Biology with Minor in Chemistry, B.S.

LINK (General Education) (53 credit hours)

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All biology majors are required to complete BIO 125 , BIO 125L , PHY 221 , PHY 221L , and MAT 152  as part of the LINK Program.

Foundation Courses (27-28 credit hours)

• CHE 123 - General Chemistry I 3 credits
• CHE 123L - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 credit
• CHE 124 - General Chemistry II 3 credits
• CHE 124L - General Chemistry II Laboratory 1 credit
• CHE 311 - Organic Chemistry I 3 credits
• CHE 311L - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory 1 credit
• CHE 312 - Organic Chemistry II 3 credits
• CHE 312L - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory 1 credit
• CHE 321 - Quantitative Chemical Analysis 2 credits
• CHE 321L - Quantitative Chemical Analysis Laboratory 2 credits

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• MAT 231 - Calculus-with Analytic Geometry I 4 credits or
• MAT 201 - Introduction to Statistics 3 credits

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• PHY 222 - General Physics II 3 credits
• PHY 222L - General Physics II Laboratory 1 credit

Major Requirements (30-31 credit hours)

• BIO 130 - General Zoology 3 credits
• BIO 130L - General Zoology Laboratory 1 credit
• BIO 223 - Botany 3 credits
• BIO 223L - Botany Laboratory 1 credit
• BIO 324 - Biochemistry 3 credits
• BIO 324L - Biochemistry Laboratory 1 credit
• BIO 325 - Ecology 3 credits
• BIO 325L - Ecology Laboratory 1 credit
• BIO 330 - Fundamentals of Genetics 3 credits
• BIO 330L - Fundamentals of Genetics Laboratory 1 credit
• BIO 497 - Senior Seminar in Biology: Research Proposal Writing 1 credit
• BIO 498 - Senior Seminar in Biology: Conducting Research 2 credits
• Two other upper-division (300-400-level) courses in biology. Only one of these courses may be selected from the list of courses that do not require a laboratory. 7-8 credits

Electives (10-12 credit hours)

Total Credits: 122