B.S. in Biology

The Biology, B.A. degree provides broad training in the biological sciences, and requires students to broaden their education via a minor, second major, or pre-law concentration. The program provides training across all major fields of the biological sciences, including molecular and cellular biology, organismal biology, ecology, and evolution. The requirements include a core curriculum common to all biology majors, as well as electives that are selected from clusters that represent major levels of analysis within the biological sciences. Students enrolled in this degree who are interested in graduate or professional school may need to complete additional chemistry and physics coursework beyond what is required for this degree, and should consider completing the "Biology, B.S.", or one of the Biology, B.S. concentrations instead of the B.A. Biology Major Core Curriculum: BIOL 110 - Introduction to Biology: Evolution, Ecology, and Plant Biology BIOL 111 - Introduction to Biology: Molecules, Cells, and Animal Physiology BIOL 131 - Biology Freshman Seminar BIOL 231 - Biology Sophomore Seminar BIOL 301 - Genetics BIOL 331 - Biology Junior Seminar BIOL 402 - Evolution BIOL 431 - Senior Seminar Biology Clusters Select at least 18 additional credits from the list of courses below, including at least one course from each of the three biology clusters. At least four of these additional courses must have a laboratory component. Molecules and Cells BIOL 302 - General Microbiology BIOL 305 - Immunology BIOL 401 - Cell and Molecular Biology BIOL 405 - Biochemistry BIOL 430 - Advanced Laboratory Methods in Molecular Biology Organismal Biology BIOL 204 - Invertebrate Zoology BIOL 211 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy BIOL 212 - Developmental Biology BIOL 218 - Marine Biology BIOL 306 - Animal Nutrition BIOL 403 - Advanced Botany BIOL 406 - Vertebrate Physiology Ecology BIOL 203 - Ecology BIOL 208 - Animal Behavior BIOL 220 - Conservation Biology BIOL 320 - Natural History of the Vertebrates BIOL 322 - Field Biology BIOL 326 - Freshwater Aquatic Biology Other Optional Courses: Courses not in the clusters above that may be used toward the required 18 additional credits in biology: BIOL 420 - Research I BIOL 421, BIOL 422, BIOL 423, BIOL 424 - Research II Any 300-, 400- or 500- level Biology courses Collateral Requirements: CHEM 121 - General Chemistry I CHEM 122 - General Chemistry II CHEM 221 - Organic Chemistry I MATH 112 - Calculus or MATH 121 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I One of the following statistics courses: BIOL 315 - Biostatistics or MATH 215 - Introductory Statistics or STAT 205 - Essentials of Statistics PHYS 104 - An Introduction to Physics I or PHYS 121 - General Physics I