Course Requirements
- Three courses from the following list:
- Five additional majors-level Biology courses (two must have a lab component). Biology courses that fulfill the Scientific Inquiry Domain requirements, other than the General Biology sequence, do not generate credit toward the major or minor.
Open Electives
Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.
BIO 210
MICROBIOLOGY
Biology of microorganisms with emphasis on viruses, bacteria, fungi, and protozoa. Lecture-laboratory. Lab fee.
Prerequisites:
BIO 191 is a prerequisite for this class.
BIO 215
ECOLOGY
Study of organismal interactions; responses of individuals, populations and natural communities to their external environment. Lecture-laboratory. Lab fee.
Prerequisites:
BIO 193 is a prerequisite for this class.
BIO 235
EVOLUTION
This lecture/laboratory course will examine basic selection, population genetics, development, speciation, extinction, systematics, and the history of evolution. In the lab, students will learn some of the modern research methods used in the study of evolution. Lab fee.
Prerequisites:
BIO 191, BIO 192 and BIO 193 are a prerequisite for this class.
BIO 250
CELL BIOLOGY
Fundamentals of cell form and function studied at the molecular and organelle level, including basic cellular biochemistry, ultrastructure and physiology. Lecture-laboratory. Lab fee.
Prerequisites:
BIO 193 and (CHE 134 or CHE 138) are a prerequisite for this class.
BIO 309
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
A study of the functional and developmental aspects of flowering plants. Lecture-laboratory. Lab fee.
Prerequisites:
BIO 250 or instructor consent is a prerequisite for this class.
BIO 310
VERTEBRATE PHYSIOLOGY
Functions and regulatory mechanisms of vertebrate cells, organs and organ systems with special emphasis on mammals. Lecture-Laboratory. Lab fee.
Prerequisites:
BIO 250 or instructor consent is a prerequisite for this class.
BIO 360
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Study of biology at the molecular level, focusing on the regulation of gene expression and the principles of genetic engineering, Lecture-laboratory. Lab fee.
Prerequisites:
BIO 250, BIO 260, and (CHE 234 or CHE 238) are a prerequisite for this class.
BIO 206
BIOSTATISTICS
A survey of a variety of statistical methods used to analyze biological data.
Prerequisites:
BIO 192 or BIO 193 is a prerequisite for this class.