2018-2019 Academic Catalog

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2018-2019 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology, B.A.

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14½ course credits:

BI 151 Biology I: Ecosystems, Cells, and Evolution
BI 152 Biology II: Phylogeny, Structure, and Function
BI 211 Genetics
BI 455 Methods of Biological Research
BI 456 Student-Originated Research
BI 461 Science Seminar
Two BI course credits numbered 200 or higher excluding BI 371 and BI 372 . 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 295 Special Topics (One topic approved by EPC.)
1. Ecology and Culture of the Amazon 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

CH 113 Principles of Chemistry I
CH 114 Principles of Chemistry II
CH 117 Accelerated Principles of Chemistry
CH 190 Environmental Chemistry
Any CH course numbered 200 or higher

One MA course credit from

Note:

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

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