| Biology Breadth Elective | ||
| Complete one additional course from lists C or D | 3-4 | |
| Biology Elective | ||
| Complete one additional course from lists A, B, C, D, or E | 3-4 | |
| Total Credits | 30-43 | |
Without Concentration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Without Concentration Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| BIOL F360 | Cell and Molecular Biology | 3 |
| BIOL F371 | Principles of Ecology | 4 |
| CHEM F325 | Organic Chemistry II | 3-4 |
| or CHEM F449 | General Biochemistry: Metabolism | |
| PHYS F124X | College Physics II | 3-4 |
| or PHYS F212X | General Physics II | |
| or CS F103 | Introduction to Computer Programming | |
| or CS F201 | Computer Science I | |
| Complete one of the following: | 3-8 | |
| Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology II | ||
| Animal Physiology | ||
| Microbiology | ||
| Plant Physiology and Development | ||
| Organismal Elective | ||
| Complete one additional course from list D | 3-4 | |
| Biology Electives | ||
| Complete four additional courses from lists A, B, C, D or E | 12-16 | |
| Total Credits | 31-43 | |
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 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 |
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 |
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 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 |
Roadmaps
Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted.
- This roadmap should be used in conjunction with regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor or mentor each semester.
- Some courses and milestones must be completed in the semester listed to ensure timely graduation.
- Transfer credit may change the roadmap.
- Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.
- Courses with (*) are recommended.
Without Concentration
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIOL F115X17 | 4 | BIOL F116X17 | 4 |
| CHEM F105X7 | 4 | CHEM F106X7 | 4 |
| WRTG F111X1 | 3 | LS F101X11 | 1 |
| General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 | Complete one of the following:1 | 3 |
COM F131X (*) | |||
COM F141X (*) | |||
| Complete one of the following:1 | 3 | ||
WRTG F213X (*) | |||
| 14 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIOL F26020 | 4 | BIOL F36020,25 | 3 |
| PHYS F123X or F211X20 | 4 | PHYS F124X, F212X, CS F103, or CS F20120 | 3-4 |
| General Education Requirement - Humanities | 3 | General Education Requirement - Arts | 3 |
| Complete one of the following:6 | 3-4 | Program Elective | 3 |
MATH F230X (*) | Complete one of the following:16 | 3 | |
STAT F200X (*) | |||
| 14-15 | 15-16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIOL F37120,25 | 4 | PHIL F322X (*)11,25 | 3 |
| CHEM F32120,25 | 4 | Program Elective - Upper Division | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| Degree Requirement - Alaska Native-themed | 3 | Complete one of the following:20,25 | 3-8 |
| Program Elective | 3 | ||
BIOL F342 (*) | |||
| Complete one of the following:20,25 | 3-4 | ||
CHEM F449 (*) | |||
| 17 | 15-21 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIOL F40020,21,25 | 0 | Program Elective - Upper Division | 3 |
| BIOL F48120,25 | 4 | Program Elective - Upper Division | 4 |
| General Education Requirement - Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective - Upper Division | 4 | General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | ||
| 14 | 13 | ||
| Total Credits 117-125 | |||
Footnote Definitions
| General Education Requirements | Degree Requirements | Program & Other Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| 1--Communication | 8--Alaska Native-themed | 20--Program Requirement |
| 2--Arts | 9--Communication | 21--Capstone Requirement |
| 3--Humanities | 10--Computation | 22--Concentration Course |
| 4--Social Sciences | 11--Ethics | 23--General Elective |
| 5--Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 12--Humanities | 24--Minor Course |
| 6--Mathematics | 13--Human Relations | 25--Upper Division |
| 7--Natural Sciences | 14--Humanities or Social Sciences | 26--Program Elective |
| 15--Library & Information Research | ||
| 16--Mathematics | ||
| 17--Natural Sciences | ||
| 18--Other | ||
| 19--Social Sciences |
Biomedical Science Concentration
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIOL F115X17 | 4 | BIOL F116X17 | 4 |
| CHEM F105X7 | 4 | CHEM F106X7 | 4 |
| LS F101X15 | 1 | General Education Requirement - Humanities | 3 |
| SOC F101X (*)4,22 | 3 | Complete one of the following:1 | 3 |
| WRTG F111X1 | 3 | ||
COM F131X (*) | |||
COM F141X (*) | |||
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIOL F26020 | 4 | BIOL F36022,25 | 3 |
| PHYS F123X or F211X20 | 4 | PHYS F124X or F212X22 | 4 |
| Complete one of the following:6 | 3-4 | General Education Requirement - Arts | 3 |
MATH F230X (*) | Complete one of the following: (*)4,22 | 3 | |
ECON F101X (*) | |||
| Complete one of the following:1 | 3 | ||
| Complete one of the following:16 | 3 | ||
WRTG F213X (*) | STAT F200X (*) | ||
| 14-15 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| CHEM F32120,25 | 4 | BIOL F34222,25 | 4 |
| Concentration Course | 3 | CHEM F32522,25 | 4 |
| Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 | Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 |
| General Elective | 4 | General Elective | 4 |
| Complete one of the following:22,25 | 4 | ||
BIOL F310 (*) | |||
| 14 | 19 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIOL F48120,25 | 4 | BIOL F40020,21,25 | 0 |
| PSY F111X (*)5,22 | 3 | CHEM F44922,25 | 3 |
| Degree Requirement - Alaska Native-themed | 3 | PHIL F322X (*)11,25 | 3 |
| Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 | General Elective - Upper Division | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Total Credits 123-124 | |||
Footnote Definitions
| General Education Requirements | Degree Requirements | Program & Other Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| 1--Communication | 8--Alaska Native-themed | 20--Program Requirement |
| 2--Arts | 9--Communication | 21--Capstone Requirement |
| 3--Humanities | 10--Computation | 22--Concentration Course |
| 4--Social Sciences | 11--Ethics | 23--General Elective |
| 5--Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 12--Humanities | 24--Minor Course |
| 6--Mathematics | 13--Human Relations | 25--Upper Division |
| 7--Natural Sciences | 14--Humanities or Social Sciences | 26--Program Elective |
| 15--Library & Information Research | ||
| 16--Mathematics | ||
| 17--Natural Sciences | ||
| 18--Other | ||
| 19--Social Sciences |
Cell and Molecular Biology Concentration
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIOL F115X17 | 4 | BIOL F116X17 | 4 |
| CHEM F105X7 | 4 | CHEM F106X7 | 4 |
| LS F101X15 | 1 | General Education Requirement - Humanities | 3 |
| WRTG F111X1 | 3 | Complete one of the following:1 | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 | ||
COM F131X (*) | |||
COM F141X (*) | |||
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIOL F26020 | 4 | BIOL F36022,25 | 3 |
| PHYS F123X or F211X20 | 4 | PHYS F124X, F212X, CS F103, or CS F20122 | 4 |
| Complete one of the following:6 | 3-4 | General Education Requirement - Arts | 3 |
MATH F230X (*) | General Elective | 3 | |
| Complete one of the following:16 | 3 | ||
| Complete one of the following:1 | 3 | STAT F200X (*) | |
WRTG F213X (*) | |||
| 14-15 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| CHEM F32120,25 | 4 | CHEM F32522,25 | 4 |
| General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 | Degree Requirement - Ethics25 | 3 |
| Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 | Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 |
| Complete one of the following:22 | 3-8 | Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | ||
| 13-18 | 16 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIOL F48120,25 | 4 | BIOL F40020,21,25 | 0 |
| CHEM F45022,25 | 3 | CHEM F44922,25 | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 | Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 |
| Degree Requirement - Alaska Native-themed | 3 | General Elective - Upper Division | 3 |
| General Elective | 2 | General Elective - Upper Division | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Credits 118-124 | |||
Footnote Definitions
| General Education Requirements | Degree Requirements | Program & Other Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| 1--Communication | 8--Alaska Native-themed | 20--Program Requirement |
| 2--Arts | 9--Communication | 21--Capstone Requirement |
| 3--Humanities | 10--Computation | 22--Concentration Course |
| 4--Social Sciences | 11--Ethics | 23--General Elective |
| 5--Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 12--Humanities | 24--Minor Course |
| 6--Mathematics | 13--Human Relations | 25--Upper Division |
| 7--Natural Sciences | 14--Humanities or Social Sciences | 26--Program Elective |
| 15--Library & Information Research | ||
| 16--Mathematics | ||
| 17--Natural Sciences | ||
| 18--Other | ||
| 19--Social Sciences |
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Concentration
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIOL F115X17 | 4 | BIOL F116X17 | 4 |
| CHEM F105X7 | 4 | CHEM F106X7 | 4 |
| LS F101X15 | 1 | General Education Requirement - Humanities | 3 |
| WRTG F111X1 | 3 | Complete one of the following:1 | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 | ||
COM F131X (*) | |||
COM F141X (*) | |||
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIOL F26020 | 4 | PHYS F124X, F212X, CS F103, or CS F20120 | 4 |
| PHYS F123X or F211X20 | 4 | General Education Requirement - Arts | 3 |
| Complete one of the following:6 | 3-4 | General Elective | 3 |
MATH F230X (*) | General Elective | 3 | |
| Complete one of the following:16 | 3 | ||
| Complete one of the following:1 | 3 | STAT F200X (*) | |
WRTG F213X (*) | |||
| 14-15 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIOL F37122,25 | 4 | PHIL F322X (*)11,25 | 3 |
| CHEM F32120,25 | 4 | Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 2 | Complete one of the following:22,25 | 3-8 |
| Complete one of the following:22,25 | 4 | ||
STAT F401 (*) | |||
BIOL F342 (*) | |||
| Complete one of the following:22,25 | 3-4 | ||
CHEM F449 (*) | |||
| 17 | 15-21 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIOL F48120,25 | 4 | BIOL F40020,21,25 | 0 |
| General Education Requirement - Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 | Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 |
| Degree Requirement - Alaska Native-themed | 3 | Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 |
| Concentration Course | 3 | Concentration Course | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective - Upper Division | 3 |
| 16 | 12 | ||
| Total Credits 119-126 | |||
Footnote Definitions
| General Education Requirements | Degree Requirements | Program & Other Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| 1--Communication | 8--Alaska Native-themed | 20--Program Requirement |
| 2--Arts | 9--Communication | 21--Capstone Requirement |
| 3--Humanities | 10--Computation | 22--Concentration Course |
| 4--Social Sciences | 11--Ethics | 23--General Elective |
| 5--Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 12--Humanities | 24--Minor Course |
| 6--Mathematics | 13--Human Relations | 25--Upper Division |
| 7--Natural Sciences | 14--Humanities or Social Sciences | 26--Program Elective |
| 15--Library & Information Research | ||
| 16--Mathematics | ||
| 17--Natural Sciences | ||
| 18--Other | ||
| 19--Social Sciences |
Physiology Concentration
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIOL F115X17 | 4 | BIOL F116X17 | 4 |
| CHEM F105X7 | 4 | CHEM F106X7 | 4 |
| LS F101X15 | 1 | General Education Requirement - Humanities | 3 |
| WRTG F111X1 | 3 | Complete one of the following:1 | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 | ||
COM F131X (*) | |||
COM F141X (*) | |||
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIOL F26020 | 4 | BIOL F36022,25 | 3 |
| PHYS F123X or F211X20 | 4 | PHYS F124X, F212X, CS F103, or CS F20122 | 4 |
| Complete one of the following:6 | 3-4 | General Education Requirement - Arts | 3 |
MATH F230X (*) | General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Complete one of the following:16 | 3 | ||
| Complete one of the following:1 | 3 | STAT F200X (*) | |
WRTG F213X (*) | |||
| 14-15 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| CHEM F32120,25 | 4 | Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 |
| PHIL F322X (*)11,25 | 3 | Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 |
| Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 | General Elective | 1 |
| Concentration Course - Upper Division | 4 | Complete one of the following:22,25 | 3-4 |
| General Elective | 2 | ||
BIOL F342 (*) | |||
| Complete one of the following:22,25 | 3-4 | ||
CHEM F449 (*) | |||
| 16 | 13-15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIOL F40020,21,25 | 0 | BIOL F48120,25 | 4 |
| General Education Requirement - Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 | Concentration Course - Upper Division | 3 |
| Degree Requirement - Alaska Native-themed | 3 | General Elective - Upper Division | 3 |
| Concentration Course | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 4 | ||
| General Elective | 3 | ||
| 16 | 13 | ||
| Total Credits 117-120 | |||
Footnote Definitions
| General Education Requirements | Degree Requirements | Program & Other Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| 1--Communication | 8--Alaska Native-themed | 20--Program Requirement |
| 2--Arts | 9--Communication | 21--Capstone Requirement |
| 3--Humanities | 10--Computation | 22--Concentration Course |
| 4--Social Sciences | 11--Ethics | 23--General Elective |
| 5--Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 12--Humanities | 24--Minor Course |
| 6--Mathematics | 13--Human Relations | 25--Upper Division |
| 7--Natural Sciences | 14--Humanities or Social Sciences | 26--Program Elective |
| 15--Library & Information Research | ||
| 16--Mathematics | ||
| 17--Natural Sciences | ||
| 18--Other | ||
| 19--Social Sciences |
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes are measurable statements that describe knowledge or skills achieved by students upon completion of the program.
Students graduating from this program will be able to:
- Demonstrate mastery of knowledge of core biological concepts, including evolution, inheritance and the expression of genes, cellular and organismal structure and function, and biologically-relevant pathways and transformations of energy and matter
- Communicate biological subject matter effectively in writing and speech
- Apply quantitative approaches to problem solving in biology
- Receive practice and instruction in the use of common biological laboratory tools and techniques, and in effective scientific collaboration
- Demonstrate creative and critical thinking skills by designing, conducting, interpreting and communicating a capstone research project
