Biological Sciences majors must complete a core which includes the following courses as well as a 30-hour concentration selected from the list of concentrations below.
BIO 1100
General Biology. (4 credits)
BIO 1200G
General Botany. (4 credits)
BIO 1300G
Animal Diversity. (4 credits)
BIO 3200
Genetics. (4 credits)
BIO 3800
Ecology. (4 credits)
BIO 4984
Organic Evolution. (3 credits)
CHM 1310G
General Chemistry I. (3 credits)
CHM 1315G
General Chemistry Laboratory I. (1 credits)
CHM 1410
General Chemistry II. (3 credits)
CHM 1415
General Chemistry Laboratory II. (1 credits)
CHM 2430
Survey of Organic Chemistry. (3 credits)
CHM 2435
Survey of Organic Chemistry Laboratory. (1 credits)
MAT 1441G
Calculus and Analytic Geometry I. (5 credits)
(See footnote 1)
PHY 1151G
Principles of Physics I. (3 credits)
PHY 1152G
Principles of Physics I Laboratory. (1 credits)
PHY 1161
Principles of Physics II. (3 credits)
PHY 1162
Principles of Physics II Laboratory. (1 credits)
AND
BIO 4750
Biometrics. (3 credits)
MAT 2250G
or
Elementary Statistics. (4 credits)
Footnote:
1Students not prepared for this course will be required to take additional prerequisite math classes.
Biological Sciences Concentrations:
1. Biology
Course work in the following areas:
26 sh of course work in the Biological Sciences (with the exception of BIO 3400, BIO 4275, workshops, and courses designed for General Education except BIO 3002G) or Mathematics or Physical Sciences courses above 2000 (with the exception of general education and CHM 2310). A minimum of 20 sh must be taken in the Biological Sciences.
AND
BIO 3510
Plant Physiology. (4 credits)
or
BIO 3520
Animal Physiology. (4 credits)
2. Botanical Sciences
Course work in the following areas:
BIO 3300
General Microbiology. (4 credits)
BIO 3510
Plant Physiology. (4 credits)
BIO 3610
Survey of Algae and Fungi. (3 credits)
BIO 3612
Plant Morphology. (3 credits)
BIO 3614
Plant Anatomy. (3 credits)
BIO 4948
Plant Taxonomy. (3 credits)
And 10 semester hours of course work from the following:
(Excluding BIO 4275)
BIO 2320
Economic Botany. (2 credits)
BIO 2322
Survey of Local Flora. (2 credits)
BIO 3100
Molecular and Cell Biology. (3 credits)
BIO 3101
Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory. (1 credits)
BIO 3312
Horticulture. (3 credits)
BIO 3322
Dendrology. (3 credits)
BIO 3450
Independent Study. (1 to 3 credits)
BIO 3451
Undergraduate Research. (1 to 3 credits)
BIO 4400
Teaching in the Lab. (1 credits)
BIO 4800
Research Techniques. (2 credits)
BIO 4810
Plant Ecology. (3 credits)
BIO 4892
Introduction to Paleobotany. (4 credits)
BIO 4940
Phycology. (3 credits)
BIO 4942
Mycology. (3 credits)
BIO 4944
Lichens. (3 credits)
BIO 4946
Bryology. (3 credits)
BIO 4960
Wetland and Aquatic Vascular Plants. (3 credits)
3. Ecology & Systematics
Course work in the following areas:
BIO 3510
Plant Physiology. (4 credits)
or
BIO 3520
Animal Physiology. (4 credits)
And 26 semester hours of course work from the following:
(Excluding BIO 4275)
BIO 3100
Molecular and Cell Biology. (3 credits)
BIO 3101
Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory. (1 credits)
BIO 3300
General Microbiology. (4 credits)
BIO 3322
Dendrology. (3 credits)
BIO 3450
Independent Study. (1 to 3 credits)
BIO 3451
Undergraduate Research. (1 to 3 credits)
BIO 3700
Parasitology. (3 credits)
BIO 3720
Entomology. (4 credits)
BIO 3810
Freshwater Ecology. (3 credits)
BIO 3950
Vertebrate Natural History. (3 credits)
BIO 3952
Invertebrate Natural History. (3 credits)
BIO 4400
Teaching in the Lab. (1 credits)
BIO 4800
Research Techniques. (2 credits)
BIO 4810
Plant Ecology. (3 credits)
BIO 4812
Fisheries Ecology and Management. (3 credits)
BIO 4814
Conservation Biology. (3 credits)
BIO 4816
Study of Biotic Communities. (3 credits)
BIO 4818
Environmental Microbiology. (4 credits)
BIO 4832
Animal Behavior. (4 credits)
BIO 4940
Phycology. (3 credits)
BIO 4942
Mycology. (3 credits)
BIO 4944
Lichens. (3 credits)
BIO 4946
Bryology. (3 credits)
BIO 4948
Plant Taxonomy. (3 credits)
BIO 4950
Ichthyology. (3 credits)
BIO 4952
Herpetology. (3 credits)
BIO 4954
Ornithology. (3 credits)
BIO 4960
Wetland and Aquatic Vascular Plants. (3 credits)
4. Cell and Functional Biology
Course work in the following areas:
BIO 3100
Molecular and Cell Biology. (3 credits)
BIO 3300
General Microbiology. (4 credits)
AND
BIO 2200
Human Anatomy. (4 credits)
(See footnote 3)
OR
BIO 3614
Plant Anatomy. (3 credits)
(See footnote 3)
OR
BIO 3620
Functional Comparative Anatomy. (4 credits)
(See footnote 3)
OR
BIO 3622
Embryology. (4 credits)
(See footnote 3)
AND
BIO 3510
Plant Physiology. (4 credits)
(See footnote 2)
BIO 3520
OR
Animal Physiology. (4 credits)
(See footnote 2)
AND
CHM 3300
Survey of Biochemistry. (3 credits)
OR
CHM 3450
Biochemistry I. (3 credits)
And 12 semester hours of course work from the following:
(Excluding BIO 4275)
BIO 2200
Human Anatomy. (4 credits)
BIO 3101
Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory. (1 credits)
BIO 3210
Immunology. (3 credits)
BIO 3450
Independent Study. (1 to 3 credits)
BIO 3451
Undergraduate Research. (1 to 3 credits)
BIO 3510
Plant Physiology. (4 credits)
BIO 3520
Animal Physiology. (4 credits)
BIO 3614
Plant Anatomy. (3 credits)
BIO 3620
Functional Comparative Anatomy. (4 credits)
BIO 3622
Embryology. (4 credits)
BIO 3624
Histology. (3 credits)
BIO 4400
Teaching in the Lab. (1 credits)
BIO 4751
Advanced Molecular Cell Biology. (3 credits)
BIO 4800
Research Techniques. (2 credits)
BIO 4830
Comparative Vertebrate Physiology. (3 credits)
BIO 4832
Animal Behavior. (4 credits)
BIO 4834
Neurobiology. (3 credits)
BIO 4836
Pathogenic Microbiology. (4 credits)
CHM 3455
Biochemistry Laboratory. (2 credits)
CHM 3460
Biochemistry II. (3 credits)
CHM 4790
Medicinal Chemistry. (3 credits)
CHM 4860
Biochemistry III. (3 credits)
Footnotes:
(Major GPA based on all biological sciences courses taken at EIU.)
2One course is required in concentration; the other may be used as an elective.
3One course is required in concentration; the others may be used as an elective.
Information sourced from the 2005-2006 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.
