Biological Sciences without Concentration B.S.
Minimum Requirements for Biological Sciences without Concentration B.S.: 120 credits
Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.
Code | Title | Credits |
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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: | ||
Essential Calculus with Applications | ||
or MATH F251X | Calculus I | |
General Chemistry I and General Chemistry II | ||
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 | ||
Biological Sciences Program Requirements | ||
Complete the following: | ||
BIOL F260 | Principles of Genetics | 4 |
BIOL F360 | Cell and Molecular Biology | 3 |
BIOL F371 | Principles of Ecology | 4 |
BIOL F481 | Principles of Evolution | 4 |
CHEM F321 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
CHEM F325 | Organic Chemistry II | 3-4 |
or CHEM F449 | General Biochemistry: Metabolism | |
PHYS F123X | College Physics I | 4 |
or PHYS F211X | General Physics I | |
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: | 4-8 | |
Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology II | ||
Animal Physiology | ||
Microbiology | ||
Plant Physiology and Development | ||
Electives 1 | ||
Organismal elective | ||
Complete one additional course from the following: | 3-4 | |
List D | ||
Biology electives | ||
Complete four additional courses from the following: | 12-16 | |
Lists A, B, C, D or E | ||
Capstone 2 | ||
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: 3,4 | ||
Behavioral Neuroscience Research Capstone | ||
Animal Behavior | ||
Advanced Cell and Molecular Laboratory | ||
Community Ecology | ||
Limnology | ||
The Human Microbiome | ||
Electives | ||
General Electives | 6-22 | |
Total Credits | 120 |
- 1
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.
- 2
Fulfills the baccalaureate capstone requirement.
- 3
Students working individually with a faculty member may, for example, take BIOL F497, or may work with a faculty member taking without course credits.
- 4
Capstone courses may be double counted as electives.
Biology Elective Course Lists
Courses that satisfy upper-division elective credit may require prerequisites.
List A - Cell and Molecular Biology
Code | Title | Credits |
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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 |
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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 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 |