Major Requirements
Consists of a minimum of 43 credits of courses in biology, chemistry and mathematics. Students choose one of two tracks: General Biology, or Secondary Education.
Core Courses
The following core courses are required for each track, consisting of 26 credits:
Choose One Course From the Following
The remaining credits come from the tracks as follows (students choose one track):
Track 1-General Biology
Consists of 17 to 20 credits chosen from the following areas plus 2 elective BIOL courses numbered 300 or higher.
Cell Biology/Physiology (1 course)
Ecology (1 course)
Organismal Biology (1 course)
Electives
Two elective BIOL courses numbered 300 or higher.
Track 2-Biology Secondary Education
This track is for students interested in pursuing licensure in biology education. Interested students should also see the Teacher Education Program section of the catalog for education curriculum requirements.
Consists of 20 credits chosen from the following areas:
Cell Biology/Physiology (1 course)
Organic Chemistry (1 course)
Earth Science (1 course)
Physics (1 course)
For the elective BIOL courses in the tracks, only 3 credits may be chosen from BIOL-460, BIOL-461, BIOL-462, BIOL-490, BIOL-491 or BIOL-499, while Internship (BIOL-480X) cannot be used to meet this requirement. Students wishing to double major in biology and environmental science or in chemistry and environmental science may not overlap or double count the electives selected on the environmental science plan of major to the other major.