BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Why Biological Sciences?
Courses in the biological sciences discipline provide a survey of the field. They meet the needs of students desiring the recent biological viewpoint, preparation for teaching and research in biological sciences, graduate study, a career in applied sciences, or a future in medicine and related fields.
Biological Sciences Requirements
The major requires 32 semester hours, of which 20 hours are upper division. Students are encouraged and counseled to enroll in the elective biology courses that are applicable to the career goals they intend to pursue. In addition, biology majors are encouraged to take courses in chemistry, physics, and a modern foreign language. (EASC 4407 – Oceanography may be counted toward a biology major. It may be used to fulfill the additional three hours math requirement in the general education core of the B.S. degree.)
The following courses (32 hours) are required for the Biological Sciences major:
*MATH 1306 – Elementary Statistics
BIOL 3402 – Genetics
BIOL 3404 – Vertebrate Biology
Select four hours from the following two courses:
BIOL 3401 – Invertebrate Zoology
BIOL 4404 – Parasitology
Select four hours from the following three courses:
BIOL 3407 – Ecology
BIOL 4400 – Plant Taxonomy
BIOL 4405 – Plant Anatomy and Physiology
Select four hours from the following two courses:
BIOL 4406 – Vertebrate Natural History and Taxonomy
BIOL 4408 – Cell and Molecular Biology
Twelve hours of biological sciences electives
* Math 1306 – Elementary Statistics is a requirement for all math and science majors. It may be used to fulfill the additional three hours math requirement in the general education core of the B.S. degree.