Biology Major
Biology Comprehensive Option
Bachelor of Science
General, Wildlife, Health Science Emphases
NSS BS 5117
- Minimum General Studies = 45
+ General Studies coursework required by major = 48
- English Language minimum = 9
- Humanities minimum = 9
- Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 6-11
(The Biology degree, General Emphasis requires a minimal mathematical
competency at the level of trigonometry. Wildlife and Health Science Emphases require a
minimal mathematical competency at the level of calculus. 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.)
- Natural Sciences minimum = 8-13
- BIOL 105GS, Biology I - 4 hours
- BIOL 106GS, Biology II - 4 hours
- General and Health Sciences Emphases ONLY take 1 course from:
- Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9
- Personal Development minimum = 2
- BS Science-related course requirements = 8
- Major Option = 44-61
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 97-114
- Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 11-28
- Minimum total hours required for BS in Biology Comprehensive = 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.
- Biology Comprehensive Core Requirements (19 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- Biology Comprehensive Supporting Course Requirements (8 hours required)
- Take ONE of the following Statistics courses
- 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
- Biology Emphasis Requirements (17-34 hours required)
- Take ONE Emphasis from the following
- General Emphasis (17 hours required)
EP 3030
- Take ONE of the following Physiology options:
- Take 1 course:
- OR take 2 courses
- BIOL 225, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
- BIOL 226, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
- Take 1 course from Microbiology electives:
- Take 1 course from Field electives:
- BIOL 330, Wildlife Conservation - 3 hours
- BIOL 405, Range and Wildlife Management - 3 hours
- BIOL 406, Plant Ecology - 3 hours
- BIOL 418, Plant Taxonomy - 3 hours
- BIOL 435, Herpetology - 3 hours
- BIOL 462, Animal Behavior - 3 hours
- BIOL 470, Insect Biology - 3 hours
- BIOL 472, Fresh Water Biology - 4 hours
- BIOL 473, Ornithology - 3 hours
- BIOL 474, Mammalogy - 3 hours
- Take 1 course of Laboratory electives:
- Take 1 course from:
- Wildlife Emphasis (34 hours required)
EP 3031
- Take all of the following:
- BIOL 330, Wildlife Conservation - 3 hours
- BIOL 405, Range and Wildlife Management - 3 hours
- BIOL 418, Plant Taxonomy - 3 hours
- BIOL 462, Animal Behavior - 3 hours
- Take 2 courses from Biology of Higher Vertebrates:
- Take 1 course from Plant Science:
- BIOL 403, Plant Physiology - 3 hours
- BIOL 406, Plant Ecology - 3 hours
- BIOL 416, Plant Diversity and Evolution - 4 hours
- Take the following additional supporting courses:
- Take 1 course from:
- Take 1 course from:
- PHYS 205GS, General Physics - 5 hours
- PHYS 206GS, General Physics - 5 hours
- Either of the above courses may count toward General Studies hours,
reducing the hours required for the emphasis. Work closely with advisor.
- BIOL 301, Introduction to Soils - 4 hours
- Take 3 hours of Computer Science:
- CSIS 100, Computing Environments - 1 hour
- CSIS 130GS, Introduction to Computer Science - 3 hours
- Take 1 course of Policy Administration & Law:
- BIOL 311, Bioethics - 3 hours (Prereq: junior standing or 24 hours of college Biology/Chemistry)
- ECON 385, Environmental Economics - 3 hours
- Health Sciences Emphasis (28 hours required)
EP 3032
- Take ONE from the following Physiology options:
- Take 1 course:
- OR take 2 courses:
- BIOL 225, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
- BIOL 226, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
- Take 1 course from Microbiology:
- Take 9 hours from Biology electives:
- BIOL 311, Bioethics - 3 hours (Prereq: junior standing or 24 hours of college Biology/Chemistry)
- BIOL 325, Medical Terminology - 1 hour
- BIOL 401, Principles of Immunology - 4 hours (Prereq: BIOL 211 or BIOL 400; and BIOL 309 or CHEM 351)
- BIOL 404, Developmental Biology - 3 hours (Prereq: 8 hours of college biology)
- BIOL 440, Infectious Diseases - 4 hours
(Prereq: BIOL 211GS or BIOL 400 or permission)
- BIOL 450, Molecular Biology I - 3 hours
- BIOL 452, Techniques in Molecular Biology - 3 hours
- BIOL 461, Human Genetics - 3 hours (Prereq: 8 hours of college biology)
- BIOL 465, Physiology - 3 hours
- BIOL 468, Parasites - 2 hours
- Take the following additional supporting courses:
- CHEM 351, Biochemistry - 4 hours
- PE 460, Gross Anatomy of Movement - 3 hours
- Take 4 hours from the following:
- CHEM 352, Biochemistry II - 4 hours
- HSCI 225, Introduction to Hematology - 2 hours
- FSID 110, Introduction to Nutrition - 3 hours
- SPAN 103, Spanish for Special Purposes (Medical) - 1 hour
- SOC 462, Sociology of Health and Illness - 3 hours
