Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
215 Holt Hall
Dept 2653
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37403

(423) 425-4341
(423) 425-2285 fax

BACHELOR'S DEGREE - BIOLOGY

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REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL CONCENTRATIONS

38 hrs of Biology
2.0 GPA in major and related courses
Satisfy General Education and university requirements
B121, B122 or equivalent with laboratory
Biology Laboratory Courses - four lab courses above the 100 level
400 Biology Level Courses - 3 hour course at the 400 level
Genetics B325
English 278 or Biology 495
Foreign language through first college year in one language
Mathematics 131 and 136 or Math 145 and 151/152
Math 145,151/152 recommended for prospective graduate students
General Chemistry with labs (C121/123 and C122/124)
Organic Chemistry with labs (C351/353 and C352/354

General biology Concentration
Botany-select 1 course B207,B351,B352
Zoology-select 1 course B312,B313,B320,B330, B340,B342,B403,B408,B425,B456,B457,B458
Pre-professional Concentration
Botany-select 1 course B207,B351,B352
Zoology-select 1 course B312,B313,B320,B330, B340,B342,B403,B408,B425,B456,B457,B458
Ecology Concentration:
Botany-select 1 course B207,B351,B352
Zoology-select 1 course B312,B313,B320,B330, B340,B342,B403,B408,B425,B456,B457,B458
Organismal Biology Concentration
Select 4 courses (at least one botany and one zoology)
Botany-B207,B351,B352
Zoology-B312,B313,B320,B330, B340,B342,B403,B408,B425,B456,B457,B458
Molecular Biology Concentration
Botany-select 1 course B207,B351,B352
Zoology-select 1 course B312,B313,B320,B330, B340,B342,B403,B408,B425,B456,B457,B458

General biology Concentration
Select 1 course B306-7,B315,B416,B450,ESC406, ESC440
Pre-professional Concentration
Select 1 course B306-7,B315,B416,B450
Ecology Concentration
Select 3 courses B306-7,B315,B416,B450,ESC406, ESC440
Organismal Biology Concentration
Select 2 courses B306-7,B315,B416,B450,ESC406, ESC440
Molecular Biology Concentration
Select 1 course B306-7,B315,B416,B450,ESC406

General biology Concentration
Select 1 course B304,B311,B323,B412,B420,B428,B463
Pre-professional Concentration
Select 2 courses B311,B323,B428
Ecology Concentration
Select 1 course B304,B323
Organismal Biology Concentration
Select 1 course B304,B311,B323,B412,B428,B463
Molecular Biology Concentration
Take B311,B326,B412,B420,B428

General biology Concentration
2 courses and 2 labs
Physics 103/183,P104/184 OR Geology 111/181, 112/182
Physics recommended for prospective graduate students
Pre-professional Concentration
2 courses and 2 labs
Physics 103/183,P104/184
Ecology Concentration
2 courses and 2 labs
Physics 103/183,P104/184 OR Geology 111/181, 112/182
Physics recommended for prospective graduate students
Organismal Biology Concentration
2 courses and 2 labs
Physics 103/183,P104/184 OR Geology 111/181, 112/182
Physics recommended for prospective graduate students
Molecular Biology Concentration
2 courses and 2 labs
Physics 103/183,P104/184

Comparative Vertebrate Zoology (B313), Histology (B330) , Developmental Vertebrate Embryology (B403), Invertebrate Zoology (B312), Animal Behavior (B320), Herpetology (B340), Entomology (B342), Parasites of Man (B408), Developmental Biology (B425), Ichthyology (B 456), Mammalology (B457), Ornithology (B458)

Ecology (B306), Ecology Lab (B307), Evolution (B315), Biogeography (B416), Systematics (B450), Limnology and Reservoir Ecology (ESC 406), Tropical Marine Ecology (ESC 440)

Microbiology (B311), Animal Physiology (B323), Cell Biology (B428), Plant Physiology (B304), Immunology (B412), Molecular Genetics (B420), Endocrinology (B463)