Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences

Students must choose either the Biological Sciences, or Microbiological Sciences Option.

The B.S. in Biological Sciences is a popular choice for students who are interested in pursuing careers in biological research as it provides strong preparation for relevant graduate school programs such as an M.S. in Biological Sciences or a PhD.  The B.S. in Biological Sciences is also a good choice for students who are interested in moving directly into a biological or environmental career.

This B.S. in Biological Sciences Is also a popular choice for pre-medical, pre-dental and pre-veterinary students as combining the degree requirements with the relevant professional school pre-requisites is relatively straight forward and as it enables these students to demonstrate interest and ability in a relevant discipline.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Students graduating with a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the core concepts in the biological sciences: evolution; structure and function relationships; information flow, exchange and storage; transformation of energy and matter.
• Apply the process of science and construct knowledge through observations, experimentation, quantitative reasoning and hypothesis testing.
• Read, analyze and synthesize primary literature, and communicate scientific concepts and data in written and oral form.

• B.S. Biological Sciences Requirements

  The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biological Sciences includes a core program in Biological Sciences with two areas of study, and a core program in Microbiological Sciences. In Biological Sciences, completing courses from the cellular and molecular biology area prepares students for graduate and professional programs in areas such as medicine, dentistry and veterinary science, while completing courses from the organismal, ecology and evolutionary area prepares students for careers and graduate programs in environmental, organismal and evolutionary biology. Completing the Microbiological Sciences option prepares students for careers in infectious disease and epidemiology, environmental conservation and quality analysis, and graduate programs in microbiology, cell biology, molecular biology and other related fields, as well as professional programs such as medical school. It is imperative that students consult academic advisors within the Department of Biological Sciences to determine which electives are most appropriate to their career interests.

  Admission Requirements

  • Complete the Admission Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees.
  • Declare the major (see major requirements below) and select one of two options: biological sciences or microbiological sciences. To choose an option, students must meet with an advisor. To schedule the advising session, contact the Department of Biological Sciences.

  Academic Requirements

  To graduate with a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biological Sciences, the student must complete all courses covered under major requirements for a BS in Biological Sciences with a minimum grade of C. All prerequisites for Biology (BIOL) courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C. Students who audit or are unable to earn a minimum grade of C in a lower-division (100- or 200-level) BIOL course may repeat the course two additional times on a space available basis. Students who audit or are unable to earn a minimum grade of C in an upper-division (300- or 400-level) BIOL or Microbiology (MBIO) course may repeat the course one additional time on a space-available basis. Students repeating a BIOL or MBIO course are required to complete all components of that course during the semester in which the course is retaken. When repeating a course with a lecture and laboratory component, both components must be repeated. Students enrolled in a BIOL or MBIO laboratory or experiential learning course must attend the lab or course the first week of class or they may be administratively dropped.

  Graduation Requirements

  • Complete the General University Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees.
  • Complete the General Education Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees.
  • Complete an exit examination. 
  • Complete the following major requirements with a minimum grade of C: 

  Biological Sciences Option

  Course List

  Code	Title	Credits
  Required Support Courses
  CHEM A105 & A105L	General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory	4
  CHEM A106 & A106L	General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory	4
  CHEM A321	Organic Chemistry I	3
  CHEM A322	Organic Chemistry II	3
  CHEM A323L	Organic Chemistry Laboratory	2
  MATH A251	Calculus I	4-6
  or MATH A251F	F.A.T. Calculus I
  MATH A252	Calculus II	4-6
  or MATH A252F	F.A.T. Calculus II
  STAT A253	Applied Statistics for the Sciences	4
  or STAT A307	Probability and Statistics
  Select one of the following options:		8
  Option 1:
  PHYS A123 & A123L	College Physics I and College Physics I Laboratory
  PHYS A124 & A124L	College Physics II and College Physics II Laboratory
  Option 2:
  PHYS A211 & A211L	General Physics I and General Physics I Laboratory
  PHYS A212 & A212L	General Physics II and General Physics II Laboratory
  Core Courses
  BIOL A108	Principles and Methods in Biology	6
  BIOL A242	Fundamentals of Cell Biology	3
  BIOL A243	Experiential Learning: Cell Biology and Genetics	4
  or BIOL A273	Experiential Learning: Ecology and Evolution
  BIOL A252	Principles of Genetics	3
  BIOL A271	Principles of Ecology	3
  BIOL A288	Principles of Evolution	3
  BIOL A492	Undergraduate Seminar	1
  Upper-Division Program Electives		24
  Complete a minimum of 3 credits from four of the five subject areas. A minimum of 6 credits must be experiential learning courses from two subject areas. 1
  Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology
  BIOL A452	Human Genome
  BIOL A455	Experiential Learning: Bioinformatics
  BIOL A461	Molecular Biology
  BIOL A463	Molecular Biology of Cancer
  BIOL A465	Experiential Learning: Molecular Biology
  BIOL/CHEM A471	Immunology
  MBIO A340	Microbial Biology
  MBIO A342	Experiential Learning: Microbial Biology
  MBIO A460	Host-Microbiome Interactions
  MBIO A462	Virology
  Ecology and Evolution
  BIOL A430	Marine Mammal Biology
  BIOL A441	Animal Behavior
  BIOL A442	Experiential Learning: Animal Behavior
  BIOL A467	Wildlife Ecology
  BIOL A472	Biogeography
  BIOL A473	Conservation Biology
  BIOL/CHEM A474	Ecotoxicology
  BIOL A477	Tundra and Taiga Ecosystems
  BIOL A478	Biological Oceanography
  BIOL A481	Marine Biology
  BIOL A483	Exploration Ecology
  BIOL A484	Experiential Learning: Exploration Ecology Field Study
  BIOL A486	Evolutionary Ecology
  MBIO A450	Microbial Ecology
  MBIO/GEOL A468	Geomicrobiology
  MBIO A470	Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease
  Diversity and Organismal Biology
  BIOL A320	Vertebrate Biology
  BIOL A321	Experiential Learning: Vertebrate Biology
  BIOL A330	Plant Biology
  BIOL A423	Ichthyology
  BIOL A427	Marine Invertebrate Biology
  BIOL A430	Marine Mammal Biology
  BIOL A431	Plant Diversity and Evolution
  BIOL A487	Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates
  MBIO A340	Microbial Biology
  MBIO A342	Experiential Learning: Microbial Biology
  MBIO A440	Microbial Diversity
  Physiology
  BIOL A310	Principles of Animal Physiology
  BIOL A311	Experiential Learning: Animal Physiology
  BIOL A412	Behavioral Endocrinology
  BIOL A413	Neurophysiology
  BIOL A415	Comparative Animal Physiology
  BIOL A417	Applied Kinesiology and Exercise Physiology
  BIOL A418	Fish Physiology
  BIOL A419	Sleep and Chronobiology
  BIOL A487	Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates
  MBIO A410	Microbial Physiology
  Additional Upper-Division Electives
  BIOL A490	Selected Lecture Topics in Biology
  BIOL A490L	Selected Laboratory Topics in Biology 1
  BIOL A495	Instructional Practicum: Laboratory
  BIOL A497	Independent Study in Biology
  BIOL A498	Individual Research 1
  BIOL A499	Senior Thesis 1
  CHEM A441	Principles of Biochemistry I
  CHEM A442	Principles of Biochemistry II
  CHEM A443	Biochemistry Laboratory
  PHYS/BIOL/CHEM A456	Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
  Total		83-87

   Microbiological Sciences Option

  Course List

  Code	Title	Credits
  Required Support Courses
  CHEM A105 & A105L	General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory	4
  CHEM A106 & A106L	General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory	4
  CHEM A321	Organic Chemistry I	3
  CHEM A322	Organic Chemistry II	3
  CHEM A323L	Organic Chemistry Laboratory	2
  MATH A251	Calculus I	4-6
  or MATH A251F	F.A.T. Calculus I
  MATH A252	Calculus II	4-6
  or MATH A252F	F.A.T. Calculus II
  STAT A253	Applied Statistics for the Sciences	4
  or STAT A307	Probability and Statistics
  Select one of the following options:		8
  Option 1:
  PHYS A123 & A123L	College Physics I and College Physics I Laboratory
  PHYS A124 & A124L	College Physics II and College Physics II Laboratory
  Option 2:
  PHYS A211 & A211L	General Physics I and General Physics I Laboratory
  PHYS A212 & A212L	General Physics II and General Physics II Laboratory
  Core Courses
  BIOL A108	Principles and Methods in Biology	6
  BIOL A242	Fundamentals of Cell Biology	3
  BIOL A243	Experiential Learning: Cell Biology and Genetics	4
  or BIOL A273	Experiential Learning: Ecology and Evolution
  BIOL A252	Principles of Genetics	3
  BIOL A271	Principles of Ecology	3
  BIOL A288	Principles of Evolution	3
  BIOL A455	Experiential Learning: Bioinformatics	4
  BIOL A492	Undergraduate Seminar	1
  MBIO A340	Microbial Biology	3
  MBIO A342	Experiential Learning: Microbial Biology	4
  MBIO A440	Microbial Diversity	3
  or MBIO A450	Microbial Ecology
  or MBIO A468	Geomicrobiology
  MBIO A460	Host-Microbiome Interactions	3
  or MBIO A462	Virology
  or BIOL A471	Immunology
  Upper-Division Program Electives in Microbiology		9
  Complete a minimum of 9 credits from the Upper-Division Program Electives in Microbiology. Only 3 credits of BIOL A495, BIOL A497, BIOL A498, or BIOL A499 can count toward this 9 credit requirement. 1
  BIOL A461	Molecular Biology
  BIOL A465	Experiential Learning: Molecular Biology
  BIOL A471	Immunology
  BIOL A490	Selected Lecture Topics in Biology
  BIOL A490L	Selected Laboratory Topics in Biology
  BIOL A495	Instructional Practicum: Laboratory
  BIOL A497	Independent Study in Biology
  BIOL A498	Individual Research
  BIOL A499	Senior Thesis
  CHEM A441	Principles of Biochemistry I
  CHEM A442	Principles of Biochemistry II
  CHEM A443	Biochemistry Laboratory
  MBIO A410	Microbial Physiology
  MBIO A440	Microbial Diversity
  MBIO A450	Microbial Ecology
  MBIO A460	Host-Microbiome Interactions
  MBIO A462	Virology
  MBIO A468	Geomicrobiology
  MBIO A470	Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease
  Total		85-89

  ¹

  Several courses are listed in more than one area. Each course can only count toward the credit requirement in one area. BIOL A490L and BIOL A498 credits may not be counted toward the experiential learning minimum requirement in the Biological Sciences option.

  A minimum of 120 credits is required for the degree, 39 credits of which must be upper-division.

  Biological Sciences Exit Examination

  All BS Biological Sciences majors are required to complete a nationally standardized exit examination during the semester immediately prior to or during the semester they intend to graduate. There is no minimum score required for graduation. 

  Honors in Biological Sciences

  The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biological Sciences recognizes distinguished achievement by conferring programmatic honors in biological sciences. In order to receive honors in biological sciences, a student must meet the following requirements:

  • Meet the requirements for Graduation with Honors;
  • Meet the requirements for a BS in Biological Sciences;
  • Earn a minimum GPA of 3.50 in the major requirements;
  • During the senior year of their academic program, the student must gain faculty approval for and complete, with a minimum grade of B, a senior thesis research project, with enrollment in BIOL A499. Biological science faculty members must approve the project proposal and final written report.

Bachelor of Science in Natural Sciences

Students must choose either the Environmental Sciences or Pre-Health Professions Option.

The BS in Natural Sciences is a flexible degree program for students interested in careers in biological or environmental sciences, in biomedicine, or who wish to apply to medical, veterinary, dental or pharmacy school. Its flexible nature has made it popular with a wide variety of Science students, and it is often combined with a minor in a second discipline such as Psychology, Physics or Mathematics. The B.S. in Natural Sciences is also a popular choice for students interested in pursuing careers in STEM teaching at the secondary school level, as the breadth of the program provides them with the qualifications and skills that they need to obtain and to excel in such positions.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Students graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Natural Sciences will be able to:

• Design and implement scientific investigations to explore natural phenomena using experimentation, which includes exploration and discovery, and testing ideas (gathering and interpreting data)
• Clearly and accurately communicate scientific ideas, theories, and observations in oral and written forms
• Apply scientific data, concepts, and models to craft interdisciplinary explanations of scientific ideas across two of the natural sciences

• B.S. Natural Sciences Requirements

  The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Natural Sciences provides a broad, customizable program of studies in the sciences, with coursework across multiple disciplines. It prepares students for advanced study or careers in the environmental sciences and the health professions. Graduates of the program have gone on to further study and jobs in a diversity of fields, such as veterinary, medical, and dental schools, and environmental consulting.

  Admission Requirements

  • Complete the Admission Requirements for Baccalaureate Programs.
  • Declare the major (see major requirements) and select one of two options: Pre-health Professions or Environmental Sciences. To declare the BS in Natural Sciences as their major, students must meet with an advisor to be accepted into the major. To schedule an advising session, contact the Department of Biological Sciences. At the advising session students are required to choose one of the two options.

  Graduation Requirements

  • Complete the General University Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees.
  • Complete the General Education Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees.
  • It is recommended that mathematical and statistical requirements be completed in the first two years of study.
  • No more than 6 credits may come from courses designated as A495, A498 and A499 combined, with no more than 2 credits from A495.
  • No more than 2 credits may be A492.
  • Courses not listed as approved for the BS in Natural Sciences may be considered by petition, which should be signed by an advisor.
  • All prerequisites for courses used to meet the natural sciences degree requirements must be completed with a minimum grade of C. Students who audit a course intended to meet the natural sciences degree requirements or who are unable to earn a minimum grade of C in the course may repeat the course. Students who audit or are unable to earn a minimum grade of C in a lower-division (100- or 200-level) Biology (BIOL) course may repeat the course two additional times on a space-available basis. Students who audit or are unable to earn a minimum grade of C in an upper-division (300- or 400-level) BIOL or Microbiology (MBIO) course may repeat the course one additional time on a space-available basis. Students repeating a BIOL or MBIO course are required to complete all components of that course during the semester in which the course is retaken. When repeating a course with a lecture and laboratory component, both components must be repeated. Students enrolled in a BIOL or MBIO laboratory must attend lab the first week of class or they may be administratively dropped.
  • All natural sciences majors are required to take an exit examination, a standardized test of knowledge. There is no minimum score required for graduation. The exam may be completed at the UAA Testing Center and a fee will be charged to students, or as part of BIOL A492.
  • Complete the following major requirements with a minimum grade of C:

  Environmental Sciences Option

  Course List

  Code	Title	Credits
  BIOL A108	Principles and Methods in Biology	6
  BIOL A271	Principles of Ecology	3
  BIOL A273	Experiential Learning: Ecology and Evolution	4
  BIOL A288	Principles of Evolution	3
  BIOL A492	Undergraduate Seminar	1
  CHEM A105 & A105L	General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory	4
  CHEM A106 & A106L	General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory	4
  ECON A210	Environmental Economics and Policy	3
  GEOL A115 & A115L	Dangerous Earth and Dangerous Earth Laboratory	4
  GEOG A470	Environmental Policy and Regulation in Alaska	3
  PHIL A303	Environmental Ethics	3
  STAT A253	Applied Statistics for the Sciences	4
  or STAT A307	Probability and Statistics
  Complete 48 elective credits from the following, of which 36 must be upper-division:		48
  Biology and Microbiology Upper Division
  Complete a minimum of 15 credits from the following:
  BIOL A310	Principles of Animal Physiology
  BIOL A311	Experiential Learning: Animal Physiology
  BIOL A330	Plant Biology
  BIOL A415	Comparative Animal Physiology
  BIOL A418	Fish Physiology
  BIOL A423	Ichthyology
  BIOL A424	Experiential Learning: Ichthyology
  BIOL A427	Marine Invertebrate Biology
  BIOL A430	Marine Mammal Biology
  BIOL A431	Plant Diversity and Evolution
  BIOL A441	Animal Behavior
  BIOL A442	Experiential Learning: Animal Behavior
  BIOL A446	Global Climate Change
  BIOL A455	Experiential Learning: Bioinformatics
  BIOL A467	Wildlife Ecology
  BIOL A469	Arctic Environmental Security
  BIOL A472	Biogeography
  BIOL A473	Conservation Biology
  BIOL/CHEM A474	Ecotoxicology
  BIOL A477	Tundra and Taiga Ecosystems
  BIOL A478	Biological Oceanography
  BIOL A481	Marine Biology
  BIOL A483	Exploration Ecology
  BIOL A484	Experiential Learning: Exploration Ecology Field Study
  BIOL A486	Evolutionary Ecology
  BIOL A490	Selected Lecture Topics in Biology
  BIOL A490L	Selected Laboratory Topics in Biology
  BIOL A498	Individual Research
  BIOL A499	Senior Thesis
  MBIO A340	Microbial Biology
  MBIO A342	Experiential Learning: Microbial Biology
  MBIO A410	Microbial Physiology
  MBIO A440	Microbial Diversity
  MBIO A450	Microbial Ecology
  MBIO A468	Geomicrobiology
  MBIO A470	Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease
  Geology Upper Division
  Complete a minimum of 15 credits from the following:
  GEOL A315	Geological Data Visualization and Analysis
  GEOL A331	Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
  GEOL A333	Earthquakes and Seismic Hazards
  GEOL A361	Earth Resources and Society
  GEOL A441	Paleoclimatology
  GEOL A444	The Cryosphere
  GEOL A461	Geochemistry
  GEOL A463	Environmental Geochemistry
  GEOL A480	Geologic Field Methods
  GEOL A490	Advanced Topics in Geology
  GEOL A498	Student Research
  GEOL A499	Senior Thesis
  Math and Computational Skills
  Complete a minimum of 12 credits from the following:
  CS A109	Computer Programming (Languages Vary)
  or CSCE A201	Computer Programming I
  CSCE A360	Database Systems
  GIS A458	Spatial Data Management
  GIS A466	Spatial Analysis
  GIS A467	Image Analysis
  MATH A251	Calculus I
  or MATH A251F	F.A.T. Calculus I
  MATH A252	Calculus II
  or MATH A252F	F.A.T. Calculus II
  MATH A253	Calculus III
  STAT A308	Intermediate Statistics for the Sciences
  STAT A402	Scientific Sampling
  STAT A403	Regression Analysis
  STAT A407	Time Series Analysis
  Social Sciences Upper Division
  Complete a minimum of 6 credits from the following:
  ANTH A454	Culture and Ecology
  ANTH A477	Cultural Resource Management
  CEL A390	Special Topics in Civic Engagement
  ECON A445	Methods for Public Policy Evaluation
  ENGL A478	Public Science Writing
  GEOG A475	Geospatial and Cartographic Techniques for the Sciences
  SOC A404	Environmental Sociology
  Total		90

  Pre-Health Professions Option

  Course List

  Code	Title	Credits
  BIOL A108	Principles and Methods in Biology	6
  BIOL A242	Fundamentals of Cell Biology	3
  BIOL A252	Principles of Genetics	3
  BIOL A492	Undergraduate Seminar	1
  CHEM A105 & A105L	General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory	4
  CHEM A106 & A106L	General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory	4
  CHEM A321	Organic Chemistry I	3
  CHEM A441	Principles of Biochemistry I 1	3
  or MBIO A340	Microbial Biology
  PHYS A123 & A123L	College Physics I and College Physics I Laboratory	4
  PHYS A124 & A124L	College Physics II and College Physics II Laboratory	4
  Complete 54 elective credits from the following, of which 31 must be upper-division:		54
  Natural Sciences
  Complete a minimum of 21 credits from the following:
  BIOL A111	Human Anatomy and Physiology I
  BIOL A111L	Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
  BIOL A112	Human Anatomy and Physiology II
  BIOL A112L	Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab
  BIOL A200	Introduction to Complexity
  BIOL A240	Introductory Microbiology for Health Sciences 2
  BIOL A240L	Introductory Microbiology for Health Sciences Laboratory 3
  BIOL A243	Experiential Learning: Cell Biology and Genetics
  BIOL A288	Principles of Evolution
  BIOL A310	Principles of Animal Physiology
  BIOL A311	Experiential Learning: Animal Physiology
  BIOL A320	Vertebrate Biology
  BIOL A321	Experiential Learning: Vertebrate Biology
  BIOL A412	Behavioral Endocrinology
  BIOL A413	Neurophysiology
  BIOL A415	Comparative Animal Physiology
  BIOL A417	Applied Kinesiology and Exercise Physiology
  BIOL A419	Sleep and Chronobiology
  BIOL A452	Human Genome
  BIOL A455	Experiential Learning: Bioinformatics
  BIOL A461	Molecular Biology
  BIOL A463	Molecular Biology of Cancer
  BIOL A465	Experiential Learning: Molecular Biology
  BIOL/CHEM A471	Immunology
  BIOL A487	Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates
  BIOL A490	Selected Lecture Topics in Biology
  BIOL A490L	Selected Laboratory Topics in Biology
  BIOL A495A	Internship in the Biological Sciences
  BIOL A498	Individual Research
  BIOM A418	Human Gross Anatomy
  CHEM A312	Quantitative Analysis
  CHEM A322	Organic Chemistry II
  CHEM A323L	Organic Chemistry Laboratory
  CHEM A411	Biophysical Chemistry
  CHEM A442	Principles of Biochemistry II
  CHEM A443	Biochemistry Laboratory
  CHEM A498	Individual Research
  MBIO A342	Experiential Learning: Microbial Biology 3
  MBIO A410	Microbial Physiology
  MBIO A460	Host-Microbiome Interactions
  MBIO A462	Virology
  MBIO A470	Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease
  PHYS/BIOL/CHEM A456	Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
  Social Sciences
  Complete a minimum of 15 credits from the following:
  ANTH A101	Introduction to Anthropology
  ANTH A205	Biological Anthropology
  ANTH A452	Culture and Human Biodiversity
  ANTH A455	Culture and Health
  ANTH A490	Selected Topics in Anthropology
  ECON A101	Principles of Microeconomics
  ECON A102	Principles of Macroeconomics
  HS A210	Introduction to Environmental Health
  HS A220	Introduction to Population Health Sciences
  HS A230	Introduction to Global Health
  HS A326	Introduction to Epidemiology
  HS A370	Social and Cultural Determinants of Health
  HS A492	Senior Seminar: Contemporary Health Policy
  KIN A383	Movement Theory and Motor Development
  KIN A384	Cultural and Psychological Aspects of Health and Physical Activity
  PHIL A302	Biomedical Ethics
  PSY A111	Introduction to Psychology
  PSY A143	Death and Dying
  PSY A150	Lifespan Development
  PSY A200	Introduction to Behavior Analysis
  PSY A260	Statistics for Psychology
  PSY A260L	Statistics for Psychology Lab
  PSY A261	Research Methods in Psychology
  PSY A261L	Research Methods in Psychology Laboratory
  PSY A316	Motivation and Emotion
  PSY A345	Psychopathology
  PSY A366	Sensation and Perception
  PSY A367	Cognitive Psychology
  PSY A368	Personality
  PSY A370	Behavioral Neuroscience
  PSY A375	Social Psychology
  PSY A398	Individual Research
  PSY A400	Strategies of Behavior Change
  PSY A412	History of Psychology
  PSY A425	Clinical Psychology
  PSY A428	Evolutionary Psychology
  PSY A442	Psychopathology of Childhood and Adolescence
  PSY A447	Behavioral Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder
  PSY A450	Adult Development and Aging
  PSY A455	Interventions for Challenging Behavior
  PSY A485	Health Psychology
  PSY A498	Individual Research
  Math and Computational Skills
  Complete a minimum of 9 credits from the following:
  MATH A221	Applied Calculus for Managerial and Social Sciences
  or MATH A251	Calculus I
  or MATH A251F	F.A.T. Calculus I
  MATH A252	Calculus II
  or MATH A252F	F.A.T. Calculus II
  MATH A253	Calculus III
  MATH A261	Introduction to Discrete Mathematics
  MATH A265	Fundamentals of Mathematics
  MATH A302	Ordinary Differential Equations
  MATH A305	Introduction to Geometries
  MATH A306	Discrete Methods
  MATH A314	Linear Algebra
  MATH A401	Introduction to Real Analysis
  MATH A405	Introduction to Abstract Algebra
  MATH A410	Introduction to Complex Analysis
  MATH A432	Partial Differential Equations
  MATH A498	Individual Research
  STAT A253	Applied Statistics for the Sciences
  or STAT A307	Probability and Statistics
  STAT A308	Intermediate Statistics for the Sciences
  STAT A402	Scientific Sampling
  STAT A403	Regression Analysis
  STAT A407	Time Series Analysis
  Total		89

  ¹

  If both CHEM A441 and MBIO A340 are taken, one will count as the required course and the other will count as a natural sciences elective.

  ²

  Students may not apply BIOL A240 and MBIO A340 toward their natural sciences electives. 

  ³

  Students may not apply BIOL A240L and MBIO A342 toward their natural sciences electives.

  A minimum of 120 credits is required for the degree, of which 39 must be upper-division.

Minor in Neuroscience (New!)

This interdepartmental/multidisciplinary minor is designed to give students a foundation in the many different fields of neuroscience. This minor takes an integrative approach to prepare students for careers in neuroscience in order to meet workforce demands within academia, medicine, industry, government and legal services.

A total of 18 Credits is required for the minor.

For more information regarding this minor, please contact Dr. Christopher Jung.