Biology

Chair:   Mark Johnson

Note:

Majors:

• It is recommended to take BIO 111 and CHE 111 in the fall of one’s freshman year.
• If MATH ACT is below 24, it is suggested that the student take MAT107 and start CHE111 sophomore year.

Minors:

• Must take BIO 111 not BIO 100

Major

(B.S. degree) A minimum of forty-nine semester hours is required. A minimum of 38 hours in Biology including BIO 111, 212, 214, 314, 335, 451, 452, and 14 hours of electives to be selected from 300-400 level courses in Biology (excluding Bio 306). One elective course must be a field course selected from the following: BIO 300, 316, 320, 413, or 470 field topics. A maximum of 3 hours of Independent Study, BIO 440, can be used to satisfy the elective hours. In addition, the required allied hours are MAT 111 and CHE 111, 112, and 113. MAT 121, and CHE 201, 202, 309 and 310 are recommended. Teaching majors in Biology must take BIO 305 and 311 as two of their electives. The four courses in the biology core (BIO 111, 212, 213, 314) are preferably taken in the freshman and sophomore years; all should be completed by the end of junior. BIO 100 and 260 do not apply to a major or minor in Biology.

Minor

A minimum of eighteen semester hours is required including BIO 111.  Note that BIO 212, 214, or 314 are prerequisites for most upper-level electives.  BIO 100 does not apply to a major or minor in Biology.

Flags

Q: BIO 111, BIO 314, BIO 335, CHE111, CHE112, MAT111,

Recommended Sequence of Courses