Biology, BA

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All biology majors take the following core courses:

(Allied Health Track, General Biology Track, Life Science Teaching Track, or Pre-Professional Track)

Supporting core courses include:

Allied Health Track

The Allied Health Track courses include the above Biology core courses, supporting core courses, and the following. This track is designed for students who would like to pursue further studies in allied health professions such as pharmacy, physical therapy, physician’s assistant, etc. A student who graduates with the Biology-Allied Health major may, as a post-graduate student, elect to apply to a hospital-based medical technology program and receive an additional 30 credit hours of instruction, thereby becoming eligible to take national certification examinations such as those offered by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists Board of Registry (ASCP) and the National Certification Agency for Medical Laboratory Personnel (NCA).

General Biology Track

The General Biology Track courses include the above Biology core courses, supporting core courses, and the following courses:

MATH 150 - Precalculus or
MATH 201 - Calculus I
BIOL 350 - Tropical Ecology or
BIOL 381 - General Ecology
Two Biology electives at the 300/400 level, one of which must be a laboratory course

Life Science Teaching Track

The Life Science Teaching Track courses include the Biology core courses; and the following courses:

And two courses from among:

Additional Information

This track prepares students to be licensed to teach life sciences. Upon completing this program, 38 hours of Professional Education requirements (the following courses), and other requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree, students will be licensed to teach life science in grades 7-12.

Pre-Professional Track

The Pre-Professional Track courses include the Biology core courses, supporting core courses, and the following courses:

MATH 201 - Calculus I
BIOL 350 - Tropical Ecology or
BIOL 381 - General Ecology
BIOL 375 - Molecular Biology
Two Biology electives at the 300/400 level, one of which must be a laboratory course
CHEM 221 - Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 322 - Organic Chemistry II

Graduate and Professional schools

Students preparing for graduate and professional schools (medical, dental, veterinary, etc.) are encouraged to seek the guidance of an adviser on the importance and relevance of including the following courses in their schedules:

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