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Offered by Department of Biology:

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

11 May 2006
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