Biology Undergraduate Major (BS, HBS)
This program is available at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- OSU-Cascades
Options available:
- Ecology
- Genetics
- Marine Biology and Ecology
- Physiology and Behavior
- Pre-Dentistry/Biology
- Pre-Education Biology
- Pre-Medicine/Biology
- Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Administered by the Department of Integrative Biology under the School of Life Sciences.
The undergraduate BS degree in Biology is designed for students seeking an interdisciplinary background in the life sciences. The major couples a comprehensive biological, physical and quantitative sciences core with a variety of electives that can be catered to meet diverse professional goals. Undergraduate research, internship, teaching and study abroad experience are strongly recommended, and credits can be integrated with major requirements. Biology majors receive excellent training for graduate and professional programs.
Corvallis Campus students may choose to complete one transcript-visible option in Ecology, Genetics, Marine Biology and Ecology, Physiology and Behavior, Pre-Dentistry/Biology, Pre-Education Biology, Pre-Medicine/Biology, or Pre-Veterinary Medicine. Students may not declare more than one option in the Biology major. Options in the Biology major require 15 or fewer additional credits beyond the basic Biology major except for the Pre-Medical option which includes 20 or fewer additional credit because of coursework required for the MCAT. Most students can complete the additional option coursework in four years. Option or major coursework can be shared with other programs unless those programs have restrictions on sharing.
Major Code: 509
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Explain and apply the fundamental concepts of the biological sciences, including biochemistry, cell and molecular biology and genetics; physiology and organismal biology; and ecology and evolution.
- Identify and access information (from primary literature and other relevant works) for a particular topic and evaluate the scientific content and context of these sources.
- Generate relevant and testable scientific questions, formulate testable hypotheses, and identify measurable predictions based on observations or previous research.
- Design and implement observational or experimental investigations to collect relevant data, and employ appropriate analytical methods to analyze that data.
- Interpret data and/or observations to support or refute hypotheses, draw conclusions, put findings in the context of current scientific knowledge and literature, and/or suggest future avenues of research.
- Use effective formal and informal communication (i.e., written, oral, graphical, multimedia) to convey scientific information in ways that are appropriate for scientific and non-scientific audiences for a particular topic and evaluating the scientific content and context of these sources.
- Integrate and analyze information within and across spatial and temporal scales as well as levels of biological organization.
- Identify, reflect upon, and evaluate assumptions, biases, and alternative hypotheses or interpretations for their own scientific claims or those of others.
- Justify the importance of science and science literacy for individuals and society.
- Integrate biology with other disciplines to make evidence-based decisions on socio-scientific issues.
- Explain how biases and societal factors affect the processes of science (and vice versa), access to participation in science, and the differential outcomes and impacts (both positive and negative) of science on individuals.
- Explain and justify the ethical standards of their discipline, evaluate the ethics of published science, and articulate their personal code of ethics.
- Use effective and appropriate forms of collaboration.
- Produce a self-assessment of interpersonal and academic behaviors needed to achieve their individual career goals.
Students in the Biology major must complete BI 221Z, BI 222Z and BI 223Z; CH 221Z/CH 229Z, CH 222Z/CH 228Z and CH 223Z/CH 229Z; and CH 331 and CH 332 (or the honors version of this series) with a C- or better to continue on to upper-division coursework in the major.
The BI 197 or BI 198 and BI 298 professional development series must be completed in the first year at OSU.
Students majoring in Biology cannot seek a dual or double major in Biochemistry and Biophysics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, BioHealth Sciences, Botany, Microbiology or Zoology.
Declaring an option can modify the elective areas of the major. For further information, see MyDegrees or the Integrative Biology website.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Biology Core | ||
| Biology Professional Development | ||
| BI 197 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT I: HUMAN HEALTH AND WELLNESS CAREERS | 1 |
| or BI 198 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT I: BIOLOGY AND ZOOLOGY | |
| BI 298 | +PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR BIOLOGISTS II | 1 |
| Writing and Communications Core | ||
| COMM 111Z | +*PUBLIC SPEAKING | 4 |
| WR 227Z | +*TECHNICAL WRITING | 3-4 |
| or WR 362 | +*SCIENCE WRITING | |
| or WR 375 | +WRITING IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES | |
| Mathematics and Statistics Core | ||
| MTH 251Z & MTH 252Z | +*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS and INTEGRAL CALCULUS | 8 |
| or MTH 227 & MTH 228 | +*CALCULUS AND PROBABILITY FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES I and CALCULUS AND PROBABILITY FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES II | |
| ST 351 & ST 352 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS and INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 8-12 |
| or ST 351 & ST 411 & ST 412 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS and METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS and METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS | |
| CH 221Z & CH 227Z | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and +*GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY | 5 |
| CH 222Z & CH 228Z | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY | 5 |
| CH 223Z & CH 229Z | GENERAL CHEMISTRY III and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY III LABORATORY | 5 |
| CH 331 & CH 332 & CH 337 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 12 |
| BB 450 & BB 451 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY and GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | 7 |
| Biological Sciences Core | ||
| These courses are arranged in the order they are generally taken: | ||
| BI 221Z & BI 222Z & BI 223Z | +*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION | 15 |
| BI 370 | ECOLOGY | 3 |
| BI 311 | GENETICS | 4 |
| BB 314 | CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 4 |
| BI 445 | EVOLUTION | 3 |
| Senior Biology Major Field Test | ||
| Students are required to take a comprehensive, two-hour Biology Major Field Test in their final OSU term (or spring term if they will graduate in summer): | ||
| BI 498 | SENIOR ASSESSMENT AND SURVEY | 0 |
| Difference, Power, and Oppression - Advanced | ||
| Select one course from the following or see option: | 3-4 | |
| +*MOLECULAR MEDICINE | ||
| +*DNA, IDENTITIES, AND SOCIETIES | ||
| +OCEAN JUSTICE | ||
| +COLONIALISM AND SYSTEMIC INEQUALITY IN CONSERVATION | ||
| +*POWER AND JUSTICE IN U.S. NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| +*ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE | ||
| +PUBLIC HEALTH EQUITY & SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THE U.S. | ||
| +*DISEASE AND SOCIETY 1 | ||
| +*SUSTAINABILITY, JUSTICE, AND ENGAGEMENT | ||
| Beyond OSU II and Writing Intensive Course (WIC) | ||
| Select one course from the following or see option: | 3-4 | |
| +^COMMUNICATION, THEORY, AND PRACTICE IN THE LIFE SCIENCES | ||
| +^ECOLOGICAL METHODS | ||
| Electives 3 | ||
| Physics or Quantitative and Computational Applications | ||
| Select one of the following tracks or see option: | 12-15 | |
| Track I Physics | ||
| +*GENERAL PHYSICS and *GENERAL PHYSICS and *GENERAL PHYSICS (required for most human health professions) | ||
| Track II Quantitative and Computational Applications | ||
| Select one of the following groups: | ||
| Group A | ||
| USE AND ABUSE OF DATA: CRITICAL THINKING IN SCIENCE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO DATA SCIENCE | ||
or BB 345 | PYTHON FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGISTS | |
| Group B | ||
| FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGICAL DATA SCIENCES and COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES FOR BIOLOGICAL DATA | ||
| Select two additional courses from the following: | ||
| APPLIED BIOINFORMATICS | ||
| NETWORKS IN COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY | ||
| ADVANCED COMPUTING FOR BIOLOGICAL DATA ANALYSIS | ||
| COMPARATIVE GENOMICS | ||
| POPULATION GENOMICS | ||
| FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS | ||
| PHYLOGENETICS | ||
| BIOGEOGRAPHY | ||
| POPULATION BIOLOGY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL DATA ANALYSIS | ||
| POPULATION DYNAMICS FOR CONSERVATION | ||
| GISCIENCE I: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND THEORY | ||
| QUANTITATIVE GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS AND MODELING | ||
or GEOG 460 | GIS AND SPATIAL DATA SCIENCE | |
| OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA ANALYSIS | ||
| ECOLOGICAL THEORIES IN BIOLOGICAL AND FISHERIES OCEANOGRAPHY DATA | ||
| DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF PLANNED EXPERIMENTS | ||
| SAMPLING METHODS | ||
| R PROGRAMMING FOR DATA | ||
| DATA VISUALIZATION | ||
| Advanced Laboratory | ||
| At least one course from the Organismal and Physiology, Ecology and Evolution, or Cellular, Molecular, and Genomics elective areas must be a lab course. 2 | ||
| Organismal Biology and Physiology | ||
| Select one course from the following or see option: | 4-5 | |
| ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY and ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY and ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY and ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY 2 | ||
| PALEOBIOLOGY 2 | ||
| PLANT SYSTEMATICS 2 | ||
| PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2 | ||
| MYCOLOGY 2 | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANTS | ||
| INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY and INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY LABORATORY 2 | ||
| VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY and VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY LABORATORY 2 | ||
| COMPARATIVE/FUNCTIONAL VERTEBRATE ANATOMY 2 | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| VERTEBRATE PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| AQUATIC ENTOMOLOGY 2 | ||
| Ecology and Evolution or Cellular, Molecular and Genomics | ||
| Select one of the following two tracks or see option: | 3-5 | |
| Track I Ecology and Evolution | ||
| Select one course from the following or see option: | ||
| OCEANS IN PERIL | ||
| MARINE ECOLOGY | ||
| SYMBIOSES AND THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| FIELD METHODS IN ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION 2 | ||
or FES 445 | ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION | |
| BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION 2 | ||
| PALEOBIOLOGY (if not used above) 2 | ||
| BIOGEOGRAPHY | ||
| POPULATION BIOLOGY | ||
| MONSTER BIOLOGY | ||
| DISEASE ECOLOGY | ||
| PLANT ECOLOGY 2 | ||
| FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION 2 | ||
| VEGETATION MONITORING AND ANALYSIS 2 | ||
| ANIMAL BEHAVIOR | ||
| INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY and INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY LABORATORY (if not used above) 2 | ||
| VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY and VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY LABORATORY (if not used above) 2 | ||
| Track II Cellular, Molecular, and Genomics | ||
| Select one course from the following or see option: | ||
| MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY 2 | ||
| ADVANCED CELL BIOLOGY | ||
| APPLIED BIOINFORMATICS | ||
| ADVANCED MOLECULAR GENETICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GENOME BIOLOGY | ||
| COMPARATIVE GENOMICS 2 | ||
| POPULATION GENOMICS | ||
| FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS | ||
| PHYLOGENETICS 2 | ||
| LABORATORY TECHNIQUES IN PLANT BIOLOGY | ||
| GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY and GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY 2 | ||
| IMMUNOLOGY | ||
| GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENT 2 | ||
| BEHAVIORAL NEUROBIOLOGY | ||
| Experiential Learning or Integrative Biology Elective | ||
| Select one of the following two tracks or see option: | 3-5 | |
| Track I Experiential Learning Credits | ||
| Select any combination of three credits from the following: | ||
| TEACHING PRACTICUM (by approval) | ||
| RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (by approval) | ||
| PROJECTS: CURATORIAL ASSISTANT (by approval) | ||
| ADVANCED TEACHING PRACTICUM (by approval) | ||
| INTERNSHIP (by approval) | ||
Study abroad experiences by approval | ||
| Track II Integrative Biology Course | ||
| Select an additional course from the following (if not used above) or see option | ||
| ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY and ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY | ||
| OCEANS IN PERIL | ||
| SYMBIOSES AND THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| FIELD METHODS IN ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION | ||
| BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION | ||
| PALEOBIOLOGY | ||
| PHYLOGENETICS | ||
| BIOGEOGRAPHY | ||
| POPULATION BIOLOGY | ||
| MONSTER BIOLOGY | ||
| DISEASE ECOLOGY | ||
| ANIMAL BEHAVIOR | ||
| INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY and INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY LABORATORY | ||
| BIOLOGY OF INSECTS and VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY LABORATORY | ||
| VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY and VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY LABORATORY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENT | ||
| VERTEBRATE PHYSIOLOGY II | ||
| BEHAVIORAL NEUROBIOLOGY | ||
| HERPETOLOGY | ||
| Remaining Core Ed, Option and/or Electives | 49-64 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
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Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025
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Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond
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Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC) course
- 1
MB 330 will only be available to Biology majors on the Cascades campus. Corvallis students must take one of the other listed courses to meet their Core Education requirement for Difference, Power, and Oppression Advanced
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Students should refer to the Schedule of Classes for courses currently offering a lab. Not all lab courses include "Laboratory" in the title and not all courses listed will offer a lab class every year
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Declaring an option will alter the elective categories, and all options automatically clear the upper-division science electives requirement. See the individual options or MyDegrees for details
Major Code: 509
Degree plans are subject to change and the following is only an example of how students may complete their degree in four years. Students should consult their advisor to determine the best degree plan for them. Contact details for advisors can be found on the Academic Advising page.
Track I
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| BI 197 or BI 198 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT I: HUMAN HEALTH AND WELLNESS CAREERS or PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT I: BIOLOGY AND ZOOLOGY | 1 |
| CH 221Z & CH 227Z | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and +*GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY | 5 |
| COMM 111Z | +*PUBLIC SPEAKING | 4 |
| MTH 111Z | +*PRECALCULUS I: FUNCTIONS | 4 |
| Core Ed: Transitions | 2 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| CH 222Z & CH 228Z | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY | 5 |
| MTH 112Z | +*PRECALCULUS II: TRIGONOMETRY | 4 |
| WR 121Z | +*COMPOSITION I | 4 |
| Core Ed: Social Science | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 298 | +PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR BIOLOGISTS II | 1 |
| CH 223Z & CH 229Z | GENERAL CHEMISTRY III and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY III LABORATORY | 5 |
| MTH 251Z or MTH 227 | +*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS or +*CALCULUS AND PROBABILITY FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES I | 4 |
| Core Ed: Arts & Humanities General | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BI 221Z | +*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS | 5 |
| CH 331 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| MTH 252Z or MTH 228 | INTEGRAL CALCULUS or CALCULUS AND PROBABILITY FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES II | 4 |
| Core Ed: Arts & Humanities Global | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| BI 222Z | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS | 5 |
| CH 332 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| ST 351 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| Core Ed: Difference, Power & Oppression Foundations | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 223Z | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION | 5 |
| CH 337 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 4 |
| ST 352 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS or METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS and METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS | 4-8 |
| WR 227Z | +*TECHNICAL WRITING or +*SCIENCE WRITING or +WRITING IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES | 3-4 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BB 450 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | 4 |
| PH 201 | +*GENERAL PHYSICS | 5 |
| BI 370 | ECOLOGY or GENETICS or CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 3-4 |
| Core Ed: Seeking Solutions | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| BB 451 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | 3 |
| PH 202 | *GENERAL PHYSICS | 5 |
| BI 311 | GENETICS or ECOLOGY or CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 3-4 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| PH 203 | *GENERAL PHYSICS | 5 |
| BB 314 | CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY or GENETICS or ECOLOGY or EVOLUTION | 3-4 |
| Organismal Biology and Physiology or Ecology and Evolution | 3-5 | |
| Approved Difference, Power & Oppression Advanced Course | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BI 445 | EVOLUTION or GENETICS or ECOLOGY or CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 3-4 |
| BI 319 | +^COMMUNICATION, THEORY, AND PRACTICE IN THE LIFE SCIENCES or +^ECOLOGICAL METHODS or +^FIELD METHODS IN MARINE ECOLOGY or +^MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY | 3-4 |
| Organismal Biology and Physiology or Ecology and Evolution | 3-4 | |
| Electives | 5 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| Experiential Learning or Integrative Biology Elective | 3 | |
| Electives | 11 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 498 | SENIOR ASSESSMENT AND SURVEY | 0 |
| Electives | 14 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
Track II
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| BI 197 or BI 198 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT I: HUMAN HEALTH AND WELLNESS CAREERS or PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT I: BIOLOGY AND ZOOLOGY | 1 |
| BI 221Z | +*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS | 5 |
| CH 221Z & CH 227Z | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and +*GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY | 5 |
| COMM 111Z | +*PUBLIC SPEAKING | 4 |
| Core Ed: Transitions | 2 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Winter | ||
| BI 222Z | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS | 5 |
| CH 222Z & CH 228Z | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY | 5 |
| WR 121Z | +*COMPOSITION I | 4 |
| Core Ed: Arts & Humanities General | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 298 | +PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR BIOLOGISTS II | 1 |
| BI 223Z | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION | 5 |
| CH 223Z & CH 229Z | GENERAL CHEMISTRY III and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY III LABORATORY | 5 |
| MTH 251Z or MTH 227 | +*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS or +*CALCULUS AND PROBABILITY FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES I | 4 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CH 331 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| MTH 252Z or MTH 228 | INTEGRAL CALCULUS or CALCULUS AND PROBABILITY FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES II | 4 |
| Core Ed: Social Science | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| BI 311 | GENETICS or CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY or ECOLOGY | 3-4 |
| CH 332 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| Core Ed: Difference, Power & Oppression Foundations | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 311 | GENETICS or CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY or ECOLOGY | 3-4 |
| CH 337 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 4 |
| WR 227Z | +*TECHNICAL WRITING or +*SCIENCE WRITING or +WRITING IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES | 3-4 |
| Core Ed: Arts & Humanities Global | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BB 450 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | 4 |
| BI 311 | GENETICS or CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY or ECOLOGY or EVOLUTION | 3-4 |
| ST 351 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| Core Ed: Seeking Solutions | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| BB 451 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | 3 |
| BI 311 | GENETICS or CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY or ECOLOGY or EVOLUTION | 3-4 |
| ST 352 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS or METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS and METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS | 4-8 |
| Approved Difference, Power & Oppression Advanced Course | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| Organismal Biology and Physiology or Quantitative and Computational Applications or Cellular, Molecular, and Genomics | 3-4 | |
| Organismal Biology and Physiology or Quantitative and Computational Applications or Cellular, Molecular, and Genomics | 3-4 | |
| Electives | 7 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BI 319 | +^COMMUNICATION, THEORY, AND PRACTICE IN THE LIFE SCIENCES or +^ECOLOGICAL METHODS or +^FIELD METHODS IN MARINE ECOLOGY or +^MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY | 3-4 |
| Organismal Biology and Physiology or Quantitative and Computational Applications or Cellular, Molecular, and Genomics | 3-4 | |
| Electives | 8 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| Experiential Learning or Integrative Biology Elective | 3 | |
| Electives | 11 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 498 | SENIOR ASSESSMENT AND SURVEY | 0 |
| Organismal Biology and Physiology or Quantitative and Computational Applications or Cellular, Molecular, and Genomics | 3-4 | |
| Electives | 13 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
Track III
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| BI 197 or BI 198 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT I: HUMAN HEALTH AND WELLNESS CAREERS or PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT I: BIOLOGY AND ZOOLOGY | 1 |
| BI 221Z | +*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS | 5 |
| CH 221Z & CH 227Z | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and +*GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY | 5 |
| COMM 111Z | +*PUBLIC SPEAKING | 4 |
| Core Ed: Transitions | 2 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Winter | ||
| BI 222Z | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS | 5 |
| CH 222Z & CH 228Z | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY | 5 |
| WR 121Z | +*COMPOSITION I | 4 |
| Core Ed: Arts & Humanities General | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 298 | +PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR BIOLOGISTS II | 1 |
| BI 223Z | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION | 5 |
| CH 223Z & CH 229Z | GENERAL CHEMISTRY III and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY III LABORATORY | 5 |
| MTH 251Z or MTH 227 | +*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS or +*CALCULUS AND PROBABILITY FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES I | 4 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BI 311 | GENETICS or CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY or ECOLOGY or EVOLUTION | 3-4 |
| CH 331 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| MTH 252Z or MTH 228 | INTEGRAL CALCULUS or CALCULUS AND PROBABILITY FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES II | 4 |
| Core Ed: Social Science | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| BI 311 | GENETICS or CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY or ECOLOGY or EVOLUTION | 3-4 |
| CH 332 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| ST 351 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| Core Ed: Difference, Power & Oppression Foundations | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 311 | GENETICS or CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY or ECOLOGY or EVOLUTION | 3-4 |
| CH 337 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 4 |
| ST 352 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS or METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS and METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS | 4-8 |
| Core Ed: Arts & Humanities Global | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BB 450 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | 4 |
| BI 311 | GENETICS or CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY or ECOLOGY or EVOLUTION | 3-4 |
| WR 227Z | +*TECHNICAL WRITING or +*SCIENCE WRITING or +WRITING IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES | 3-4 |
| PH 201 | +*GENERAL PHYSICS | 5 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| BB 451 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | 3 |
| PH 202 | *GENERAL PHYSICS | 5 |
| Biology and Society, Organismal Biology, Physiology | 3-4 | |
| Approved Difference, Power & Oppression Advanced Course | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 319 | +^COMMUNICATION, THEORY, AND PRACTICE IN THE LIFE SCIENCES or +^ECOLOGICAL METHODS or +^FIELD METHODS IN MARINE ECOLOGY or +^MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY | 3-4 |
| PH 203 | *GENERAL PHYSICS | 5 |
| Organismal Biology and Physiology or Cellular, Molecular, and Genomics | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Organismal Biology and Physiology or Cellular, Molecular, and Genomics | 3-4 | |
| Core Ed: Seeking Solutions | 3-4 | |
| Electives | 8 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| Experiential Learning or Integrative Biology Elective | 3 | |
| Electives | 12 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 498 | SENIOR ASSESSMENT AND SURVEY | 0 |
| Electives | 14 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
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Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025
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Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond
- ^
Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC) course