Bachelor of Science in Biology
The Bachelor of Science is recommended as appropriate preparation for
graduate schools, professional schools, marine biology and high school or
college teaching in the natural sciences. In addition to the College of
Arts and Sciences general education requirements (GER), the B.S. in
Biology degree requirements are as follows.
FIRST TIER BIOLOGY CORE
BIL 150 (General Biology) and BIL 151 (General Biology Laboratory)
BIL 160 (Evolution & Biodiversity) and BIL 161 (Evolution &
Biodiversity Laboratory).
SECOND TIER CORE
BIL 250 (Genetics)
BIL 235 (Ecology)
BIL 255 (Cellular and Molecular Biology)
BIL 265 (General Physiology)
THIRD TIER BIOLOGY ELECTIVES
Biology electives to total 34 credits, including two laboratory or
field courses beyond BIL 151 and BIL 161.
IN ADDITION, ALL CANDIDATES FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY MUST
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING
One approved statistics or computer science course
(BIL 311, EEN 118,
MTH 120, MTH 224, or PSY 204)
One year of inorganic chemistry with laboratory
(CHM 111/113 and CHM 112/114)
One semester of organic chemistry with laboratory
a full two- or three-semester series of Physics for science majors with laboratory
(either College Physics (PHY101/106 and PHY 102/108) or, for the adventurous student who really
loves physics, University Physics (PHY 205 and PHY 206/208 and PHY 207/209).
A minor in one of the following natural sciences:
- chemistry (CHM)
- physics (PHY)
- geological sciences (GSC)
- marine sciences (MSC)
- biochemistry and molecular biology (BMB)
- computer science (CSS)
- mathematics (MTH)
- microbiology and immunology (MIC)