Biology Major

NSM PEAK

45-46 credits (Total does not include prerequisite courses)

Major Requirements

Complete the following (30-31 credits):

BIO-201	Biology I: Molecules to Cells	3 credits
BIO-201L	Molecules to Cells Laboratory	1 credit
-	or
BIO-210	Molecules to Cells With Integrated Laboratory Research	4 credits
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BIO-202	Organismal Biology	3 credits
BIO-202L	Organismal Biology Laboratory	1 credit
BIO-203	Ecology, Evolution, and Diversity	3 credits
CHE-141	General Chemistry I	4 credits
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MAT-125	Data Analysis and Statistics	3 credits
-	or
MAT-212	Multiple Regression Analysis	3 credits
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PHY-231	General Physics I	3 credits
PHY-231L	General Physics I Laboratory	1 credit
-	or
PHY-271	Analytical Physics I	4 credits
PHY-271L	Analytical Physics I Laboratory	1 credit
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BIO-330	Cell Biology	3 credits
BIO-330L	Cell Biology Laboratory	1 credit
BIO-316	Genetics	3 credits

Complete one Physiology course (4 credits) from the following:

BIO-374	Animal Physiology	3 credits
BIO-374L	Animal Physiology Lab	1 credit
BIO-375	Plant Physiology	3-4 credits
BIO-375L	Plant Physiology Laboratory	1 credit
BIO-376	Neurophysiology	3 credits
BIO-376L	Neurophysiology Laboratory	1 credit
BIO-377	Physiology of Extremes	3 credits
BIO-377L	Physiology Extremes Laboratory	1 credit

Complete one Ecology, Evolution, or Systematics course (4-6 credits) from the following:

Ecology

BIO-317	Stream Ecology	3 credits
BIO-317L	Stream Ecology Laboratory	1 credit
BIO-326	Coastal Marine Ecology	4 credits
BIO-326L	Coastal Marine Ecology Laboratory	1 credit
BIO-345	Ecology	3 credits
BIO-345L	Ecology Laboratory	1 credit
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BIO-346.1	Field Biology Preparation	2 credits
-	and
BIO-346	Field Biology	4 credits

Evolution

BIO-331	Evolution	3 credits
BIO-331L	Evolution Laboratory	1 credit

Systematics

BIO-319	Ichthyology	3 credits
BIO-319L	Ichthyology Laboratory	1 credit
BIO-322.1	Field Botany	3 credits
BIO-322L	Field Botany Laboratory	1 credit
BIO-339	Mammalogy	3 credits
BIO-339L	Mammalogy Laboratory	1 credit
BIO-349	Vertebrate Natural History	3 credits
BIO-349L	Vertebrate Natural History Lab	1 credit

Complete the Biology Capstone Seminar and Senior Comprehensive Exam (3 credits):

BIO-450	Biology Capstone Seminar	3 credits
BIO-499	Senior Comprehensive Examination	0 credit

Complete Upper Division Biology Electives (4 or more credits):

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Complete additional 300- or 400-Level Courses to total at least 34 credits of Biology coursework

4 or more

Recommended Electives

For a career in biology, the following electives are recommended:

CHE-142	General Chemistry II	4 credits
CHE-301	Organic Chemistry I	3 credits
CHE-301L	Organic Chemistry I Laboratory	1 credit
CHE-302	Organic Chemistry II	3 credits
CHE-302L	Organic Chemistry II Laboratory	1 credit
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PHY-232	General Physics II	3 credits
PHY-232L	General Physics II Laboratory	1 credit
-	or
PHY-272	Analytical Physics II	4 credits
PHY-272L	Analytical Physics II Laboratory	1 credit
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MAT-150	Applied Calculus: A Modeling Approach	4 credits
MAT-175	Single Variable Calculus	4 credits
MAT-212	Multiple Regression Analysis	3 credits
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BIO-396	Biology Research	1-3 credits
-	and
BIO-496	Biology Research	1-3 credits