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Biology - Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

This major is offered through the Department of Biology in the School of Arts and Sciences.

Freshman Year - Take All

BIOL 105Mechanisms of Life I

3
BIOL 106Mechanisms of Life II

3
BIOL 115Mechanisms of Life I - Lab

2
BIOL 116Mechanisms of Life II - Lab

2
CHEM 103/CHEM 103H/CHEM 103OGeneral Chemistry I

3
CHEM 104General Chemistry II

3
CHEM 113General Chemistry Laboratory I

2
CHEM 114General Chemistry Laboratory II

2

Sophomore Year - Take All

BIOL 217Molecular Genetics & Protein Engineering

3
BIOL 317Investigations in Molecular Cell Biology

6
CHEM 203Organic Chemistry I

3
CHEM 204Organic Chemistry II

3
CHEM 213Organic Chemistry I Lab

2
CHEM 214Organic Chemistry Laboratory II

2

Sophomore Year, Required Calculus I Course - Take One

MATH 111Calculus for Social-Life Sciences I

3
MATH 121Analytic Geometry and Calculus I

4

Sophomore Year, Required Calculus II Course - Take One

MATH 112Calculus for Social-Life Sciences II

3
MATH 122Analytic Geometry & Calculus II

4

Junior Year - Take All

BIOL 307Genetics

3
BIOL 454Biological Chemistry

3
PHYS 225Introductory Mechanics Laboratory

1
PHYS 226Introductory Electricity Laboratory

1

Junior Year, Required Physics I Course - Take One

PHYS 205College Physics I

4
PHYS 215University Physics I

4

Junior Year, Required Physics II Course - Take One

PHYS 206College Physics II

4
PHYS 216University Physics II

4

Senior Year - Take All

BIOL 449General Microbiology

4
BIOL 452Coordinating Seminar

3

Biology Electives - Take Four

BIOL 232Human Anatomy & Physiology I

4
BIOL 233Human Anatomy & Physiology II

4
BIOL 418Physiology

4
BIOL 493Research Problems in Biology

3
BIOL 538Gene Organ and Expression

3
BIOL 544Enzyme Catalysis, Regulation and Drug Targeting

3
BIOL 555Rational Drug Design

3
BIOL 559Cell Structure and Function

3
BIOL 563Developmental Biology

3
BIOL 565Model Organisms and Human Disease

3
BIOL 566Immunology

3
BIOL 572Genomics, Proteomics and Personalized Medicine

3
BIOL 574Viruses and Vaccines

3
BIOL 579Principles and Practice of Biotechnology

3
BIOL 580Entrepreneurial Biotechnology

3
BIOL 581Essentials of Biotechnology Project Management

3
BIOL 583Regulation of Domestic and Global Biotechnology Products

3
BIOL 596Computational Genomics

3
BIOL 598Membrane Trafficking and Disease

3
BIOL 599Signal Transduction and Biomembranes

3
BIOL 576Comparative Metabolism

3

BIOL 232 and BIOL 233: With department permission.

BIOL 493: May be taken twice.