Organismal, Ecological, and Evolutionary Option
Required courses:

Additional Requirements:
(* Fulfills University Studies requirements)

UI 373

Earth/Life through Time *

Choose one:

Choose 11 hours from Biology Electives.

Microbiology, Cellular and Molecular Biology, and Biotechnology Option
Required Courses:

BI 200	General Microbiology
BI 245	Lab Methods in Biotechnology
BI 381	Molecular Genetics

Additional Requirements:

CH 186	Gen Chem. II
CH 341/342	Organic Chemistry I
CH 531/UI 331	Biochemistry I
	Any additional Math course

Choose 6 hours from:

BI 404	Cell Biology
BI 414	Prob. in Cell & Molecular Biology
BI 441	Virology
BI 442	Immunology
BI 443	Epidemiology
BI 445	Microbial Physiology
BI/BT 450	Inv. Molecular Biol. & Biotechnology
BI/BT 451	Biotechnology
BI 460	Intro to Toxicology
BI 543	Pathogenic Microbiology
BI 544	Pathogenic Microbiology Lab
BO 445	Plant Physiology
ZO 331	Animal Physiology
ZO 414	Developmental Biology
ZO 441	Parasitology

Marine Biology Option
Required courses (see Special Note below):

ZO 200	Animal Biology
BI 332	General Ecology
BI 348	Marine Biology
BI 434	Marine Evolutionary Ecology
ZO 430	Invertebrate Zoology
Choose one:  BI 200 or BO 200	Microbiology (BI 200) or Plant Biology (BO200)

Additional Requirements:

PH 120	Introductory Physics I
CH 186	General Chemistry II
CH 341 / CH 342	Organic Chemistry I / Lab
GO 320	Oceanography
	One additional math course not in University Studies

Choose 10 hours from Biology Electives:
A minimum of 3 hours must be taken from the following courses from the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory or comparable institution.

Wildlife and Conservation Biology Required Courses: BI 332 General Ecology BO 200 Plant Biology ZO 200 Animal Biology Choose two from the following: BI 420 Management of Wildlife Populations BI 430 Management of Wildlife Habitat BI 435 Conservation Biology BI 440 Ecology and Management of Wetlands Additional Requirements: GO 110 Physical Geology Choose One: MA 139 Applied Calculus MA 140 Analytical Geometry and Calculus I MA 223 Probability and Statistics Choose 8 hours from Biology Electives. General Biology Option Required Courses: At least 20 of the 39 hours of biology must be 300 level or above. At least 6 hours must have a BO prefix. At least 6 hours must have a ZO prefix. At least 3 hours must be microbiology (BI 200, BI 441, BI 443, BI 445, BI 543/544, or any approved by advisor). Choose 3 hours from: BI 445 Microbial Physiology BO 445 Plant Physiology ZO 331 Animal Physiology Choose 3 hours from: BI 200 General Microbiology BI 381 Molecular Genetics BI 404 Cell Biology BI 414 Problems in Cell & Molecular Biology BI 441 Virology BI 442 Immunology BI/BT 450 Inv. in Molecular Biology & Biotechnology BI 543/544 Pathogenic Microbiology & Lab Choose 3 hours from: BI 332 General Ecology BI 420 Management of Wildlife Populations BI 430 Mgt. of Wildlife Habitat BI 435 Conservation Biology BI 440 Ecology and Management of Wetlands BI 443 Epidemiology BI 452 Limnology BI 460 Intro. to Toxicology BI 469 Wildlife Toxicology Choose 3 hours from: BO 200 Plant Biology BO 361 Systematic Botany BO 461 Native Aquatic Plants BO 469 Field Botany ZO 200 Animal Biology ZO 441 Parasitology ZO 459 Mammalogy ZO 460 Herpetology ZO 465 Entomology ZO 466 Ornithology ZO 469 Vertebrate Adaptations ZO 478 Ichthyology Additional Requirements: CH 186 General Chemistry I   Any additional Math course Choose 11 hours from Biology Electives. B.S. Education, Biology Option (51 Hours) Please note that the B.S. Education, Biology Option has different core requirements than other Biology options; all required courses for this option are listed here. Required Courses: BI 003 Biol. Major Field Assessment (0) BI 151 Biological Reasoning (3) BI 152 Intro. Scientific Investigation (1) BI 153 Intro. Organismal Biology (4) BI 154 Genetics & Cell Biology (4) BI 200 General Microbiology (3) BI 489 Analysis of Biological Issues (2) BS 113 Anatomy & Physiology I (3)   AND   BS 114 Anatomy & Physiology II (3)  OR   BI/BO/ZO 3xx or higher (6) BI 332 General Ecology (3)   OR   BS 105 Environmental Biology (3) BI/BO/ZO 3xx or higher (6) One must be BO or ZO if no BS 113/114 MA 133 Plane Trigonometry (2) MA 134 College Algebra (3) CH 181/081/001 Or CH 185/186 Basic Principles of Chemistry (5) PH 106 Or PH 123/121 Physical Concepts (3) UI 422 Philosophy of Science (3) GO 110 Physical Geology (3)  OR   GO 220 Meteorology (3)  OR   GO 320 Oceanography (3)  OR   UI 318 Earth Science: A Process Approach (3)