Biology Major, General Biology, BS, BI04

General Education Core 42 Requirements: 32 Credit Hours

• Area 1A     6 hours Social & Behavioral Sciences - see below for options
• Area 1B     3 hours Civic Engagement - see below for options
• Area 2A     6 hours Written Communication - see below for options
• Area 2B     3 hours Oral Communication - see below for options
• Area 3       7 hours Natural Science 1 with and 1 without lab - fulfilled by BIO and CHEM courses
• Area 4       3 hours Mathematics - fulfilled by MATH 0130   or MATH 0150  
• Area 5A     6 hours Humanities - see below for options
• Area 5B     3 hours Fine Arts -  see below for options
• Area 5C     3 hours Global Competencies - see below for options
• Area 5D     2 hours Health and Wellness - see below for options

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Institutional Degree Requirement: 1 Hour

• UE 0100 - The University Experience 1
• HNRS 0101 - Honors Forum 2 Honors students only 1 cr. hr. towards institutional requirement
• BIO 0100 - Freshman Seminar 1 MSSU-KCU Early Acceptance Program (MKEAP) students only
• IET 0105 - Professional Skills 3 This course is required for students in Engineering Technology and Logistics programs. Undecided majors welcome.

Biology Requirements: 43 Credit Hours

• BIO 0110 - Principles of Biology I 4
• BIO 0111 - Principles of Biology II 4
• BIO 0210 - Molecular Cell Biology 4
• BIO 0231 - General and Medical Microbiology 5
• BIO 0305 - Genetics 4
• BIO 0400 - Biology Capstone 1
• BIO Electives 14 hours (see below)

Supporting Requirements: 21-24 Credit Hours

• CHEM 0151 - General Chemistry I 5
• CHEM 0152 - General Chemistry II 5

Electives: 20-23 Credit Hours

To reach a total of 120 credit hours

Total: 120 Credit Hours

Must include at least 39 upper division (300-400 level) credit hours

It is recommended that General Biology students take at least two electives from the Biomedical Group and the EEC group.

Biomedical electives: BIO 201, BIO 240, BIO 301, BIO 308, BIO 350, BIO 361, BIO 362, BIO 370, BIO 371, BIO 380, BIO 433, BIO 442, BIO 456, BIO 464, BIO 475

Ecology, Evolution and Conservation electives: BIO 304, BIO 312, BIO 316, BIO 332, BIO 350, BIO 404, BIO 406, BIO 412, BIO 415, BIO 440

Other electives: BIO 297/497*, BIO 298/498, BIO 299/499*, BIO 455*, BIO 491*, BIO 492*

* Combined hours from BIO 297/497, BIO 299/499, BIO 455, BIO 491 and BIO 492 may not exceed 4 hours toward the B.S. in Biology degree