Elective courses may include BIO 495 Undergraduate Supervised Teaching, BIO 497 Honors Research, BIO 498 Undergrad Research, or BIO 499 Independent Study, but no more than three credits of any combination of these three courses may be counted towards a BA degree. If two credits of 497/498 are used as a lab course (above), then only one additional credit of BIO 495, 497, 498 or 499 may be used as an elective to be counted toward a BS degree.
Selection of electives should be done in consultation with a department faculty advisor.
Please note: Certificates are awarded to students who choose to construct their BS electives by concentrating study in (1) Cell and Molecular Biology, (2) Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (3) Pre-Health Studies or (4) Neuroscience. Requirements for these certificate programs are included on the following pages.
Bachelor of Science Degree
Program
Concentration in Cellular and
Molecular Biology
Summary
| Required credit hours in biological sciences |
44 |
| Required credit hours in chemistry, physics and
mathematics |
38 |
| Total credit hours required for Bachelor of Science
degree |
82 |
Required lecture courses in biological sciences
BIO 200 Evolutionary Biology
BIO 201 Cell Biology
BIO 203 General Physiology
BIO 205 Fundamentals of Biological Chemistry
BIO 319 Genetics
And for this concentration:
BIO 302 Introduction to Molecular Biology
BIO 402 Advanced Cell and Developmental Biology 1
Required laboratory courses in Biological Sciences: Choose (Four total).
BIO 332 Advanced Molecular Biology Laboratory
and THREE of the following:
BIO 213 General Physiology Lab
BIO 215 Fundamentals of Biological Chemistry Lab
BIO 310 Ecological Methods
BIO 329 Genetics Lab
BIO 370 Developmental Biology Lab
BIO 400 Bioinformatics (Lab)
Elective courses: make choices from the following courses in Cell and Molecular Biology to reach the 44 credit minimum requirement for the Bachelor of Science degree:
BIO 302 Molecular Biology
BIO 367 Developmental Biology
BIO 369 Biology of Microbes
BIO 400 Bioinformatics (Lecture)
BIO 401 Advanced Biological Chemistry
BIO 404 Advanced Molecular Genetics
BIO 405 Advanced Cell and Molecular Biology 2
BIO 406 Signal Transduction
BIO 417 Neurobiology
BIO 418 Integrative Neuroscience
BIO 440 Experimental Endocrinology
BIO 448 Endocrinology
BIO 449 Comparative Genomics
Electives may include BIO 495 Undergraduate Supervised Teaching, BIO 497 Honors Research, BIO 498 Undergrad Research, or BIO 499 Independent Study, but no more than three credits of any combination of these three courses may be counted towards a BS degree.
Required courses in chemistry, physics and mathematics
| CHE 101 General Chemistry |
MTH 121 or 141 Calculus I |
| CHE 102 General Chemistry |
MTH 122 or 142 Calculus II |
| CHE 201 Organic Chemistry |
PHY 101/151 or PHY107 General Physics I |
| CHE 202 Organic Chemistry |
PHY 102/152 or PHY108/158 General Physics II |
Bachelor of Science Degree
Program
Concentration in Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology
Summary
| Required credit hours in biological sciences |
44 |
| Required credit hours in chemistry, physics and
mathematics |
38 |
| Total credit hours required for Bachelor of Science
degree |
82 |
Required courses in Biological Sciences
BIO 200 Evolutionary Biology
BIO 201 Cell Biology
BIO 203 General Physiology
BIO 205 Fundamentals of Biological Chemistry
BIO 319 Genetics
And for this concentration:
BIO 309 Ecology
BIO 456 Evolutionary Genetics
Required laboratory courses in Biological Sciences: Choose FOUR
BIO 213 General Physiology Lab
BIO 215 Fundamentals of Biological Chemistry Lab
BIO310 Ecological Methods
BIO 329 Genetics Lab
BIO 332 Advanced Molecular Biology Lab
BIO 370 Developmental Biology Lab
BIO 400 Bioinformatics
BIO 412 Field Course in Tropical Marine Ecology
BIO 458 Molecular Ecology
Elective courses: make choices from the following courses to reach the 44 credit minimum requirement for the Bachelor of Science degree.
BIO 318 Plant Biology
BIO330 Development and Evolution
BIO369 Biology of Microbes
BIO 400 Bioinformatics
BIO 407 Advanced Ecology
BIO 411 Tropical Marine Ecology
BIO 412 Field Course in Tropical Marine Ecology*
BIO449 Comparative Genomics
BIO456 Evolutionary Genetics
BIO 458 Molecular Ecology
BIO 553 Evolutionary Colloquium
GEO 356 Forest Ecology
GEO 435 Conservation Biogeography
GEO 445 Restoration Ecology
GLY 400 Comp Paleobiology
GLY 458 Intro Evolutionary Theory
Electives may include BIO 495 Undergraduate Supervised Teaching, BIO 497 Honors Research, BIO 498 Undergrad Research, or BIO 499 Independent Study, but no more than three credits of any combination of these three courses may be counted towards a BS degree.
Required courses in chemistry, physics and mathematics
| CHE 101 General Chemistry |
MTH 121 or 141 Calculus I |
| CHE 102 General Chemistry |
MTH 122 or 142 Calculus II |
| CHE 201 Organic Chemistry |
PHY 101/151 or 107 General Physics I |
| CHE 202 Organic Chemistry |
PHY 102/152 or 108/158 General Physics II |
Bachelor of Science Degree
Program
Concentration in Pre-Health
Studies
Summary
| Required credit hours in biological sciences |
44 |
| Required credit hours in chemistry, physics and
mathematics |
38 |
| Total credit hours required for Bachelor of Science
degree |
82 |
Required courses in biological sciences
BIO 200 Evolutionary Biology
BIO 201 Cell Biology
BIO 203 General Physiology
BIO 205 Fundamentals of Biological Chemistry
BIO 319 Genetics
And for this concentration:
BIO 448 Endocrinology
Required laboratory courses in Biological Sciences: Choose (FOUR total)
BIO 213 General Physiology Lab and THREE of the following:
BIO 215 Fundamentals of Biological Chemistry Lab
BIO 310 Ecological Methods
BIO 329 Genetics Lab
BIO 332 Advanced Molecular Biology Lab
BIO 370 Developmental Biology Lab
BIO 400 Bioinformatics (lab component)
APY 346 Comparative Primate Anatomy Lab
Elective courses: Make additional choices from the following courses to reach
the 44 credit minimum requirement for the Bachelor of Science degree.
APY 345 Comparative Primate Anatomy
APY 348 Anthropological Osteology
MIC 301 Fundamentals of Microbiology
MIC 412 Fund. of Immunology
MCH 311 Chemistry of Drug Action
PGY 300 or 451/452 Human Physiology
BIO 302 Molecular Biology
BIO 317 Medical Entomology/Parisitology
BIO 367 Developmental Biology
BIO 369 Biology of Microbes
BIO 400 Bioinformatics (lecture)
BIO 401 Advanced Biological Chemistry
BIO 402 Advanced Cell and Developmental Biology
BIO 404 Advanced Molecular Genetics
BIO 405 Advanced Cell and Developmental Biology
BIO 406 Signal Transduction
BIO 417 Neurobiology
BIO 418 Integrative Neuroscience
BIO 440 Experimental Endocrinology
BIO 448 Endocrinology
BIO 449 Evo-Devo Biology
BIO456 Evolutionary Genetics
Electives may include BIO 497 Undergraduate Supervised Teaching, BIO 498 Honors Research, or BIO 499 Independent Study, but no more than three credits of any combination of these three courses may be counted towards a BS degree.
Required courses in chemistry, physics and mathematics
| CHE 101 General Chemistry |
MTH 121 or 141 Calculus I |
| CHE 102 General Chemistry |
MTH 122 or 142 Calculus II |
| CHE 201 Organic Chemistry |
PHY 101/151 or 107 General Physics I |
| CHE 202 Organic Chemistry |
PHY 102/152 or 108/158 General Physics II |
Bachelor of Science degree program
Concentration in Neuroscience
| Required credit hours in biological sciences |
44 |
| Required credit hours inmath, chemistry, and physics |
38 |
| Total required credit hours |
82 |
Required lecture courses in biological sciences
BIO 200 Evolutionary Biology
BIO 201 Cell Biology
BIO 205 Fund. of Biological Chemistry
BIO 319 Genetics
BIO 203 General Physiology
AND:
BIO 417 Principles of Neuroscience
BIO 418 Integrative Neuroscience
Required laboratory courses in biological sciences (FOUR total):
BIO 213 General Physiology Lab
and THREE of the following:
BIO 215 Fundamentals of Biol Chem Lab
BIO 329 Genetics Lab
BIO 332 Advanced Molec. Biology Lab
BIO 370 Developmental Biology Lab
BIO 400 Bioinformatics (Lab)
APY 346 Comp Primate Anatomy Lab
Elective courses: Make additional choices from the following courses to reach
the 44 credit minimum requirement for the Bachelor of Science degree.
BIO 302 Molecular Biology
BIO 367 Developmental Biology
BIO 400 Bioinformatics (Lecture)
BIO 401 Advanced Biological Chemistry
BIO 402 Advanced Cell and Dev Bio 1
BIO 404 Advanced Molecular Genetics
BIO 405 Advanced Cell and Dev Bio 2
BIO 406 Signal Transduction
BIO 440 Experimental Endocrinology
BIO 448 Endocrinology
APY 345 Comparative Primate Anatomy
PSY 351 Biopsychology
PSY 402 Psychopharmacology
PSY 419 Biological Bases of Memory
PSY 426 Biol. Bases of Mental Disorders
PSY 436 Neuropsychology
PSY 451 Drug Addiction
PGY 300 or 451/452 Human Physiology
PGY 427 Neurophysiology
Electives may include BIO 495 Undergraduate Supervised Teaching, BIO 497 Honors Research, BIO 498 Undergrad Research, or BIO 499 Independent Study, but no more than three credits of any combination of these four courses may be counted towards a BS degree.
Required courses in chemistry, physics, and mathematics
CHE 101 General Chemistry
CHE 102 General Chemistry
CHE 201 Organic Chemistry
CHE 202 Organic Chemistry
MTH 121 or 141 Calculus I
MTH 122 or 142 Calculus II
PHY 101/151 General Physics I and PHY 102/152 General Physics II
OR
PHY 107 General Physics I and PHY 108/158 General Physics II
Bioinformatics and
Computational Biology - B.S.
Summary
| Required credit hours in biological sciences |
31 |
| Required credit hours in chemistry, physics and
mathematics and computer science |
61 |
| Seminars and senior project |
3 |
| Total credit hours required for Bachelor of Science
degree |
95 |
**STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN A MINIMUM GPA OF 3.0 IN ALL MAJOR COURSES TO GRADUATE.
Required courses in biological sciences
BIO 200 Evolutionary Biology
BIO 201 Cell Biology
BIO 203 General Physiology
BIO 205 Fundamentals of Biological Chemistry
BIO 213 Gen Physiology Lab
BIO 215 Fundamentals of Biological Chemistry Lab
BIO 319 Genetics
BIO 329 Genetics Lab
BIO 400 Bioinformatics
Required courses in chemistry, physics, mathematics and
computer science
CHE 101 - 102 General Chemistry
CHE 201- 202 Organic Chemistry
MTH 141 - 142 Calculus
CSE 191 (or MTH 191) Introduction to Discrete Structures
MTH 309 Introduction to Linear Algebra
MTH 411 Probability
PHY 107 - 108/158 General Physics
CSE 115 -116 Introduction to Computer Science
CSE 250 Algorithms and Data Structures
BIO 519 Bioinformatics & Comp. Biol., or BIO 608 Topics in Macromol. Structure, or MCH 501 Drug Discovery Principles
Additional requirements
Senior Project (BIO 498)
| Possible
timetable for completion of a BS degree in Bioinformatics
and Computational Biology |
| Freshman year |
Sophomore year |
Junior year |
Senior year |
| CHE 101-102 |
CHE 201-202 |
MTH 309 |
PHY 107-108/158 |
| MTH 141-142 |
CSE 115-116 |
CSE 250 |
BIO 519 or BIO 608 |
| BIO 200 (Fall) |
CSE/MTH 191 |
BIO 319 |
MTH 411 |
| BIO 201 (Spring) |
BIO 203 |
BIO 329 (lab) |
Senior Project |
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BIO 205 |
BIO 400 |
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BIO 215 (lab) |
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BIO 213 (lab) |
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