Biology, BA

Choose one of the following eight options:

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• BIOL 2220 - Principles of Microbiology *
• BIOL 3100 - Microbiology *
• BIOL 3150 - Virology
• BIOL 3820 - Neurobiology
• BIOL 4100 - Medical Microbiology
• BIOL 4150 - Immunology
• BIOL 4700 - Molecular Genetics
• BIOL 4750  /4751 Cell Biology and Lab  

* Only one course from BIOL 2220 or BIOL 3100 may count towards this degree.

Choose one of the following eight courses:

See Notes below ⁴

• BIOL 2200 - Anatomy and Physiology I ²
• BIOL 2210 - Anatomy and Physiology II
• BIOL 3180 - Therapeutics of Disease
• BIOL 3250 - Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates
• BIOL 3300 - Developmental Biology
• BIOL 3850 - Plant Physiology
• BIOL 3880 - Animal Physiology
• BIOL 3890 - Environmental Physiology

Choose one of the following twelve courses:

See Notes below ⁴

• BIOL 2350 - Invertebrate Zoology and Biodiversity Science
• BIOL 2520 - Plant Systematics
• BIOL 2530 - Marine Botany
• BIOL 2600 - Ecology
• BIOL 3500 - Evolution
• BIOL 3650 - Marine Biology
• BIOL 3800 - Animal Behavior
• BIOL 4600 - General Ecology
• BIOL 4620 - Marine Ecology
• BIOL 4630 - Forest Ecology
• BIOL 4640 - Aquatic Ecology
• BIOL 4650 - Conservation Biology

Senior Synthesis:

• BIOL 4991 - Senior Synthesis I
• BIOL 4992 - Senior Synthesis II
• BIOL 4993 - Senior Synthesis III
• BIOL 4996 - Senior Synthesis Seminar

NOTES:

1. Grade requirements for prerequisite courses: a minimum grade of C (2.00) is required for any biology course that will serve as a prerequisite for another biology course; a minimum grade of C- is required in other science courses that serves as prerequisites.
2. If BIOL 2200 is selected, BIOL 2210 should be taken as an elective.
3. A maximum of five credits of research courses, which include BIOL 3990 and 4990, may be counted towards Biology Electives.
4. At least 15 credits of the biology elective courses (non-senior synthesis) must be from 3000- or 4000-level courses (see Course Descriptions ). Some of the course choices may require prerequisites beyond the minimal degree requirements.
5. BIOL 2220  and BIOL 3100  may not both apply towards this degree.

Chemistry

 15 to 16 credits in chemistry, typically:

• CHEM 1500 - General Chemistry I
• CHEM 1501 - General Chemistry Laboratory I
• CHEM 1510 - General Chemistry II
• CHEM 1511 - General Chemistry Laboratory II
• CHEM 1520 - General Chemistry III or CHEM 1590 - Research Focused General Chemistry III  
• Other courses with approval of Biology Department

Mathematics

Choose one for 5 credits:

• MATH 1210 - Statistics for Life Sciences
• MATH 1230 - Calculus for Life Sciences
• MATH 1334 - Calculus I

Natural Sciences

Choose 10 credits from the courses in these departments (see course descriptions ):¹

• Chemistry:  CHEM 2100 or above
• Mathematics: MATH 1210  or above
• Physics:  PHYS 1050/1051 or above

Science Electives

• 10 credits of additional science electives approved by department.²

NOTES:

1. Natural science courses must be different from the Mathematics course chosen in the Mathematics section.
2. Science elective courses must be a major-level course for that department and may be a Biology course 2200 or above.