Biology Major

Along with completing required courses in secondary education, students electing a major in biology must complete the following courses with a minimum grade point average of 2.50 and a minimum grade of C:

Requirements

Biology

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
BIOL 111	Introductory Biology I	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
BIOL 112	Introductory Biology II	4	Offered spring and summer.
BIOL 221	Genetics	4	Offered fall.
BIOL 318	Ecology	4	Offered fall.
BIOL 320	Cell and Molecular Biology	4	Offered spring.
BIOL 335	Human Physiology	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
BIOL 348	Microbiology	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
BIOL 491-494	Problems in Biology	1-4	Offered fall, spring, summer

Chemistry

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
CHEM 103	General Chemistry I	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
CHEM 104	General Chemistry II	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
CHEM 205	Organic Chemistry I	4	Offered fall and summer.
CHEM 206	Organic Chemistry II	4	Offered spring and summer.

Mathematics

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
MATH 209	Precalculus Mathematics	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
MATH 240	Statistical Methods I	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.

Political Science

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
PSCI 212	Introduction to Geology	4	Offered fall and summer.
PSCI 357	Historical and Contemporary Contexts of Science	3	Offered as needed.

Physics

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
PHYS 101	General Physics I	4	Offered fall and summer.
	Or
PHYS 200	Mechanics	4	Offered fall.

ONE COURSE from:

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
BIOL 300	Developmental Biology of Animals	4	Offered spring.
BIOL 321	Invertebrate Zoology	4	Offered as needed.
BIOL 324	Vertebrate Zoology	4	Offered as needed.
BIOL 329	Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy	4	Offered as needed.
BIOL 353	The Plant Kingdom	4	Offered as needed.
BIOL 354	Plant Growth and Development	4	Offered as needed.

Total Credit Hours: 68

Also Note: To enroll in SED 411 and SED 412, students must have completed at least 55 credit hours of required and cognate courses in the major or have the consent of the program advisor. Prior to enrolling in SED 421, students must have completed all requirements in the biology major.