Offered by Department of Biology:
Biology Major

Biology Comprehensive Option
Environmental Emphasis
Bachelor of Science

NSS BS 5112

Minimum General Studies = 45

including General Studies coursework required by major

English Language minimum = 9

Humanities minimum = 9

Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 6

(The Biology Comprehensive/Environmental Emphasis degree requires a minimal mathematical competency at the level of calculus. Trigonometry is a prerequisite to the required calculus course. Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level reducing the total hours needed for the major option and increasing the hours of unrestricted electives. See advisor for math placement.)

MATH 102, College Algebra - 3 hours
MATH 103, Plane Trigonometry - 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 = 62

Minimum total hours required coursework = 115

Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 10

Minimum total hours required for BS in Biology Comprehensive/Environment Emphasis = 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 Comprehensive/Environmental Emphasis 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 Comprehensive/Environmental Requirements (21 hours required)

Take 5 courses:

BIOL 301, Introduction to Soils - 4 hours

BIOL 360, Genetics - 4 hours

BIOL 400, Microbiology - 4 hours

BIOL 407, Limnology - 3 hours

BIOL 418, Plant Taxonomy - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:

BIOL 403, Plant Physiology - 3 hours

BIOL 465, Physiology - 3 hours

C. Biology Comprehensive/Environmental Supporting Courses Requirements (29 hours required)

Take all of the following:

CHEM 375, Analytical Chemistry - 5 hours

PHYS 205GS, General Physics - 5 hours

PHYS 206GS, General Physics - 5 hours

STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:

CSIS 108GS, Computers in Society - 3 hours

CSIS 109GS, FORTRAN Programming - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:

MATH 115, Calculus I with Analytical Geometry - 5 hours
(Prereq: MATH 103)

MATH 123, Applied Calculus I - 3 hours

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

16 May 2005

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