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Biological Sciences (B.S.)

Total Semester Hours required for the Degree: 120 semester hours

Major

Semester Hours required for the Biological Sciences Major: 77 semester hours

Core Requirements:

BIO 1150
Biology Forum.  (1 credits)
BIO 1500
General Biology I.  (4 credits)
BIO 1550G
General Biology II.  (4 credits)
BIO 3120
Molecular and Cellular Biology.  (4 credits)
BIO 3180
Introduction to Ecology and Evolution.  (4 credits)
BIO 3200
Genetics.  (4 credits)
BIO 3300
General Microbiology.  (4 credits)

or

BIO 3330
Introduction to Botany.  (4 credits)

or

BIO 3340
Zoology.  (4 credits)
BIO 2220
Anatomy and Physiology II.  (4 credits)

or

BIO 3510
Plant Physiology.  (4 credits)

or

BIO 3520
Animal Physiology.  (4 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)
MAT 2110G
Brief Calculus with Applications.  (3 credits)

(See footnote *)

or

MAT 1441G
Calculus and Analytic Geometry I.  (5 credits)

(See footnote *)

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

CHM 2430
Survey of Organic Chemistry.  (3 credits)
CHM 2435
Survey of Organic Chemistry Laboratory.  (1 credits)

OR

CHM 2440
Organic Chemistry I.  (3 credits)
CHM 2445
Organic Chemistry Laboratory I.  (1 credits)

AND

BIO 4750
Statistical Analysis of Scientific Data.  (4 credits)
MAT 2250G

OR

Elementary Statistics.  (4 credits)

Electives:

Biological Sciences majors must also complete 21 sh of elective course work in Biological Sciences (with the exception of BIO 3400, BlO 4275, workshops, and courses designed for General Education with the exception of BIO 3888G) or Mathematics or Physical Sciences courses above 2000 (with the exception of general education and CHM 2310). A minimum of 14 sh must be taken in the Biological Sciences.

Footnotes:

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

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

Information sourced from the 2025-2026 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.

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