Biology Major (Bachelor of Science)

A student majoring in biology must complete 62 quarter hours in the major, the required cognates, the general studies program, and all baccalaureate degree requirements as outlined in this bulletin. One summer term (10 credits) at the WWU Rosario Beach Marine Laboratory is required during which at least one upper-division, marine-oriented course must be taken. Senior students are required to take the Major Field Test (MFT) examination in biology.

Required Courses:

BIOL 141	General Biology	4
BIOL 142	General Biology	4
BIOL 143	General Biology	4
BIOL 211	Introduction to Biological Research I	2
BIOL 250	Biostatistics	4
BIOL 296	Current Topics in Biology	1
BIOL 305	General Ecology	4
BIOL 483	Philosophy of Origins and Speciation	3
BIOL 381	Cell Biology I: Structure and Bioenergetics	4
BIOL 382	Cell Biology II: Genetics and Molecular Biology	4
BIOL 495	Colloquium	0
BIOL 496	Senior Seminar	2
	Electives	26
Total Credit Hours:		62

BIOL 495: 6 quarters required

Ten upper-division credits are required to be taken at the WWU Rosario Beach Marine Laboratory during one summer term.

Electives must include at least one course from each of the following five categories. A course may be used to fulfill more than one category.

Animal Biology:

BIOL 403	Ornithology	4 - 5
BIOL 405	Natural History of Vertebrates	4
BIOL 417	Behavior of Marine Organisms	5
BIOL 420	Sociobiology	3
BIOL 450	Paleobiology	4 - 5
BIOL 462	Ichthyology	5
BIOL 464	Animal Physiology	4
BIOL 468	Comparative Physiology	5
BIOL 475	Marine Invertebrates	5

Environmental Biology:

BIOL 360	Plant Biology	4
BIOL 403	Ornithology	4 - 5
BIOL 405	Natural History of Vertebrates	4
BIOL 410	Limnology	4 - 5
BIOL 417	Behavior of Marine Organisms	5
BIOL 420	Sociobiology	3
BIOL 426	Systematic Botany	4 - 5
BIOL 450	Paleobiology	4 - 5
BIOL 458	Marine Biology	5
BIOL 460	Marine Ecology	5
BIOL 462	Ichthyology	5
BIOL 463	Marine Phycology	5
BIOL 475	Marine Invertebrates	5

Functional Biology:

BIOL 383	Cell Biology III: Genomics and Regulation	4
BIOL 430	Molecular Biology Techniques	4 - 5
BIOL 435	Developmental Biology	4
BIOL 440	Human Anatomy	5
BIOL 445	Advanced Microbiology	4
BIOL 449	Vertebrate Histology	4
BIOL 464	Animal Physiology	4
BIOL 466	Immunology	4
BIOL 468	Comparative Physiology	5

Marine Biology:

BIOL 417	Behavior of Marine Organisms	5
BIOL 458	Marine Biology	5
BIOL 460	Marine Ecology	5
BIOL 462	Ichthyology	5
BIOL 463	Marine Phycology	5
BIOL 468	Comparative Physiology	5
BIOL 475	Marine Invertebrates	5

Plant Biology:

BIOL 360	Plant Biology	4
BIOL 426	Systematic Botany	4 - 5
BIOL 463	Marine Phycology	5

Cognates:

CHEM 141	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 142	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 143	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 144	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 145	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 146	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 321	Organic Chemistry	4
CHEM 322	Organic Chemistry	4
CHEM 323	Organic Chemistry	3
CHEM 325	Introduction to Organic Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 326	Introduction to Organic Chemistry Laboratory	1
MATH 117	Accelerated Precalculus	5
	or
MATH 121	Precalculus Mathematics I	4
	and
MATH 122	Precalculus Mathematics II	4
PHYS 211	General Physics	3
PHYS 212	General Physics	3
PHYS 213	General Physics	3
PHYS 214	General Physics Laboratory	1
PHYS 215	General Physics Laboratory	1
PHYS 216	General Physics Laboratory	1

(MATH 181, Analytic Geometry and Calculus I, strongly recommended.)