Basic Requirements: 104-107 credits
BIOL 204 - Introduction to Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity w/lab Credits: 5
BIOL 205 - Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology w/lab Credits: 5
BIOL 206 - Introduction to Organismal Biology w/lab Credits: 5
BIOL 321 - Genetics Credits: 4
BIOL 323 - Cell and Molecular Biology Credits: 4
BIOL 340 - Biostatistics Credits: 5
BIOL 432 - Evolutionary Biology Credits: 4
Choose one of the following series:
CHEM 161 - General Chemistry I Credits: 5
CHEM 162 - General Chemistry II Credits: 5
CHEM 163 - General Chemistry III Credits: 5
OR
CHEM 175 - General Chemistry I, Honors Credits: 5
CHEM 176 - General Chemistry II, Honors Credits: 5
CHEM 225 - General Chemistry III, Honors Credits: 5
CHEM 351 - Organic Chemistry Credits: 4
CHEM 352 - Organic Chemistry Credits: 4
CHEM 353 - Organic Chemistry Credits: 3
One course from:
MATH 124 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I Credits: 5
MATH 134 - Calculus I Honors Credits: 5
Choose one of the following series:
PHYS 114 - Principles of Physics I Credits: 5
PHYS 115 - Principles of Physics II Credits: 5
PHYS 116 - Principles of Physics III Credits: 5
OR
PHYS 161 - Physics with Calculus I Credits: 5
PHYS 162 - Physics with Calculus II Credits: 5
PHYS 163 - Physics with Calculus III Credits: 5
Depth Requirements (24-31 credits)
BIOL 324 - Methods in Molecular Biology w/lab Credits: 4
BIOL 345 - Fundamentals of Microbiology Credits: 4
CHEM 471 - Biochemistry I Credits: 4
Choose two upper-level labs, at least one of which is a 400-level lab, with advisor approval.
BIOL 322 - Genetics Lab Credits: 4
BIOL 346 - Microbiology Lab Credits: 4
BIOL 423 - Environmental Genomics w/lab Credits: 3
BIOL 424 - Applied Molecular Ecology Credits: 3
BIOL 477 - Genomic Data Analysis Lab Credits: 4
BIOL 480 - Sequence Analysis w/lab Credits: 4
BIOL 484 - Cell Biology Lab Credits: 5
BIOL 487 - Advanced Molecular and Cell Lab Credits: 5
CHEM 474 - Biochemistry Laboratory Credits: 5
Choose two 400-level courses with advisor approval.
BIOL 405 - Microbial Ecology Credits: 4
BIOL 445 - Host-Microbe Interactions Credits: 4
BIOL 451 - Developmental Biology of Plants Credits: 3
BIOL 470 - Functional Genomics Credits: 3
BIOL 473 - Molecular Biology Credits: 3
BIOL 476 - Structure and Physiology of Membrane Transport Proteins Credits: 3
BIOL 479 - Plant Physiology Credits: 5
CHEM 425A - Natural Products Chemistry. Credits: 3
CHEM 425C - Medicinal Chemistry. Credits: 3
CHEM 425H - Enzyme Chemistry Credits: 3
CHEM 425I - Immunology Credits: 3
CHEM 425S - Protein Engineering. Credits: 3
CHEM 425T - Virology Credits: 3
CHEM 472 - Biochemistry II Credits: 4
BIOL 482 - Developmental Biology of Animals Credits: 4
BIOL 486 - Topics in Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodevelopment Credits: 3
BIOL 497 - Offerings will vary from year to year; faculty advisor must approve selection of specific BIOL 497 course relevant to molecular and cellular discipline.
CHEM 425 - Offerings will vary from year to yar; faculty advisor must approve selection of specific CHEM 425 course relevant to molecular and cellular discipline.
Electives (0-2 credits)
Elective credits to reach 104-107 total: any 300- or 400-level biology course, or 400-level chemistry course, with advisor approval.
Additional biology elective credits can be taken to fulfill University graduation requirements.
Note: BIOL 245 and BIOL 348 may not be counted toward this major.
