2024-25 Undergraduate Catalog

Bachelor of Science in Biology, General Biology Concentration

CIP Code: 26.0101

(SLO) Expected Outcomes:
1. Students will demonstrate an understanding of laboratory skills relevant to the life sciences. They will demonstrate an understanding of how to formulate rational hypotheses, test them experimentally, gather and analyze data, and present their results professionally.
2. Students will demonstrate an understanding of how the structure and function of DNA underlies heredity, and how genetic information flows according to the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology.
3. Students will demonstrate an understanding of both cell structure and the fundamentals of metabolism, and explain how all life shares a common molecular basis.
4. Students will demonstrate an understanding of ecological principles, ecosystem structures, and human impact on ecosystems.
5. Students will demonstrate an understanding of how evolutionary processes lead to organismal diversity, and also explain the phylogenetic relationships between major groups of organisms.

Degree Requirements (Semester Hours)

General Education Core

Note: The Core should include:

REL 241Introduction to Philosophy

3

MAT 141Precalculus

5

Or

MAT 231Statistics

3

CHE 111General Chemistry I

4

CHE 112General Chemistry II

4

Required Chemistry Courses (8)

CHE 211Organic Chemistry I

4

CHE 212Organic Chemistry II

4

Required Biology Courses (14)

BIO 115General Biology I for Majors

4

BIO 116General Biology II for Majors

4

BIO 301Genetics

4

BIO 310Biology Seminar

2

General Biology Courses (12)

BIO 331Cell Biology

4

BIO 341Ecology

4

BIO 361Biology of Microorganisms

4

Biology Electives (Choose from the following) (12)

BIO 110Introduction to Animal Science

4

BIO 118Agricultural Science and Society

3

BIO 201Human Anatomy & Physiology I

4

BIO 202Human Anatomy & Physiology II

4

BIO 261Microbiology for Health Sciences

4

BIO 312Topics in Biology

3

BIO 313Topics in Biology Lab

1

BIO 317Marine Biology

4

BIO 318Conservation Biology

3

BIO 345/CHE 345Preparation for Professions in Science

1

BIO 350Botanical Diversity

4

BIO 399Bioethics

3

BIO 402Molecular Genetics and Synthetic Biology

4

BIO 411Immunology

3

BIO 426Vertebrate Development

4

BIO 440Invertebrate Zoology

4

BIO 441Vertebrate Zoology

4

BIO 442General Ichthyology

4

BIO 444Independent Research

1-3

BIO 498Biology Internship

1-12

CHE 411Biochemistry

3

HPPE 406Kinesiology/Biomechanics

3

PHE 301Principles of Epidemiology

3

PHE 302Environmental Health Issues

3

PSY 424Neuropsychology

3

For the Bachelor of Science Degree: Computer Literacy (3)

General Electives (28-30)

Total Credit Hours: 120

Recommended Four-Year Plan for Biology, General Biology Concentration