University of Nebraska at Kearney

1996-98 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

Offered by Department of Biology:

Biology Comprehensive/Environmental Emphasis - Bachelor of Science

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