Biological Sciences, BS

Core Courses 5 courses (11 credits)

• BIOSC 0170 - FOUNDATION OF BIOLOGY 1 and
• BIOSC 0070 - BIOLOGY LAB 1

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• BIOSC 0180 - FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY 2 and
• BIOSC 0080 - BIOLOGY LAB 2

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• BIOSC 0350 - GENETICS

Upper Level Courses (16 credits)

*All students must take either the single-semester Biochemistry or the multi-course Biochemistry sequence and then select additional lecture and lab electives. Students must take a minimum of two lecture/lab combinations. Courses marked with asterisks are recommended for students who are seeking the strongest preparation for graduate and medical, dental, and veterinary school.

• BIOSC 1000 - BIOCHEMISTRY

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• BIOSC 1810 - MACROMOLECULAR STRUCT & FUNCTN *
• BIOSC 1820 - METBLC PATHWAYS & REGULATION *
• BIOSC 1830 - BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY *

Other Required Courses 9 courses (24 credits)

• CHEM 0310 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1 and
• CHEM 0330 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 1

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• CHEM 0320 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2 and
• CHEM 0340 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 2

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• PHYS 0110 - INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS 1

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• PHYS 0111 - INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS 2 and
• PHYS 0212 - INTRO TO LABORATORY PHYSICS

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• MATH 0220 - ANALYTC GEOMETRY & CALCULUS 1
• MATH 0230 - ANALYTC GEOMETRY & CALCULUS 2 **

Additional Requirement - 2 courses (6 credits)

Biology majors must take the following sequence of courses to fulfill the capstone course:

• BIOSC 1960 - SCIENTIFIC WRITING
• BIOSC 1962 - BIOLOGY UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OR
• BIOSC 1963 - BIOL RSRCH - INDEPENDENT STUDY (requires 3.0 or higher GPA)

Total Credits: 57