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2009–2010 Catalog

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2009–2010 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology: Concentration in General Biology

Requirements for All Biology Majors:

I. Required courses in the major—18–19 hours including:

Either:

BIOL 480 - Senior Seminar (3) or
BIOL 498 - Undergraduate Research in Biology (2-3)

Additional Information:

Individuals who are seeking teacher licensure should complete EDUC 396 /EDUC 496 in place of BIOL 480 or 498.

II. Required courses outside the major—16–19 hours including:

CHEM 111 - General Chemistry Laboratory (1)
CHEM 132 - General Chemistry (3) (or placement)
CHEM 145 - Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory (1)
CHEM 231 - Organic Chemistry I (3)
CHEM 236 - General Chemistry II (3)
MATH 191 - Calculus I (4)
STAT 185 - Introductory Statistics (4)

III. Other departmental requirements:

Major, oral, and computer competencies are satisfied by completion of BIOL 480 or BIOL 498 , or EDUC 396 and EDUC 496 , with a grade of C or higher.

Concentration in General Biology—19–20 hours, including:

Five 300-400 level Biology courses, at least one from each of the following groups:

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Note(s):

PHYS 131 may be substituted for one of these courses.