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

Biology, B.S.


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Requirements for the major in biology, B.S. program


Adviser: Feona M. Hansen

Students may elect this specialization in their sophomore year. The selection of all courses should be planned by consultation with the adviser.

2. One course from each of the following areas


 

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


(BIO 405 , BIO 425 , BIO 490 , BIO 495  and BIO 497  do not satisfy this requirement).

4. Minimum of five biology laboratory courses


(One of which may be BIO 490 ).

6. 10 credits of physics


 

7. 8 credits of mathematics and statistics


 

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.

Requirements for a modified major in biology (B.S.) with a specialization in anatomy


 

Requirements for a modified major in biology (B.S.) with a specialization in cell-molecular biology


Adviser: Anne L. Hitt

Students considering a career in cell biology, biotechnology or molecular biology may elect this specialization in their sophomore year. The selection of all courses should be planned in consultation with the adviser.

Requirements for a modified major in biology (B.S.) with a specialization in microbiology


Adviser: Satish K. Walia

Students may elect this specialization in their sophomore or junior year. The selection of all courses should be planned in consultation with the adviser.

Biology courses required for the microbiology specialization are


 

Requirements for the modified major in biology (B.S.) with a concentration in applied statistics


Adviser: Keith A. Berven

This concentration is open to students pursuing either a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. Students should elect this concentration in their sophomore year.

Concentration in pre-medical studies: medicine, dentistry, optometry and veterinary medicine


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