This program offers a broad background that well prepares students for the MCAT, GRE, and other admissions tests, and impresses admissions officers.

The BS program established the foundation necessary for success in graduate and professional programs and in professional life as a biologist.

In addition to the College of Arts and Sciences general education requirements, the BS in Biology degree requires:

• FIRST TIER BIOLOGY CORE
  BIL 150 (General Biology) and BIL 151 (Laboratory)
  BIL 160 (Evolution & Biodiversity) and BIL 161 (Laboratory)
• SECOND TIER BIOLOGY CORE
  BIL 250 (Genetics)
  BIL 255(Cellular and Molecular Biology)
• THIRD TIER BIOLOGY CORE
  BIL 330(Ecology)
  BIL 360(Comparative Physiology)
• UPPER TIER BIOLOGY ELECTIVES
  • Twelve additional credits in Biology (to total 34 in biology)
    
  • At least three of these 12 credits must be at the 300-level or higher.
    
  • The 12 credits must include at least two lab or field courses at the 200-level or higher.
  • A capstone course at the 400- or 500-level is strongly recommended.

The B.S. Degree also requires

• One year of inorganic chemistry with laboratory (CHM 111/113 and CHM 112/114)
• One semester of organic chemistry with laboratory (CHM 201/205)
• Calculus sequence in Mathematics
• One approved statistics or computer science course (BIL 311, BIL 511, CSC 120, ECS 204/MSC 204/GSC 204, EEN 118, MTH 224, or PSY 204)
• Physics sequence for science majors, with laboratory.
  Either of the following will fulfill this requirement:
  • College Physics (PHY 101/106 and PHY 102/108) or
  • University Physics (PHY 205 and PHY 206/208 and PHY 207/209)
• A minor in one of the following natural sciences:
• chemistry (CHM)
• environmental science (ECS)
• physics (PHY)
• geological sciences (GSC)
• marine sciences (MSC)
• biochemistry and molecular biology (BMB)
• computer science (CSS)
• mathematics (MTH)
• microbiology and immunology (MIC)

For general University requirements, visit the Admissions Office, or phone them at (305) 284-4323.