Biology (General), BS

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1. Foundations curriculum - 42 s.h.

(For information about courses that carry foundations curriculum credit see Liberal Arts Foundations Curriculum .)

2. Core. - 15 s.h.

3. Recommended electives. - 25 s.h.

The following elective areas are recommended to guide students in choosing biology electives consistent with their academic goals. Students may concentrate in one of the specified areas, below, or choose a more general course of study. A maximum of 6 s.h. of BIOL 3504 , BIOL 3550 , BIOL 4504 , BIOL 4514 , BIOL 4550 , BIOL 5995 may count toward biology electives without consent of dept. chair or director of undergraduate studies.

Ecology/Environmental Biology:

Marine Biology:

Microbiology:

Molecular Biology and Biotechnology:

4. Cognates. - 22 s.h.

5. Research skills - 8-9 s.h.

(Choose one area.)

Students contemplating graduate school should consider admission requirements before selecting a research skills area.

a. Foreign language through level 1003.

b. Quantitative and Communication Skills

(1 course each in scientific writing, statistics, and computer programming.)

Recommended courses:

ENGL 3820 - Scientific Writing or
ITEC 3290 - Technical Writing or
a course in scientific writing
MATH 2228 - Elementary Statistical Methods I
MIS 2223 - Introduction to Computers or
ACCT 2401 - Financial Accounting

c. Relevant cognate area courses

chosen to meet this requirement must be planned through consultation with a faculty advisor and approved in advance by the dept chair and the dept director of undergraduate studies.