To graduate with a degree in biological sciences, students must
achieve a cumulative grade-point average of 2.0 in all biological
sciences courses.
I. College Mission: Interdisciplinary Critical Analysis (5-6 credits)
11:015:101 Perspectives on Agriculture and the Environment (2)
11:015:400 Junior/Senior Colloquium (3) (11:015: 405Ethics in
Science (3) satisfies both this requirement and the professional
requirement below.)
II. Introductory Life and Physical Sciences
A. Life Sciences (8 credits)
01:119:101-102 General Biology (4,4)
B. Physical Sciences (9 credits)
01:160:161-162 General Chemistry (4,4)
01:160:171 Introduction to Experimentation (1)
III. Humanities and the Arts (6 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.
IV. Multicultural and International Studies (6 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.
V. Human Behavior, Economic Systems, and Political Processes (9 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.
VI. Oral and Written Communication (6 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.
VII. Experience-Based Education (0-3 credits)
This requirement may be fulfilled by an independent study, a research
project, student teaching credits, or a cooperative education placement
of at least 3 credits. Student-organized education placements presented
to meet this requirement must be approved in advance by the curriculum
coordinator.
VIII. Proficiency in the Biological Sciences (59-61 credits)
A. REQUIRED COURSES (35-37)
Quantitative Skills (7-8)
01:640:135 Calculus I (4) and 01:640:138 Calculus II for the
Biological Sciences (4) or equivalent. Note: 01:960:379 Basic
Probability and Statistics (3) or 01:960:401 Basic Statistics for
Research (3) may be substituted for the second term of calculus.
Computer and Information Technology Competence (3-4)
01:198:110Introduction to Computers and Their Application (3) or
11:115:403 General Biochemistry (4) or equivalent
Professional Ethics (3)
One course in bioethics, such as:
11:015:405 Ethics in Science (3)
11:015:407 Issues in Animal Agriculture and Research (3)
11:015:433 Critical Scientific Thinking (3)
01:119:150 Biology, Society, and Biomedical Issues (3)
01:119:152 Biomedical Issues of AIDS (3)
01:119:154 Genetics, Law, and Social Policy (3)
01:119:160 Biology, Society, and Ecological Issues (3)
01:730:249 Medical Ethics (3)
01:730:250 Environmental Ethics (3)
Additional Requirements (22)
01:160:307-308 Organic Chemistry (4,4) or 01:160: 315-316 Principles of Organic Chemistry (4,4)
01:160:311 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2) or equivalent
01:447:380 Genetics (4) or 11:776:305 Plant Genetics (4)
01:750:193-194 Physics for the Sciences (4,4) or equivalent
B. ELECTIVES (24)
The electives courses must include at least one approved course of 3 credits from each of the following subject areas:
Cell Biology and Neuroscience 146
Ecology and Natural Resources 704
Genetics and Microbiology 447/680
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry 694
(11:115:301 Introductory Biochemistry (3) or 11: 115:403
or 404 General Biochemistry (4,3) may be substituted)
A list of approved courses in these subject areas is published by the
Office of Undergraduate Instruction, Division of Life Sciences.
Approved courses generally require 01:119:101-102 as a prerequisite;
students are urged to consult the list of approved courses prior to
registration. Cooperative education and nonbiological sciences research
and independent study credits are not eligible as elective credits,
without prior approval from the Office of Undergraduate Instruction.
Electives must include a minimum of three laboratory courses of at
least 1 credit. Only one of these laboratory courses may be satisfied
by Independent Study or Research in Biology credits. General biology
and library research do not satisfy this requirement.
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minimum of six courses (18 credits) must be at the 300 or 400 level,
including at least three laboratory courses. The latter may be separate
laboratory courses, for example, 01:447:382 Genetics Laboratory (1);
courses that include a laboratory component, for example, 11:680:390
General Microbiology (4). A maximum of 6 credits of independent
research may be included in the 24 elective credits, but satisfies only
one of the laboratory course requirements.
Courses at the 100 level or courses taken on a P/NC basis may not be used to satisfy elective requirements.
Students should refer to the Life Sciences section of this catalog for
additional information concerning limits on biology credits transferred
from other institutions, requirements and procedures for Independent
Study or Research in Biology, and for information about a minor program
in biological sciences.
IX. Unspecified Electives (15-20 credits)
