Bachelor of Science Degree with a Biology Major Requirements:
General Education Requirements (Calculus and Analytic Geometry I ((Biology Majors are required to take MATH 121. It can be used for the GEN Ed Math requirement of MATH 110))
Biology Major Curriculum Requirements
| Biology Degree Core Requirements | ||
| SCI 251 & SCI L251 | Biology I Principles of Biology and Biology I Laboratory | 4 |
| SCI 253 & SCI L253 | Biology II Organismal Biology and Biology II Laboratory | 4 |
| SCI 264 & SCI L264 | Physics I Introductory Physics and Physics I Laboratory | 4 |
| SCI 265 & SCI L265 | Introductory Chemistry I and Introductory Chemistry I Laboratory | 4 |
| SCI 267 & SCI L267 | Introductory Chemistry II and Introductory Chemistry II Laboratory | 4 |
| Choose one of the following tracks: | ||
| Track 1: General Biology | ||
| Biology Core plus the following General Biology Required Course: | ||
| SCI 365 & SCI L365 | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | 4 |
| Choose 4 of the following courses plus one lab, at least one course must be at the 400-level | ||
| SCI 350 | Biological Imaging | 3 |
| SCI 351 & SCI L351 | Ecology and Ecology Laboratory | 4 |
| SCI 352 & SCI L352 | Exercise Physiology and Exercise Physiology Laboratory | 4 |
| SCI 354 | Fundamentals of Nutrition | 3 |
| SCI 356 | Introduction to Biotechnology | 3 |
| SCI 360 & SCI L360 | Anatomy and Physiology I and Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I (*) | 4 |
| SCI 362 | Nobel Prize in Biological Sciences | 3 |
| SCI 363 & SCI L363 | Genetics and Genetics Laboratory | 4 |
| SCI 364 | Plant Biology | 3 |
| SCI 366 | Coastal Environments | 3 |
| SCI 367 | Biochemistry | 3 |
| SCI 368 | Elements of Forensic Science | 3 |
| SCI 374 & SCI L374 | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Laboratory | 4 |
| SCI 377 & SCI L377 | Microbiology and Microbiology Laboratory | 4 |
| SCI 378 | Computer Programming for the Sciences | 3 |
| SCI 379 | Emergency Medical Technician [EMT] Basic | 6 |
| SCI 380 & SCI L380 | Anatomy and Physiology II and Anatomy and Physiology Lab II (*) | 4 |
| SCI 381 & SCI L381 | Human Kinesiology and Kinesiology Lab | 4 |
| SCI 387 | Functional Musculoskeletal Anatomy | 3 |
| SCI 390 | Research Methods in Science | 3 |
| SCI 402 & SCI L402 | Applied Nutrition in Health and Disease and Applied Nutrition in Health and Disease Laboratory | 4 |
| SCI 457 | Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment | 3 |
| SCI 461 | Issues in Biological Science | 3 |
| SCI 462 | Plant Diversity in Ancient and Modern Environments | 3 |
| SCI 466 | Global Health Challenges | 3 |
| SCI 470 | Immunity and Disease | 3 |
| SCI 490 | Research Directed Study in Science | 3 |
| Track 2: Pre-Health | ||
| Biology core plus the following Pre-Health Required courses: | ||
| SCI 274 & SCI L274 | Physics II Biological Physics and Physics || Laboratory | 4 |
| SCI 365 & SCI L365 | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | 4 |
| SCI 374 & SCI L374 | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Laboratory | 4 |
| or SCI 367 | Biochemistry | |
| **Choose 3 of the following course plus one lab, one course must be at the 400 level | ||
| HS 390 | Research Methods in Health Sciences | 3 |
| SCI 352 & SCI L352 | Exercise Physiology and Exercise Physiology Laboratory | 4 |
| SCI 354 | Fundamentals of Nutrition | 3 |
| SCI 360 & SCI L360 | Anatomy and Physiology I and Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I (*) | 4 |
| SCI 363 & SCI L363 | Genetics and Genetics Laboratory | 4 |
| SCI 367 | Biochemistry | 3 |
| SCI 374 & SCI L374 | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Laboratory | 4 |
| SCI 377 & SCI L377 | Microbiology and Microbiology Laboratory | 4 |
| SCI 379 | Emergency Medical Technician [EMT] Basic | 6 |
| SCI 380 & SCI L380 | Anatomy and Physiology II and Anatomy and Physiology Lab II (*) | 4 |
| SCI 381 & SCI L381 | Human Kinesiology and Kinesiology Lab | 4 |
| SCI 387 | Functional Musculoskeletal Anatomy | 3 |
| SCI 390 | Research Methods in Science | 3 |
| SCI 457 | Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment | 3 |
| SCI 401 & SCI L401 | Fundamentals of Strength and Conditioning and Fundamentals of Strength and Conditioning Laboratory | 4 |
| SCI 402 & SCI L402 | Applied Nutrition in Health and Disease and Applied Nutrition in Health and Disease Laboratory | 4 |
| SCI 466 | Global Health Challenges | 3 |
| SCI 470 | Immunity and Disease | 3 |
| SCI 471 & SCI L471 | Exercise Testing and Prescription and Exercise Testing and Prescription Lab | 4 |
| SCI 490 | Research Directed Study in Science | 3 |
*Recommended to be taken together with the lab. | ||
| Suggested Electives for the Pre-Health Track | ||
| SCI 252 | Medical Terminology | 1 |
| SCI 275 | Introduction to Healthcare: Clinical and Business Perspectives | 3 |
| Track 3: Environmental Biology | ||
| Biology Core plus Environmental Science Required Course: | ||
| SCI 268 | Introduction to Environmental Science and Sustainability | 3 |
| Choose 1 additional course: | ||
| SCI 262 & SCI L262 | Physical Geology and Physical Geology Laboratory | 4 |
| SCI 266 | Oceanography | 3 |
| Choose 4 of the following courses plus one lab, at least one course must be at the 400 level | ||
| SCI 351 & SCI L351 | Ecology and Ecology Laboratory | 4 |
| SCI 355 | Energy Management Strategies | 3 |
| SCI 365 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| SCI 366 | Coastal Environments | 3 |
| SCI 371 & SCI L371 | Human Impact on Land and Life and Human Impact on Land and Life Laboratory | 4 |
| SCI 372 & SCI L372 | Sustaining Air and Water and Sustaining Air and Water Laboratory | 4 |
| SCI 376 & SCI L376 | Introduction to GIS for Health, Environment, and Business and GIS for Environmental Decision Making Laboratory | 4 |
| SCI 377 | Microbiology | 3 |
| SCI 378 | Computer Programming for the Sciences | 3 |
| SCI 455 | Environmental Policy: Decision Making and Problem Solving | 3 |
| SCI 457 | Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment | 3 |
| SCI 463 | Issues in Environmental Science | 3 |
| SCI 466 | Global Health Challenges | 3 |
| SCI 490 | Research Directed Study in Science | 3 |
| Mathematics Requirements: | ||
| MATH 121 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I ((Biology Majors are required to take MATH 121. It can be used for the GEN Ed Math requirement of MATH 110)) | 3 |
A minimum of 37 credit hours is required for the major.
A minimum of 122 credit hours is required for graduation.
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Modes of Thought requirements can be met by appropriate courses in the major.
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Include one Lab Science. One science must be taken at the 300 or 400 level.