University of Nebraska at Kearney
1998-2000 Undergraduate CATALOG

Offered by Department of Biology:

Biology Major

Minimum General Studies = 45

including General Studies coursework required by major

English Language minimum = 9

Humanities minimum = 9

Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 5

(The Biology Comprehensive/Environmental Health 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 hours needed for the major option and increasing the hours of unrestricted electives. 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

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 hour

CHEM 161GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours

CHEM 161LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour

Major Option = 45

Minimum total hours required coursework = 98

Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 27

Minimum total hours required for BS in Biology Comprehensive/Environmental Health 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 major.

A. Biology Comprehensive/Environmental Health Emphasis 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 420, Biology Problems - 2 hours

BIOL 490, Evolution - 2 hours

B. Biology Comprehensive/Environmental Health Emphasis Electives (16 hours required)

Take ONE from the following Physiology options:

Take 1 course from:

BIOL 215GS, Human Physiology - 4 hours

BIOL 465, Physiology - 3 hours

OR take 2 courses:

BIOL 225, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours

BIOL 226, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours

Take 1 course from Genetics:

BIOL 460, Genetics - 4 hours

BIOL 461, Human Genetics - 3 hours

Take 1 course from Microbiology:

BIOL 211GS, Human Microbiology - 4 hours

BIOL 400, Microbiology - 5 hours

Take 6 hours from Biology Electives:

BIOL 325, Medical Terminology - 1 hour

BIOL 348, Radioisotope Techniques - 3 hours

BIOL 401, Principles of Immunology - 4 hours

BIOL 404, Developmental Biology - 3 hours

BIOL 408, Environmental Modeling - 3 hours

BIOL 417, Mycology - 4 hours

BIOL 418, Plant Taxonomy - 3 hours

BIOL 440, General Virology - 4 hours (Prereq: BIOL 450, BIOL 401)

BIOL 450, Molecular Biology I - 4 hours

BIOL 451, Molecular Biology II - 4 hours (Prereq: BIOL 450, CHEM 375)

BIOL 462, Animal Behavior - 3 hours

BIOL 467, Animal Histology - 3 hours

BIOL 468, Parasites - 2 hours

BIOL 470, Insects and Man - 3 hours

BIOL 474, Mammalogy - 3 hours

C. Biology Comprehensive/Environmental Health Emphasis Support Courses (17 hours required)

Take:

STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours

Take ONE of the following two options:

Take 2 courses:

CHEM 250, Elementary Organic Chemistry - 5 hours

CHEM 351, Biochemistry - 4 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

Take 1 course from:

PHYS 205GS, General Physics - 5 hours

PHYS 206GS, General Physics - 5 hours

PHYS 275GS, General Physics (Calculus) - 5 hours (Prereq. or concurrently with: MATH 115 or equivalent)

PHYS 276GS, General Physics (Calculus) - 5 hours

CHEM 375, Analytical Chemistry I - 5 hours