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Biology

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Total classes:
Weeks per class: 16
Total Credit Hours: 16
Average classes: 18
Total Faculty: 16
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Biology Major Requirements

Students begin the major with the Introductory Biology sequence (BIOL 100 and 200). This set of courses builds a fundamental understanding of all biology, from cellular and molecular to organismal to ecological and evolutionary.

Upon completing the Introductory sequence, students take six additional upper-division (300 level) courses from a broad range of options, including: (1) field/ecology, (1) cell/molecular, (1) organismal, and (3) elective.
Supporting courses in chemistry and mathematics are also required. Additional courses in physics and advanced chemistry are also recommended but not required.

Students minoring in Biology take BIOL 100, 200, and 12 credits of upper-division BIOL courses.

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