Biological Science (BIOLS.BS)

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BIOLS.BS 2017-18

General Education Requirements - Total Hours: 40-46

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Seven hours are fulfilled through the program’s major requirements.

Specialty Area Requirements*

BIOL 109 - Principles of Biology I Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 110 - Principles of Biology II Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 242 - Genetics Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 303 - Cell Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 394 - Ecology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 403 - Molecular Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 404 - Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory Credit Hours: 2
BIOL 451 - Evolutionary Biology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 490 - Senior Seminar Credit Hours: 1

Biology Electives: 12

Select course offerings in Biology at the 300 level or above (BIOL-495 does not count)

Elective courses may be taken through the Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies, and a current list of Au Sable courses is available at www.ausable.org.

Subtotal Specialty Area Requirements: 40

Collateral Requirements*

BIOL 495 - Science and Scripture Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 111 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 112 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 281 - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 322 - Biochemistry II Credit Hours: 3
MATH 161 - Introduction to Statistics Credit Hours: 3
OR
MATH 271 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4

Subtotal Collateral Requirements: 20-21

General Electives - Total Hours: 10-17

Total Hours in Program: 120

Note: Students interested in graduate studies are strongly encouraged to take CHEM-282, CHEM-289, PHYS-281 and PHYS-282.

* Must earn a grade of C-or better in each course.

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