Biology - Secondary Major

Requirements for a Secondary Major in Biology

Thirty-five semester hours including the following: 1
Required Courses
BIO 1305
BIO 1105
Modern Concepts of Bioscience
and Modern Concepts of Bioscience Laboratory
4
or BIO 1405 Investigations of Modern Biology Concepts I
BIO 1306
BIO 1106
Modern Concepts of Bioscience, continued
and Modern Concepts of Bioscience Laboratory
4
or BIO 1406 Investigations of Modern Biology Concepts II
BIO 2306
BIO 2106
Genetics
and Genetics Laboratory
4
BIO 3303Ecology3
BIO 3366Foundations of Evolutionary Biology3
BIO 4001Achievement Test0
Select at least one hour from the following:1
Seminar in Biology
Ecology Laboratory
Advanced Topics in Biology
Research 3
Scientific Communication
Select three hours from each group:12
Group 1
Entomology
and Laboratory for Entomology
Comparative Chordate Anatomy
Immunology
General Microbiology
and General Microbiology Lab
Medical Entomology
and Medical Entomology Laboratory
Genes and Development
and Genes and Development Laboratory
Plant Anatomy
Parasitology
and Laboratory for Parasitology
Ichthyology
Ornithology
Group 2
Human Physiology
and Human Physiology Lab
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry and Physiology of the Cell
Plant Physiology
and Plant Physiology Lab
Comparative Vertebrate Physiology
Biology of Wetland and Aquatic Vascular Plants
Group 3
Climate Change Biology
Biogeography
Topics in Evolution
Restoration Ecology
Limnology
Aquatic Biology
Group 4
Genomics and Bioinformatics
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
and Molecular Genetics and Genomics Laboratory
Science Leadership: Improvement of Science Education
Four hours of 3000-4000 level BIO courses4
Subtotal35
Required Courses in Other Fields 2
CHE 1301
CHE 1101
Basic Principles of Modern Chemistry I
and General Chemistry Laboratory I
4
CHE 1302
CHE 1102
Basic Principles of Modern Chemistry II
and General Chemistry Laboratory II
4
CHE 3331Organic Chemistry I3
CHE 3332Organic Chemistry II3
CHE 3238Organic Chemistry Laboratory2
MTH 1321Calculus I3
MTH 1322Calculus II3
or STA 2381 Introductory Statistical Methods
Select one of the following sequences:8
General Physics for Natural and Behavioral Sciences I
and General Physics for Natural and Behavioral Sciences II
General Physics I
and General Physics II
General Physics I
and General Physics for Natural and Behavioral Sciences II
Total Hours65
1

A grade of “C” or better in all BIO courses used in the major and a GPA of 2.0 or higher on all BIO courses completed.

2

A grade of “C” or better in all courses required in other fields.

3

A maximum of 6 hours total of any combination of BIO 3V90/3V9R/4V90/4V9R may be used for elective credit.

4

A maximum of 2 credit hours of BIO 3111 may be used towards major.