Biology Major

Introductory Biology Courses

BSC 2010

Integrated Principles of Biology I

3

BSC 2010L

Integrated Principles of Biology I Laboratory

1

BSC 2011

Integrated Principles of Biology II

3

BSC 2011L

Integrated Principles of Biology II Laboratory

1

Or

BSC 2010

Integrated Principles of Biology I

3

BSC 2011

Integrated Principles of Biology II

3

BSC 2044L

Accelerated, Integrated Principles of Biology Laboratory

2

General Chemistry Courses

CHM 2045

General Chemistry

3

CHM 2045L

General Chemistry Laboratory

1

CHM 2046

General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis

3

CHM 2046L

General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis Laboratory

1

Or

CHM 2045

General Chemistry

3

CHM 2046

General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis

3

CHM 2054L

Accelerated General Chemistry Laboratory

2

Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Courses

CHM 3217

Organic Chemistry/Biochemistry 1

4

CHM 3218

Organic Chemistry/Biochemistry 2

4

CHM 2211L

Organic Chemistry Laboratory

2

Or

CHM 3217

Organic Chemistry/Biochemistry 1

4

BCH 4024

Intro to Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

4

CHM 2211L

Organic Chemistry Laboratory

2

Or

CHM 2210

Organic Chemistry 1

3

CHM 2211

Organic Chemistry 2

3

CHM 2211L

Organic Chemistry Laboratory

2

Note: Students selecting this third set of courses are encouraged to also complete a biochemistry course (CHM 3218 or BCH 4024).

Physics Courses

PHY 2048

Physics 1 with Calculus

3

PHY 2048L

Physics 1 with Calculus Laboratory

1

PHY 2049

Physics 2 with Calculus

3

PHY 2049L

Physics 2 with Calculus Laboratory

1

Or

PHY 2053

General Physics 1

4

PHY 2053L

General Physics Laboratory 1

1

PHY 2054

General Physics 2

4

PHY 2054L

General Physics Laboratory 2

1

Or

PHY 2048

Physics 1 with Calculus

3

PHY 2049

Physics 2 with Calculus

3

PHY 2064L

Accelerated Physics with Calculus Laboratory

2

Note: Students taking the Physics with Calculus series (PHY 2048-2049) will also need to take MAC 2313 (i.e., a third semester of Calculus), since this course is a co-requisite of PHY 2049.

Mathematics Courses

MAC 2311

Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1

4

And

MAC 2312

Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2

4

Or

STA 2023

Introduction to Statistics
(both MAC 2312 and STA 2023 are strongly recommended)

3

Genetics Course

PCB 3063

Genetics

4

Taxonomic Diversity Courses

(Choose two subgroups and then select at least one course from each of these two subgroups.)

Animal Diversity:

ZOO 2203

Invertebrate Zoology

4

ZOO 2303

Vertebrate Zoology

4

Plant and Fungal Diversity:

BOT 2011C

Plant Diversity

4

BOT 2710

Practical Plant Taxonomy

3

PLP 3653C

Introductory Mycology

4

Microbial Diversity:

MCB 3020
and
MCB 3020L

Basic Biology of Microorganisms

Basic Biology of Microorganisms Lab

3
1

Structural Biology Course

(Choose at least one course from this group)

PCB 3134

Eukaryotic Cell Structure and Function

3

ZOO 3713C

Functional Vertebrate Anatomy

4

ZOO 3603C

Evolutionary and Developmental Biology

4

Ecology Course

(Choose at least one course from this group)

PCB 3034C

Introduction to Ecology

4

PCB 4044C

General Ecology

4

Evolution Course

PCB 4674

Evolution

4

Physiology Course

(Choose at least one course from this group)

BOT 3503
and

BOT 3503L

Physiol and Molec Biology of Plants
and
Physiol and Molec Biology of Plants Lab

5

Or

PCB 4723C

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Animals

5

Minimum required major credits = 35