BA/BS Major in Biology
Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Degree with a Major in Biology
Additional Graduation Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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General Education Component | ||
Area I (Written Composition) | 6 | |
Area II (Humanities and Fine Arts) 1 | 12 | |
Area III (Natural Sciences and Mathematics) | 11 | |
Principles of Biology and Principles of Biology | ||
Select one from the following: | ||
College Algebra | ||
College Trigonometry | ||
Pre-Calculus Algebra and Trigonometry | ||
Calculus I | ||
Area IV (History, Social and Behavioral Sciences) | 12 | |
Major Core Requirements in Biology | ||
BI 111 | Principles of Biology 2 | 4 |
BI 112 | Principles of Biology 2 | 4 |
BI 200W | Biological Literature | 2 |
BI 306 | Genetics | 4 |
BI 307 | Microbiology | 4 |
BI 312 | Evolution | 3 |
BI 375 | Cell Biology | 4 |
BI 498 | Senior Assessment Seminar | 1 |
Prescribed Supporting Courses | ||
CH 111 | General Chemistry | 3 |
CH 111L | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
CH 112 | General Chemistry | 3 |
CH 112L | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
CIS 125 | Business Applications of Microcomputer Software | 3 |
or CS 135 | Computer Skills for Problem-Solving | |
Major Concentration Requirements | 36-58 | |
Select one from the following Options: | ||
Minor Requirements | ||
Option I: Professional Biology | ||
A minor is not required. | ||
Option II: General Biology | ||
A minor, second major or second degree is required | ||
Option III: Environmental Biology | ||
A minor is not required. | ||
Option IV: Cellular and Molecular Biology | ||
A minor is not required. | ||
General Electives | ||
General Elective hours, if required, to bring total to 120. | ||
Total Hours | 120-123 |
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For BA degree, select six hours of a required foreign language at the introductory level.
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These courses are required in the major or minor if not completed as part of the General Education Component.
Concentration Options
Option I: Professional Biology
Code | Title | Hours |
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Ecology | ||
Select one from the following: | 4 | |
Ecology | ||
Aquatic Ecology | ||
Cellular and Molecular Biology Elective | ||
Select one of the following courses: | 4 | |
Microbial Ecology and Evolution | ||
Immunology | ||
Molecular Biology | ||
Histology | ||
Organismal Biology (Plants) Elective: | ||
Select one from the following: | 3-4 | |
Non-Vascular Plants | ||
Vascular Plants | ||
Plant Physiology | ||
Plant Taxonomy | ||
Organismal Biology (Animals) Elective | ||
Select one from the following: | 4 | |
Comparative Vertebrate Morphology | ||
Animal Physiology | ||
Invertebrate Zoology | ||
Natural History of the Vertebrates | ||
Embryology | ||
Southeastern Fishes | ||
Parasitology | ||
Biochemistry | ||
CH 311 | Organic Chemistry | 4 |
CH 311L | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
BI 441 | Biochemistry | 3 |
Prescribed Supporting Courses | ||
Biostatistics | ||
or MA 345 | Applied Statistics I | |
Select one of the following sequences or courses: | 4-6 | |
Calculus for Business and Life Sciences I and Calculus for Business and Life Sciences II (and ) 1 | ||
Calculus I 1 | ||
Select one of the following sequences: | 8-10 | |
General Physics I and General Physics II | ||
Technical Physics I and Technical Physics II | ||
Total Hours | 35-40 |
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These courses are required in the major or minor if not completed as part of the General Education Component.
Option II: General Biology
Code | Title | Hours |
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Ecology | ||
Select one from the following: | 4 | |
Coastal Wetlands Ecology (at Dauphin Island Sea Lab) | ||
Marine Ecology (at Dauphin Island Sea Lab) | ||
Marine Behavioral Ecology (at Dauphin Island Sea Lab) | ||
Ecology | ||
Aquatic Ecology | ||
Organismal Biology (Plants) Elective | ||
Select one from the following: | 3-4 | |
Non-Vascular Plants | ||
Vascular Plants | ||
Marine Botany (at Dauphin Island Sea Lab) | ||
Plant Physiology | ||
Plant Taxonomy | ||
Organismal Biology (Animals) Elective | ||
Select one from the following: | 4 | |
Comparative Vertebrate Morphology | ||
Animal Physiology | ||
Invertebrate Zoology | ||
Natural History of the Vertebrates | ||
Marine Invertebrate Zoology (at Dauphin Island Sea Lab) | ||
Marine Vertebrate Zoology (at Dauphin Island Sea Lab) | ||
Southeastern Fishes | ||
Parasitology | ||
Histology | ||
Additional 300-/400-level BI Elective | ||
One course selected from the following (not already used to satisfy the above elective category requirements): | 3-4 | |
Comparative Vertebrate Morphology | ||
Animal Physiology | ||
Invertebrate Zoology | ||
Natural History of the Vertebrates | ||
Non-Vascular Plants | ||
Vascular Plants | ||
Marine Invertebrate Zoology | ||
Microbial Ecology and Evolution | ||
Marine Vertebrate Zoology | ||
Immunology | ||
Molecular Biology | ||
Marine Botany | ||
Embryology | ||
Southeastern Fishes | ||
Plant Physiology | ||
Plant Taxonomy | ||
Histology | ||
Minor | ||
A minor in another discipline is required. | 18-21 | |
Total Hours | 32-37 |
Option III: Environmental Biology
Code | Title | Hours |
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Organismal Biology (Plants) | 8 | |
Non-Vascular Plants | ||
or BI 363 | Vascular Plants | |
Plant Taxonomy | ||
Organismal Biology (Animals) | 12 | |
Animal Physiology | ||
Invertebrate Zoology | ||
Natural History of the Vertebrates | ||
or BI 453 | Southeastern Fishes | |
or BI 499 | Special Topics in Biology | |
Population Biology | 11 | |
Ecology | ||
Microbial Ecology and Evolution | ||
or BI 412 | Marine Ecology | |
or BI 423 | Aquatic Ecology | |
Required Supporting Courses | 13 | |
Earth Science/Physical Geology | ||
Water Resources | ||
Biostatistics | ||
or MA 345 | Applied Statistics I | |
Environmental Regulations | ||
Select one of the following blocks of courses: | 9-10 | |
Environmental GIS Certificate | ||
Geographic Information Systems | ||
Geography Capstone Project | ||
Web GIS | ||
or GE 484 | Advanced GIS | |
or GE 485 | GIS Applications | |
Earth Science Coursework: | ||
Energy | ||
Sustainable Food and Agriculture | ||
Environmental Justice | ||
Tectonics | ||
Paleobiology | ||
Topics in Earth Science | ||
Hospitality and Events Management Micro-credential: | ||
Lodging Systems | ||
Food and Beverage Operations Management | ||
Conventions, Meetings and Trade Show Management II | ||
or CAM 335 | Event Planning | |
or HEM 203 | Sustainability in Hotel, Restaurant, and Event Operations | |
Media Writing Micro-credential: | ||
Media Writing | ||
Advanced Reporting | ||
Copy Editing | ||
or COM 370 | Feature Writing | |
Public Relations for Non-Profits Micro-credential: | ||
Public Relations Writing | ||
Crisis Management and Community Relations | ||
Aural-Visual Production | ||
or COM 410 | Layout and Design I | |
Marine Science 1 | ||
Marine Geology (Marine Geology) | ||
Advanced Marine Technical Methods (Adv. Marine Technical Methods) | ||
Experimental Oceanography (Experimental Oceanography) | ||
Total Hours | 53-54 |
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BI 412 (4) Marine Ecology is required for the Population Biology Elective.
Option IV: Cellular and Molecular Biology
Code | Title | Hours |
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Molecular Biology & Biochemistry | ||
BI 415 | Molecular Biology | 4 |
BI 441 | Biochemistry | 3 |
Organismal Biology | ||
Select one from the following: | 3-4 | |
Invertebrate Zoology | ||
Natural History of the Vertebrates | ||
Plant Taxonomy | ||
Parasitology | ||
Ecology | ||
Select one from the following: | 4 | |
Microbial Ecology and Evolution | ||
Ecology | ||
Aquatic Ecology | ||
Cellular/Molecular Biology | ||
Select a minimum of 8 hours from the following: | 8 | |
Animal Physiology | ||
Immunology | ||
Embryology | ||
Plant Physiology | ||
Histology | ||
Research/Internship | ||
Special Topics in Biology | ||
Prescribed Supporting Courses | ||
CH 311 & 311L | Organic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 5 |
MA 345 | Applied Statistics I | 3 |
or BI 333 | Biostatistics | |
Select one of the following sequences or courses: | 4-6 | |
Calculus for Business and Life Sciences I and Calculus for Business and Life Sciences II 1 | ||
Calculus I 1 | ||
Select one of the following sequences: | 8-10 | |
General Physics I and General Physics II | ||
Technical Physics I and Technical Physics II | ||
Total Hours | 42-46 |
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- These courses are required in the major and minor if not completed as part of the General Education component.