Biology Option
Bachelor of Science
NSS BS 5104
- Minimum General Studies = 45
- + General Studies coursework required by major = 48
- English Language minimum = 9
- Humanities minimum = 9
- Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 8 (Maximum of 6 hours in
this section will count toward the 45 hours General Studies requirement.)
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(The Biology degree requires a minimal mathematical competency at the level of
trigonometry. Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a
higher level reducing the total hours needed for the General Studies. See advisor for
math placement.) |
- Take ONE of the following options:
- Take 2 courses:
MATH 102, College Algebra - 3 hours
MATH 103, Plane Trigonometry - 3 hours
- OR take 1 course:
MATH 112, Scientific Topics in Mathematics - 5 hours
- Take:
- STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
- Natural Sciences minimum = 11 including:
- BIOL 104GS, General Botany - 4 hours
- BIOL 107GS, General Zoology - 4 hours
- Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9
- Personal Development minimum = 2
- BS Science-related course requirements = 8
- CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours (see prerequisites)
- CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 161GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
- CHEM 161LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
Major Option = 30
Minor or 2nd Major, minimum = 24
Minors are 24 hours, 18 must be unduplicated. Electing a second major may add as many as
18 required hours to the program. Should 6 hours of the minor also meet other
requirements, the unrestricted electives will be greater.
Minimum total hours required coursework = 110
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 15
Minimum total hours required for BS in Biology = 125
All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for
all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above
taken at a 4-year college or university.
A minimum 2.5 GPA is required in all courses counting toward this major.
- A. Biology Option Core Requirements (12 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- BIOL 307, Ecology - 3 hours
- BIOL 309, Cellular Biology - 4 hours
- BIOL 375, Scientific Communication - 1 hour
- BIOL 490, Evolution - 2 hours
- Take 2 hours from:
- BIOL 420, Biology Research - 2 hours
- B. Biology Option Required Electives (13 hours required)
- Take 13 to 16 hours from:
- Take 3 to 4 hours of Physiology:
- BIOL 215GS, Human Physiology - 4 hours
- BIOL 403, Plant Physiology - 3 hours
- BIOL 465, Physiology - 3 hours
- Take 3 to 4 hours of Genetics:
- BIOL 360, Genetics - 4 hours
- BIOL 461, Human Genetics - 3 hours
- Take 4 hours of Microbiology:
- BIOL 211GS, Human Microbiology - 4 hours
- BIOL 400, Microbiology - 4 hours
- Take 3 hours of Field and Laboratory Electives:
- BIOL 330, Wildlife Conservation - 3 hours
- BIOL 401, Principles of Immunology - 4 hours
- BIOL 403, Plant Physiology - 3 hours
- BIOL 404, Developmental Biology - 3 hours
- BIOL 405, Range and Wildlife Management - 3 hours
- BIOL 406, Plant Ecology - 3 hours
- BIOL 407, Limnology - 3 hours
- BIOL 416, Plant Diversity and Evolution - 3 hours
- BIOL 418, Plant Taxonomy - 3 hours
- BIOL 419, Taxonomy of Grasses - 3 hours
- BIOL 435, Vertebrate Natural History - 3 hours
- BIOL 440, General Virology - 4 hours
- BIOL 450, Molecular Biology I - 4 hours
- BIOL 462, Animal Behavior - 3 hours
- BIOL 465, Physiology - 3 hours
- BIOL 467, Animal Histology - 3 hours
- BIOL 470, Insect Biology - 3 hours
- BIOL 472, Ichthyology - 3 hours
- BIOL 473, Ornithology - 3 hours
- BIOL 474, Mammalogy - 3 hours
- BIOL 485, Advanced Genetics - 3 hours
- C. Biology Option Supporting Course Requirements (5 hours required)
- Take ONE of the following options:
- Take 1 course:
- CHEM 250, Elementary Organic Chemistry - 5 hours
- OR take 4 courses:
- CHEM 360, Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
- CHEM 360L, Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 361, Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
- CHEM 361L, Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
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