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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Biology, B.S.


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Minimum number of credits required to graduate:  124

Minimum cumulative GPA required to graduate:  2.0

Minimum number of credits to complete the major:  68

 

School: School of Arts and Sciences

Department: Natural Sciences

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Biology is the core life science program. The Biology program provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary education offering courses aimed at breadth and depth of study, including cellular and molecular biology, biotechnology, genetics, physiology, organismal biology, animal behavior, plant biology and physiology, ecology, and evolution. The curriculum emphasizes the process of science through inquiry-based experiential learning in laboratory and field courses, faculty-mentored research, and co-curricular opportunities. Students connect their experiences and gain global perspectives through participation in international research projects, attendance at regional and national conferences, and fieldwork both domestically and abroad.

Major Requirements


The B.S. in Biology comprises seventeen courses (68 credits).

Core Courses


Complete the following four required courses:

Biology Electives


Upon successful completion of the four core course requirements, students choose any five upper level elective courses in Biology, based on their interests and in consultation with their advisor. 

Additional Courses


Students may take one of the following courses as one of the five upper-level elective courses:

Health Science Courses


For students who are required to take two semesters of Human Anatomy and Physiology through the School of Nursing and Health Sciences in order to complete a major or minor, completing both of the following courses will satisfy the requirement for one of the five upper-level electives courses for the Biology major:

Additional Required Courses


Complete the following eight additional courses as outlined below:

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