Biology (B.S.)
- General Education (see list of approved courses)
- Rhetoric and Composition: Two approved courses in rhetoric and composition (6 hours)
- Mathematics: One approved mathematics course (3 hours)
- Statistics: Biology 216* (4 hours) or Mathematics 210 (3 hours) Students who have taken Engineering 222, HHP 401, Mathematics 307, 408, Psychology 201 or Sociology 250 and subsequently changed their major to Biology will have satisfied this requirement.
- Natural Sciences: Two approved natural science courses, at least one including a laboratory component (7-8 hours)
- Humanities and Fine Arts: Two approved humanities and fine arts courses, one from fine arts and one from either (6 hours)
- Cultures and Civilizations: Option A: Western Humanities I and II and one approved Non-Western Cultures and Civilizations OR Option B: World Civilization I, II, III (9 hours total)
- Behavioral and Social Sciences: Two approved behavioral or social science courses in two different disciplines (6 hours)
Major and Related Courses
- English 278 (required within the first 60 hours) or Biology 495. Students who have taken English 276, 277 or 279 and subsequently changed their major to Biology will have satisfied this requirement.
- Foreign Language through the first college year in one foreign language or the equivalent through placement exam. Students with documented evidence that English is their second language as determined by the department head will meet the foreign language requirement after successful completion of English 122.
- Mathematics 131 and 136; OR 144, 145 and 151/152 (Initial course in Mathematics sequence is dependent upon UTC Math Placement.)
- Chemistry 121/123, 122/124, 351/353, 352/354.
- Biology - 38 hours including 121, 122 (a grade of C or better must be earned in 122 in order to take courses beyond the 100 level for which 122 is a prerequisite), 325 (326 required for the molecular concentration but is an elective for all other concentrations), four laboratory courses above the 100 level, 3 hours of a single, formal lecture or laboratory course at the 400 level.
- No more than 4 hours of 497r and/or 498r may be counted as part of the 38 hours of biology. All senior level students must take a major field achievement test in biology prior to graduation.
- 2.0 average in all biology courses.
- Minimum of 39 hours of 300 and 400 level courses.
- Electives to complete 120 hours.
- See additional requirements.
*Also satisfies requirement in the major.
Each biology major must also complete the requirements for one of the following concentrations.
2126 - General Biology
- Physics 103/183, 104/184 or Geology 111/181, 112/182 (Physics 103/183, 104/184 recommended for prospective graduate students)
- Biology courses:
- Botany (select 1 course) - 207, 351, 352
- Zoology (select 1 course) - 312, 313, 320, 330, 342, 403, 408, 434, 445, 456, 457, 458 (Courses offered in Botany and Zoology at Gulf Coast Research Laboratory may be substituted. Approval of the department head required)
- Ecology and Evolution (select 1 course) - 306/307, 315, 406, 416, 440, 450
- Cell and Physiology (select 1 course) - 304, 311, 323, 401, 404, 412, 420, 428, 460, 463
- Recommended electives: Chemistry 341, 466
2127 - Preprofessional (Premedical, Predental, Premedical Technology)
- Chemistry 466, Physics 103/183 and Physics 104/184
- Biology courses:
Botany (select 1 course) - 207, 351, 352.
Zoology ( select 1 option) - 313 or 403 or 434; or 191 plus one course to be chosen from 312, 320, 342, 408, 445, 456, 457, 458
Ecology and Evolution (select 1 course) - 306, 315, 416, 450
Cell and Physiology (select 2 courses) - 311, 323, 428, 460 - One additional course to be chosen
from
Zoology - 312, 313, 320, 330, 342, 403, 408, 434, 445, 456, 457, 458
OR
Cell and Physiology - 304, 311, 323, 412, 420, 428, 460, 463 - Recommended elective - Classics 300
- Recommended, Premedical technology - BIOL 311, BIOL 412
2128 - Ecology
- Physics 103/183, 104/184 or Geology 111/181, 112/182 (Physics 103/183, 104/184 recommended for prospective graduate students)
- Biology courses:
Botany (select 1 course) - 207, 351, 352
Zoology (select 1 course) - 312, 313, 320, 330, 342, 403, 408, 445, 456, 457, 458 (Courses offered in Botany and Zoology at Gulf Coast Research Laboratory or Highlands
Biological Station may be substituted. Approval of the department head required.)
Ecology and Evolution (select 3 courses) - 306/307 (required), 315, 406, 416, 440, 450
Cell and Physiology (select 1 course) - 304, 311, 323, 401, 404, 428, 460, 463 - Recommended electives: Geography 221, Geology 123
2129 - Organismal Biology
- Mathematics: 144, 145 and 151/152 recommended for prospective graduate students.
- Physics: 103/183, 104/184 or Geology 111/181,112/182 (Physics 103/183, 104/184 recommended for prospective graduate students)
- Biology courses:
Botany and Zoology (select 4 courses) - 207, 312, 313, 320, 342, 351, 352, 403, 408, 445, 456, 457, 458 (A minimum of one botany and one zoology course must be taken. Courses offered in Botany and Zoology at Gulf Coast Research Laboratory or Highlands Biological Station may be substituted. Approval of the department head required.)
Ecology and Evolution (select 2 courses) - 306/307, 315, 406, 416, 440, 450
Cell and Physiology (select 1 course) - 304, 323, 460 - Recommended elective: Chemistry 466
2130 - Molecular
- Mathematics 144, 145 and 151/152 recommended for prospective graduate students.
- Chemistry 466, Physics 103/183 and Physics 104/184
- Biology courses:
Botany (select 1 course) - 207, 351, 352
Zoology (select 1 course) - 312, 313, 320, 330, 342, 403, 408, 434, 445, 456, 457, 458
Ecology and Evolution (select 1 course) - 306, 315, 406, 416, 450
Cell and Physiology - 311, 326, 412, 420, 428 - Recommended elective: Chemistry 341
4520 - BIOLOGY MINOR
The Biology Department offers a minor requiring 20 hours of biology including Biology 121, 122 and eight hours at the 300 level or above.
Minimum 2.0 average in the minor.
Environmental Science (B.S.)
The environmental science major consists of two parts: 1) a core curriculum required of all majors and 2) a concentration of study in one of the following areas: biology, chemistry, engineering, geology, geography, mathematics, or sociology/anthropology. Environmental science courses are described below; all other required courses are described in the listings of other departments named.
