Department of Biological Sciences

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The Department of Biological Sciences offers a comprehensive background in biology for teacher preparation, graduate studies, and for professional programs in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine.

The department offers Bachelor of Science degrees in biochemistry, biological sciences, and microbiology. All degrees require a core of departmental courses that include BIOL 1201 , BIOL 1202 , BIOL 1208 , BIOL 1209 , BIOL 2051 , BIOL 2153 , BIOL 3040 , and either BIOL 4087  or BIOL 4093  and BIOL 4094 .

In addition, all students are required to take a specified number of approved biochemistry, biological sciences, or microbiology electives from lecture and laboratory courses numbered 3000 and above.

Students seeking the Bachelor of Science degree in biological sciences may fulfill the requirement for these electives with courses from all areas of the department while students seeking the biochemistry and microbiology degrees take courses specific to those degrees.

All students in the department may earn a maximum of six hours of credit in BIOL 3999 Undergraduate Research in Biological Sciences . A maximum of three hours of credit in BIOL 3999 Undergraduate Research in Biological Sciences  may be taken as advanced biochemistry, biological sciences, or microbiology electives. BIOL 3999  may not be used as a laboratory course. Students interested in enrolling in Undergraduate Research should contact the Department of Biological Sciences Undergraduate Office in 101 Life Sciences Building.

Students may earn more than one degree or one degree with multiple majors in the department but biological science courses numbered 3000 and above (excluding BIOL 3040  and BIOL 4087  or BIOL 4093  and BIOL 4094 ) may only be applied to one degree or major within the Department of Biological Sciences. This policy also applies to transfer students who enter with a degree earned in one of the Department of Biological Sciences majors.

Majors in the department are ineligible for the departmental minor.

Admission into the Department of Biological Sciences

In addition to admission to the College of Science, entry into any of the three majors (biochemistry, biological sciences, and microbiology) in the Department of Biological Sciences requires earned credit in BIOL 1201  and BIOL 1202 ; CHEM 1201 ; and MATH 1550 .

Programs

• Biochemistry, B.S.
• Biological Sciences, B.S.
• Microbiology, B.S.

• Biological Sciences Minor