Biology, B.S.

General Education Requirements - 43 Credit Hours

* Biology majors must meet the General Education requirements as set out in General Education Program , except for the Mathematics and Natural Science requirements. These are met by completing MAT 1853 , and BIO 1103 . The additional SAS Natural Science requirements are met by taking BIO 1101  and CHM 1013 /CHM 1011 /CHM 1010 .

Global Studies and Social Science Requirements

One course must be selected from each of the following lists of Global Studies courses and Social Science courses. (Pre-Health students must elect PSY 2133  to meet the Social Science requirement)

Required Mathematics Courses - 6 Credit Hours

• MAT 1853 - College Algebra 3 Credit Hour(s)
• MAT 1863 - Trigonometry & Analytical Geometry 3 Credit Hour(s) (or higher)

Required Chemistry Courses - 8 Credit Hours *

• CHM 1010 - General Chemistry I Recitation 0 Credit Hour(s)

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• CHM 1013 - General Chemistry I 3 Credit Hour(s) with
• CHM 1011 - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s)

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• CHM 1020 - General Chemistry II Recitation 0 Credit Hour(s)

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• CHM 1023 - General Chemistry II 3 Credit Hour(s) with
• CHM 1021 - General Chemistry II Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s)

Required Biology Courses - 27 Credit Hours *

• BIO 1103 - Biology I 3 Credit Hour(s) with
• BIO 1101 - Biology I Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s)

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• BIO 1113 - Biology II 3 Credit Hour(s) with
• BIO 1111 - Biology II Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s)

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• BIO 3213 - Botany 3 Credit Hour(s) with
• BIO 3211 - Botany Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s)

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• BIO 3103 - Cell Biology 3 Credit Hour(s) with
• BIO 3101 - Cell Biology Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s)

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• BIO 3503 - Microbiology 3 Credit Hour(s) with
• BIO 3501 - Microbiology Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s)

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• BIO 4103 - Ecology 3 Credit Hour(s) with
• BIO 4101 - Ecology Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s)

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• BIO 4913 - Senior Research Project 3 Credit Hour(s)

Required Zoology Course - 4 Credit Hours

(select one of the following)

• BIO 3003 - Invertebrate Zoology 3 Credit Hour(s) with
• BIO 3001 - Invertebrate Zoology Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s)

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• BIO 3303 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy 3 Credit Hour(s) with
• BIO 3301 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s)

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• BIO 4403 - Natural History of Vertebrates 3 Credit Hour(s) with
• BIO 4401 - Natural History of Vertebrates Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s)

Elective Biology Courses - 16 Credit Hours

(select four)

• BIO 2283 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 3 Credit Hour(s) with
• BIO 2281 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s)

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• BIO 3003 - Invertebrate Zoology 3 Credit Hour(s) with
• BIO 3001 - Invertebrate Zoology Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s) (unless taken as the zoology option)

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• BIO 3052 - Molecular Biology 2 Credit Hour(s) with
• BIO 3152 - Molecular Biology Laboratory 2 Credit Hour(s)

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• BIO 3113 - Genetics 3 Credit Hour(s) with
• BIO 3111 - Genetics Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s)

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• BIO 3303 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy 3 Credit Hour(s) with
• BIO 3301 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s) (unless taken as the zoology option)

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• BIO 3403 - Comparative Animal Physiology 3 Credit Hour(s) with
• BIO 3401 - Comparative Animal Physiology Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s)

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• BIO 3604 - Natural History of the Galapagos Islands 4 Credit Hour(s)

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• BIO 4952 - Natural History of the Everglades Watershed 2 Credit Hour(s) with
• BIO 4852 - Natural History of the Everglades Watershed Laboratory 2 Credit Hour(s)

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• BIO 4112 - Field Biology 2 Credit Hour(s) with
• BIO 4212 - Field Biology Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s)

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• BIO 4303 - Comparative Vertebrate Embryology 3 Credit Hour(s) with
• BIO 4301 - Comparative Vertebrate Embryology Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s)

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• BIO 4403 - Natural History of Vertebrates 3 Credit Hour(s) with
• BIO 4401 - Natural History of Vertebrates Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s) (unless taken as the zoology option)

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• BIO 4603 - Environmental Science 3 Credit Hour(s) with
• BIO 4601 - Environmental Science Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s)

Additional Required Credit Hours - 22 Credit Hours

This meets the 120 total and the 42 upper level requirements. One to five of the required credit hours must be upper level.

Sample Degree Plan

Biology 2012-2013