University of Nebraska at Kearney

1996-98 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

Offered by Department of Biology:

Biology Major - Bachelor of Science

General Studies required by major:

MATH 112*, Scientific Topics in Mathematics - 5 hours

STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours

BIOL 104GS, General Botany - 4 hours

BIOL 107GS, General Zoology - 4 hours

*Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level, reducing the hours needed for General Studies to 45, and increasing the hours of unrestricted Electives

BS Science-related course requirements = 8

CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours

CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hours

CHEM 161GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours

CHEM 161LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hours

Major = 30

Minor or 2nd Major = 24

Minors are 24 hours, 18 must be unduplicated. Electing a second major may add as many as 18 required hours to the program. Should 6 hours of the minor also meet other requirements, the unrestricted electives will be greater.

Minimum total hours required coursework = 109

Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 16

Minimum total hours required for BS in Biology = 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 the Biology Major.

A. Biology Major Core Requirements

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 Major Required Electives

Take 13 to 16 hours from the following:

Take 3 to 4 hours of Physiology:

BIOL 215GS, Human Physiology - 4 hours

BIOL 403, Plant Physiology - 3 hours

BIOL 465, Physiology - 3 hours

Take 3 to 4 hours of Genetics:

BIOL 460, Genetics - 4 hours

BIOL 461, Human Genetics - 3 hours

Take 4 to 5 hours of Microbiology:

BIOL 211GS, Human Microbiology - 4 hours

BIOL 400, Microbiology - 5 hours

Take 3 hours of Field and Laboratory Electives:

BIOL 330, Wildlife Conservation - 3 hours

BIOL 401, Principles of Immunology - 4 hours

BIOL 403, Plant Physiology - 3 hours

BIOL 404, Developmental Biology - 3 hours

BIOL 405, Range and Wildlife Management - 3 hours

BIOL 406, Plant Ecology - 3 hours

BIOL 407, Limnology - 3 hours

BIOL 416, Plant Diversity and Evolution - 3 hours

BIOL 418, Plant Taxonomy - 3 hours

BIOL 419, Taxonomy of Grasses - 3 hours

BIOL 435, Vertebrate Natural History - 3 hours

BIOL 440, General Virology - 4 hours

BIOL 450, Molecular Biology I - 4 hours

BIOL 462, Animal Behavior - 3 hours

BIOL 465, Physiology - 3 hours

BIOL 467, Animal Histology - 3 hours

BIOL 485, Advanced Genetics - 3 hours

BIOL 470, Insects and Man - 3 hours

BIOL 472, Ichthyology - 3 hours

BIOL 473, Ornithology - 3 hours

BIOL 474, Mammalogy - 3 hours

C. Biology Major Supporting Course Requirements

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