| ACAD 101 |
Principles of the Learning Academy |
1
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| Critical Skills |
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| Writing and Critical Thinking |
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| WRIT 101, CRTW 201 |
Composition; Crit Reading, Thinking, Writing |
6
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| Quantitative Skills |
Met in major |
0
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| Logic/Language/Semiotics |
|
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| MATH |
Met in major |
0
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| Foreign Language |
At the 102 level |
3-4†
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| Oral Communication |
Met in major with BIOL 480 |
0
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| Technology |
Met in major with BIOL 300 and 480 |
0
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| Skills for Common Experience and Thinking Across Disciplines |
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| HMXP 102 |
The Human Experience: Who Am I? |
3
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| Global Perspectives |
See approved list |
3
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| Historical Perspectives |
See approved list |
3
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| Developing Critical Skills and Applying them to Disciplines |
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| Natural Science |
Met in major |
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| Social Science* |
See approved list; must include 2 designators |
6-9
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| Humanities and Arts* |
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| PHIL 230 |
Introduction to Ethics |
3
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See approved list; must include 2 designators |
3-6
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| *Must take 15 hours from these two categories. |
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| Intensive Writing |
Met in major with BIOL 300 |
0
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| Constitution Requirement |
See approved list; may be met by other req |
3
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| Requirements in Major (A minimum of 42 hours of BIOL is required) |
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68-71
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| BIOL 202 |
Freshman Symposium in Biology |
0
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| BIOL 203 |
Principles of Biology Laboratory |
1
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| BIOL 204 |
Principles of Biology |
3
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| BIOL 205 |
General Botany |
4
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| BIOL 206 |
General Zoology |
4
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| BIOL 300 |
Scientific Process in Biology |
4
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| BIOL 480 |
Integration of Biological Principles |
3
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| BIOL 491 |
Departmental Seminar |
0
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| BIOL 492 |
Departmental Seminar |
0
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| BIOL 315 |
Cell Biology |
4
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| BIOL 450 (H) or BIOL 471 |
Selected Topics in Biology, Undergraduate Research in Biology |
3
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| Choose one course from |
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| BIOL 310 |
Microbiology |
4
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| BIOL 317 |
Genetics |
4
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| BIOL 322 |
Developmental Biology |
4
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| Choose 6-8 Hours from |
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| CHEM 523 and CHEM 525 |
Biochemistry I / Biochemistry Lab |
4
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| BIOL 519 |
Mechanisms of Disease |
3
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| BIOL 522 |
Immunology |
4
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| BIOL 555 |
Molecular Biology |
3
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| BIOL 557 |
Genetic Engineering |
4
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| BIOL 560 |
Bioinformatics |
3
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| Biology Areas: select two courses from the following area (must include a laboratory course) |
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| Ecology, Evolution and Field Biology |
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4-7
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| BIOL 303 |
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| BIOL 304 |
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| BIOL 309 |
Economic Botany |
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| BIOL 323 |
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| BIOL 403 |
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| BIOL 404 |
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| BIOL 505 |
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| BIOL 508 |
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| BIOL 510 |
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| BIOL 511 |
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| BIOL 513 |
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| BIOL 515 |
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| BIOL 518 |
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| BIOL 524 |
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| BIOL 525 |
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| BIOL 527 |
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| BIOL 551 |
Conservation Biology |
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| BIOL 552 A or B |
Conservation Biol Practicum |
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| BIOL 560 |
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| Cells, Genetics and Development (satisfied by required program) |
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0
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| Student must complete two semesters of undergraduate research. A paid summer research position may count as one semester if approved by the Department Chair. A maximum of three hours of credit for research may be used toward the total 42 hours of BIOL courses required for the BS degree. |
| Required Math and Science Courses |
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| CHEM 105, CHEM 106, and CHEM 108 |
General Chemistry I & II |
8
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| CHEM 301, CHEM 302, CHEM 304 |
Organic Chemistry I & II |
8
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| MATH (except 291 or 292) |
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3
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| MATH 201 |
Calculus I |
4
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| Mathematics and Science Electives** |
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3
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| **At least 3 additional hours mathematics and science electives must be chosen from: MATH (except 291 & 292, and any course used to satisfy the Quantitative Reasoning Area; CHEM (except, 101, 461 or 463); PHYS (except 101); GEOL; and QMTH 205, 206 (if MATH 141 not selected) |
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| Electives |
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14-21
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| Total |
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124
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