Bachelor of Science in Biology

• Cornerstone Core Requirements
• Major Requirements
• Required Concentration (choose one)
  • ​Pre-Veterinary
  • Pre-Physician Assistant
  • Biological Research
  • Pre-Optometry
  • Pre-Medical/Dental/Pharmacy

Major Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
BIO-151	GENERAL BIOLOGY	4
BIO-233	ZOOLOGY	4
BIO-241	ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I	4
BIO-351	GENETICS	4
BIO-352	MICROBIOLOGY	4
BIO-400	CAPSTONE SEMINAR: BIOETHICS & ARGUMENT	3
SCI-361	EVOLUTION & ORIGINS	3
SCI-380	INTERNSHIP	3
SCI-495	SENIOR RESEARCH PROJECT	1
SCI-496	SENIOR RESEARCH SEMINAR	2
CHM-121	GENERAL CHEMISTRY I	4
CHM-122	GENERAL CHEMISTRY II	4
CHM-230	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB I	2
CHM-231	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I	3
PHY-211	GENERAL PHYSICS I	4
Choose one of the following:		3
MAT-151	STATISTICS
BIO-121	BIOSTATISTICS
Choose one of the following:		3-4
MAT-121	COLLEGE ALGEBRA
MAT-122	PRE-CALCULUS
Total Hours		55-56

Concentrations 

Pre-Veterinary

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
BIO-431	VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY	4
CHM-232	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II	3
CHM-233	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB	2
CHM-472	BIOCHEMISTRY	4
PHY-212	GENERAL PHYSICS II	4
Choose one of the following:		4
BIO-451	MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY
BIO-331	ORNITHOLOGY
Choose a minimum of nine credits from the following:		9
BIO-242	ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II
BIO-331	ORNITHOLOGY
BIO-451	MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY
CHM-411	PERSPECTIVES IN CHEMISTRY
ECO-241	ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
ECO-341	ECOLOGY
ECO-345	WILDLIFE ECOLOGY - AUSABLE
SCI-345	GLOBAL HEALTH & EPIDEMIOLOGY
KIN-100	TOTAL FITNESS & WELLNESS (including activity course co-req)
Total Hours		30

Pre-Physician Assistant

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
BIO-242	ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II	4
BIO-347	INTRODUCTION TO NUTRITION	3
SCI-242	MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY	2
SCI-345	GLOBAL HEALTH & EPIDEMIOLOGY	3
PSY-111	GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY	3
PSY-235	LIFESPAN DEV PSYCHOLOGY	3
Choose one of the following:		4
CHM-212	PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC & BIOCHEM
CHM-472	BIOCHEMISTRY
Choose a minimum of nine credits from the following:		9
BIO-353	PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
BIO-451	MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY
CHM-122	GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
CHM-232	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
CHM-233	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB
SCI-346	PHARMACOLOGY
SCI-423	NEUROSCIENCE
KIN-100	TOTAL FITNESS & WELLNESS (including activity course co-req)
Total Hours		31

Biological Research

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
BIO-225	BOTANY	4
BIO-242	ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II	4
BIO-451	MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY	4
CHM-232	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II	3
CHM-233	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB	2
CHM-472	BIOCHEMISTRY	4
PHY-212	GENERAL PHYSICS II	4
Choose a minimum of three credits from the following:		3-4
CHM-411	PERSPECTIVES IN CHEMISTRY
ECO-241	ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
ECO-341	ECOLOGY
SCI-345	GLOBAL HEALTH & EPIDEMIOLOGY
SCI-423	NEUROSCIENCE
KIN-100	TOTAL FITNESS & WELLNESS (including activity course co-req)
Total Hours		28-29

Pre-Optometry

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
BIO-242	ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II	4
BIO-451	MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY	4
CHM-472	BIOCHEMISTRY	4
MAT-131	CALCULUS I	4
PHY-212	GENERAL PHYSICS II	4
PSY-111	GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY	3
Choose six credits from the following:		6
BIO-353	PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
SCI-345	GLOBAL HEALTH & EPIDEMIOLOGY
SCI-346	PHARMACOLOGY
SCI-423	NEUROSCIENCE
KIN-100	TOTAL FITNESS & WELLNESS (including activity course co-req)
Total Hours		29

Pre-Medical/Dental/Pharmacy

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
BIO-242	ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II	4
BIO-347	INTRODUCTION TO NUTRITION	3
BIO-451	MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY	4
CHM-232	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II	3
CHM-233	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB	2
CHM-472	BIOCHEMISTRY	4
PHY-212	GENERAL PHYSICS II	4
Choose six credits from the following:		6
BIO-353	PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CHM-411	PERSPECTIVES IN CHEMISTRY
SCI-345	GLOBAL HEALTH & EPIDEMIOLOGY
SCI-346	PHARMACOLOGY
SCI-423	NEUROSCIENCE
KIN-100	TOTAL FITNESS & WELLNESS (including activity course co-req)
Total Hours		30