immediately upon graduation or intends to continue his or her course of study in graduate, medical, or dental school. Incoming students who desire to pursue a biology degree option should declare a Pre-Biology major. Once a student has completed BIO 111, CHE 101/110, and MAT 115 with a "C" or better, he may request in writing to the Division of Mathematics and Sciences to convert to a Biology major. Following verification of the successful completion of these courses, the student will be designated as a Biology major. Both Pre-Biology and Biology majors are to be advised by Biology advisors.
The student who majors in General Biology must complete a minimum of 120 semester credit hours, including the University's Liberal Studies Requirements (with BIO 111 in place of BIO 101 and CHE 101 in place of the second General Education Natural Science requirement) and the following 27–30 semester credit hour Biology core course requirements: BIO 115, 210, 212, 302, 303, 307, 316, 401, 408, and 410; and three biology electives totaling no less than 9 semester credit hours. These electives may include HON 222 or any biology course at the 300- or 400-level that is not required for the major with the exception of BIO 410 (after it has been taken once to fulfill major requirement) and AQU/BIO 425. The Biology major must earn a "C" or above in the core and elective courses and in the following required 37 semester credit hours of support courses: CHE 101/110, 102/120, 200, and 315/350; MAT 120 and 131; and PHY 207 and 208. The program requires the completion of 6 semester credit hours of free electives and 3 semester credit hours of limited electives at the 300/400 level.
Students planning to attend medical, dental, pharmacy or veterinary school must replace CHE 200 with CHE 301/310 and 302/320 in the curriculum of the General Biology Option. Several other courses may be required for entrance to particular allied health professional schools, but not for the BIO major. Please check with a pre-health professional advisor to make sure these other requirements are completed.
The student who majors in the Biotechnology Option must complete 125 semester credit hours, including the University's Liberal Studies requirements (with BIO 111 in place of BIO 101 and CHE 101 instead of other natural science electives) and the following Biotechnology Option core course requirements: BIO 116, 210, 212, 302, 307, 401, 408, 409, 410, 431, 432, 433, 435, and 436; and two biology electives totaling no less than 6 semester credit hours. These electives may be chosen from the following courses: BIO 301 (Physiology), BIO 316 (Ecology), BIO 437 (Environmental Science and Bioremediation), BIO 438 (Forensics); BIO 493 (Internship), and BIO 495 (Topics in Biology). The Biology major in the Biotechnology Option must earn a grade of —CII or better in the core and elective courses and in the following required support courses: CHE 101/110, 102/120, 301/310, 302/320, and 315/350; MAT 131; and PHY
207 and 208. The Biotechnology Option also requires the completion of 6 semester credit hours of free electives.
A minimum of 128 semester credit hours is required for a major in Biology Education which leads to teacher certification in grades 8-12. In addition to the University's Liberal Studies
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