University of Nebraska at Kearney

1996-98 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

Offered by Department of Biology:

Biology Comprehensive/Environmental Emphasis - Bachelor of Science

NSS BS 5112
General Studies = 45
General Studies required by major:
MATH 102*, College Algebra - 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 total hours needed for the Biology Comprehensive/Environment Emphasis Major.
BS Science-related course requirements = 8
CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
CHEM 161GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
CHEM 161LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
Major = 63
Minimum total hours required coursework = 116
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 9

Minimum total hours required for BS in Biology Comprehensive/Environment 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 comprehensive major.

A. Biology Comprehensive/Environmental Emphasis 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 Comprehensive/Environmental Requirements
Take 5 courses:
BIOL 301, Introduction to Soils - 4 hours
BIOL 400, Microbiology - 5 hours
BIOL 407, Limnology - 3 hours
BIOL 418, Plant Taxonomy - 3 hours
BIOL 460, Genetics - 4 hours
Take 1 course from:
BIOL 403, Plant Physiology - 3 hours
BIOL 465, Physiology - 3 hours

C. Biology Comprehensive/Environmental Supporting Courses Requirements
Take all of the following:
CHEM 375, Analytical Chemistry I - 5 hours
PHYS 205GS, General Physics - 5 hours
PHYS 206GS, General Physics - 5 hours
STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
CSIS 109GS, FORTRAN Programming - 3 hours (Recommended co-requisite: CSIS 100.B VM/CMS)
CSIS 111GS, Applied BASIC Programming - 3 hours
CSIS 130GS, Introduction to Computer Science - 3 hours (Prereq: a working knowledge of computers)
BIOL 408, Environmental Modeling - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
MATH 115, Calculus I with Analytical Geometry - 5 hours (Prereq:
MATH 103)
MATH 123, Applied Calculus I - 3 hours
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

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