Offered by Department of Biology:

Biology Major

Biology Option
Bachelor of Science

NSS BS 5104

Minimum General Studies = 45
+ General Studies coursework required by major = 48
English Language minimum = 9
Humanities minimum = 9
Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 8 (Maximum of 6 hours in this section will count toward the 45 hours General Studies requirement.)
(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.)
Take ONE of the following options:
Take 2 courses:
MATH 102, College Algebra - 3 hours
MATH 103, Plane Trigonometry - 3 hours
OR take 1 course:
MATH 112, Scientific Topics in Mathematics - 5 hours

Take:
STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
Natural Sciences minimum = 11
BIOL 104GS, General Botany - 4 hours
BIOL 107GS, General Zoology - 4 hours
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9
Personal Development minimum = 2
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 Option = 30
Minor or 2nd Major, minimum = 24
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 = 110
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 15
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 this major.

A. Biology Option Core Requirements (12 hours required)
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 Option Required Electives (13 hours required)
Take 13 to 16 hours from:
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 215GS, 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 470, Insects and Man - 3 hours
BIOL 472, Ichthyology - 3 hours
BIOL 473, Ornithology - 3 hours
BIOL 474, Mammalogy - 3 hours
BIOL 485, Advanced Genetics - 3 hours

C. Biology Option Supporting Course Requirements (5 hours required)
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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