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 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 = 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 418, Plant Taxonomy - 3 hours
- BIOL 440, Infectious Diseases - 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 301)
- BIOL 462, Animal Behavior - 3 hours
- BIOL 468, Parasites - 2 hours
- BIOL 470, Insect Biology - 3 hours
- BIOL 474, Mammalogy - 3 hours
- BIOL 485, Molecular 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
