University Studies (general studies) = 48 hours
Some biology degree requirements also meet University Studies requirements (*)
Core biology courses required = 24 hours
Courses required for options = 6-15 hours
Biology electives = 8-17 hours
Additional requirements & suggested electives 6-29 hours
(Varies depending on option chosen)
No minor required
Remaining hours required for degree are comprised of electives.
Biology Core Courses Required: (24 hours) - Common to Following Options
(* Fulfills University Studies requirements)
|
BI 151 |
Biological Reasoning* |
|
BI 152 |
Intro. to Scientific Investigation |
|
BI 153 |
Intro. to Organismal Biology |
|
BI 154 |
Genetics and Cell Biology |
|
BI 489 |
Analysis of Biological Issues |
|
BI 003 |
Biology MFAT |
|
CH 185/085/005 |
General Chemistry I* |
|
MA 134 |
College Algebra* |
Choose 2 hours from:
|
BI 471, 472, 473 |
Internship |
|
BI 551/553 |
Biology Field Studies |
|
BI 589/590/591 |
Biological Research |
Biomedical Sciences Option
Required Courses:
| BI 381 |
Molecular Genetics |
| ZO 331 |
Animal Physiology |
Additional Requirements:
(* Fulfills University Studies requirements.)
| CH 186 |
Gen. Chem. II |
| CH 187 |
Qualitative Analysis |
| CH 341/342 |
Organic Chemistry I |
| PH 120 |
Intro. Physics I * |
| PH 121 |
Intro. Physics II |
| |
Plus any additional math course. |
Biology Electives (Choose 17 hours):
Any BI, BO, ZO, or BT courses; at least 10 credits must be 300 level and above.
| BI 245 |
Lab Meth. in Biotechnology |
| BI 261 |
Intro Field Biology |
| BI 332 |
Ecology |
| BI 384 |
Readings in Biology |
| BI 404 |
Cell Biology |
| BI 414 |
Problems in Cell & Mole. Biol. |
| BI 420 |
Management of Wildlife Populations |
| BI 430 |
Management of Wildlife Habitat |
| BI 432 |
Advanced Ecology |
| BI 435 |
Conservation Biology |
| BI 440 |
Ecol. & Mgt. of Wetlands |
| BI 441 |
Virology |
| BI 442 |
Immunology |
| BI 443 |
Epidemiology |
| BI 445 |
Microbial Physiology |
| BI 450 |
Molecular Biol. Investigations |
| BI 452 |
Limnology |
| BI 453 |
Occupational Health |
| BI 454 |
Risk Assessment Appl. |
| BI 455 |
Industrial Hygiene |
| BI 460 |
Intro. to Toxicology |
| BI 469 |
Wildlife Toxicology |
| BI 471-473 |
Biology Internship |
| BI 479 |
Intro to Aquatic Toxicology |
| BI 485 |
Topics in Biology |
| BI 493 |
Readings in Biology |
| BI 543 |
Pathogenic Microbiology |
| BI 544 |
Path. Microbiology Lab |
| BI 551;553 |
Biol. Field Studies |
| BI 570 |
Dev. Inst. Matls. Biol. Sci. |
| BI 589-591 |
Biological Research |
| BO 361 |
Systematic Botany |
| BO 420 |
Ethnobotany |
| BO 445 |
Plant Physiology |
| BO 461 |
Native Aquatic Plants |
| BO 469 |
Field Botany |
| ZO 315 |
Comparative Anatomy |
| ZO 414 |
Developmental Biology |
| ZO 420 |
Animal Behavior |
| ZO 441 |
Parasitology |
| ZO 459 |
Mammalogy |
| ZO 460 |
Herpetology |
| ZO 465 |
Entomology |
| ZO 466 |
Ornithology |
| ZO 469 |
Vertebrate Adaptations |
| ZO 478 |
Ichthyology |
The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory http://www.coms.usm.edu/GCRL/academic/ courses may also be used as electives with advisor approval.
Organismal, Ecological, and Evolutionary Option
Required courses:
| BI 300 |
Intro. to Evolutionary Biology |
| BI 332 |
General Ecology |
| BO 200 |
Plant Biology |
| ZO 200 |
Animal Biology |
Additional Requirements:
(* Fulfills University Studies requirements)
| UI 373 |
Earth/Life through Time * |
Choose one:
| MA 139 |
Applied Calculus |
| MA 140 |
Calculus I |
| MA 223 |
Prob. & Stats. |
Biology Electives (Choose 11 hours):
Electives must be approved by your advisor.
| BI 200 |
General Microbiology |
| BI 261 |
Intro Field Biology |
| BI 420 |
Management of Wildlife Populations |
| BI 430 |
Management of Wildlife Habitat |
| BI 432 |
Advanced Ecology |
| BI 435 |
Conservation Biology |
| BI 440 |
Ecol. & Mgt. of Wetlands |
| BI 452 |
Limnology |
| BI 469 |
Wildlife Toxicology |
| BI 471-473 |
Biology Internship |
| BI 493 |
Readings in Biology |
| BI 551;553 |
Biol. Field Studies |
| BI 589-591 |
Biological Research |
| BO 361 |
Systematic Botany |
| BO 420 |
Ethnobotany |
| BO 445 |
Plant Physiology |
| BO 461 |
Native Aquatic Plants |
| BO 469 |
Field Botany |
| ZO 315 |
Comparative Anatomy |
| ZO 331 |
Animal Physiology |
| ZO 414 |
Developmental Biology |
| ZO 420 |
Animal Behavior |
| ZO 441 |
Parasitology |
| ZO 459 |
Mammalogy |
| ZO 460 |
Herpetology |
| ZO 465 |
Entomology |
| ZO 466 |
Ornithology |
| ZO 469 |
Vertebrate Adaptations |
| ZO 478 |
Ichthyology |
The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory http://www.coms.usm.edu/GCRL/academic/ courses may also be used as electives with advisor approval.
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 |
| ZO 331 |
Animal Physiology |
| ZO 414 |
Developmental Biology |
| ZO 441 |
Parasitology |
Biology Electives (Choose 8 hours):
Any BI, BO, BT, ZO courses, 300 level and above.
Also, may choose any courses in the "Choose 6 hours" list above that are not used towards the 6 hours requirement, or any of the following:
| BI 300 |
Intro to Evolutionary Biology |
| BI 332 |
Ecology |
| BI 384 |
Readings in Biology |
| BI 420 |
Management of Wildlife Populations |
| BI 430 |
Management of Wildlife Habitat |
| BI 432 |
Advanced Ecology |
| BI 435 |
Conservation Biology |
| BI 440 |
Ecol. & Mgt. of Wetlands |
| BI 452 |
Limnology |
| BI 453 |
Occupational Health |
| BI 454 |
Risk Assessment Appl. |
| BI 455 |
Industrial Hygiene |
| BI 469 |
Wildlife Toxicology |
| BI 471-473 |
Biology Internship |
| BI 485 |
Topics in Biology |
| BI 493 |
Readings in Biology |
| BI 551;553 |
Biol. Field Studies |
| BI 570 |
Dev. Inst. Matls. Biol. Sci. |
| BI 589-591 |
Biological Research |
| BO 361 |
Systematic Botany |
| BO 420 |
Ethnobotany |
| BO 461 |
Native Aquatic Plants |
| BO 469 |
Field Botany |
| ZO 315 |
Comparative Anatomy |
| ZO 420 |
Animal Behavior |
| ZO 459 |
Mammalogy |
| ZO 460 |
Herpetology |
| ZO 465 |
Entomology |
| ZO 466 |
Ornithology |
| ZO 469 |
Vertebrate Adaptations |
| ZO 478 |
Ichthyology |
The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory http://www.coms.usm.edu/GCRL/academic/ courses may also be used as electives with advisor approval.
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:
Choose One:
| MA 139 |
Applied Calculus |
| MA 140 |
Calculus I |
| MA 223 |
Probability and Statistics |
Biology Electives (Choose 8 hours):
| BI 420 |
Management of Wildlife Populations |
| BI 430 |
Management of Wildlife Habitat |
| BI 432 |
Advanced Ecology |
| BI 435 |
Conservation Biology |
| BI 440 |
Ecology and Management of Wetlands |
| BI 452 |
Limnology |
| BI 469 |
Wildlife Toxicology |
| BI 471-473 |
Biology Internship |
| BI 493 |
Readings in Biology |
| BI 551/553 |
Biology Field Studies |
| BI 589-591 |
Biological Research |
| BO 361 |
Systematic Botany |
| BO 420 |
Ethnobotany |
| BO 445 |
Plant Physiology |
| BO 461 |
Native Aquatic Plants |
| BO 469 |
Field Botany |
| ZO 420 |
Animal Behavior |
| ZO 441 |
Parasitology |
| ZO 459 |
Mammalogy |
| ZO 460 |
Herpetology |
| ZO 465 |
Entomology |
| ZO 466 |
Ornithology |
| ZO 469 |
Vertebrate Adaptations |
| ZO 478 |
Ichthyology |
The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory http://www.coms.usm.edu/GCRL/academic/ courses may also be used as electives with advisor approval.
General Biology Option
Required Courses:
At least 20 of the 38 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 |
Biology Electives (Choose 11 hours):
Any BI, BO, ZO courses, 300 level and above.
May choose any courses in the "choose 3 hours lists that are not used for the 12 hours, or any of the following:
| BI 300 |
Intro. to Evolutionary Biology |
| BI 384 |
Readings in Biology |
| BI 432 |
Advanced Ecology |
| BI 443 |
Epidemiology |
| BI/BT 450 |
Inv. in Molecular Biology & Biotechnology |
| BI 453 |
Occupational Health |
| BI 454 |
Risk Assessment Applications |
| BI 455 |
Industrial Hygiene |
| BI 471-473 |
Biology Internship |
| BI 485 |
Topics in Biology |
| BI 493 |
Readings in Biology |
| BI 551/553 |
Biol. Field Studies |
| BI 589-591 |
Biological Research |
| ZO 315 |
Comparative Anatomy |
| ZO 414 |
Developmental Biology |
| ZO 420 |
Animal Behavior |
The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory http://www.coms.usm.edu/GCRL/academic/ courses may also be used as electives with advisor approval.
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 |
Basic Principles of Chemistry (5) |
| PH 106 |
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) |
Courses required for Biology minors (21 hours):
Biology
| BI 151 |
Biological Reasoning |
| BI 152 |
Intro. to Scientific Investigation |
| BI 153 |
Intro. to Organismal Biology |
| BI 154 |
Genetics and Cell Biology |
| |
Select 3 courses with a BI, BO, BT, or ZO prefix at the 300 level and above |
Botany
Required Courses:
| BI 151 |
Biological Reasoning |
| BI 152 |
Intro. to Scientific Investigation |
| BI 153 |
Intro. to Organismal Biology |
| BI 154 |
Genetics and Cell Biology |
| BO 200 |
Plant Biology |
Choose 6 hours from:
| BI 384 |
Readings in Biology |
| BI 485 |
Topics in Biology |
| BI 493 |
Readings in Biology |
| BI 589-591 |
Biological Research |
| BO361 |
Systematic Botany |
| BO 420 |
Ethnobotany |
| BO445 |
Plant Physiology |
| BO461 |
Native Aquatic Plants |
| BO469 |
Field Botany |
Microbiology (16 hours):
Required Courses:
| BI 151 |
Biological Reasoning |
| BI 152 |
Intro. to Scientific Investigation |
| BI 153 |
Intro. to Organismal Biology |
| BI 154 |
Genetics and Cell Biology |
| BI 200 |
General Microbiology |
Choose 6 hours from the following:
| BI 384 |
Readings in Biology |
| BI 441 |
Virology |
| BI 442 |
Immunology |
| BI 443 |
Epidemiology |
| BI 445 |
Microbiology Physiology |
| BI 485 |
Topics in Biology |
| BI 493 |
Readings in Biology |
| BI 543 |
Pathogenic Microbiology |
| BI 544 |
Pathogenic Microbiology Lab |
| BI 589-591 |
Biological Research |
Zoology:
Required Courses:
| BI 151 |
Biological Reasoning |
| BI 152 |
Intro. to Scientific Investigation |
| BI 153 |
Intro. to Organismal Biology |
| BI 154 |
Genetics and Cell Biology |
| ZO 200 |
Animal Biology |
Choose 6 hours from the following:
| BI 332 |
General Ecology |
| BI 384 |
Readings in Biology |
| BI 485 |
Topics in Biology |
| BI 493 |
Readings in Biology |
| BI 589-591 |
Biological Research |
| ZO 315 |
Comparative Anatomy |
| ZO 414 |
Developmental Biology |
| ZO 420 |
Animal Behavior |
| ZO 441 |
Parasitology |
| ZO 459 |
Mammalogy |
| ZO 460 |
Herpetology |
| ZO 465 |
Entomology |
| ZO 466 |
Ornithology |
| ZO 469 |
Vertebrate Adaptations |
| ZO 478 |
Ichthyology |
Courses are updated regularly, so be sure to meet with your advisor to design your academic plan.
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