2017-2018 Residential Undergraduate Catalog

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2017-2018 Residential Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology, B.S.

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Description and Learning Outcomes

Requirements

Grades of C‐ or better are required in all courses needed for the Biology major, including chemistry, mathematics and physics.

BI 1111 - General Biology ‐ Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology (2 Credits)
BI 1112 - General Biology ‐ Genetics and Plant Biology (2 Credits)
BI 1113 - General Biology ‐ Animal Systems (2 Credits)
BI 1114 - General Biology ‐ Cellular Biology (2 Credits)
BI 4010 - Ecology (4 Credits)
BI 4030 - Research Thesis (2 Credits)
CH 2110 - General Chemistry I (4 Credits)
CH 2120 - General Chemistry II (4 Credits)
MT 1510 - Precalculus (4 Credits)
MT 2310 - Statistics (4 Credits)
BI 3000 - Careers in Science (1 Credit)
PH 2210 - General Physics I (4 Credits)

Plus one of the following organismal level courses:

BI 2020 - Plants and Human Affairs (4 Credits)
BI 2050 - Zoology (4 Credits)

Plus one of the following micro‐level courses:

BI 3030 - Genetics (4 Credits)
BI 3210 - Microbiology (4 Credits)

Plus 4 of the following courses

(ones not taken above)

BI 1020 - Foundations of Nutrition (4 Credits)
BI 2030 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I (4 Credits)
BI 2040 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II (4 Credits)
BI 2070 ES 2070 - New England Natural History (4 Credits)
BI 3020 - Comparative Animal Physiology (4 Credits)
BI 4020 - Evolution (4 Credits)
BI 4910 - Internship Variable credit (1‐16)
CH 3310 - Organic Chemistry I (4 Credits)
CH 3320 - Organic Chemistry II (4 Credits)
CH 3330 - Biochemistry (4 Credits)
MT 2510 - Calculus I (4 Credits)
PH 2220 - General Physics II (4 Credits)

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