Offered by Department of Biology:
Biology Major

Biology Comprehensive Option
Environmental Health Emphasis
Bachelor of Science

NSS BS 5115

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 Health 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 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
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 = 45
Minimum total hours required coursework = 98
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 27
Minimum total hours required for BS in Biology Comprehensive/Environmental Health 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 Health 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 420, Biology Problems - 2 hours
BIOL 490, Evolution - 2 hours
B. Biology Comprehensive/Environmental Health Emphasis Electives (16 hours required)
Take ONE from the following Physiology options:
Take 1 course from:
BIOL 215GS, Human Physiology - 4 hours
BIOL 465, Physiology - 3 hours
OR take 2 courses:
BIOL 225, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
BIOL 226, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
Take 1 course from Genetics:
BIOL 360, Genetics - 4 hours
BIOL 461, Human Genetics - 3 hours
Take 1 course from Microbiology:
BIOL 211GS, Human Microbiology - 4 hours
BIOL 400, Microbiology - 4 hours
Take 6 hours from Biology Electives:
BIOL 325, Medical Terminology - 1 hour
BIOL 348, Radioisotope Techniques - 3 hours
BIOL 401, Principles of Immunology - 4 hours
BIOL 404, Developmental Biology - 3 hours
BIOL 408, Environmental Modeling - 3 hours
BIOL 417, Mycology - 4 hours
(4 hours includes BIOL 417L)
BIOL 418, Plant Taxonomy - 3 hours
BIOL 440, General Virology - 4 hours (Prereq: BIOL 450, BIOL 401)
BIOL 450, Molecular Biology I - 4 hours
BIOL 451, Molecular Biology II - 4 hours (Prereq: BIOL 450, CHEM 375)
BIOL 462, Animal Behavior - 3 hours
BIOL 467, Animal Histology - 3 hours
BIOL 468, Parasites - 2 hours
BIOL 470, Insect Biology - 3 hours
BIOL 474, Mammalogy - 3 hours
BIOL 485, Advanced Genetics - 3 hours
C. Biology Comprehensive/Environmental Health Emphasis Support Courses (17 hours required)
Take:
STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
Take ONE of the following two options:
Take 2 courses:
CHEM 250, Elementary Organic Chemistry - 5 hours
CHEM 351, Biochemistry - 4 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
Take 1 course from:
PHYS 205GS, General Physics - 5 hours
PHYS 206GS, General Physics - 5 hours
PHYS 275GS, General Physics (Calculus) - 5 hours

(Prereq. or concurrently with: MATH 115 or equivalent)

PHYS 276GS, General Physics (Calculus) - 5 hours
CHEM 375, Analytical Chemistry - 5 hours

16 May 2005

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