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 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.)
- MATH 102, College Algebra - 3 hours
MATH 103, Plane Trigonometry - 3 hours
- Natural Sciences minimum = 11
- BIOL 104GS,
Biology I - 4 hours
- BIOL 107GS, Biology II - 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 = 61
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 114
- Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 11
- 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 472,
Ichthyology - 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 (28 hours
required)- Take all of the following:
- CHEM 301, Techniques of Chemical
Analysis - 4 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 Analytic 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
