Bachelor of Science

Course Descriptions

Biology majors need 130 semester hours to meet the requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree. Required courses include:

12 semester hours in Humanities, including English 20 and English 60

9 semesters hours of Social Science, including at least one course dealing with the U.S. Constitution (History 112, 175, 176 or Political Science 90)

2 semesters of Physics (21 or 31, 22, 25 or 35, 26)

20 semester hours of Chemistry, including General Chemistry (Chem 1, 2, 3, 4), Biochemistry (Chem 361), and two semesters of Organic Chemistry with labs (Chem 221, 226, 223, 228)

10 semester hours of Mathematics, to include Calculus I (Math 8 or 14)

The Biology major requirements also include 46 hours in Biological Sciences coursework including:

102 - Introduction to Biological Sciences (1 Credit)
111 & 112 - Principles of Biology and Lab (5 Credits)
115 &116 - Zoology and Lab (4 Credits)
118 & 119 - Plant Science and Lab (4 Credits)
211 - Cellular Biology with Lab (4 Credits)
221 and 222 - Microbiology and Lab (5 Credits)
231 - Genetics (3 Credits)
251 - Ecology (3 Credits)
310 - Seminar (1 Credit)

16 Semester hours of Advanced Biology Electives or approved advanced coursework in other science or engineering disciplines.

Advanced Biology Electives include:

235 - Evolution
241 - Human Anatomy
242 - Human Physiology
243 - Human Physiology Lab
300 - Independent Study
311 - Bioinformatics
315 - Embryonic Development
321 - Pathogenic Microbiology
327 - Plant Physiology
328 - Nutritional and Medicinal Properties of Plants
331 - Molecular Genetics
332 - Molecular Genetics Lab
340 - Biomaterials I
342 - Exercise Physiology
345 - Comparative Chordate Anatomy
352 - Biological Effects of Radiation
354 - Freshwater Ecology
361 - Cell Physiology
365 - Comparative Animal Physiology
376 - Advanced Biology Lab Techniques
381 - Immunology
390 - Undergraduate Research
391 - Virology

Experimental Courses (currently listed as Bio 301)

Caribbean Biodiversity

Tissue Engineering

Environmental Microbiology

Environmental Microbiology Lab

Functional Genomics and Proteomics

Neurobiology

Other Approved Advanced Courses in Science or Engineering

Bachelor of Arts

Biology majors need 120 semester hours to meet the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree. Required courses include:

18 semester hours in Humanities, including English 20 and English 60

18 semester hours of Social Science, including at least one course dealing with U.S. Constitution (History 112, 175, 176 or Political Science 90)

11 semester hours Foreign Language

15 semester hours of Chemistry, including General Chemistry (Chem 1, 2, 3, 4) and two semesters of Organic Chemistry (Chem 221 and 223)

9 semester hours of Mathematics and Physical Science (Proficiency in College Algebra must be demonstrated by a grade of "C" or better in a College Algebra course or by examination)

3 semester hours of Computer Science or Statistics

The Biology major requirements also include 30 hours in Biological Sciences coursework to include:

102 - Introduction to Biological Sciences (1 Credit)
111 & 112 - Principles of Biology and Lab (5 Credits)
115/116 - Zoology or 118/119 - Plant Biology (4 Credits)
211 - Cellular Biology with Lab (4 Credits)
231 - Genetics (3 Credits)
251 - Ecology (3 Credits)
310 - Seminar (1 Credit)

9 Semester hours of Advanced Biology Electives or approved advanced coursework in other science or engineering disciplines. See above for a list of Advanced Biology Electives

Bachelor of Arts with a Pre-Medicine Emphasis

The requirements for the Bachelor of Arts with a Pre-Medicine Emphasis are the same as for the Bachelor of Arts as described above with the following additional requirements:

2 Semesters of Organic Chemistry Laboratory (Chem 226 and 228)

2 semesters of Physics with Laboratory (21 or 31, 22, 25 or 35, 26)

Bachelor of Arts-Biological Sciences Teacher Certificate Requirements

Need to fulfill the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences except the foreign language requirement and the requirements for Missouri certification in teaching Biology.

21 semester hours in Humanities, including English 20 and English 60

15 semester hours of Social Science, including at least one course dealing with U.S. Constitution (History 112, 175, 176 or Political Science 90)

15 semester hours of Chemistry, including General Chemistry (Chem 1, 2, 3, 4) and two semesters of Organic Chemistry (Chem 221 and 223)

9 semester hours of Mathematics and Physical Science (Proficiency in College Algebra must be demonstrated by a grade of "C" or better in a College Algebra course or by examination)

3 semester hours of Computer Science or Statistics

The Biology major requirements also include 30 hours in Biological Sciences coursework to include:

102 - Introduction to Biological Sciences (1 Credit)
111 & 112 - General Biology and Lab (5 Credits)
115/116 - Zoology (4 Credits)
118/119 - Plant Biology (4 Credits)
211 - Cellular Biology with Lab (4 Credits)
231 - Genetics (3 Credits)
251 - Ecology (3 Credits)
History 275- History of Science (3 Credits)

3 Semester hours of advanced elective coursework

42 Semester hours of Education coursework

Biological Sciences Minor

Biology minors need to take a minimum of 20 hours of Biological Sciences coursework which should include Bio 110, 112, 115, or 211 and at least 7 hours of advanced Biology coursework to be selected upon consultation with a Biological Sciences department advisor. Students minoring in Biological Sciences should declare these intentions prior to the junior year.

Bioinformatics Minor

Students majoring in Biological Sciences are eligible to pursue a minor in bioinfomatics. Contact the Biological Sciences department for more information.