In addition to the core courses that all Biology majors take, you will choose courses from one of 5 options:
Biomedical Sciences
| BI 381 |
Molecular Genetics |
| ZO 331 |
Animal Physiology |
Additional Requirements:
*Fulfills University Studies requirements
| CH185/085/005 |
General Chemistry* |
| MA 134 |
College Algebra* |
| CH 186 |
Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry |
| CH 187 |
Inorganic Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis Lab |
| CH 341/342 |
Foundations of Organic Chemistry & Lab |
| PH 120/020 |
Intro. Physics I * |
| PH 121/021 |
Intro. Physics II |
| Plus any additional math course. |
Choose 17 hours from Biology Electives.
Organismal, Ecological, and Evolutionary Biology
Required Courses
| BI 300 |
Intro. to Evolutionary Biology |
| BI 332 |
General Ecology |
| BO 200 |
Plant Biology |
| ZO 200 |
Animal Biology |
Additional Requirements:
*Fulfills University Studies requirements
| CH 185/085/005 |
General Chemistry* |
| MA 134 |
College Algebra* |
| UI 373 |
Earth/Life through Time* |
Choose One
| MA 139 |
Applied Calculus |
| MA 140 |
Analytical Geometry and Calculus I |
| MA 223 |
Probability & Statistics |
Choose 11 hours from Biology Electives.
Microbiology, Cellular and Molecular Biology, and Biotechnology Option
Required Courses
| BI 200 |
General Microbiology |
| BI 245 |
Lab Methods in Biotechnology |
| BI 381 |
Molecular Genetics |
Additional Requirements:
| CH 185/085/005 |
General Chemistry* |
| MA 134 |
College Algebra* |
| CH 186 |
Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry |
| CH 341/342 |
Foundations of Organic Chemistry & Lab |
| CH 531/UI 331* |
Foundations of Biochemistry |
| Plus any additional math course. |
Choose 6 hours from:
| BI 404 |
Cell Biology |
| BI 414 |
Prob. in Cell & Molecular Biology |
| BI 441 |
Virology |
| BI 442 |
Immunology |
| BI 443 |
Epidemiology |
| BI 445 |
Microbial Physiology |
| BI/BT 450 |
Inv. Molecular Biol. & Biotechnology |
| BI/BT 451 |
Biotechnology |
| BI 460 |
Intro to Toxicology |
| BI 543 |
Pathogenic Microbiology |
| BI 544 |
Pathogenic Microbiology Lab |
| BO 445 |
Plant Physiology |
| ZO 331 |
Animal Physiology |
| ZO 414 |
Developmental Biology |
| ZO 441 |
Parasitology |
Choose 8 hours from Biology Electives.
Marine Biology
Required courses
| BI 332 |
General Ecology |
| BI 348 |
Marine Biology |
| BI 434 |
Marine Evolutionary Ecology |
| ZO 200 |
Animal Biology |
| ZO 430 |
Invertebrate Zoology |
Choose One
| BI 200 |
Microbiology |
| BO 200 |
Plant Biology |
Additional Requirements:
| CH 185/085/005 |
General Chemistry* |
| MA 134 |
College Algebra* |
| PH 120 |
Introductory Physics I* |
| CH 186 |
Foundation of Inorganic Chemistry |
| CH 187 |
Inorganic Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis Lab |
| CH 341 / CH 342 |
Foundations of Organic Chemistry and Lab |
| GO 320 |
Oceanography |
Choose One
| MA 139 |
Applied Calculus |
| MA 140 |
Calculus I |
| MA 223 |
Probability and Statistics |
Choose 10 hours from Biology Electives. A minimum of 3 hours must be taken from the following courses from the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory or comparable institution.
| BI 541/540 |
Marine Microbiology |
| BI 573-578 |
Topics in Biology |
| BI 593-598 |
Problems in Biology |
| BO 500/505 |
Marine Phycology |
| BO 562/561 |
Salt Marsh Plant Ecology |
| BO 563/564 |
Coastal Vegetation |
| ZO 510/511 |
Comparative Histology of Marine Organisms |
| ZO 541/540 |
Parasites of Marine Mammals |
| ZO 552/553 |
Marine Fisheries Management |
| ZO 554/555 |
Marine Aquaculture |
| ZO 559/560 |
Marine Mammals |
| ZO 563/566 |
Fauna and Faunistic Ecology of Tidal Marshes |
| ZO 564/574 |
Marine Ichthyology |
| ZO 565/567 |
Early Life History of Marine Fishes |
Special Note:
You may substitute the corresponding lecture / laboratory summercourses* from the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory or from another comparable institution. Marine Biology is a prerequisite for most other courses at the GCRL.
BI 352/353 Marine Science II: Marine Biology (5 credit hours) for BI 3XX.
ZO 562/561 Marine Ecology (5 credit hours) for BI 4XX.
ZO 500/502 Marine Invertebrate Zoology (6 credit hours) for BI 4XX.
*Excess credits from any of these three substituted courses will be applied to General Electives. They will not be applied to the requirements for Biology Electives.
*Not all courses are available every summer. Similar courses taken at another marine laboratory may be substituted for the GCRL requirement. Contact the Biology Department or a Marine Biology advisor for more information.
Pre-Physician's Assistant
Required Courses
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| BI 381 Molecular Genetics |
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| BS 113/013 Anatomy and Physiology I |
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| BS 114/014 Anatomy and Physiology II |
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Biology Electives - 12 hrs of any BI, BO, BT, ZO courses, or BS 240, with at least 8 hrs at the 300 level or above.
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Non-Biology Requirements
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| PY 271 Research Design and Analysis I OR MA 155 Statistical Reasoning OR MA 223 Elemenatry Probability & Statistics |
| MA 134 College Algebra* |
| CH 185/085/005 General Chemistry* |
| CH 186 Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry |
| CH 187 Inorganic and Qualitative Analysis Lab |
| CH 341 Foundations of Organic Chemistry |
| PY 101 or PY 102 Introductory Psychology* |
| PY 220 Psychological Development Across the Life Span |
| PH 120/020 Introductory Physics I |
| PH 121/021 Introductory Physics II |
| HL 113 Medical Terminology |
Wildlife and Conservation Biology
Required courses
| BI 332 |
General Ecology |
| BO 200 |
Plant Biology |
| ZO 200 |
Animal Biology |
Choose Two
| BI 420 |
Management of Wildlife Populations |
| BI 430 |
Management of Wildlife Habitat |
| BI 435 |
Conservation Biology |
| BI 440 |
Ecology and Management of Wetlands |
Additional Requirements:
Choose One
| MA 139 |
Applied Calculus |
| MA 140 |
Analytical Geometry and Calculus I |
| MA 223 |
Probability and Statistics |
Choose 7 hours from specified Biology Electives (see below).
Choose 23-25 hours from Biology Electives. Elective courses may be selected to fulfill requirements for certification as a Wildlife Biologist by The Wildlife Society.
At least one course must be BO prefix and one must be ZO prefix.
BI 420 Management of Wildlife Populations
BI 430 Management of Wildlife Habitat
BI 432 Advanced Ecology
BI 435 Conservation Biology
BI 440 Ecology and Management of Wetlands
BI 452 Freshwater Ecology
BI 469 Wildlife Toxicology
BI 471-473 Biology Internship
BI 493 Readings in Biology
BI 551/553 Biological Field Studies
BI 589-591 Biological Research
BO 361 Systematic Botany
BO 420 Ethnobotany
BO 445 Plant Physiology
BO 461 Native Aquatic Plants
BO 469 Field Botany
ZO 420 Animal Behavior
ZO 441 Parasitology
ZO 459 Mammalogy
ZO 460 Herpetology
ZO 465 Entomology
ZO 466 Ornithology
ZO 469 Vertebrate Adaptations
ZO 478 Ichthyology
NOTE: The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory courses as listed in the University Bulletin may also be used as electives with the approval of your advisor.
B.S. in Education, Biology Option
(51 Hours)
Please note that the B.S. Education, Biology Option has different core requirements than other Biology options; all required courses for this option are listed here.
| BI 003 |
Biol. Major Field Assessment (0) |
| BI 151 |
Biological Reasoning (3) |
| BI 152 |
Intro. Scientific Investigation (1) |
| BI 153 |
Intro. Organismal Biology (4) |
| BI 154 |
Genetics & Cell Biology (4) |
| BI 200 |
General Microbiology (3) |
| BI 489 |
Analysis of Biological Issues (2) |
| BS 113 |
Anatomy & Physiology I(3) |
| AND |
| BS 114 |
Anatomy & Physiology II (3) |
| OR |
| BI/BO/ZO |
3xx or higher (6) |
| BI 332 |
General Ecology (3) |
| OR |
| BS 105 |
Environmental Biology (3) |
| BI/BO/ZO 3xx or higher (6) One must be BO or ZO if no BS 113/114 |
| MA 133 |
Plane Trigonometry (2) |
| MA 134 |
College Algebra (3) |
CH 181/081/001
Or
CH 185/186 |
Basic Principles of Chemistry (5)PH 106
Or
PH 123/121Physical Concepts (3)UI 422Philosophy of Science (3)
| GO 110 |
Physical Geology (3) |
| OR |
| GO 220 |
Meteorology (3) |
| OR |
| GO 320 |
Oceanography (3) |
| OR |
| UI 318 |
Earth Science: A Process Approach(3) |
