2023-24 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog

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2023-24 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology, B.A.

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14½ course credits:

BI 151 Biology I: Cells, Genes, Evolution, Diversity
BI 152 Biology II: Structure, Function, Ecosystems
BI 211 Genetics
BI 455 Methods of Biological Research
BI 456 Student-Originated Research
BI 461 Science Seminar
Two BI or NSC course credits numbered 200 or higher (excluding BI 371 and BI 372 ) or EXS 218 . One course credit must include a lab.
MA 214 Statistical Methods

One course credit studying life at the organismal level

One course credit studying life at the ecosystem level

BI 204 Conservation of Natural Resources
BI 207 Vertebrate Ecology of the Prairie
BI 208 Island Ecology
BI 209 Ecology
BI 214 Amazonian Ecology and Culture II
BI 315 Ornithology
BI 320 Aquatic Biology
BI 325 Behavioral Ecology
BI 348 Current Topics with Laboratory (One topic approved by EPC.)
1. Field Ecology of Iowa

One course credit studying life at the cellular level

Three CH course credits from

One MA course credit from

Note:

By completing the biology major, students have met the requirements for OCAC/ILAC.

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