Undergraduate Curriculum

The Department of Biological Sciences offers a program of study leading to a Bachelor of Sciences degree. The Department offers a balanced program with areas of specialization ranging from molecular to ecosystem-level of biological organization. A minimum of 120 hours of course work, including all University, College of Sciences and Departmental requirements, must be met.

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Biological Sciences majors, (BIOBS, PMED, PPHAR, PDENT, PVET, PPT), are required to earn a grade of "C" or better in all mathematics and sciences courses presented to satisfy departmental degree requirements in
the curriculum.

Students must take BIOS 1073, 1071, 1083, 1081, 2014, 2114, and 4010 as well as a minimum of 23 hours of credit in biological sciences electives. A maximum of 4 credit hours of 2000-level biological sciences courses may be taken for biological sciences elective credit. Additional 2000-level courses may be taken for elective credit. A maximum of six credit hours of research courses (BIOS 2002, 2092, 3092, and 4091) may be taken for biological sciences elective credit. Additional hours may be taken for free elective credit where permitted.

A student must take five biological sciences elective courses at the 3000/4000-level from courses. Although the choices are flexible, students might want to consider a balanced selection of courses including the general area of physiology, biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, plus the general area of ecology, evolution, and systematics. These five courses must also meet the following requirements: (1) at least two courses must include a laboratory, and (2) at least two courses must be at the 4000-level.

All students must attain a grade of "C" or higher in any course serving as a prerequisite for a higher course.

An outline of required courses and a schedule suggestion for a B.S. Degree is below:

Year 1 BIOS 1073, 1071, 1083, 1081 ENGL 1157, 1158 MATH 1125, 1126 CHEM 1007, 1017 MATH 2314 6 hours free electives	Year 2 BIOS 2014, 2114 Foreign language CHEM 1008, 1018 ARTS BIOS electives (5 cr)
Year 3 BIOS electives (9 cr) CHEM 2217, 2218 PHYS 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034 Literature (6 ch) 3 hours free electives	Year 4 BIOS 4010 BIOS electives (9 cr) Humanities (6 cr) Social Sciences (6 cr) Free electives (6 cr)

HUMANITIES: Arts and Science, Drama, Communications, English, Fine Arts, Foreign Language, Journalism, Music, Philosophy

SOCIAL SCIENCES: Anthropology, Arts and Sciences, Economics, Education, Geography, History, Political Sciences, Sociology, Psychology, Urban Studies