Biology Major: BS in Biology Program of Study

B.S. Major in Biology

The major is designed to provide students with a broad background in modern biology that will prepare them for employment or further study in graduate or professional schools.

All students majoring in biology are required to take:

• Introduction to Biology I and II sequence
  • BIOL 130 and BIOL 131
  • BIOL 140 and BIOL 141
• Evolution (BIOL 208) - Class of 2021 and later
• Cell Biology (BIOL 205)
• Genetics (BIOL 308)
• Ecology (BIOL 406)
• Students must take four additional biology electives. (Class of 2020 and earlier take five additional electives)
  
  
• One biology elective must be chosen from each of the following course groupings:

  white space Cell and Molecular Biology Courses BIOL 290 Microbiology BIOL 340 Pathophysiology BIOL 341 Pharmacology BIOL 401 Developmental Biology BIOL 402 Descriptive Histology BIOL 424 Molecular Genetics BIOL 427 Immunology
  Ecology and Field Biology Courses BIOL 314 Vascular Flora of South Carolina BIOL 408 Ornithology BIOL 409 Marine Biology BIOL 410 Vertebrate Natural History BIOL 426 Freshwater Biology
  white space Organismal Biology Courses BIOL 203 Survey of the Plant Kingdom BIOL 208 Evolution BIOL 301 Invertebrate Zoology BIOL 302 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy BIOL 309 Animal Behavior BIOL 410 Vertebrate Natural History BIOL 419 Economic Botany BIOL 421 Toxicology
  white space Physiological Biology Courses: BIOL 403 Mammalian Physiology BIOL 414 Environmental Physiology white space Class of 2020 and earlier - One additional biology elective is required. It may be chosen from the courses above as well as: BIOL 320 Intern Research BIOL 322 History of Biology BIOL 412 Special Topics in Biology

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