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Biological Sciences

(BS)

Major

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 4750
Biometrics.  (3 credits)

or MAT 2250G

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)
MAT 2250G
Elementary Statistics.  (4 credits)

or BIO 4750

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)

Suggested Four-Year Plan of Study

A suggested four-year plan of study for the BS in Biological Sciences with a concentration in

  1.  Biology,
  2.  Botanical Sciences,
  3.  Ecology and Systematics, or 
  4.  Cell and Functional Biology follows:

(Major GPA based on all biological sciences courses take at EIU.)

First Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 16

BIO 1100
General Biology.  (4 credits)
CHM 1310G
General Chemistry I.  (3 credits)
CHM 1315G
General Chemistry Laboratory I.  (1 credits)
ENG 1001G
Composition and Language.  (3 credits)
MAT 1441G
Calculus and Analytic Geometry I.  (5 credits)

(See footnote 1)

First Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 17

  • General Education Elective. Credits: 3
  • Elective. Credits: 3
BIO 1200G
General Botany.  (4 credits)
CHM 1410
General Chemistry II.  (3 credits)
CHM 1415
General Chemistry Laboratory II.  (1 credits)
ENG 1002G
Composition and Literature.  (3 credits)

Second Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 17

  • General Education Elective. Credits: 3
BIO 1300G
Animal Diversity.  (4 credits)
CHM 2430
Survey of Organic Chemistry.  (3 credits)
CHM 2435
Survey of Organic Chemistry Laboratory.  (1 credits)
HIS 3600G
The U.S. Constitution and the Nation.  (3 credits)

Or

PLS 1153G
American Government and Constitution.  (3 credits)
SPC 1310G
Introduction to Speech Communication.  (3 credits)

Second Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 14-16

  • Concentration 1, 2, 3 or 4. Credits: 3-4
  • Concentration 1, 2, 3 or 4. Credits: 3-4
BIO 3200
Genetics.  (4 credits)
PHY 1151G
Principles of Physics I.  (3 credits)
PHY 1152G
Principles of Physics I Laboratory.  (1 credits)

Third Year, First Semester - Total Hour: 16-17

  • Concentration 1, 2, 3 or 4. Credits: 3-4
  • Concentration 1, 2, 3 or 4. Credits: 3
  • General Education Elective. Credits: 3
  • General Education Elective. Credits: 3
PHY 1161
Principles of Physics II.  (3 credits)
PHY 1162
Principles of Physics II Laboratory.  (1 credits)

Third Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 16-17

  • Concentration 1, 2, 3 or 4. Credits: 3
  • Concentration 1, 2, 3 or 4. Credits: 3
  • General Education Elective. Credits: 3
BIO 3800
Ecology.  (4 credits)
BIO 4750
Biometrics.  (3 credits)

or

MAT 2250G
Elementary Statistics.  (4 credits)

Fourth Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 12-13

  • Senior Seminar. Credits: 3
  • Concentration 1, 2, 3 or 4. Credits: 3
  • Concentration 1, 2, 3 or 4. Credits: 3
  • Elective or Foreign Language. Credits: 3-4

Fourth Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 13-15

  • Concentration 1, 2, 3 or 4. Credits: 3
  • Elective. Credits: 3
  • Elective. Credits: 1-2
  • Elective or Foreign Language. Credits:3-4
BIO 4984
Organic Evolution.  (3 credits)

Biological Sciences Concentrations:

1. Biology

Course work in the following areas:

BIO 3002G
Environmental Life Science.  (3 credits)
BIO 3400
Methods of Teaching Biological Sciences in High School.  (3 credits)
BIO 3510
Plant Physiology.  (4 credits)

or

BIO 3520
Animal Physiology.  (4 credits)
BIO 4275
Internship.  (12 credits)
CHM 2310
Inorganic Chemistry I.  (3 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 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)

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 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)

4. Cell and Functional Biology

Course work in the following areas:

BIO 2200
Human Anatomy.  (4 credits)

(See footnote 3)
or BIO 3614 or BIO 3620 or BIO 3622

BIO 3100
Molecular and Cell Biology.  (3 credits)
BIO 3101
Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory.  (1 credits)
BIO 3300
General Microbiology.  (4 credits)
BIO 3510
Plant Physiology.  (4 credits)

(See footnote 2)
or

BIO 3520
Animal Physiology.  (4 credits)

(See footnote 2)

BIO 3614
Plant Anatomy.  (3 credits)

(See footnote 3)
or BIO 2200 or BIO 3620 or BIO 3622

BIO 3620
Functional Comparative Anatomy.  (4 credits)

(See footnote 3)
or BIO 2200 or BIO 3614 or BIO 3622

BIO 3622
Embryology.  (4 credits)

(See footnote 3)
or BIO 2200 or BIO 3614 or BIO 3620

CHM 3300
Survey of Biochemistry.  (3 credits)

or

CHM 3450
Biochemistry I.  (3 credits)

And 11 semester hours of course work from the following:

(Excluding BIO 4275)

BIO 2200
Human Anatomy.  (4 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

1 Students not prepared for this course will be required to take additional prerequisite math classes.

2 One course is required in concentration; the other may be used as an elective.

3 One course is required in concentration; the others may be used as an elective.

 (Major GPA based on all biological sciences courses taken at EIU.)

Information sourced from the 2004-2005 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.

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