Biology, B.S.

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The Bachelor of Science degree in Biology is designed to provide a thorough foundation in biology as well as other supporting areas of physical and life sciences and mathematics while providing flexibility and student choice.

Additional Information

The Biology major is designed for students interested in obtaining a broad education in biological sciences. It enables students to combine courses in biology, botany, zoology, physiology, and other biological sciences to meet the requirements of the major. On completion of the core requirements for the major, specific courses selected to complete the major may vary according to students’ interests and are worked out by consultations between student and adviser. The requirements for a bachelor of science degree in biology are as follows:

*Course must be completed with a grade of C or better.

The degree program is administered by the Department of Botany.

University Studies Program

This degree requires that The University Studies Program 2015 requirements are met before graduation. Some of the courses required for this major fulfill USP requirements, but not all. Students should check their degree evaluations and consult with their assigned academic advisor to discuss their specific course plan.

C 1 - Communication 1 Credits: 3
C 2 - Communication 2 Credits: 3
C 3 - Communication 3 Credits: 3
Q - - Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 3
PN - - Physical and Natural World (1) Credits: 3
PN - - Physical and Natural World (2) Credits: 3
H - - Human Culture (1) Credits: 3
H - - Human Culture (2) Credits: 3
V - - U.S. & WY Constitution Credits: 3
FYS or USP Elective - - Any 3-credit hour of FYS or 3-credit hours of USP electives Credits: 3

A&S College Core

D - - Diversity Credits: 3
G - - Global Awareness Credits: 3

Biology Major -Lower Division Courses

LIFE 1010 - General Biology Credits: 4
MATH 1400 - College Algebra Credits: 3
MATH 1405 - Trigonometry Credits: 3
MATH 2200 - Calculus I Credits: 4
CHEM 1020 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4
OR
CHEM 1000 - Introductory Chemistry Credits: 4
A&S College Core 2015 Students who have credit in CHEM 1020 or CHEM 1050 may not recieve duplicate credit for this course.
CHEM 2300 - Introductory Organic Chemistry Credits: 4
A&S College Core 2015 This course is not an acceptable prerequisite for CHEM 2440.
PHYS 1110 - General Physics I Credits: 4
PHYS 1120 - General Physics II Credits: 4
LIFE 2100 - Intro Research and Analysis Credits: 4
OR
STAT 2050 - Fundamentals of Statistics Credits: 4

Foundational Biology - Two of the Following:

LIFE 2022 - Animal Biology Credits: 4
LIFE 2023 - Biology of Plants and Fungi Credits: 4
MICR 2021 - General Microbiology Credits: 4
OR MOLB 2021 (General Microbiology, crosslisted with MICR 2021)

Data Science course- select ONE of the following:

COSC 1010 - Introduction to Computer Science I Credits: 3
COSC 1015 - Introduction to Programming for Data Science Credits: 3
COSC 1100 - Computer Science Principles and Practice Credits: 3
COSC 1200 - Computer Information Systems Credits: 3
GIST 3140 - Introduction to Remote Sensing Credits: 3
GIST 4211 - Advanced Remote Sensing Credits: 3
GIST 1200 - Geospatial Foundations Credits: 3
GIST 2140 - Survey of Remote Sensing Applications Credits: 3
GIST 2190 - Introduction to Programming in Geospatial Information Science and Technology Credits: 3
GIST 2200 - Spatial Data Visualization Credits: 3

Biology Major Upper Division Courses

LIFE 3050 - Genetics Credits: 4
LIFE 3400 - General Ecology Credits: 3
MOLB 3610 - Principles of Biochemistry Credits: 4
LIFE 3500 - Evolutionary Biology Credits: 3
LIFE 3600 - Cell Biology Credits: 4