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Biology (B.S.)

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Requirements

Simple Requirements

Completion requirement
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BIOL 460: an original research project is required of all Biology majors. Prior to enrollment in BIOL 460 Research Experience in Biology, the student should meet with their academic advisor and with other Biology faculty to tailor the research project to the student’s interests and career goals.

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Completion requirement

Biology majors may elect to take a broad spectrum of courses covering the major areas of biology: cellular and molecular biology, organismal biology, physiology, and ecology and evolutionary biology, possibly combined with a minor according to the student’s interests. This curriculum prepares students for the advanced Graduate Record Examination in Biology, a prerequisite for admission to many graduate programs in biology.

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Regarding CHEM 300/300L and CHEM 301/301L, only one will satisfy as one course for the requirement.

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Choices are limited to those courses not previously taken for this concentration. Additionally, one of these courses must focus on physiology.

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Completion requirement

Students who plan to teach at the high school level will fulfill the Commonwealth’s requirements for secondary education certification in biology by completing a program similar to the general biology concentration. Students must also declare and complete the requirements for a Secondary Education Minor (see Education Department section of the catalog).

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Additional courses are also required for a Secondary Education Minor (see Education section of the University catalog).