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 111 | Unity & Diversity of Biology | 1 |
| BIOL 112 | Biomolecular Foundations of Biology | 1 |
| BIOL 113 | Quantitative Biology | 1 |
| BIOL 490 | Capstone in Biology | 1 |
| BIOL | Seven Biology electives | |
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| CHEM 103 | General Chemistry I with Recitation | 1 |
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| CHEM 107 | General Chemistry I | 1 |
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| CHEM 108 | General Chemistry II | 1 |
| CHEM 221 | Organic Chemistry I | 1 |
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| MATH 161 | Calculus I | 1 |
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| MATH 165 | Calculus I+ | 1 |
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| | Two additional science/engineering electives from the list below: | |
| CE 321 | Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science | 1 |
| CHE 211 | Material and Energy Balances | 1 |
| CHEM 222 | Organic Chemistry II | 1 |
| CHEM 231 | Quantitative Chemical Methods | 1 |
| CHEM 341 | Survey of Physical Chemistry | 1 |
| CHEM 352 | Foundational Biochemistry | 1 |
| CS 104 | Introduction to Game Programming | 1 |
| CS 105 | Digital Media Computing | 1 |
| ECE 211 | Digital Circuits I | 1 |
| ECE 221 | Basic Electric Circuit Analysis | 1 |
| ES 101 | Introduction to Engineering Design | 1 |
| GEOL 320 | Paleobiology | 1 |
| GEOL 320 | Paleobiology | 1 |
| MATH 162 | Calculus II | 1 |
| MATH 263 | Calculus III | 1 |
| MATH 282 | Techniques of Mathematical Modeling | 1 |
| PHYS 111 | General Physics-Mechanics and Thermodynamics | 1 |
| PHYS 112 | General Physics-Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics | 1 |
| PHYS 133 | Physics II: Electricity, Magnetism, and Waves | 1 |
| PHYS 151 | Accelerated Physics I: Mechanics and Thermodynamics | 1 |
| PHYS 152 | Accelerated Physics II: Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics | 1 |
| ES 105 | Introduction to Engineering Design for Non-Engineers | 1 |
| ES 232 | Biomaterials 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.