Students with this major must take the following:

• MATH 2194 - Survey of Calculus Sem. Hrs: 4

• OR

• MATH 2204 - Calculus I Sem. Hrs: 4

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• BIO 1501 - Biology of Plants Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 1
• BIO 1503 - Biology of Plants Sem. Hrs: 3
• CHEM 1011 - General Chemistry I Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 1
• CHEM 1013 - General Chemistry I Sem. Hrs: 3
• COMS 1203 - Oral Communication Sem. Hrs: 3 (Required Departmental Gen. Ed. Option)

Sub-total: 39

Physiology (Select one of the following):

• BIO 4443 - Comparative Animal Physiology Sem. Hrs: 3 AND
• BIO 4441 - Comparative Animal Physiology Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 1

• OR

• BIO 4513 - Plant Physiology Sem. Hrs: 3

Microorganisms and Microscopy (Select one of the following):

• BIO 3541 - Plant Pathology Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 1 AND
• BIO 3542 - Plant Pathology Sem. Hrs: 2

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• BIO 4011 - Microtechnique Sem. Hrs: 1 AND
• BIO 4012 - Microtechnique Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 2

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• BIO 4104 - Microbiology Sem. Hrs: 4

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• BIO 4541 - Mycology Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 1 AND
• BIO 4542 - Mycology Sem. Hrs: 2

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• BIO 4551 - Medical Mycology Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 1 AND
• BIO 4552 - Medical Mycology Sem. Hrs: 2

Statistics (Select one of the following):

• BIO 4043 - Biometry Sem. Hrs: 3
• STAT 3233 - Applied Statistics I Sem. Hrs: 3

Cell and Molecular Biology (Select one of the following):

• BIO 4133 - Cell Biology Sem. Hrs: 3 AND
• BIO 4131 - Cell Biology Lab Sem. Hrs: 1

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• BIO 4173 - Molecular Biology Sem. Hrs: 3

Taxon-focused Electives (Select one of the following):

• BIO 3301 - General Entomology Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 1 AND
• BIO 3303 - General Entomology Sem. Hrs: 3

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• BIO 3322 - Invertebrate Zoology Sem. Hrs: 2 AND
• BIO 3332 - Invertebrate Zoology Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 2

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• BIO 4354 - Mammalogy Sem. Hrs: 4
• BIO 4384 - Parasitology Sem. Hrs: 4

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• BIO 4401 - Ichthyology Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 1 AND
• BIO 4402 - Ichthyology Sem. Hrs: 2

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• BIO 4421 - Ornithology Laboratory Sem. Hrs: 1 AND
• BIO 4423 - Ornithology Sem. Hrs: 3

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• BIO 4454 - Herpetology Sem. Hrs: 4
• BIO 4704 - Plant Systematics Sem. Hrs: 4
• BIO 4714 - Dendrology Sem. Hrs: 4

Upper-level Biology Electives:

• Must have BIO prefix and be 3000- or 4000-level Sem. Hrs 14-18

Sub-total: 33