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2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology, B.A.


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Requirements for the liberal arts major in biology, B.A. program


 This curriculum is designed for students intending to incorporate a biology major into a broader liberal arts program in pursuit of careers in technical fields or business or postgraduate study. Students in the B.A. curriculum who wish to apply to medical or dental schools are advised to complete the premedical studies concentration in pre-medical studies: medicine, dentistry, optometry and veterinary medicine.

A minimum of 42 credits in biology (BIO 111  and above) required, including at least nine lecture courses and a minimum of four BIO laboratory courses. Students must complete:

2. One course from each of the following areas


3. Two additional biology elective courses, one of which must be a 400-level lecture course


(BIO 405 , BIO 490 , BIO 495  and BIO 497  do not satisfy this requirement).

4. Minimum of four biology laboratory courses


One of which may be BIO 490 .

5. 14 credits of chemistry


6. 10 credits of physics


7. 4 credits of mathematics


Note


Corresponding lecture and lab courses should normally be taken simultaneously. Note that some courses have incorporated labs into lecture credit while other labs are given separate credit.

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