Biology Major
Biology Comprehensive Option
Molecular Emphasis
Bachelor of Science
NSS BS 5113
- 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
- Take all of the following:
- 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 = 60
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 113
- Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 12
- Minimum total hours required for BS in Biology Comprehensive/Molecular 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/Molecular Emphasis Requirements (34 hours required)
1. Organismal Biology (10 hours required)- Take 1 course from:
BIOL 307, Ecology - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
BIOL 403, Plant Physiology - 3 hours
BIOL 465, Physiology - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
BIOL 211GS, Human Microbiology - 4 hours
BIOL 400, Microbiology - 4 hours
2. Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology (19 hours required)- Take 5 courses:
BIOL 309, Cellular Biology - 4 hours
BIOL 360, Genetics - 4 hours
BIOL 404, Developmental Biology - 3 hours
BIOL 450, Molecular Biology I - 4 hours
BIOL 451, Molecular Biology II - 4 hours
3. Scientific Communication (5 hours required)- Take 2 courses:
BIOL 375, Scientific Communication - 1 hour
BIOL 490, Evolution - 2 hours
Take 2 hours from:
BIOL 420, Biology Research - 1-5 hours
B. Supporting Course Requirements (26 hours required)- Take all of the following:
- 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
- CHEM 351, Biochemistry - 4 hours
(Concurrently with CHEM 361)
- CHEM 301, Techniques of Chemical
Analysis - 4 hours
- MATH 115, Calculus I with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours
- STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
