Biology, B.S. Major (Class of 2023 and beyond)
The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) curriculum is broader in basic sciences and allows the student ample opportunity to explore advanced areas in biology.
Requirements
The program consists of a minimum of 11 courses and 6 collateral courses:
BIOL 111 | Unity & Diversity of Biology | |
BIOL 112 | Biomolecular Foundations of Biology | |
BIOL 113 | Quantitative Biology | |
BIOL 490 | Capstone in Biology | |
BIOL | Seven Biology electives | |
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CHEM 121 | General Chemistry I | |
CHEM 122 | General Chemistry II | |
CHEM 221 | Organic Chemistry I | |
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MATH 161 | Calculus I | |
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MATH 165 | Calculus I+ | |
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MATH 125 | Modeling and Differential Calculus | |
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MATH 141 | Differential Calculus and Economic Modeling | |
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| Two additional science/engineering electives from the list below: | |
CE 321 | Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science | |
CHE 211 | Material and Energy Balances | |
CHEM 222 | Organic Chemistry II | |
CHEM 231 | Analytical Chemistry I | |
CHEM 311 | Elementary Physical Chemistry | |
CHEM 361 | Biochemistry I | |
CS 104 | Introduction to Game Programming | |
CS 105 | Digital Media Computing | |
CS 106 | Personal Robotics | |
ECE 211 | Digital Circuits I | |
ECE 221 | Basic Electric Circuit Analysis | |
ES 101 | Introduction to Engineering | |
GEOL 320 | Paleobiology | |
GEOL 320 | Paleobiology | |
MATH 162 | Calculus II | |
MATH 263 | Calculus III | |
MATH 282 | Techniques of Mathematical Modeling | |
PHYS 111 | General Physics-Mechanics and Thermodynamics | |
PHYS 112 | General Physics-Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics | |
PHYS 133 | Physics II: Electricity, Magnetism, and Waves | |
PHYS 151 | Accelerated Physics I: Mechanics and Thermodynamics | |
PHYS 152 | Accelerated Physics II: Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics | |
The seven Biology electives must be numbered 205 or higher and must include at least two 300-level course.
No more than one research course (BIOL 401-404, 495, 496) can be used towards the major.
Computational Methods 151 may be substituted for a Biology elective.
This page reflects the requirements for completing this major. General graduation requirements for all students can be found here.