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Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences

Students must choose either the Biological Sciences, or Microbiological Sciences Option.

The B.S. in Biological Sciences is a popular choice for students who are interested in pursuing careers in biological research as it provides strong preparation for relevant graduate school programs such as an M.S. in Biological Sciences or a PhD.  The B.S. in Biological Sciences is also a good choice for students who are interested in moving directly into a biological or environmental career.

This B.S. in Biological Sciences Is also a popular choice for pre-medical, pre-dental and pre-veterinary students as combining the degree requirements with the relevant professional school pre-requisites is relatively straight forward and as it enables these students to demonstrate interest and ability in a relevant discipline.

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• B.S. Biological Sciences Requirements

  The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biological Sciences includes a core program in Biological Sciences with two areas of study, and a core program in Microbiological Sciences. In Biological Sciences, completing courses from the cellular and molecular biology area prepares students for graduate and professional programs in areas such as medicine, dentistry and veterinary science, while completing courses from the organismal, ecology and evolutionary area prepares students for careers and graduate programs in environmental, organismal and evolutionary biology. Completing the Microbiological Sciences option prepares students for careers in infectious disease and epidemiology, environmental conservation and quality analysis, and graduate programs in microbiology, cell biology, molecular biology and other related fields, as well as professional programs such as medical school. It is imperative that students consult academic advisors within the Department of Biological Sciences to determine which electives are most appropriate to their career interests.

  Admission Requirements

  • Complete the .
  • Declare the major (see major requirements below) and select one of two options: biological sciences or microbiological sciences. To choose an option, students must meet with an advisor. To schedule the advising session, contact the Department of Biological Sciences.

  Academic Requirements

  To graduate with a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biological Sciences, the student must complete all courses covered under major requirements for a BS in Biological Sciences with a minimum grade of C. All prerequisites for Biology (BIOL) courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C. Students who audit or are unable to earn a minimum grade of C in a lower-division (100- or 200-level) BIOL course may repeat the course two additional times on a space available basis. Students who audit or are unable to earn a minimum grade of C in an upper-division (300- or 400-level) BIOL or Microbiology (MBIO) course may repeat the course one additional time on a space-available basis. Students repeating a BIOL or MBIO course are required to complete all components of that course during the semester in which the course is retaken. When repeating a course with a lecture and laboratory component, both components must be repeated. Students enrolled in a BIOL or MBIO laboratory or experiential learning course must attend the lab or course the first week of class or they may be administratively dropped.

  Graduation Requirements

  • Complete the .
  • Complete the .
  • Complete an exit examination. 
  • Complete the following major requirements with a minimum grade of C: 

  Biological Sciences Option

  Course List

  Code	Title	Credits
  Required Support Courses
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡105 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA105L	General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory	4
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡106 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA106L	General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory	4
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡321	Organic Chemistry I	3
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡322	Organic Chemistry II	3
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡323³¢	Organic Chemistry Laboratory	2
  ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡251	Calculus I	4-6
  ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡251F	F.A.T. Calculus I
  ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡252	Calculus II	4-6
  ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡252F	F.A.T. Calculus II
  ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡253	Applied Statistics for the Sciences	4
  ´Ç°ùÌý³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡307	Probability and Statistics
  Select one of the following options:		8
  Option 1:
  ±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý´¡123 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA123L	College Physics I and College Physics I Laboratory
  ±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý´¡124 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA124L	College Physics II and College Physics II Laboratory
  Option 2:
  ±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý´¡211 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA211L	General Physics I and General Physics I Laboratory
  ±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý´¡212 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA212L	General Physics II and General Physics II Laboratory
  Core Courses
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡108	Principles and Methods in Biology	6
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡242	Fundamentals of Cell Biology	3
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡243	Experiential Learning: Cell Biology and Genetics	4
  ´Ç°ùÌýµþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡273	Experiential Learning: Ecology and Evolution
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡252	Principles of Genetics	3
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡271	Principles of Ecology	3
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡288	Principles of Evolution	3
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡492	Undergraduate Seminar	1
  Upper-Division Program Electives		24
  Complete a minimum of 3 credits from four of the five subject areas. A minimum of 6 credits must be experiential learning courses from two subject areas. 1
  Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡452	Human Genome
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡455	Experiential Learning: Bioinformatics
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡461	Molecular Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡463	Molecular Biology of Cancer
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡464	Metals in Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡465	Experiential Learning: Molecular Biology
  BIOL/CHEM A471	Immunology
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡340	Microbial Biology
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡342	Experiential Learning: Microbial Biology
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡451	Microbial Biotechnology
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡460	Host-Microbiome Interactions
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡462	Virology
  Ecology and Evolution
  ASTR/BIOL A365	Astrobiology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡430	Marine Mammal Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡441	Animal Behavior
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡442	Experiential Learning: Animal Behavior
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡467	Wildlife Ecology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡472	Biogeography
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡473	Conservation Biology
  BIOL/CHEM A474	Ecotoxicology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡477	Tundra and Taiga Ecosystems
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡478	Biological Oceanography
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡481	Marine Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡483	Exploration Ecology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡484	Experiential Learning: Exploration Ecology Field Study
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡486	Evolutionary Ecology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡489	Population Genetics and Evolutionary Processes
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡450	Microbial Ecology
  MBIO/GEOL A468	Geomicrobiology
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡470	Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease
  Diversity and Organismal Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡320	Vertebrate Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡321	Experiential Learning: Vertebrate Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡330	Plant Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡332	Experiential Learning: Plant Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡423	Ichthyology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡427	Marine Invertebrate Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡430	Marine Mammal Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡431	Plant Diversity and Evolution
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡487	Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡340	Microbial Biology
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡342	Experiential Learning: Microbial Biology
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡440	Microbial Diversity
  Physiology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡310	Principles of Animal Physiology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡311	Experiential Learning: Animal Physiology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡316	Principles of Plant Physiology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡317	Experiential Learning: Plant Physiology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡412	Behavioral Endocrinology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡413	Neurophysiology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡415	Comparative Animal Physiology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡417	Applied Kinesiology and Exercise Physiology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡418	Fish Physiology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡419	Sleep and Chronobiology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡487	Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡410	Microbial Physiology
  Additional Upper-Division Electives
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡490	Selected Lecture Topics in Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡490L	Selected Laboratory Topics in Biology 1
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡495	Instructional Practicum: Laboratory
  BIOL A497	Independent Study in Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡498	Individual Research 1
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡499	Senior Thesis 1
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡441	Principles of Biochemistry I
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡442	Principles of Biochemistry II
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡443	Biochemistry Laboratory
  ±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý´¡456	Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
  Total		83-87

   Microbiological Sciences Option

  Course List

  Code	Title	Credits
  Required Support Courses
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡105 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA105L	General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory	4
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡106 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA106L	General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory	4
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡321	Organic Chemistry I	3
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡322	Organic Chemistry II	3
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡323³¢	Organic Chemistry Laboratory	2
  ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡251	Calculus I	4-6
  ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡251F	F.A.T. Calculus I
  ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡252	Calculus II	4-6
  ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡252F	F.A.T. Calculus II
  ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡253	Applied Statistics for the Sciences	4
  ´Ç°ùÌý³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡307	Probability and Statistics
  Select one of the following options:		8
  Option 1:
  ±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý´¡123 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA123L	College Physics I and College Physics I Laboratory
  ±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý´¡124 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA124L	College Physics II and College Physics II Laboratory
  Option 2:
  ±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý´¡211 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA211L	General Physics I and General Physics I Laboratory
  ±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý´¡212 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA212L	General Physics II and General Physics II Laboratory
  Core Courses
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡108	Principles and Methods in Biology	6
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡242	Fundamentals of Cell Biology	3
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡243	Experiential Learning: Cell Biology and Genetics	4
  ´Ç°ùÌýµþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡273	Experiential Learning: Ecology and Evolution
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡252	Principles of Genetics	3
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡271	Principles of Ecology	3
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡288	Principles of Evolution	3
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡455	Experiential Learning: Bioinformatics	4
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡492	Undergraduate Seminar	1
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡340	Microbial Biology	3
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡342	Experiential Learning: Microbial Biology	4
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡440	Microbial Diversity	3
  ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡450	Microbial Ecology
  ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡468	Geomicrobiology
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡460	Host-Microbiome Interactions	3
  ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡462	Virology
  ´Ç°ùÌýµþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡471	Immunology
  Upper-Division Program Electives in Microbiology		9
  Complete a minimum of 9 credits from the Upper-Division Program Electives in Microbiology. Only 3 credits of µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡495, BIOL A497, µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡498, or µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡499 can count toward this 9 credit requirement. 1
  ASTR/BIOL A365	Astrobiology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡461	Molecular Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡465	Experiential Learning: Molecular Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡471	Immunology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡490	Selected Lecture Topics in Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡490L	Selected Laboratory Topics in Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡495	Instructional Practicum: Laboratory
  BIOL A497	Independent Study in Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡498	Individual Research
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡499	Senior Thesis
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡441	Principles of Biochemistry I
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡442	Principles of Biochemistry II
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡443	Biochemistry Laboratory
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡410	Microbial Physiology
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡440	Microbial Diversity
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡450	Microbial Ecology
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡451	Microbial Biotechnology
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡460	Host-Microbiome Interactions
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡462	Virology
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡468	Geomicrobiology
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡470	Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease
  Total		85-89

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  Several courses are listed in more than one area. Each course can only count toward the credit requirement in one area. µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡490L ²¹²Ô»åÌýµþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡498 credits may not be counted toward the experiential learning minimum requirement in the Biological Sciences option.

  A minimum of 120 credits is required for the degree, 39 credits of which must be upper-division.

  Biological Sciences Exit Examination

  All BS Biological Sciences majors are required to complete a nationally standardized exit examination during the semester immediately prior to or during the semester they intend to graduate. There is no minimum score required for graduation. 

  Honors in Biological Sciences

  The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biological Sciences recognizes distinguished achievement by conferring programmatic honors in biological sciences. In order to receive honors in biological sciences, a student must meet the following requirements:

  • Meet the requirements f´Ç°ùÌý;
  • Meet the requirements for a BS in Biological Sciences;
  • Earn a minimum GPA of 3.50 in the major requirements;
  • During the senior year of their academic program, the student must gain faculty approval for and complete, with a minimum grade of B, a senior thesis research project, with enrollment in . Biological science faculty members must approve the project proposal and final written report.

Bachelor of Science in Natural Sciences

Students must choose either the Environmental Sciences or Pre-Health Professions Option.

The BS in Natural Sciences is a flexible degree program for students interested in careers in biological or environmental sciences, in biomedicine, or who wish to apply to medical, veterinary, dental or pharmacy school. Its flexible nature has made it popular with a wide variety of Science students, and it is often combined with a minor in a second discipline such as Psychology, Physics or Mathematics. The B.S. in Natural Sciences is also a popular choice for students interested in pursuing careers in STEM teaching at the secondary school level, as the breadth of the program provides them with the qualifications and skills that they need to obtain and to excel in such positions.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Students graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Natural Sciences will be able to:

• Design and implement scientific investigations to explore natural phenomena using experimentation, which includes exploration and discovery, and testing ideas (gathering and interpreting data)
• Clearly and accurately communicate scientific ideas, theories, and observations in oral and written forms
• Apply scientific data, concepts, and models to craft interdisciplinary explanations of scientific ideas across two of the natural sciences

• B.S. Natural Sciences Requirements

  The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Natural Sciences provides a broad, customizable program of studies in the sciences, with coursework across multiple disciplines. It prepares students for advanced study or careers in the environmental sciences and the health professions. Graduates of the program have gone on to further study and jobs in a diversity of fields, such as veterinary, medical, and dental schools, and environmental consulting.

  Admission Requirements

  • Complete the .
  • Declare the major (see major requirements) and select one of two options: Pre-health Professions or Environmental Sciences. To declare the BS in Natural Sciences as their major, students must meet with an advisor to be accepted into the major. To schedule an advising session, contact the Department of Biological Sciences. At the advising session students are required to choose one of the two options.

  Graduation Requirements

  • Complete the .
  • Complete the .
  • It is recommended that mathematical and statistical requirements be completed in the first two years of study.
  • No more than 6 credits may come from courses designated as A495, A498 and A499 combined, with no more than 2 credits from A495.
  • No more than 2 credits may be A492.
  • Courses not listed as approved for the BS in Natural Sciences may be considered by petition, which should be signed by an advisor.
  • All prerequisites for courses used to meet the natural sciences degree requirements must be completed with a minimum grade of C. Students who audit a course intended to meet the natural sciences degree requirements or who are unable to earn a minimum grade of C in the course may repeat the course. Students who audit or are unable to earn a minimum grade of C in a lower-division (100- or 200-level) Biology (BIOL) course may repeat the course two additional times on a space-available basis. Students who audit or are unable to earn a minimum grade of C in an upper-division (300- or 400-level) BIOL course may repeat the course one additional time on a space-available basis. Students repeating a BIOL course are required to complete all components of that course during the semester in which the course is retaken. When repeating a course with a lecture and laboratory component, both components must be repeated. Students enrolled in a BIOL laboratory must attend lab the first week of class or they may be administratively dropped.
  • All natural sciences majors are required to take an exit examination, a standardized test of knowledge. There is no minimum score required for graduation. The exam may be completed at the ×ö°®É«ÇéƬ Testing Center and a fee will be charged to students, or as part of µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡492.
  • Complete the following major requirements with a minimum grade of C:

  Environmental Sciences Option

  Course List

  Code	Title	Credits
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡108	Principles and Methods in Biology	6
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡271	Principles of Ecology	3
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡273	Experiential Learning: Ecology and Evolution	4
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡288	Principles of Evolution	3
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡492	Undergraduate Seminar	1
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡105 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA105L	General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory	4
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡106 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA106L	General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory	4
  ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý´¡210	Environmental Economics and Policy	3
  ³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý´¡115 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA115L	Dangerous Earth and Dangerous Earth Laboratory	4
  ³Ò·¡°¿³ÒÌý´¡470	Environmental Policy and Regulation in Alaska	3
  ±Ê±á±õ³¢Ìý´¡303	Environmental Ethics	3
  ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡253	Applied Statistics for the Sciences	4
  ´Ç°ùÌý³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡307	Probability and Statistics
  Select 48 credits of degree electives, of which 36 must be upper-division credits, from the following course lists.		48
  Biology and Microbiology Upper Division
  Complete a minimum of 15 credits from the following:
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡310	Principles of Animal Physiology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡311	Experiential Learning: Animal Physiology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡316	Principles of Plant Physiology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡317	Experiential Learning: Plant Physiology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡332	Experiential Learning: Plant Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡415	Comparative Animal Physiology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡418	Fish Physiology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡423	Ichthyology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡427	Marine Invertebrate Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡430	Marine Mammal Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡431	Plant Diversity and Evolution
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡441	Animal Behavior
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡442	Experiential Learning: Animal Behavior
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡467	Wildlife Ecology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡469	Arctic Environmental Security
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡472	Biogeography
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡473	Conservation Biology
  BIOL/CHEM A474	Ecotoxicology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡477	Tundra and Taiga Ecosystems
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡481	Marine Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡483	Exploration Ecology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡484	Experiential Learning: Exploration Ecology Field Study
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡486	Evolutionary Ecology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡490	Selected Lecture Topics in Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡490L	Selected Laboratory Topics in Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡498	Individual Research
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡499	Senior Thesis
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡340	Microbial Biology
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡342	Experiential Learning: Microbial Biology
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡410	Microbial Physiology
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡440	Microbial Diversity
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡450	Microbial Ecology
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡468	Geomicrobiology
  Geology Upper Division
  Complete a minimum of 15 credits from the following:
  ³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý´¡315	Geological Data Visualization and Analysis
  ³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý´¡331	Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
  ³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý´¡333	Earthquakes and Seismic Hazards
  ³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý´¡361	Earth Resources and Society
  ³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý´¡441	Paleoclimatology
  ³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý´¡444	The Cryosphere
  ³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý´¡461	Geochemistry
  ³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý´¡463	Environmental Geochemistry
  ³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý´¡480	Geologic Field Methods
  ³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý´¡490	Advanced Topics in Geology
  ³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý´¡498	Student Research
  ³Ò·¡°¿³¢Ìý´¡499	Senior Thesis
  Math and Computational Skills
  Complete a minimum of 12 credits from the following:
  °ä³§Ìý´¡109	Computer Programming (Languages Vary)
  ´Ç°ùÌý°ä³§Ìý´¡110	Java Programming
  ´Ç°ùÌý°ä³§°ä·¡Ìý´¡201	Computer Programming I
  °ä³§°ä·¡Ìý´¡360	Database Systems
  ³Ò±õ³§Ìý´¡370	GIS and Remote Sensing for Natural Resources
  ³Ò±õ³§Ìý´¡458	Spatial Data Management
  ³Ò±õ³§Ìý´¡466	Spatial Analysis
  ³Ò±õ³§Ìý´¡467	Image Analysis
  ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡251	Calculus I
  ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡251F	F.A.T. Calculus I
  ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡252	Calculus II
  ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡252F	F.A.T. Calculus II
  ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡253	Calculus III
  ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡308	Intermediate Statistics for the Sciences
  ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡402	Scientific Sampling
  ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡403	Regression Analysis
  ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡404	Analysis of Variance
  ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡407	Time Series Analysis
  ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡408	Multivariate Statistics
  Social Sciences Upper Division
  Complete a minimum of 6 credits from the following:
  ´¡±·°Õ±áÌý´¡454	Culture and Ecology
  ´¡±·°Õ±áÌý´¡477	Cultural Resource Management
  °ä·¡³¢Ìý´¡390	Special Topics in Civic Engagement
  °ä·¡³¢Ìý´¡450	Civic Engagement Leadership Capstone
  ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý´¡435	Natural Resource Economics
  ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý´¡445	Methods for Public Policy Evaluation
  ·¡±·³Ò³¢Ìý´¡478	Public Science Writing
  ³Ò·¡°¿³ÒÌý´¡475	Geospatial and Cartographic Techniques for the Sciences
  ³§°¿°äÌý´¡404	Environmental Sociology
  Total		90

  Pre-Health Professions Option

  Course List

  Code	Title	Credits
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡108	Principles and Methods in Biology	6
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡492	Undergraduate Seminar	1
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡105 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA105L	General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory	4
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡106 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA106L	General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory	4
  ±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý´¡123 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA123L	College Physics I and College Physics I Laboratory	4
  ±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý´¡124 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA124L	College Physics II and College Physics II Laboratory	4
  Complete 57 credits of degree electives, of which a minimum of 31 must be upper-division, from the following course lists:		57
  Natural Sciences
  Complete a minimum of 24 credits from the following:
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡111 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA111L	Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡112 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA112L	Human Anatomy and Physiology II and Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡200	Introduction to Complexity
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡240 &²¹³¾±è;ÌýA240L	Introductory Microbiology for Health Sciences and Introductory Microbiology for Health Sciences Laboratory
  ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡340 &²¹³¾±è;Ìý²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡342	Microbial Biology and Experiential Learning: Microbial Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡242	Fundamentals of Cell Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡243	Experiential Learning: Cell Biology and Genetics
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡252	Principles of Genetics
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡288	Principles of Evolution
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡310	Principles of Animal Physiology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡311	Experiential Learning: Animal Physiology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡320	Vertebrate Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡321	Experiential Learning: Vertebrate Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡412	Behavioral Endocrinology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡413	Neurophysiology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡415	Comparative Animal Physiology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡417	Applied Kinesiology and Exercise Physiology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡419	Sleep and Chronobiology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡452	Human Genome
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡455	Experiential Learning: Bioinformatics
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡461	Molecular Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡463	Molecular Biology of Cancer
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡464	Metals in Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡465	Experiential Learning: Molecular Biology
  BIOL/CHEM A471	Immunology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡487	Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡489	Population Genetics and Evolutionary Processes
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡490	Selected Lecture Topics in Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡490L	Selected Laboratory Topics in Biology
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡495A	Internship in the Biological Sciences
  µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý´¡498	Individual Research
  µþ±õ°¿²ÑÌý´¡418	Human Gross Anatomy
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡312	Quantitative Analysis
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡321	Organic Chemistry I
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡322	Organic Chemistry II
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡323³¢	Organic Chemistry Laboratory
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡411	Biophysical Chemistry
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡441	Principles of Biochemistry I
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡442	Principles of Biochemistry II
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡443	Biochemistry Laboratory
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡492	Undergraduate Seminar
  °ä±á·¡²ÑÌý´¡498	Individual Research
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡410	Microbial Physiology
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡451	Microbial Biotechnology
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡460	Host-Microbiome Interactions
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡462	Virology
  ²Ñµþ±õ°¿Ìý´¡470	Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease
  ±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý´¡456	Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
  Social Sciences
  Complete a minimum of 15 credits from the following:
  ´¡±·°Õ±áÌý´¡101	Introduction to Anthropology
  ´¡±·°Õ±áÌý´¡205	Biological Anthropology
  ´¡±·°Õ±áÌý´¡452	Culture and Human Biodiversity
  ´¡±·°Õ±áÌý´¡455	Culture and Health
  ´¡±·°Õ±áÌý´¡490	Selected Topics in Anthropology
  ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý´¡101	Principles of Microeconomics
  ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý´¡102	Principles of Macroeconomics
  ±á³§Ìý´¡210	Introduction to Environmental Health
  ±á³§Ìý´¡220	Introduction to Population Health Sciences
  ±á³§Ìý´¡230	Introduction to Global Health
  ±á³§Ìý´¡326	Introduction to Epidemiology
  ±á³§Ìý´¡370	Social and Cultural Determinants of Health
  ±á³§Ìý´¡492	Senior Seminar: Contemporary Health Policy
  °­±õ±·Ìý´¡383	Movement Theory and Motor Development
  °­±õ±·Ìý´¡384	Cultural and Psychological Aspects of Health and Physical Activity
  ±Ê±á±õ³¢Ìý´¡302	Biomedical Ethics
  ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡111	Introduction to Psychology
  ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡143	Death and Dying
  ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡150	Lifespan Development
  ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡200	Introduction to Behavior Analysis
  ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡260	Statistics for Psychology
  ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡260L	Statistics for Psychology Lab
  ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡261	Research Methods in Psychology
  ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡261L	Research Methods in Psychology Laboratory
  ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡316	Motivation and Emotion
  ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡345	Psychopathology
  ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡366	Sensation and Perception
  ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡367	Cognitive Psychology
  ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡368	Personality
  ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡370	Behavioral Neuroscience
  ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡375	Social Psychology
  ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡398	Individual Research
  ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡400	Strategies of Behavior Change
  ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡412	History of Psychology
  ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡425	Clinical Psychology
  ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡428	Evolutionary Psychology
  ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡442	Psychopathology of Childhood and Adolescence
  ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡447	Behavioral Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder
  ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡450	Adult Development and Aging
  ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡455	Interventions for Challenging Behavior
  ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡485	Health Psychology
  ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡498	Individual Research
  ±Ê³§³ÛÌý´¡499´¡	Developing Psychological Research
  Math and Computational Skills
  Complete a minimum of 9 credits from the following:
  ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡221	Applied Calculus for Managerial and Social Sciences
  ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡251	Calculus I
  ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡251F	F.A.T. Calculus I
  ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡252	Calculus II
  ´Ç°ùÌý²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡252F	F.A.T. Calculus II
  ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡253	Calculus III
  ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡261	Introduction to Discrete Mathematics
  ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡265	Fundamentals of Mathematics
  ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡302	Ordinary Differential Equations
  ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡305	Introduction to Geometries
  ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡306	Discrete Methods
  ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡314	Linear Algebra
  ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡371	Stochastic Processes
  ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡401	Introduction to Real Analysis
  ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡405	Introduction to Abstract Algebra
  ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡407	Mathematical Statistics
  ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡410	Introduction to Complex Analysis
  ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡432	Partial Differential Equations
  ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡490	Selected Topics in Mathematics
  ²Ñ´¡°Õ±áÌý´¡498	Individual Research
  ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡253	Applied Statistics for the Sciences
  ´Ç°ùÌý³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡307	Probability and Statistics
  ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡308	Intermediate Statistics for the Sciences
  ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡402	Scientific Sampling
  ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡403	Regression Analysis
  ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡404	Analysis of Variance
  ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡407	Time Series Analysis
  ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý´¡408	Multivariate Statistics
  Total		80

  A minimum of 120 credits is required for the degree, of which 39 credits must be upper-division.

Minor in Neuroscience (New!)

This interdepartmental/multidisciplinary minor is designed to give students a foundation in the many different fields of neuroscience. This minor takes an integrative approach to prepare students for careers in neuroscience in order to meet workforce demands within academia, medicine, industry, government and legal services.

A total of 18 Credits is required for the minor.

• Neuroscience Minor

  Required Courses

  • PSY A370 Behavioral Neuroscience
  • BIOL A413 Neurophysiology and/or BIOL A412 Behavioral Endocrinology

  Electives

  • PSY A316 Motivation and Emotion
  • PSY A345 Abnormal Psychology
  • PSY A468 Learning and Behavior
  • PSY A468L Learning and Behavior Lab
  • PSY A366 Sensation and Perception
  • PSY A367 Cognitive Psychology
  • PSY A428 Evolutionary Psychology
  • PSY A498 Independent research
  • BIOL A111 Anatomy and Physiology I
  • BIOL 311 Experiential Learning: Animal   Physiology
  • BIOL A412 Behavioral Endocrinology
  • BIOL A413 Neurophysiology
  • BIOL A414 Chronobiology
  • BIOL A252 Principles of Genetics
  • BIOL A498 Independent research
  • BIOL A452 Human genome
  • MBIO A340 Microbiology
  • Chem A441 Principles of Biochem 1
  • Chem A442 Principles of Biochem 2
  • Chem A498 Independent research
  • Phil A309 Mind and Machines
  • Kin A383 Movement Theory and Motor Development
  • Kin A384 Cultural and Psychological Aspects of Health and Physical Activity
  • ATA A331 Human Factors in Aviation
  • ATP A433 Aerospace Physiology
  • ANTH A205 Biological Anthropology
  • BA A490A Artificial Intelligence –   Business Applications

 For more information regarding this minor, please contact Dr. Christopher Jung.