Biology Major

NSM PEAK

45-48 credits (Total does not include prerequisite courses)

Major Requirements

Complete the following (19 credits):

BIO-201	Biology I: Molecules to Cells	3 credits
BIO-201L	Molecules to Cells Lab	1 credit
-	or
BIO-210L	Molecules to Cells Research-Based Lab	1 credit
BIO-202	Organismal Biology	3 credits
BIO-202L	Organismal Biology	1 credit
BIO-203	Ecology, Evolution and Diversity	3 credits
BIO-203L	Ecology Evolution and Diversity Lab	1 credit
BIO-316	Genetics	3 credits
BIO-330	Cell Biology	3 credits
BIO-330L	Cell Biology Lab	1 credit

Complete courses in Chemistry, Math and Physics (11-12 credits):

CHE-141	General Chemistry I	4 credits
MAT-125	Data Analysis and Statistics	3 credits
-	or
MAT-212	Multiple Regression Analysis	3 credits
PHY-231	General Physics I	3 credits
PHY-231L	General Physics I Lab	1 credit
-	or
PHY-271	Analytical Physics I	4 credits
PHY-271L	Analytical Physics I Lab	1 credit

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

Complete 4-6 credits (to include lab or prep) in Ecology, Evolution, or Systematics from the following:

BIO-317	Stream Ecology	3 credits
BIO-317L	Stream Ecology Lab	1 credit
BIO-319	Ichthyology	3 credits
BIO-319L	Ichthyology Lab	1 credit
BIO-322.1	Field Botany	3 credits
BIO-322L	Field Botany Lab	1 credit
BIO-326	Coastal Marine Ecology	4 credits
BIO-326L	Coastal Marine Ecology Lab	1 credit
BIO-331	Evolution	3 credits
BIO-331L	Evolution Lab	1 credit
BIO-339	Mammalogy	3 credits
BIO-339L	Mammalogy Lab	1 credit
BIO-345	Ecology	3 credits
BIO-345L	Ecology Lab	1 credit
BIO-346	Field Biology	4 credits
-	and
BIO-346.1	Field Biology Preparation	2 credits
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, including CHE-412/CHE-412L

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