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BACHELOR OF ARTS - BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
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DEGREE: BACHELOR OF ARTS
MAJOR: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES


CURRICULUM CREDITS

University and College requirements.


MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Minimum grade C- required in all BISC courses for a total of at least 33 credits in biology.

Core:
BISC 207/BISC 208 Introductory Biology I and II 8
BISC 302 General Ecology 3
BISC 306 General Physiology 3
BISC 305 OR BISC 401 Cell Physiology OR Molecular Biology of the Cell 3
BISC 403 Genetic and Evolutionary Biology 3

Biology Lab:
One of the following lab courses. The corresponding lecture is a prerequisite. (THE LECTURE AND THE LAB CANNOT BE TAKEN SIMULTANEOUSLY EXCEPT FOR BISC 312, WHICH MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY WITH BISC 302).
BISC 312 Field Ecology 3
BISC 315 Experimental Cell Biology 3
BISC 316 Experimental Physiology 3
BISC 411 Experimental Molecular Biology 3
BISC 413 Advanced Genetics Laboratory 3
BISC 484 Computer Based Genetics Laboratory 3

Literature-based Biology:
A literature-based 600 level course chosen from a list on the department website 3-4

Biology Electives:
Biology electives at the 300-level or above to total 33 credit hours in Biological Sciences. BISC 100, BISC 207, and BISC 208 count towards the total of 33 credits needed for the major.


RELATED COURSEWORK
A grade of D (not D-) or better must be obtained in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics courses required for all Biological Sciences majors and minor.

Chemistry:
CHEM 103/ CHEM 104 General Chemistry 8
 
CHEM 321/CHEM 322
OR
CHEM 213/CHEM 214/CHEM 216
Organic Chemistry I /Organic Chemistry II
OR
Elementary Organic Chemistry/ Elementary Biochemistry/ Elementary Biochemistry Laboratory
8
 
Physics:
PHYS 201/PHYS 202 Introductory Physics I and II 8
 
Mathematics:
MATH 241 Analytic Geometry and Calculus A 4

ELECTIVES
After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree.


CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF 124



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