Requirements for the Major in Biology
General Sciences Requisites:
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Mathematics: MATH 2250 (Calculus I)
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Introductory Biology: BIOL 1107-1107L (Principles of Biology I) and BIOL 1108-1108L (Principles of Biology II)
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Introductory Chemistry: CHEM 1211-1211L (Freshman Chemistry I) and CHEM 1212-1212L (Freshman Chemistry II)
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Organic Chemistry: CHEM 2211-2211L (Organic Chemistry I)
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Physics: PHYS 1111-1111L/1211-1211L (Introductory Physics I) and PHYS 1112-1112L/1212-1212L (Introductory Physics II)
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Choose one: MATH 2260 (Calculus II) or STAT 2000 (Introductory Statistics) or CHEM 2212-2212L (Organic Chemistry II)
Required Major Courses:
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BCMB 3100 (Introductory Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) or BCMB 4020 (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II)
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GENE 3200 or GENE 3200H (Genetics)
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CBIO 3600 (Developmental Biology) or CBIO 3400 (Cell Biology) or PBIO 3600 (Plant Cell and Developmental Biology)
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ECOL 3500 or ECOL 3505H (Ecology) or GENE 3000 or GENE 3000H (Evolutionary Biology) or PBIO 3650-3650L (Plant Ecology)
Organismal Biology Requirement:
Student must choose one course (3-4 hours) that satisfies the organismal requirement.
Laboratory Biology Requirement:
Student must choose one course (3-4 hours) that satisfies the laboratory requirement.
Biology Major Electives Requirement:
Student must choose three additional courses (9 hours total) that satisfy the major elective requirement. At least two of the courses must be 3 or more credit hours and from two different departments.
*Please see the Biology Major Checksheet for more information and a list of applicable courses.
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