Curriculum
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Major Requirements: 34-36 hours
* Biology Core:
- BIO 121 Principles of Biology
- BIO 131 General Botany
- BIO 141 General Zoology
- BIO 315 Genetics
- BIO 316 Ecology
- BIO 320 Principles of Microbiology
- BIO 328 Plant Physiology OR BIO 348 Animal Physiology
- BIO 490 Biology Seminar
- BIO 514 Evolution
- One elective in biology at the 300-500 level
Options:
- Aquatic Biology Option 15 hours
- BIO 525 Aquatic and Wetland Plants
- BIO 542 Freshwater Invertebrates
- BIO 557 Ichthyology
- BIO 558 Freshwater Ecology
- And one course from:
+ BIO 340 Marine Biology
+ BIO 556 Herpetology
+ BIO 561 Fish Biology and Management - Botany Option 15-16 hours
- BIO 335 Plant Systematics
- BIO 521 Plant Ecology
- BIO 598** Special Problems
- And two courses from:
+ BIO 522 Grasses and Grasslands
+ BIO 525 Aquatic and Wetland Plants
+ BIO 536 Dendrology
+ BIO 599 Topics in Biological Sciences
+ BIO 531 Principles of Molecular Biology OR
+ CHE 530 Biochemistry of Macromolecules and CHE 532 Biochemistry Laboratory - Microbial, Cellular and Molecular Biology Option 15 hours
- BIO 331 Cell Biology
- BIO 511 Experimental Approaches in Molecular Biology OR BIO 527 Immunology OR BIO 528 Virology
- And at least 9 hours from:
+ BIO 511 Experimental Approaches in Molecular Biology
+ BIO 527 Immunology
+ BIO 528 Virology
+ BIO 530 Microbial Physiology and Genetics
+ BIO 531 Principles of Molecular Biology
+ BIO 535 Pathogenic Microbiology
+ BIO 598 Special Problems
Supporting Course Requirements 32-33 hours
- CHE 111 Introductory Chemistry I
- CHE 112 Introductory Chemistry II
- CHE 361 Organic Chemistry I
- CHE 362 Organic Chemistry II
- CHE 366 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
- CHE 367 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
- MAT 124* Calculus I OR MAT 261* Calculus with Applications for Science I
- PHY 131 College Physics I
- PHY 132 College Physics II
- STA 215 Elementary Probability and Statistics OR STA 270 Applied Statistics
General Education Requirements 34 hours
Standard General Education program, excluding course categories 03, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 21. Refer to Section Four of the EKU Undergraduate Catalog for details on the General Education and University requirements.
University Requirements 4 hours
ASO 100 and three hours of restricted electives.
Free Electives 3 - 24 hours
Total Curriculum Requirements 128 hours
*Preparatory course in mathematics may be required before admission to calculus.
**Must enroll for 3 hours credit.
