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Biological Sciences B.S.
General University Requirements for Bachelor's Degrees
For a UAF bachelor’s degree, a student must earn at least 120 credits, including transfer credits, at the F100 level or above. Unless otherwise specified, a course may be used more than once toward fulfilling degree, certificate, major and minor requirements. Credit hours for these courses count only once toward the total credits required for the degree or certificate.
| REQUIREMENT | BACHELOR'S DEGREE |
|---|---|
| Minimum number of credits | 120 credits |
| Credits earned at UAF (residence credit) | 30 credits; 12 credits in the major; 3 credits in the minor |
| Upper-division credit (courses between F300 and F499) | 39 credits total, some degrees require more; 24 of the 39 must be earned at UAF |
| Grade point average | 2.0 cumulative and 2.0 in both the major and minor |
| Minimum grades for major | No grade lower than C- in courses required for the major. Some majors require higher GPAs for major coursework. |
| Catalog year that can be used to determine requirements | May use any catalog in effect when enrolled as a degree student, regardless of major; seven-year limit on catalog year |
| Second degree | 24 credits beyond the first bachelor’s degree and all requirements for the second degree must be met |
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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.
| Credits | ||
|---|---|---|
| Biological Sciences Program Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| WRTG F111X | Writing Across Contexts G | 3 |
| WRTG F211X | Writing and the Humanities G | 3 |
| or WRTG F212X | Writing and the Professions | |
| or WRTG F213X | Writing and the Sciences | |
| or WRTG F214X | Arguing Across Contexts | |
| COM F121X | Introduction to Interpersonal Communication G | 3 |
| or COM F131X | Fundamentals of Oral Communication: Group Context | |
| or COM F141X | Fundamentals of Oral Communication: Public Context | |
| 3 credits from the General Education Requirements Arts list G | 3 | |
| 3-5 credits from the General Education Requirements Humanities list G | 3-5 | |
| 6 credits from the General Education Requirements Social Sciences list G | 6 | |
| 3-5 credits from the General Education Requirements Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences lists G | 3-5 | |
| CHEM F105X | General Chemistry I G | 4 |
| CHEM F106X | General Chemistry II G | 4 |
| MATH F230X | Essential Calculus with Applications in the Life Sciences G | 3-4 |
| or MATH F251X | Calculus I | |
| Alaska Native-themed course - complete 3 credits within the program D | 0-3 | |
| LS F101X | Library Information and Research D | 1 |
| Ethics requirement D | 3 | |
| BIOL F115X | Fundamentals of Biology I D | 4 |
| BIOL F116X | Fundamentals of Biology II D | 4 |
| STAT F200X | Elementary Statistics D | 3 |
| or STAT F300 | Statistics | |
| Complete the following degree humanities and social science requirements: DN | 12 | |
| Complete the following: | ||
| BIOL F260 | Principles of Genetics | 4 |
| BIOL F481 | Principles of Evolution | 4 |
| CHEM F321 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| or PHYS F211X | General Physics I | |
| 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 in a Changing World | ||
| 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 | 0-12 | |
| Total Credits | 120-134 | |
- 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.
Footnote Definitions
- DN
To allow students the creative and intellectual freedom to achieve their personal educational goals consistent with a Liberal Arts education, these 12 credits in humanities and social sciences must be fulfilled independently of other program requirements.
| General Education Requirements | Degree Requirements | Program & Other Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| G--Fulfills GER Requirements | D--Degree Requirements | P--Program Requirements |
Concentrations
Biomedical Science
| 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
| 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 | Biochemistry: Macromolecule Information Storage and Transfer | 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
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Total Credits | 31-44 | |
Physiology
| 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
| Credits | ||
|---|---|---|
| Without Concentration 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
| Credits | ||
|---|---|---|
| BIOL F342 | Microbiology | 4 |
| BIOL F360 | Cell and Molecular Biology | 3 |
| BIOL F417 | Neurobiology | 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 | Biochemistry: Macromolecule Information Storage and Transfer | 3 |
| CHEM F470 | Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | 3 |
| CHEM F474 | Neurochemistry | 3 |
| WLF F305 | Wildlife Diseases | 3 |
List B - Physiology
| Credits | ||
|---|---|---|
| BIOL F310 | Animal Physiology | 4 |
| BIOL F312 | Medical Physiology | 3 |
| BIOL F325 | Power of Plant Pigments | 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
| Credits | ||
|---|---|---|
| BIOL F325 | Power of Plant Pigments | 3 |
| BIOL F371 | Principles of Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL F377 | Conservation Biology | 3 |
| BIOL/WLF F385 | Global Change Biology | 3 |
| BIOL F415 | Systematic and Comparative Biology | 4 |
| BIOL F418 | Biogeography | 3 |
| BIOL F431 | Population Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL/WLF F433 | Conservation Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL F441 | Animal Behavior | 4 |
| BIOL F457 | Environmental Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL/WLF F469 | Landscape Ecology and Wildlife Habitat | 3 |
| BIOL F471 | Population Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL F472 | Community Ecology in a Changing World | 4 |
| BIOL/GEOS F486 | Vertebrate Paleontology | 3 |
| BIOL F488 | Arctic Vegetation Ecology: Geobotany | 3 |
| BIOL F491 | The Human Microbiome | 4 |
List D - Organismal Biology
| 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/FISH F427 | Ichthyology | 4 |
| BIOL/GEOS F486 | Vertebrate Paleontology | 3 |
List E - Biomedical Science
| 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 | Biochemistry: Macromolecule Information Storage and Transfer | 3 |
| CHEM F470 | Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | 3 |
| CHEM F474 | Neurochemistry | 3 |
| WLF F305 | Wildlife Diseases | 3 |
