Biology

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Requirements for the Major in Biology - Integrative Track

The major requires successful completion of the following:

Course Requirements 1,2
BIOL 130Field Investigations in Biology4
BIOL 133Introductory Molecular Biology and Genetics 34
BIOL 213Evolutionary Biology4
BIOL 223Genetics (Lab)4
BIOL 233Molecular Cell Biology4
BIOL 324Junior Seminar2
BIOL 424Senior Seminar2
CHEM 120General Chemistry (Lab)4
or CHEM 150or Advanced General Chemistry (Lab)
Select two of the following:8
Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (Lab)
Environmental Physiology of Plants (Lab)
Biology of Human Reproduction
Plant Growth and Development
General and Human Physiology
or General and Human Physiology (Lab)
Environment and Development
Developmental Biology (Lab)
or Developmental Biology
Select eight additional hours in biology (BIOL) from courses numbered 200 or above: 48
Total Semester Hours44
Additional Requirements
A comprehensive examination
1

Courses numbered below 130 do not count toward the major.

2

At least four of the required and elective biology courses must have a laboratory.

3

The Department of Biology will allow an AP test score of 5 or a higher level IB test score of 6 or 7 to substitute for BIOL 133. Students should be advised that mastery of the material covered in BIOL 133 is important as majors will be tested on it during their comprehensive exams.

4

Students who have completed and passed a) the Island Ecology summer program or b) the specific combination of the two half courses BIOL 241 and BIOL 251 may count either a) or b) as one laboratory course in the major. For purposes of calculating GPA within the major, the grade for the island ecology program will count as the equivalent of one biology class. 

Required for a B.S. (but not for a B.A.) in Biology

Course Requirements
Select four additional courses in mathematics, statistics, or science outside biology, including at least two lab science courses16
Total Semester Hours16