Required Courses:

BIO 1111 Principles of Biology I
BIO 1112 Principles of Biology II

Biology 1111, 1112 are prerequisites for all 2000- and 3000-level biology courses. (Students must pass both sections of the Math Proficiency Test for all 2000- and 3000-level courses.)

CHE 1101 Intro. Chem. I: Structure & Bonding
CHE 1102 Intro. Chem. II: Chemical Reactivity
CHE 2217 Organic Chemistry I

Seven additional courses (28 hrs.) selected from the groups shown below. The selections must be made according to the following guidelines:

1. One four-credit course must be selected from each of the four groups below;
2. The remaining three courses, i.e. those not accounted for in guideline 1, must be selected from at least two of the groups;
3. At least five of the courses must be laboratory courses (* denotes a laboratory course).
All seniors, including all dual majors, will participate in either the research poster presentation or the senior seminar, which will serve as their Capstone Experience. (BIO 4492 or 4493)

Group 1 -- Cell and Molecular Biology

BIO 2203 Genetics*
BIO 22-- Molecular Biology *
BIO 3301 Immunology *
BIO 3310 Cell Biology *
BIO 3311 Advanced Genetics – Molecular
BIO 33-- Genomics

Group 2 -- Organismal Biology

BIO 2206 Epidemiology
BIO 2225 Endocrinology
BIO 3309 Advanced Genetics - Human
BIO 3316 Animal Physiology *
BIO 3320 Neurobiology
BIO 3323 Developmental Biology *
BIO 3324 Comparative Anatomy *

Group 3 -- Diversity

BIO 2201 Vertebrate Diversity *
BIO 2204 Botany * 
BIO 2205 Invertebrate Zoology *
BIO 2218 Parasitology *
BIO 3307 Microbiology *

Group 4 -- Population-Ecosystem Biology

BIO 2209 Environmental Health
BIO 2217 Ecology *
BIO 2234 Marine Biology *
BIO 3321 Evolution

Special topics courses will be assigned to particular groups.

Here is a work sheet that students use to keep track of their progress.

Strongly Recommended Courses:

CHE 2218 Organic Chemistry II
CSC 1106 Fundamentals of Computing I
MAT 1117 Calculus I
MAT 1118 Calculus II
PHY 1101 General Physics I
PHY 1102 General Physics II
STA 2215 Elem. Statistics for Social Science
STA 2216 Statistical Methods