Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences
The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Biological Sciences prepares students for careers in biology, graduate programs in biological sciences, and professional programs in health fields including medical, dental and veterinary.
Courses
- BIOL A108 — Principles and Methods in Biology 6 Credits
- BIOL A242 — Fundamentals of Cell Biology 3 Credits
- BIOL A243 — Experiential Learning: Cell Biology and Genetics 4 Credits
- BIOL A252 — Principles of Genetics 3 Credits
- BIOL A271 — Principles of Ecology 3 Credits
- BIOL A273 — Experiential Learning: Ecology and Evolution 4 Credits
- BIOL A288 — Principles of Evolution 3 Credits
- BIOL A310 — Principles of Animal Physiology 3 Credits
- BIOL A311 — Experiential Learning: Animal Physiology 2 Credits
- BIOL A320 — Vertebrate Biology 3 Credits
- BIOL A321 — Experiential Learning: Vertebrate Biology 2 Credits
- BIOL A330 — Plant Biology 3 Credits
- BIOL A412 — Behavioral Endocrinology 3 Credits
- BIOL A413 — Neurophysiology 3 Credits
- BIOL A415 — Comparative Animal Physiology 3 Credits
- BIOL A417 — Applied Kinesiology and Exercise Physiology 3 Credits
- BIOL A418 — Fish Physiology 3 Credits
- BIOL A419 — Sleep and Chronobiology 3 Credits
- BIOL A423 — Ichthyology 3 Credits
- BIOL A427 — Marine Invertebrate Biology 3 Credits
- BIOL A430 — Marine Mammal Biology 3 Credits
- BIOL A431 — Plant Diversity and Evolution 3 Credits
- BIOL A441 — Animal Behavior 3 Credits
- BIOL A442 — Experiential Learning: Animal Behavior 3 Credits
- BIOL A452 — Human Genome 3 Credits
- BIOL A455 — Experiential Learning: Bioinformatics 4 Credits
- BIOL A461 — Molecular Biology 3 Credits
- BIOL A463 — Molecular Biology of Cancer 3 Credits
- BIOL A465 — Experiential Learning: Molecular Biology 4 Credits
- BIOL A467 — Wildlife Ecology 3 Credits
- BIOL A472 — Biogeography 3 Credits
- BIOL A473 — Conservation Biology 3 Credits
- BIOL A477 — Tundra and Taiga Ecosystems 3 Credits
- BIOL A478 — Biological Oceanography 3 Credits
- BIOL A481 — Marine Biology 3 Credits
- BIOL A483 — Exploration Ecology 2 Credits
- BIOL A484 — Experiential Learning: Exploration Ecology Field Study 4 Credits
- BIOL A486 — Evolutionary Ecology 3 Credits
- BIOL A487 — Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates 3 Credits
- BIOL A490 — Selected Lecture Topics in Biology 1-3 Credits
- BIOL A492 — Undergraduate Seminar 1 Credit
- BIOL A495 — Instructional Practicum: Laboratory 1 Credit
- BIOL A498 — Individual Research 1-6 Credits
- BIOL A499 — Senior Thesis 3 Credits
- CHEM A105 — General Chemistry I 3 Credits
- CHEM A105L — General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit
- CHEM A106 — General Chemistry II 3 Credits
- CHEM A106L — General Chemistry II Laboratory 1 Credit
- CHEM A471 — Immunology 3 Credits
- CHEM A474 — Ecotoxicology 3 Credits
- GEOL A468 — Geomicrobiology 3 Credits
- MBIO A340 — Microbial Biology 3 Credits
- MBIO A342 — Experiential Learning: Microbial Biology 4 Credits
- MBIO A410 — Microbial Physiology 3 Credits
- MBIO A440 — Microbial Diversity 3 Credits
- MBIO A450 — Microbial Ecology 3 Credits
- MBIO A460 — Host-Microbiome Interactions 3 Credits
- MBIO A462 — Virology 3 Credits
- MBIO A470 — Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease 3 Credits
- STAT A200 — Elementary Statistics 3 Credits
- STAT A253 — Applied Statistics for the Sciences 4 Credits
- STAT A307 — Probability and Statistics 4 Credits
- WRTG A111 — Writing Across Contexts 3 Credits
- WRTG A213 — Writing and the Sciences 3 Credits