The Biology Major
The Biology major requires a minimum of 42 semester hours including a biology core for all concentrations of 29 semester hours:BIOL 1110/1111 and BIOL 1120/1121 (a 2 semester General Biology sequence)
BIOL 2230/2231 Microbiology
BIOL 3250/3251 Genetics
BIOL 3400 General Ecology
BIOL 3500 Evolution
BIOL 4110/4111 Animal Physiology or BIOL 4210/4211 Cell and Molecular Biology or BIOL 4500 Plant Physiology
BIOL 4200 Senior Seminar
Other requirements include:
MATH 1910 and one of the following: BIOL 4350/4351 or MATH 2050 or MATH 1920 and
CHEM 1110/1111, 1120/1121, and 2030/2031 or 3010/3011
Every Biology major is required to declare a concentration area. Each area requires 10 semester hours to be selected from a set of designated courses.
Organismal Biology and Ecology* Optional Organismal Biology & Ecology tracks:
Choose at least 10 hours from the following list: Botany Track: (10 hours)
3020 Comp. Anatomy of the Vertebrates (Fall) Choose from BIOL 3030, 4060, 4080, 4120, 4520, 4700.
3030 Non-Flowering Plants (Fall) Students in this track should take BIOL 4500 (Plant Phys)
3040 Entomology (Fall) as their required Physiology course
3050 Parasitology (Spring) Zoology Track: (10 hours)
4060 Dendrology (Fall) Choose from BIOL 3020, 3040, 3050, 4140, 4180, 4220,
4080 Mycology (Spring, odd years) 4390. Students in this track should take BIOL 4110 (Gen.
4120 Flowering Plants (Spring) Phys) as their required Physiology course.
4140 Invertebrate Zoology (Spring) Ecology Track: (10 hours)
4180 Vertebrate Zoology (Fall) Choose at least two courses from BIOL 4250, 4580, 4700
4220 Ichthyology and choose one course from among the column to the left
4250 Limnology (Spring) (if only two courses are chosen from those listed here)
4390 Ethology (Spring, odd years) General Biology: (10 hours)
4520 Plant Anatomy (Spring) Choose one of the following courses: BIOL 3020 or 4180
4580 Marine Biology (Spring) Choose one of the following courses: BIOL 3030, 4080, or
4700 Plant-Animal Interactions (Spring) 4120
**Students may choose to follow one of the track Choose one of the following courses: BIOL 3040, 3050, or
options described to the right instead of choosing 4140
from the list above** **The Gen. Biology Track satisfies Teacher Ed. Requirements**
Genetics & Biotechnology*
Required:
4550 Biotechnology (Fall & Spring)
Pick one of the following:
4450 Molecular Genetics (Fall)
4460 Human Genetics (Spring)
Pick one of the following:
4270 Transmitting Electron Microscopy (Spring)
4290 Scanning Electron Microscopy (Fall)
4300 Immunology (Fall & Spring)
4450 Molecular Genetics (Fall)
4460 Human Genetics (Spring)
4510 Food/ Industrial Microbiology (Fall)
4570 Principles of Toxicology (Fall)
4720 Animal Development (Spring)
Microbiology*
Choose 10 hrs. from the following list:
3050 Parasitology (Spring)
3210 Environmental Microbiology (Spring)
4080 Mycology (Fall)
4300 Immunology (Fall & Spring)
4430 Diagnostic Microbiology (Spring)
4440 General Virology (Fall)
4450 Molecular Genetics (Fall)
4510 Food/Industrial Microbiology (Fall)
4550 Biotechnology (Fall & Spring)
4730 Microbial Physiology & Biochemistry (Spring)
Physiology*
Choose 10 hours from the following list:
3010 Embryology (Fall)
3020 Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates (Fall)
4110 General Physiology (Fall & Spring) +
4130 Histology (Spring)
4170 Endocrinology (Fall)
4210 Cell & Molecular Biology(Fall & Spring) +
4300 Immunology (Fall & Spring)
4440 General Virology (Fall)
4500 Plant Physiology (Spring) +
4520 Plant Anatomy (Spring)
4560 Neurobiology (Fall)
4570 Principles of Toxicology (Fall)
+ only if not used for core requirement
* See advisor or chair for additional options; other Upper Division Biology courses may be substituted.
* Course substitutions are made within the emphasis areas when appropriate, as determined by the department chair.
Electives to bring the total Biology semester hours to 42 or more.