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2019-2020 College of Liberal Arts (Admitted Fall 2019/Spring 2020) 
    
2019-2020 College of Liberal Arts (Admitted Fall 2019/Spring 2020) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology Major


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Requirements for the Major (48 credits)


II. Intermediate and Upper Level Course work (24 credits)


Students must take an additional 24 credits at the intermediate or upper level from among the following, including at least 2 credits at the 400 level to provide a capstone experience during their senior year. At least 14 credits (which may include the capstone) must be at the upper level, and at least 3 courses must have labs.

The first four credits of independent laboratory or field research (BIOL 296, 396, 404, 410, 411; CHEM 360; NEUR 296, 396) can be counted as one lab course; additional credits are counted as non-lab electives. No more than 8 credits of independent research can count toward the major (BIOL 294, 296, 396, 402, 404, 410, 411; CHEM 360; NEUR 294, 296, 396). No more than 2 credits of internship/ INTC 200 can count towards the major, and a Biology faculty member must be the faculty evaluator.

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