Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences
The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biological Sciences includes a core program in Biological Sciences with two areas of study, and a core program in Microbiological Sciences. In Biological Sciences, completing courses from the cellular and molecular biology area prepares students for graduate and professional programs in areas such as medicine, dentistry and veterinary science, while completing courses from the organismal, ecology and evolutionary area prepares students for careers and graduate programs in environmental, organismal and evolutionary biology. Completing the Microbiological Sciences option prepares students for careers in infectious disease and epidemiology, environmental conserva
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 A471 — Immunology 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 A321 — Organic Chemistry I 3 Credits
- CHEM A322 — Organic Chemistry II 3 Credits
- CHEM A323L — Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2 Credits
- CHEM A441 — Principles of Biochemistry I 3 Credits
- CHEM A442 — Principles of Biochemistry II 3 Credits
- CHEM A443 — Biochemistry Laboratory 2 Credits
- CHEM A456 — Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos 3 Credits
- CHEM A471 — Immunology 3 Credits
- CHEM A474 — Ecotoxicology 3 Credits
- GEOL A468 — Geomicrobiology 3 Credits
- MATH A251 — Calculus I 4 Credits
- MATH A251F — F.A.T. Calculus I 6 Credits
- MATH A252 — Calculus II 4 Credits
- MATH A252F — F.A.T. Calculus II 6 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 A468 — Geomicrobiology 3 Credits
- MBIO A470 — Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease 3 Credits
- PHYS A123 — College Physics I 3 Credits
- PHYS A123L — College Physics I Laboratory 1 Credit
- PHYS A124 — College Physics II 3 Credits
- PHYS A124L — College Physics II Laboratory 1 Credit
- PHYS A211 — General Physics I 3 Credits
- PHYS A211L — General Physics I Laboratory 1 Credit
- PHYS A212 — General Physics II 3 Credits
- PHYS A212L — General Physics II Laboratory 1 Credit
- 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