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Biological SciencesBachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science

Program Information

Program Requirements

Sample Degree Plans

Program Learning Outcomes

Total Credits

120

Minimum Program Hours

72

Program Graduation Requirements

  • A total of 30 credits from science core courses.

  • A minimum of 42 credits of BIOL courses.

  • 4 approved BIOL lab courses, representing 5 lab units.

  • A minimum of 16 upper-division (3000-5999 level) biology credits.

  • 21 credits in BIOL courses must be completed at the U of U.

  • 2 BIOL lab courses representing 3 lab units must be completed at the U of U.

  • All major courses must be completed with a C- or better.

Undergraduate Degree Requirements and Honors Option

An emphasis is required for the program:

No

Students may earn two emphases:

No
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  • Note - admission to some graduate programs or career paths may require additional organic chemistry and labs.

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Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
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  • Note - admission to some graduate programs or career paths may require physics labs.

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Students are required to complete 2 labs for a total of 3 lab units.

Lab units are determined by the department and are not necessarily the same as credit hours. Students should work with the department to determine how many lab units their course choices are assigned.

Complete at least 1 courses in the following Course Sets:

  • course OR course will count as a 1 lab unit if taken for 1 credit or for 2 lab units if taken for 2-3 credits.

Complete at least 2 courses from BIOL 5000 - 5999.
Courses must be at least 2 credit each.

This area cleared with completion of an emphasis.

Courses cannot be used to fulfill multiple BIOL requirements.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
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Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

The following courses can count in both a lecture and lab elective: course, course, course.

Any Additional BIOL courses to meet minimum of 42 hours.
Complete at least 3 of the following Courses:

  • Students can only use one of the following courses to count towards the lecture elective requirement: course OR course.

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
Complete at least 3 of the following Courses:
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
Complete at least 4 of the following Courses:

  • Students can only use one of the following courses to count towards the lecture elective requirement: course OR course.

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
Complete at least 3 of the following Courses:
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

  • course can count toward both the lecture and lab requirements.

Honors Research

  • Complete 3 semesters of research experience. The Biology Honors Faculty Advisor must approve research options. Students may opt to earn credit for their research by taking BIOL 4995 - Biology Honors Research or BIOL 4955 - Individual Research.

Honors Thesis

  • Students must complete 3 semesters of Honors Research prior to enrolling in BIOL 4999.

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