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Biology - Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

This major is offered through the College of Arts and Sciences.

Required Courses - Take All

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
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
BIOL 217Molecular Genetics & Protein Engineering

3
BIOL 307Genetics

3
BIOL 317Investigations in Molecular Cell Biology

6
BIOL 449/BIOL 449General Microbiology

4
BIOL 452Coordinating Seminar

3
BIOL 454/BIOL 454Biological Chemistry

3
CHEM 103/CHEM 103H/CHEM 103O/CHEM 103General Chemistry I

3
CHEM 104/CHEM 104General Chemistry II

3
CHEM 113General Chemistry Laboratory I

2
CHEM 114General Chemistry Laboratory II

2
CHEM 203Organic Chemistry I

3
CHEM 204Organic Chemistry II

3
CHEM 213Organic Chemistry I Lab

2
CHEM 214Organic Chemistry Laboratory II

2

Required Calculus I Course - Take One

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
MATH 111Calculus for Social-Life Sciences I

3
MATH 121Analytic Geometry and Calculus I

4

Required Calculus II Course - Take One

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
MATH 112Calculus for Social-Life Sciences II

3
MATH 122Analytic Geometry & Calculus II

4

Required Physics I Course - Take One

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
PHYS 205College Physics I

4
PHYS 215/PHYS 215/PHYS 215HUniversity Physics I

4

Required Physics II Course - Take One

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
PHYS 206College Physics II

4
PHYS 216/PHYS 216/PHYS 216HUniversity Physics II

4

Required Physics Labs - Take All

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
PHYS 225Introductory Mechanics Laboratory

1
PHYS 226Introductory Electricity Laboratory

1

Comprehensive Exam

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
BIOL 498Undergraduate Comprehensive Examination

0

Biology Electives List A - Take One

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
BIOL 418/BE 411/BIOL 418Physiology

4
BIOL 538Gene Organ and Expression

3
BIOL 544Enzyme Catalysis, Regulation and Drug Targeting

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 576Comparative Metabolism

3
BIOL 597Fundamentals of Statistics in Biology, Medicine and Biotechnology

3
BIOL 598Membrane Trafficking and Disease

3
BIOL 599Signal Transduction and Biomembranes

3

Biology Electives List B - Take One

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
BIOL 232Human Anatomy & Physiology I

4
BIOL 233Human Anatomy & Physiology II

4
BIOL 418/BE 411/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 576Comparative Metabolism

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 597Fundamentals of Statistics in Biology, Medicine and Biotechnology

3
BIOL 599Signal Transduction and Biomembranes

3

BIOL 232 and BIOL 233: With department permission.