Requirements for the Major (56 credits)

I. Required Courses (32 credits)

Complete all of the following:

course - Ecology and Evolution
course - Diversity of Life: Animals, Plants, and Microbes
course - Molecular and Cellular Biology
course - Principles of Chemistry I OR course - Principles of Chemistry I, Advanced Section
course - Principles of Chemistry II OR course - Principles of Chemistry II, Advanced Section
course - Introduction to Statistics

Two additional courses from the following:

course - Organic Chemistry I
course - Organic Chemistry II
course - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
course - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
course - Intermediate Statistics
course - Introductory Physics I OR course - University Physics I
course - Introductory Physics II OR course - University Physics II

II. Intermediate- and Upper-Level Coursework (24 credits)

Students must take an additional 24 credits at the intermediate or upper level from among the following. At least 16 credits must be at the upper level, and at least 4 courses must have labs.

The first four credits of independent laboratory or field research (course, course, course, course, course; course, course) can be counted as one lab course; additional credits are counted as non-lab electives. No more than 8 credits of independent research can count toward the major (course, course, course, course, course, course, course; course, course). No more than 2 credits of internship/course can count towards the major, and a Biology faculty member must be the faculty evaluator.

BLGY - Biology Major (BS)

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