Undergraduate Studies

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Undergraduate Academic Advising

Visit the Academic Advising website to find your advsior, schedule a meeting, or learn more about the program. 

Academic Advising

If you have questions about the Biological Sciences program, contact the Academic Advisors for the College of Arts and Sciences. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are strongly encouraged.

Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences

The B.A. in Biological Sciences is a popular choice for students who are interested in a career in areas such as wildlife management or environmental law and is often combined with a minor in a discipline such as Psychology, History, ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Native Studies, History, English, a Foreign Language or Music.  

The B.A. in Biological Sciences is also popular with pre-medical students who wish to acquire and demonstrate academic skills and interests that extend beyond the pure sciences.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Students graduating with a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor or Science in Biological Sciences will be able to:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the core concepts in the biological sciences: evolution; structure and function relationships; information flow; exchange and storage; transformation of energy and matter.
  • Apply the process of science and construct knowledge through observations, experimentation, quantitative reasoning and hypothesis testing.
  • Read, analyze and synthesize primary literature, and communicate scientific concepts and data in written and oral form.
  • B.A. Biological Sciences Requirements

    The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Biological Sciences prepares students for careers in biology, graduate programs in biological sciences, and professional programs in health fields including medical, dental and veterinary.

    Admission Requirements
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    To graduate with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Biological Sciences, the student must complete all courses covered under major requirements for a BA in Biological Sciences with a minimum grade of C. All prerequisites for Biology (BIOL) courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C. Students who audit or are unable to earn a minimum grade of C in a lower-division (100- or 200-level) BIOL course may repeat the course two additional times on a space-available basis. Students who audit or are unable to earn a minimum grade of C in an upper-division (300- or 400-level) BIOL course may repeat the course one additional time on a space-available basis. Students repeating a BIOL course are required to complete all components of that course during the semester in which the course is retaken. When repeating a course with a lecture and laboratory component, both components must be repeated. Students enrolled in a BIOL laboratory must attend lab the first week of class or they may be administratively dropped.

    Graduation Requirements
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    • Major requirements include both 27 credits in support courses from outside the discipline and 52-53 credits of coursework in biology, other natural sciences and math.
    • Complete an exit examination.
    • Complete the following major requirements with a minimum grade of C:
    Support Courses
    Complete 27 credits from the following prefixes, 9 credits of which must be upper-division, and may include courses from the general education requirements lists. You must complete a minimum of 3 credits from each of the following areas:27
    Fine Arts (ART, CWLA, DNCE, MUS, THR)
    Humanities (AKNS, ART, ASL, ENGL, FREN, GER, HIST, HUM, JPN, LING, PHIL, PS, RUSS, SPAN)
    Social Sciences (ANTH, BA, CEL, ECON, ENVI, GEOG, INTL, HS, JPC, JUST, LEGL, PSY, SOC, SWK, WSGS)
    Core Courses
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡108Principles and Methods in Biology6
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡242Fundamentals of Cell Biology3
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡243Experiential Learning: Cell Biology and Genetics4
    ´Ç°ùÌýµþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡273 Experiential Learning: Ecology and Evolution
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡252Principles of Genetics3
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡271Principles of Ecology3
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡288Principles of Evolution3
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡492Undergraduate Seminar1
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡105
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    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡106
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    General Chemistry II
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    4
    ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡200Elementary Statistics3-4
    ´Ç°ùÌý³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡253 Applied Statistics for the Sciences
    ´Ç°ùÌý³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡307 Probability and Statistics
    Upper-Division Program Electives18
    Complete a minimum of 3 credits from four of the five subject areas. A minimum of 6 credits must be experiential learning courses from two subject areas. 1
    Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡452
    Human Genome
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡455
    Experiential Learning: Bioinformatics
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡461
    Molecular Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡463
    Molecular Biology of Cancer
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡465
    Experiential Learning: Molecular Biology
    BIOL/CHEM A471
    Immunology
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡340
    Microbial Biology
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡342
    Experiential Learning: Microbial Biology
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡460
    Host-Microbiome Interactions
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡462
    Virology
    Ecology and Evolution
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡430
    Marine Mammal Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡441
    Animal Behavior
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡442
    Experiential Learning: Animal Behavior
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡467
    Wildlife Ecology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡472
    Biogeography
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡473
    Conservation Biology
    BIOL/CHEM A474
    Ecotoxicology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡477
    Tundra and Taiga Ecosystems
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡478
    Biological Oceanography
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡481
    Marine Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡483
    Exploration Ecology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡484
    Experiential Learning: Exploration Ecology Field Study
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡486
    Evolutionary Ecology
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡450
    Microbial Ecology
    MBIO/GEOL A468
    Geomicrobiology
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡470
    Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease
    Diversity and Organismal Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡320
    Vertebrate Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡321
    Experiential Learning: Vertebrate Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡330
    Plant Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡423
    Ichthyology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡427
    Marine Invertebrate Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡430
    Marine Mammal Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡431
    Plant Diversity and Evolution
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡487
    Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡340
    Microbial Biology
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡342
    Experiential Learning: Microbial Biology
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡440
    Microbial Diversity
    Physiology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡310
    Principles of Animal Physiology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡311
    Experiential Learning: Animal Physiology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡412
    Behavioral Endocrinology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡413
    Neurophysiology
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    Comparative Animal Physiology
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    Applied Kinesiology and Exercise Physiology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡418
    Fish Physiology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡419
    Sleep and Chronobiology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡487
    Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates
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    Microbial Physiology
    Additional Upper-Division Electives
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡490
    Selected Lecture Topics in Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡490L
    Selected Laboratory Topics in Biology 1
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡495
    Instructional Practicum: Laboratory
    BIOL A497
    Independent Study in Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡498
    Individual Research 1
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡499
    Senior Thesis
    Total79-80
    1

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    A minimum of 120 credits is required for the degree, 39 credits of which must be upper-division.

    Biological Sciences Exit Examination

    All BA Biological Sciences majors are required to complete a nationally standardized exit examination during the semester immediately prior to or during the semester they intend to graduate. There is no minimum score required for graduation. 

    Honors in Biological Sciences

    The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Biological Sciences recognizes distinguished achievement by conferring programmatic honors in biological sciences. In order to receive honors in biological sciences, a student must meet the following requirements:

    • Meet the requirements f´Ç°ùÌý;
    • Meet the requirements for a BA in Biological Sciences;
    • Earn a minimum GPA of 3.50 in the major requirements;
    • During the senior year of their academic program, the student must gain faculty approval for and complete, with a minimum grade of B, a senior thesis research project, with enrollment in µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡499. Biological science faculty members must approve the project proposal and final written report.

Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences

Students must choose either the Biological Sciences, or Microbiological Sciences Option.

The B.S. in Biological Sciences is a popular choice for students who are interested in pursuing careers in biological research as it provides strong preparation for relevant graduate school programs such as an M.S. in Biological Sciences or a PhD.  The B.S. in Biological Sciences is also a good choice for students who are interested in moving directly into a biological or environmental career.

This B.S. in Biological Sciences Is also a popular choice for pre-medical, pre-dental and pre-veterinary students as combining the degree requirements with the relevant professional school pre-requisites is relatively straight forward and as it enables these students to demonstrate interest and ability in a relevant discipline.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Students graduating with a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences will be able to:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the core concepts in the biological sciences: evolution; structure and function relationships; information flow, exchange and storage; transformation of energy and matter.
  • Apply the process of science and construct knowledge through observations, experimentation, quantitative reasoning and hypothesis testing.
  • Read, analyze and synthesize primary literature, and communicate scientific concepts and data in written and oral form.
  • B.S. Biological Sciences Requirements

    The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biological Sciences includes a core program in Biological Sciences with two areas of study, and a core program in Microbiological Sciences. In Biological Sciences, completing courses from the cellular and molecular biology area prepares students for graduate and professional programs in areas such as medicine, dentistry and veterinary science, while completing courses from the organismal, ecology and evolutionary area prepares students for careers and graduate programs in environmental, organismal and evolutionary biology. Completing the Microbiological Sciences option prepares students for careers in infectious disease and epidemiology, environmental conservation and quality analysis, and graduate programs in microbiology, cell biology, molecular biology and other related fields, as well as professional programs such as medical school. It is imperative that students consult academic advisors within the Department of Biological Sciences to determine which electives are most appropriate to their career interests.

    Admission Requirements
    • Complete the .
    • Declare the major (see major requirements below) and select one of two options: biological sciences or microbiological sciences. To choose an option, students must meet with an advisor. To schedule the advising session, contact the Department of Biological Sciences.
    Academic Requirements

    To graduate with a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biological Sciences, the student must complete all courses covered under major requirements for a BS in Biological Sciences with a minimum grade of C. All prerequisites for Biology (BIOL) courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C. Students who audit or are unable to earn a minimum grade of C in a lower-division (100- or 200-level) BIOL course may repeat the course two additional times on a space available basis. Students who audit or are unable to earn a minimum grade of C in an upper-division (300- or 400-level) BIOL or Microbiology (MBIO) course may repeat the course one additional time on a space-available basis. Students repeating a BIOL or MBIO course are required to complete all components of that course during the semester in which the course is retaken. When repeating a course with a lecture and laboratory component, both components must be repeated. Students enrolled in a BIOL or MBIO laboratory or experiential learning course must attend the lab or course the first week of class or they may be administratively dropped.

    Graduation Requirements
    • Complete the .
    • Complete the .
    • Complete an exit examination. 
    • Complete the following major requirements with a minimum grade of C: 
    Biological Sciences Option
    Required Support Courses
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡105
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    General Chemistry I
    and General Chemistry I Laboratory
    4
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡106
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    General Chemistry II
    and General Chemistry II Laboratory
    4
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡321Organic Chemistry I3
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡322Organic Chemistry II3
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡323³¢ Organic Chemistry Laboratory2
    ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡251Calculus I4-6
    ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡251F F.A.T. Calculus I
    ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡252Calculus II4-6
    ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡252F F.A.T. Calculus II
    ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡253Applied Statistics for the Sciences4
    ´Ç°ùÌý³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡307 Probability and Statistics
    Select one of the following options:8
    Option 1:
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    College Physics I
    and College Physics I Laboratory
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    College Physics II
    and College Physics II Laboratory
    Option 2:
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    &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA211L
    General Physics I
    and General Physics I Laboratory
    ±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý´¡212
    &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA212L
    General Physics II
    and General Physics II Laboratory
    Core Courses
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡108Principles and Methods in Biology6
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡242Fundamentals of Cell Biology3
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡243Experiential Learning: Cell Biology and Genetics4
    ´Ç°ùÌýµþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡273 Experiential Learning: Ecology and Evolution
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡252Principles of Genetics3
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡271Principles of Ecology3
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡288Principles of Evolution3
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡492Undergraduate Seminar1
    Upper-Division Program Electives24
    Complete a minimum of 3 credits from four of the five subject areas. A minimum of 6 credits must be experiential learning courses from two subject areas. 1
    Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡452
    Human Genome
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡455
    Experiential Learning: Bioinformatics
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡461
    Molecular Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡463
    Molecular Biology of Cancer
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡465
    Experiential Learning: Molecular Biology
    BIOL/CHEM A471
    Immunology
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡340
    Microbial Biology
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡342
    Experiential Learning: Microbial Biology
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡460
    Host-Microbiome Interactions
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡462
    Virology
    Ecology and Evolution
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡430
    Marine Mammal Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡441
    Animal Behavior
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡442
    Experiential Learning: Animal Behavior
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡467
    Wildlife Ecology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡472
    Biogeography
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡473
    Conservation Biology
    BIOL/CHEM A474
    Ecotoxicology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡477
    Tundra and Taiga Ecosystems
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡478
    Biological Oceanography
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡481
    Marine Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡483
    Exploration Ecology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡484
    Experiential Learning: Exploration Ecology Field Study
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡486
    Evolutionary Ecology
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡450
    Microbial Ecology
    MBIO/GEOL A468
    Geomicrobiology
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡470
    Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease
    Diversity and Organismal Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡320
    Vertebrate Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡321
    Experiential Learning: Vertebrate Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡330
    Plant Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡423
    Ichthyology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡427
    Marine Invertebrate Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡430
    Marine Mammal Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡431
    Plant Diversity and Evolution
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡487
    Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡340
    Microbial Biology
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡342
    Experiential Learning: Microbial Biology
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡440
    Microbial Diversity
    Physiology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡310
    Principles of Animal Physiology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡311
    Experiential Learning: Animal Physiology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡412
    Behavioral Endocrinology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡413
    Neurophysiology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡415
    Comparative Animal Physiology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡417
    Applied Kinesiology and Exercise Physiology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡418
    Fish Physiology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡419
    Sleep and Chronobiology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡487
    Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡410
    Microbial Physiology
    Additional Upper-Division Electives
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡490
    Selected Lecture Topics in Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡490L
    Selected Laboratory Topics in Biology 1
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡495
    Instructional Practicum: Laboratory
    BIOL A497
    Independent Study in Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡498
    Individual Research 1
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡499
    Senior Thesis 1
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡441
    Principles of Biochemistry I
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡442
    Principles of Biochemistry II
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡443
    Biochemistry Laboratory
    PHYS/BIOL/CHEM A456
    Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
    Total83-87
     Microbiological Sciences Option
    Required Support Courses
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡105
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    General Chemistry I
    and General Chemistry I Laboratory
    4
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡106
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    General Chemistry II
    and General Chemistry II Laboratory
    4
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡321Organic Chemistry I3
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡322Organic Chemistry II3
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡323³¢ Organic Chemistry Laboratory2
    ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡251Calculus I4-6
    ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡251F F.A.T. Calculus I
    ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡252Calculus II4-6
    ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡252F F.A.T. Calculus II
    ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡253Applied Statistics for the Sciences4
    ´Ç°ùÌý³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡307 Probability and Statistics
    Select one of the following options:8
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    College Physics I
    and College Physics I Laboratory
    ±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý´¡124
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    College Physics II
    and College Physics II Laboratory
    Option 2:
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    General Physics I
    and General Physics I Laboratory
    ±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý´¡212
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    General Physics II
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    Core Courses
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡108Principles and Methods in Biology6
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡242Fundamentals of Cell Biology3
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡243Experiential Learning: Cell Biology and Genetics4
    ´Ç°ùÌýµþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡273 Experiential Learning: Ecology and Evolution
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡252Principles of Genetics3
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡271Principles of Ecology3
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡288Principles of Evolution3
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡455Experiential Learning: Bioinformatics4
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡492Undergraduate Seminar1
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡340Microbial Biology3
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡342Experiential Learning: Microbial Biology4
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡440Microbial Diversity3
    ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡450 Microbial Ecology
    ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡468 Geomicrobiology
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡460Host-Microbiome Interactions3
    ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡462 Virology
    ´Ç°ùÌýµþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡471 Immunology
    Upper-Division Program Electives in Microbiology9
    Complete a minimum of 9 credits from the Upper-Division Program Electives in Microbiology. Only 3 credits of µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡495, BIOL A497, µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡498, or µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡499 can count toward this 9 credit requirement. 1
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡461
    Molecular Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡465
    Experiential Learning: Molecular Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡471
    Immunology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡490
    Selected Lecture Topics in Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡490L
    Selected Laboratory Topics in Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡495
    Instructional Practicum: Laboratory
    BIOL A497
    Independent Study in Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡498
    Individual Research
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡499
    Senior Thesis
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡441
    Principles of Biochemistry I
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡442
    Principles of Biochemistry II
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡443
    Biochemistry Laboratory
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡410
    Microbial Physiology
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡440
    Microbial Diversity
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡450
    Microbial Ecology
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡460
    Host-Microbiome Interactions
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡462
    Virology
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡468
    Geomicrobiology
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡470
    Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease
    Total85-89
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    A minimum of 120 credits is required for the degree, 39 credits of which must be upper-division.

    Biological Sciences Exit Examination

    All BS Biological Sciences majors are required to complete a nationally standardized exit examination during the semester immediately prior to or during the semester they intend to graduate. There is no minimum score required for graduation. 

    Honors in Biological Sciences

    The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biological Sciences recognizes distinguished achievement by conferring programmatic honors in biological sciences. In order to receive honors in biological sciences, a student must meet the following requirements:

    • Meet the requirements f´Ç°ùÌý;
    • Meet the requirements for a BS in Biological Sciences;
    • Earn a minimum GPA of 3.50 in the major requirements;
    • During the senior year of their academic program, the student must gain faculty approval for and complete, with a minimum grade of B, a senior thesis research project, with enrollment in . Biological science faculty members must approve the project proposal and final written report.

Bachelor of Science in Natural Sciences

Students must choose either the Environmental Sciences or Pre-Health Professions Option.

The BS in Natural Sciences is a flexible degree program for students interested in careers in biological or environmental sciences, in biomedicine, or who wish to apply to medical, veterinary, dental or pharmacy school. Its flexible nature has made it popular with a wide variety of Science students, and it is often combined with a minor in a second discipline such as Psychology, Physics or Mathematics. The B.S. in Natural Sciences is also a popular choice for students interested in pursuing careers in STEM teaching at the secondary school level, as the breadth of the program provides them with the qualifications and skills that they need to obtain and to excel in such positions.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Students graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Natural Sciences will be able to:

  • Design and implement scientific investigations to explore natural phenomena using experimentation, which includes exploration and discovery, and testing ideas (gathering and interpreting data)
  • Clearly and accurately communicate scientific ideas, theories, and observations in oral and written forms
  • Apply scientific data, concepts, and models to craft interdisciplinary explanations of scientific ideas across two of the natural sciences
  • B.S. Natural Sciences Requirements

    The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Natural Sciences provides a broad, customizable program of studies in the sciences, with coursework across multiple disciplines. It prepares students for advanced study or careers in the environmental sciences and the health professions. Graduates of the program have gone on to further study and jobs in a diversity of fields, such as veterinary, medical, and dental schools, and environmental consulting.

    Admission Requirements
    • Complete the .
    • Declare the major (see major requirements) and select one of two options: Pre-health Professions or Environmental Sciences. To declare the BS in Natural Sciences as their major, students must meet with an advisor to be accepted into the major. To schedule an advising session, contact the Department of Biological Sciences. At the advising session students are required to choose one of the two options.
    Graduation Requirements
    • Complete the .
    • Complete the .
    • It is recommended that mathematical and statistical requirements be completed in the first two years of study.
    • No more than 6 credits may come from courses designated as A495, A498 and A499 combined, with no more than 2 credits from A495.
    • No more than 2 credits may be A492.
    • Courses not listed as approved for the BS in Natural Sciences may be considered by petition, which should be signed by an advisor.
    • All prerequisites for courses used to meet the natural sciences degree requirements must be completed with a minimum grade of C. Students who audit a course intended to meet the natural sciences degree requirements or who are unable to earn a minimum grade of C in the course may repeat the course. Students who audit or are unable to earn a minimum grade of C in a lower-division (100- or 200-level) Biology (BIOL) course may repeat the course two additional times on a space-available basis. Students who audit or are unable to earn a minimum grade of C in an upper-division (300- or 400-level) BIOL or Microbiology (MBIO) course may repeat the course one additional time on a space-available basis. Students repeating a BIOL or MBIO course are required to complete all components of that course during the semester in which the course is retaken. When repeating a course with a lecture and laboratory component, both components must be repeated. Students enrolled in a BIOL or MBIO laboratory must attend lab the first week of class or they may be administratively dropped.
    • All natural sciences majors are required to take an exit examination, a standardized test of knowledge. There is no minimum score required for graduation. The exam may be completed at the UAA Testing Center and a fee will be charged to students, or as part of µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡492.
    • Complete the following major requirements with a minimum grade of C:
    Environmental Sciences Option
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡108Principles and Methods in Biology6
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡271Principles of Ecology3
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡273Experiential Learning: Ecology and Evolution4
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡288Principles of Evolution3
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡492Undergraduate Seminar1
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡105
    &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA105L
    General Chemistry I
    and General Chemistry I Laboratory
    4
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡106
    &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA106L
    General Chemistry II
    and General Chemistry II Laboratory
    4
    ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý´¡210Environmental Economics and Policy3
    ³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý´¡115
    &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA115L
    Dangerous Earth
    and Dangerous Earth Laboratory
    4
    ³Ò·¡°¿³ÒÌý´¡470Environmental Policy and Regulation in ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ3
    ±Ê±á±õ³¢Ìý´¡303Environmental Ethics3
    ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡253Applied Statistics for the Sciences4
    ´Ç°ùÌý³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡307 Probability and Statistics
    Complete 48 elective credits from the following, of which 36 must be upper-division:48
    Biology and Microbiology Upper Division
    Complete a minimum of 15 credits from the following:
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡310
    Principles of Animal Physiology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡311
    Experiential Learning: Animal Physiology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡330
    Plant Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡415
    Comparative Animal Physiology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡418
    Fish Physiology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡423
    Ichthyology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡424
    Experiential Learning: Ichthyology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡427
    Marine Invertebrate Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡430
    Marine Mammal Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡431
    Plant Diversity and Evolution
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡441
    Animal Behavior
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡442
    Experiential Learning: Animal Behavior
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡446
    Global Climate Change
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡455
    Experiential Learning: Bioinformatics
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡467
    Wildlife Ecology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡469
    Arctic Environmental Security
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡472
    Biogeography
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡473
    Conservation Biology
    BIOL/CHEM A474
    Ecotoxicology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡477
    Tundra and Taiga Ecosystems
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡478
    Biological Oceanography
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡481
    Marine Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡483
    Exploration Ecology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡484
    Experiential Learning: Exploration Ecology Field Study
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡486
    Evolutionary Ecology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡490
    Selected Lecture Topics in Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡490L
    Selected Laboratory Topics in Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡498
    Individual Research
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡499
    Senior Thesis
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡340
    Microbial Biology
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡342
    Experiential Learning: Microbial Biology
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡410
    Microbial Physiology
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡440
    Microbial Diversity
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡450
    Microbial Ecology
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡468
    Geomicrobiology
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡470
    Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease
    Geology Upper Division
    Complete a minimum of 15 credits from the following:
    ³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý´¡315
    Geological Data Visualization and Analysis
    ³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý´¡331
    Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
    ³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý´¡333
    Earthquakes and Seismic Hazards
    ³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý´¡361
    Earth Resources and Society
    ³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý´¡441
    Paleoclimatology
    ³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý´¡444
    The Cryosphere
    ³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý´¡461
    Geochemistry
    ³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý´¡463
    Environmental Geochemistry
    ³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý´¡480
    Geologic Field Methods
    ³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý´¡490
    Advanced Topics in Geology
    ³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý´¡498
    Student Research
    ³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý´¡499
    Senior Thesis
    Math and Computational Skills
    Complete a minimum of 12 credits from the following:
    °ä³§Ìý´¡109
    Computer Programming (Languages Vary)
    ´Ç°ùÌý°ä³§°ä·¡Ìý´¡201
    Computer Programming I
    °ä³§°ä·¡Ìý´¡360
    Database Systems
    ³Ò±õ³§Ìý´¡458
    Spatial Data Management
    ³Ò±õ³§Ìý´¡466
    Spatial Analysis
    ³Ò±õ³§Ìý´¡467
    Image Analysis
    ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡251
    Calculus I
    ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡251F
    F.A.T. Calculus I
    ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡252
    Calculus II
    ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡252F
    F.A.T. Calculus II
    ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡253
    Calculus III
    ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡308
    Intermediate Statistics for the Sciences
    ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡402
    Scientific Sampling
    ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡403
    Regression Analysis
    ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡407
    Time Series Analysis
    Social Sciences Upper Division
    Complete a minimum of 6 credits from the following:
    ´¡±·°Õ±áÌý´¡454
    Culture and Ecology
    ´¡±·°Õ±áÌý´¡477
    Cultural Resource Management
    °ä·¡³¢Ìý´¡390
    Special Topics in Civic Engagement
    ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý´¡445
    Methods for Public Policy Evaluation
    ·¡±·³Ò³¢Ìý´¡478
    Public Science Writing
    ³Ò·¡°¿³ÒÌý´¡475
    Geospatial and Cartographic Techniques for the Sciences
    ³§°¿°äÌý´¡404
    Environmental Sociology
    Total90
    Pre-Health Professions Option
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡108Principles and Methods in Biology6
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡242Fundamentals of Cell Biology3
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡252Principles of Genetics3
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡492Undergraduate Seminar1
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡105
    &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA105L
    General Chemistry I
    and General Chemistry I Laboratory
    4
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡106
    &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA106L
    General Chemistry II
    and General Chemistry II Laboratory
    4
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡321Organic Chemistry I3
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡441Principles of Biochemistry I 13
    ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡340 Microbial Biology
    ±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý´¡123
    &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA123L
    College Physics I
    and College Physics I Laboratory
    4
    ±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý´¡124
    &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA124L
    College Physics II
    and College Physics II Laboratory
    4
    Complete 54 elective credits from the following, of which 31 must be upper-division:54
    Natural Sciences
    Complete a minimum of 21 credits from the following:
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡111
    Human Anatomy and Physiology I
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡111L
    Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡112
    Human Anatomy and Physiology II
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡112L
    Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡200
    Introduction to Complexity
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡240
    Introductory Microbiology for Health Sciences 2
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡240L
    Introductory Microbiology for Health Sciences Laboratory 3
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡243
    Experiential Learning: Cell Biology and Genetics
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡288
    Principles of Evolution
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡310
    Principles of Animal Physiology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡311
    Experiential Learning: Animal Physiology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡320
    Vertebrate Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡321
    Experiential Learning: Vertebrate Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡412
    Behavioral Endocrinology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡413
    Neurophysiology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡415
    Comparative Animal Physiology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡417
    Applied Kinesiology and Exercise Physiology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡419
    Sleep and Chronobiology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡452
    Human Genome
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡455
    Experiential Learning: Bioinformatics
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡461
    Molecular Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡463
    Molecular Biology of Cancer
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡465
    Experiential Learning: Molecular Biology
    BIOL/CHEM A471
    Immunology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡487
    Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡490
    Selected Lecture Topics in Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡490L
    Selected Laboratory Topics in Biology
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡495A
    Internship in the Biological Sciences
    µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡498
    Individual Research
    µþ±õ°¿²ÑÌý´¡418
    Human Gross Anatomy
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡312
    Quantitative Analysis
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡322
    Organic Chemistry II
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡323³¢
    Organic Chemistry Laboratory
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡411
    Biophysical Chemistry
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡442
    Principles of Biochemistry II
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡443
    Biochemistry Laboratory
    °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡498
    Individual Research
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡342
    Experiential Learning: Microbial Biology 3
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡410
    Microbial Physiology
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡460
    Host-Microbiome Interactions
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡462
    Virology
    ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡470
    Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease
    PHYS/BIOL/CHEM A456
    Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
    Social Sciences
    Complete a minimum of 15 credits from the following:
    ´¡±·°Õ±áÌý´¡101
    Introduction to Anthropology
    ´¡±·°Õ±áÌý´¡205
    Biological Anthropology
    ´¡±·°Õ±áÌý´¡452
    Culture and Human Biodiversity
    ´¡±·°Õ±áÌý´¡455
    Culture and Health
    ´¡±·°Õ±áÌý´¡490
    Selected Topics in Anthropology
    ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý´¡101
    Principles of Microeconomics
    ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý´¡102
    Principles of Macroeconomics
    ±á³§Ìý´¡210
    Introduction to Environmental Health
    ±á³§Ìý´¡220
    Introduction to Population Health Sciences
    ±á³§Ìý´¡230
    Introduction to Global Health
    ±á³§Ìý´¡326
    Introduction to Epidemiology
    ±á³§Ìý´¡370
    Social and Cultural Determinants of Health
    ±á³§Ìý´¡492
    Senior Seminar: Contemporary Health Policy
    °­±õ±·Ìý´¡383
    Movement Theory and Motor Development
    °­±õ±·Ìý´¡384
    Cultural and Psychological Aspects of Health and Physical Activity
    ±Ê±á±õ³¢Ìý´¡302
    Biomedical Ethics
    ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡111
    Introduction to Psychology
    ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡143
    Death and Dying
    ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡150
    Lifespan Development
    ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡200
    Introduction to Behavior Analysis
    ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡260
    Statistics for Psychology
    ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡260L
    Statistics for Psychology Lab
    ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡261
    Research Methods in Psychology
    ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡261L
    Research Methods in Psychology Laboratory
    ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡316
    Motivation and Emotion
    ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡345
    Psychopathology
    ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡366
    Sensation and Perception
    ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡367
    Cognitive Psychology
    ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡368
    Personality
    ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡370
    Behavioral Neuroscience
    ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡375
    Social Psychology
    ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡398
    Individual Research
    ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡400
    Strategies of Behavior Change
    ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡412
    History of Psychology
    ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡425
    Clinical Psychology
    ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡428
    Evolutionary Psychology
    ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡442
    Psychopathology of Childhood and Adolescence
    ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡447
    Behavioral Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder
    ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡450
    Adult Development and Aging
    ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡455
    Interventions for Challenging Behavior
    ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡485
    Health Psychology
    ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡498
    Individual Research
    Math and Computational Skills
    Complete a minimum of 9 credits from the following:
    ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡221
    Applied Calculus for Managerial and Social Sciences
    ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡251
    Calculus I
    ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡251F
    F.A.T. Calculus I
    ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡252
    Calculus II
    ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡252F
    F.A.T. Calculus II
    ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡253
    Calculus III
    ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡261
    Introduction to Discrete Mathematics
    ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡265
    Fundamentals of Mathematics
    ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡302
    Ordinary Differential Equations
    ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡305
    Introduction to Geometries
    ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡306
    Discrete Methods
    ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡314
    Linear Algebra
    ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡401
    Introduction to Real Analysis
    ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡405
    Introduction to Abstract Algebra
    ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡410
    Introduction to Complex Analysis
    ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡432
    Partial Differential Equations
    ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡498
    Individual Research
    ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡253
    Applied Statistics for the Sciences
    ´Ç°ùÌý³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡307
    Probability and Statistics
    ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡308
    Intermediate Statistics for the Sciences
    ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡402
    Scientific Sampling
    ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡403
    Regression Analysis
    ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡407
    Time Series Analysis
    Total89
    1

    If both °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡441 and ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡340 are taken, one will count as the required course and the other will count as a natural sciences elective.

    2

    Students may not apply µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡240 and ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡340 toward their natural sciences electives. 

    3

    Students may not apply µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡240L and ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡342 toward their natural sciences electives.

    A minimum of 120 credits is required for the degree, of which 39 must be upper-division.

Minor in Neuroscience (New!)

This interdepartmental/multidisciplinary minor is designed to give students a foundation in the many different fields of neuroscience. This minor takes an integrative approach to prepare students for careers in neuroscience in order to meet workforce demands within academia, medicine, industry, government and legal services.

A total of 18 Credits is required for the minor.

Students who wish to minor in neuroscience must complete the following requirements:

Complete two of the following:6
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡412
Behavioral Endocrinology 1
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡413
Neurophysiology 1
±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡370
Behavioral Neuroscience 1
Complete 12 credits from the following: 2, 312
´¡±·°Õ±áÌý´¡205
Biological Anthropology
´¡°Õ´¡Ìý´¡331
Human Factors in Aviation
´¡°Õ±ÊÌý´¡433
Aerospace Physiology
µþ´¡Ìý´¡490´¡
Current Topics in Business (µþ´¡Ìý´¡490´¡ Artificial Intelligence with Business Applications) 4
µþ´¡Ìý´¡608
Artificial Intelligence with Business Applications
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡111
&²¹³¾±è;ÌýA111L
Human Anatomy and Physiology I
and Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡252
Principles of Genetics
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡310
Principles of Animal Physiology
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡311
Experiential Learning: Animal Physiology
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡412
Behavioral Endocrinology 1
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡413
Neurophysiology 1
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡419
Sleep and Chronobiology
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡452
Human Genome
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡498
Individual Research
µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡499
Senior Thesis
°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡441
Principles of Biochemistry I
°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡442
Principles of Biochemistry II
°ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡498
Individual Research
°­±õ±·Ìý´¡383
Movement Theory and Motor Development
°­±õ±·Ìý´¡384
Cultural and Psychological Aspects of Health and Physical Activity
²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡340
Microbial Biology
±Ê±á±õ³¢Ìý´¡309
Mind and Machines
±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡316
Motivation and Emotion
±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡345
Psychopathology
±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡366
Sensation and Perception
±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡367
Cognitive Psychology
±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡370
Behavioral Neuroscience
±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡398
Individual Research
±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡428
Evolutionary Psychology
±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡468
Learning and Behavior
±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡468L
Learning and Behavior Laboratory
±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡498
Individual Research
Total18
1

Only two of µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡412,Ìýµþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡413, ²¹²Ô»åÌý±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡370 can count toward the required credits. The other course may be taken as an elective. Each course can only count toward the required or elective credits but not both. 

2

In combined total, no more than 6 credits of BIOL and MBIO can count toward the 12 elective credits required for the minor. No more than 6 credits of PSY can count toward the 12 elective credits required for the minor.

3

In combined total, up to 3 credits in µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡498, µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡499, °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡498, ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡398, ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡498 or ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡499 can count toward the 12 elective credits for the minor. Research and/or thesis must be in a relevant topic with the approval of the neuroscience minor committee.

4

Students may apply a different selected topics course in a relevant topic with the approval of the neuroscience minor committee.

A minimum of 18 credits is required for the minor, of which 6 must be upper-division.

For more information regarding this minor, please contact Dr. Christopher Jung.

 * Courtesy of Camai Cassey, M.B.A, JCTC, JCDC; Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc.

 * Courtesy of Laura Williams Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Providence College