2025-2026 Catalog

Biology, B.S. Major

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 111Unity & Diversity of Biology

1

BIOL 112Biomolecular Foundations of Biology

1

BIOL 113Quantitative Biology

1

BIOL 490Capstone in Biology

1

BIOL Seven Biology electives

 

CHEM 103General Chemistry I with Recitation

1

Or

CHEM 107General Chemistry I

1

 

CHEM 108General Chemistry II

1

CHEM 221Organic Chemistry I

1

 

MATH 161Calculus I

1

Or

MATH 165Calculus I+

1

 

Two additional science/engineering electives from the list below:

CE 321Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science

1

CHE 211Material and Energy Balances

1

CHEM 222Organic Chemistry II

1

CHEM 231Quantitative Chemical Methods

1

CHEM 341Survey of Physical Chemistry

1

CHEM 352Foundational Biochemistry

1

CS 104Introduction to Game Programming

1

CS 105Digital Media Computing

1

ECE 211Digital Circuits I

1

ECE 221Basic Electric Circuit Analysis

1

ES 101Introduction to Engineering Design

1

GEOL 320Paleobiology

1

GEOL 320Paleobiology

1

MATH 162Calculus II

1

MATH 263Calculus III

1

MATH 282Techniques of Mathematical Modeling

1

PHYS 111General Physics-Mechanics and Thermodynamics

1

PHYS 112General Physics-Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics

1

PHYS 133Physics II: Electricity, Magnetism, and Waves

1

PHYS 151Accelerated Physics I: Mechanics and Thermodynamics

1

PHYS 152Accelerated Physics II: Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics

1

ES 105Introduction to Engineering Design for Non-Engineers

1

ES 232Biomaterials Science

1

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.

CMs 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.