Biology, BS

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Students who enter the College fall semester 2011 or later must fulfill Rhetorica Program requirements for graduation. Click here to view the Rhetorica Program and requirement information .

Area I

Essential Skills (12 semester hours)

ENGL 1101 - Composition I 3 hours
ENGL 1102 - Composition and Literature 3 hours
MATH 1113 - Precalculus 3 hours ¹
COMM 1000 - Introduction to Human Communication 3 hours or
COMM 1100 - Introduction to Public Speaking 3 hours

Area II

Humanities/Fine Arts (9 semester hours)

Select One:

ARTS 1100 - Art Appreciation 3 hours
MUSI 1100 - Music Appreciation 3 hours
THEA 1100 - Theatre Appreciation 3 hours

Select One:

PHIL 1100 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hours
PHIL 2200 - Introduction to Ethics 3 hours
RELI 1100 - Old Testament 3 hours
RELI 2100 - The New Testament 3 hours
RELI 1200 - World Religions 3 hours

Area III

Science and Technology (11 semester hours)

CSCI 1100 - Introduction to Personal Computing 3 hours ²

Select One Lab Science Sequence:

BIOL 1107 - Introductory Biology I 4 hours
BIOL 1108 - Introductory Biology II 4 hours
CHEM 1211 - General Chemistry I 4 hours
CHEM 1212 - General Chemistry II 4 hours
PHYS 1111 - College Physics I 4 hours
PHYS 1112 - College Physics II 4 hours

Area IV

Social Sciences (9 semester hours)

POLI 1100 - American Government 3 hours
Social Science Elective
3 hours

Select one of the following History courses:

HIST 1111 - Survey of Civilization I 3 hours
HIST 1112 - Survey of Civilization II 3 hours
HIST 2111 - American History I 3 hours
HIST 2112 - American History II 3 hours

Area V

Courses related to the Program of Study (59 semester hours)

CHEM 2211 - Organic Chemistry I 4 hours
CHEM 2212 - Organic Chemistry II 4 hours
MATH 2000 - Elementary Statistics 3 hours

Select Two Additional Lab Science Sequences (not already taken in Area III):

BIOL 1107 - Introductory Biology I 4 hours
BIOL 1108 - Introductory Biology II 4 hours
CHEM 1211 - General Chemistry I 4 hours
CHEM 1212 - General Chemistry II 4 hours
PHYS 1111 - College Physics I 4 hours
PHYS 1112 - College Physics II 4 hours

Upper Division Required Courses in the Major (15 semester hours)

Select One:

BIOL 3201 - Conservation Biology 4 hours
BIOL 4101 - Ecology 4 hours

Select One:

BIOL 4990 - Senior Research Capstone 1 hour
BIOL 4991 - Senior Capstone 1 hour

Upper Division Electives in the Major (17 semester hours)

Choose any Biology courses 3000 level or higher. Chemistry 4115 (Biochemistry) may also be used. At least one course must be Zoological (Z) in Nature and at least one course must be Botanical (B) in nature.

Students can choose from the following:

BIOL 3201 - Conservation Biology 4 hours
BIOL 3205 - Biogeography 3 hours
BIOL 3208 - Native Flora of North Georgia 4 hours (B)
BIOL 3301 - General Botany 4 hours (B)
BIOL 3305 - General Entomology 4 hours (Z)
BIOL 3401 - Dendrology 4 hours (B)
BIOL 3501 - Microbiology 4 hours
BIOL 3601 - Bioinformatics 3 hours
BIOL 3701 - Animal Behavior 3 hours (Z)
BIOL 3705 - Ichthyology 4 hours (Z)
BIOL 3801 - Vertebrate Zoology 4 hours (Z)
BIOL 3805 - Invertebrate Zoology 4 hours (Z)
BIOL 3807 - Comparative Anatomy 4 hours (Z)
BIOL 3808 - Developmental Biology 4 hours (Z)
BIOL 4101 - Ecology 4 hours
BIOL 4201 - Plant Anatomy and Morphology 4 hours (B)
BIOL 4301 - Plant Physiology 4 hours (B)
BIOL 4401 - Evolutionary Biology 3 hours
BIOL 4501 - Immunology 3 hours
BIOL 4550 - Principles of Pharmacology 3 hours
BIOL 4601 - Plant Taxonomy and Systematics 4 hours (B)
BIOL 4701 - Animal Physiology 4 hours (Z)
BIOL 4801 - Advanced Cellular and Molecular Biology 4 hours
BIOL 4901 - Parasitology 4 hours (Z)
BIOL 4980 - Independent Research 1 hour
BIOL 4996 - Special Topics in Biology 1-4 hours
BIOL 4997 - Special Topics in Biology 1-4 hours
BIOL 4998 - Special Topics in Biology 1-4 hours
CHEM 4115 - Biochemistry 3 Hours

Area VI

Additional Requirements (20 semester hours)

General Electives 18 hours ³
Physically Active Life Skills (PALS) 2 hours ⁴

Total Hours for Graduation: 120

Note:

¹MATH 2201 is recommended for students preparing for graduate study.

²Computer proficiency may be demonstrated through examination.

³ Two semesters of foreign language study are recommended.

⁴ A maximum of two PALS (Physically Active Life Skills) courses may be used as general electives.