Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements
Degree Requirements (BS and BA)
To graduate with a degree in biology, students must have a minimum of 2.0 cumulative GPA in required biology courses. No science or mathematics courses required for the Biology major may be taken on a credit/no credit basis. At least six of the required biology courses with laboratory for the major must be taken at Eastern. Each year, all biology majors must take the biology comprehensive exam given in the spring semester. Performance of graduating seniors on the biology comprehensive examination will be noted on their respective transcripts. Students majoring in biology are exempt from the University's LAC Natural Sciences Tier I and Tier II courses.
Students planning to enter graduate and professional schools should enroll in the BS program. Students should also be aware that some laboratory and field positions pay less to those with a BA than to those with a BS degree.
I. Common biology core to be completed by the end of the sophomore year
(fulfills LAC Tier I and Tier II Natural science requirement)
BIO 120 Organismal Biology
BIO 130 General Ecology
BIO 220 Cell Structure and Function
BIO 230 General Genetics
Both Bio 120 and Bio 130 must be successfully completed prior to starting Bio 220 or Bio 230.
Both Bio 220 and Bio 230 must be successfully completed before starting on the required upper level courses.
II. Junior and senior years. Must successfully complete 24 credit hours of 300-level and 400-level courses from the following list.
At least one course must be from each of the three categories.
| Molecular |
Organismal |
Systems |
|---|---|---|
____BIO 330 Cell Biology ____BIO 420 Electron Microscopy ____BIO 422 Research Methods ____BIO 428 Virology ____BIO 430 Endocrinology ____BIO 432 Histology ____BIO 434 Developmental Biol ____BIO 436 Molecular Genetics ____BIO 450 Biotechnology ____BIO 438 Plant Physiology |
____BIO 324 Entomology ____BIO 332 Biology of Plants ____BIO 334 General Microbiology ____BIO 336 Invertebrate Biology ____BIO 338 Vertebrate Biology ____BIO 340 Parasitology ____BIO 346 Animal Behavior ____BIO 348 Funct'l Human Anatomy ____BIO 350 Human Physiology ____BIO 448 Physiological Ecology |
BIO 320 Tropical Biology with ____ BIO 360 TE ____ BIO319 OIE ____ BIO 440 Aquatic Biology ____ BIO 442 Plant Ecology ____ BIO 444 Pop. and Community Ecol. ____ BIO 446 Terrestrial Ecology ____ BIO 452 Conservation Biology ____ BIO 465 Invasive Species |
III. Senior Seminar fulfills LAC Tier III
Bio 466 Senior seminar
or
Bio Honors thesis requirements
IV. Courses in related field
Biology Majors must also complete the following
BS
Chem 210/211
Chem 212/213
Chem 216
Chem 217
Math 243
Math 244 or MAT 216 or Bio 378
At least one of
Physics 204, 205, 208, 209