NSU Catalog 2011-2012

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NSU Catalog 2011-2012 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology Major (BS)

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Program Requirements

BIOL 151 - General Biology I 4 credits
BIOL 151L - General Biology I Lab 0 credit
BIOL 153 - General Biology II 4 credits
BIOL 153L - General Biology II Lab 0 credit
BIOL 490 - Seminar 1-3 credits
Elective (depending upon emphasis) 8 credits
May include BIOL 221 /BIOL 221L . Other credits must be 300-400 level.
Recommended courses:
PHYS 211 - University Physics I 4 credits
PHYS 211L - University Physics I Lab 0 credit
PHYS 213 - University Physics II 4 credits
PHYS 213L - University Physics II Lab 0 credit
A Statistics course (equivalent of MATH 381 or PSYC 371 ) 3 credits
BSEd majors also need the professional education courses for Secondary Education, including SEED 413 - 7-12 Science Methods .

Choose three: (12 credits)

BIOL 325 - Physiology 4 credits
BIOL 325L - Physiology Lab 0 credit
BIOL 331 - Microbiology 4 credits
BIOL 331L - Microbiology Lab 0 credit
BIOL 343 - Cell and Molecular Biology 4 credits
BIOL 343L - Cell and Molecular Biology Lab 0 credit
BIOL 371 - Genetics 4 credits
BIOL 371L - Genetics Lab 0 credit
BIOL 483 - Developmental Biology 4 credits
BIOL 483L - Developmental Biology Lab 0 credit

Choose one: (4 credits)

BIOL 301 - Plant Systematics 4 credits
BIOL 301L - Plant Systematics Lab 0-1 credit
BIOL 351 - Plant Structure and Function 4 credits
BIOL 351L - Plant Structure and Function Lab 0 credit

Choose one: (4 credits)

BIOL 357 - Invertebrate Zoology 4 credits
BIOL 357L - Invertebrate Zoology Lab 0 credit
BIOL 363 - Ornithology 4 credits
BIOL 363L - Ornithology Lab 0 credit
BIOL 365 - Vertebrate Zoology 4 credits
BIOL 365L - Vertebrate Zoology Lab 0 credit

Choose one: (2-4 credits)

BIOL 311 - Principles of Ecology 4 credits
BIOL 311L - Principles of Ecology Lab 0 credit
BIOL 373 - Evolution 3 credits

Total: 39-41 credits

Recommended supporting courses for BS and BSED in Biology

CHEM 112 - General Chemistry I 3 credits
CHEM 112L - General Chemistry I Lab 1 credit
CHEM 114 - General Chemistry II 3 credits
CHEM 114L - General Chemistry II Lab 1 credit
CHEM 326 - Organic Chemistry I 3 credits
CHEM 326L - Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 credits

Choose one: (4 credits)

CHEM 328 - Organic Chemistry II 3 credits
CHEM 328L - Organic Chemistry II Lab 1 credits
CHEM 332 - Analytical Chemistry 3 credits
CHEM 332L - Analytical Chemistry Lab 1 credits
CHEM 460 - Biochemistry 3 credits

Computer Programming (3 credits)

CSC 130 - Visual Basic Programming 3 credits
CSC 150 - Computer Science I 3 credits

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