Biology Major - Professional Biology Option

In addition to the 64 hours of General Studies Courses, the specific requirements for this major include:

Major

	BI 111 Principles of Biology (4 hours)
	BI 112 Principles of Biology (4 hours)
	BI 300W Biological Literature (1 hour)
	BI 305 Cell Biology (4 hours)
	BI 306 Genetics (4 hours)
	BI 307 Microbiology (4 hours)

One course from the following organismal biology courses:

	BI 362 Non-vascular Plants (4 hours)
	BI 363 Vascular Plants (4 hours)
	BI 429 Marine Botany (at DISL; 4 hours)
	BI 460 Plant Physiology (3 hours)
	BI 463 Plant Taxonomy (3 hours)

Two courses selected from the following courses:

	BI 310 Comparative Vertebrate Morphology (4 hours)
	BI 311 Animal Physiology (4 hours)
	BI 340 Invertebrate Zoology (4 hours)
	BI 341 Natural History of the Vertebrates (4 hours)
	BI 403 Marine Invertebrate Zoology (at DISL; 4 hours)
	BI 408 Marine Vertebrate Zoology (at DISL; 4 hours)
	BI 415 Coastal Ornithology (at DISL; 4 hours)
	BI 433 Embryology (4 hours)
	BI 451 Ornithology (4 hours)
	BI 452 Entomology (3 hours)
	BI 471 Parasitology (4 hours)
	BI 472 Histology (4 hours)
	BI 441 Biochemistry (3 hours)

Population Biology:

BI 312 Evolution (3 hours)

One course selected from the following:

	BI 411 Marsh Ecology (at DISL; 4 hours)
	BI 412 Marine Ecology (at DISL; 4 hours)
	BI 413 Marine Behavioral Ecology (at DISL; 4 hours)
	BI 421 Ecology (4 hours)
	BI 423 Aquatic Ecology (4 hours)

Chemistry Minor

	CH 111 (3 hours), 111L (1 hour) General Chemistry
	CH 112 (3 hours), 112L (1 hour) General Chemistry
	CH 311 (4 hours), 311L (1hour) Organic Chemistry
	CH 312 (4 hours), 312L (1hour) Organic Chemistry

One elective selected from the following:

	CH 321 (2 hours), 321 LW (2 hours) Quantitative Analysis
	CH 322 (3 hours), 322LW (2 hours) Instrumental Analysis
	CH 341 (3 hours), 341L (1 hour) Introduction to Physical Chemistry

Required Supporting Courses

	CS 110 Introduction to Computers (3 hours) or higher-level computer science course
	MA 112 Pre-calculus Algebra (3 hours) or MA 113 Pre-calculus Trigonometry (3 hours) or MA 115 Pre-calculus Algebra & Trigonometry (4 hours) or MA 125 Calculus I (4 hours)
	MA 121 Calculus for Business and Life Sciences I (3 hours) or MA 125 Calculus I (4 hours)
	MA 122 Calculus for Business and Life Sciences I (3 hours) or MA 126 Calculus I (4 hours)
	MA 345 Applied Statistics I (3 hours)
	PH 241 General Physics I (4 hours) and PH 242 General Physics II (4 hours) or PH 251 Technical Physics (5 hours) and PH 252 Technical Physics II (5 hours)