Biology (BS)

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Biology is not available as a dual major for students who have declared a major in biochemistry-molecular biology or neuroscience.

Required Courses

All laboratories for the required courses below must be taken in person. Courses completed elsewhere without an in-person laboratory (i.e., with an online or at-home laboratory instead) will not be accepted for transfer even if the content is otherwise the same as in the course requirement below.

BI - 151 Introductory Biology I Credits: 4
BI - 152 Introductory Biology II Credits: 4
BI - 221 Biostatistics Credits: 3
BI - 255 Molecular Biology Credits: 4
BI - 330 Genetics Credits: 4
BI - 455 Biology Capstone Credits: 3
CH - 101 General Chemistry I Credits: 5
CH - 102 General Chemistry II Credits: 5
CH - 231 Organic Chemistry I Credits: 4
CH - 232 Organic Chemistry II Credits: 4
MA - 121 Calculus I Credits: 3
MA - 122 Calculus II Credits: 3
PH - 201 General Physics I: Mechanics and Heat Credits: 5
PH - 202 General Physics II: Wave Phenomena and Electromagnetism Credits: 5

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

One of the following:
BI - 280 Field Biology Credits: 3
BI - 341 Ecology Credits: 4
BI - 342 Insect-Plant Ecology Credits: 3
BI - 374 Animal Behavior Credits: 3
BI - 380 Evolution Credits: 3

Biology Electives

Any 2 BI or NEU courses with 3 or more credits; excludes Expanded Literacies: Scientific Inquiry courses, online courses, and Lens courses. Two of the three electives must have a laboratory component.

Note: BI 461 and NEU 491 can only fulfill the biology elective once.

5-year BS/MBA Degree Program

Students who major in the Biology, B.S. can earn both an undergraduate degree in Biology and a Master of Arts in Business Administration (MBA) in the five-year (4 +1) option. Students in their junior year majoring in Biology, B.S. and who have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher, are eligible to apply for admittance into the five-year Biology BS/MBA degree program. Students begin taking three graduate level courses during their senior year of undergraduate study. These three graduate courses will count both towards the completion of the undergraduate degree and a MBA.