Bachelor of Science in Biology (120 Hours)

Students will be able to function as independent scholars.

Students will gain an appreciation of nature.

Students will gain an understanding of biological knowledge that will have a role in their lives when they graduate from Adrian College.

Students will be able to critically assess information and communicate clearly in writing and verbally.

Essential Liberal Arts Courses (31 hours)

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
CCC100	Introduction to College Writing	3
CCC102	Public Speaking	3

MATH100	Mathematics for the Liberal Arts	4
	Or
MATH101	Intermediate Algebra	4

XXXX	Scientific Inquiry	4
BIOL302	Junior Seminar	2

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
GCON110	Great Conversation: The Meaning of Life	3
GCON120	Great Conversation: Western Civilization	3
GCON130	GCON130 - Great Conversation: Global Civilization	3
GCON140	GCON140 - Great Conversation: Art	3
GCON150	GCON150 - Great Conversation: What It Means to Be A U.S. Citizen	3

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
BIOL131	General Biology I - Molecules and Cells	4
BIOL131L	General Biology Lab I	0
BIOL132	General Biology II - Organismal Biology	4
BIOL132L	General Biology II Lab	0
BIOL217	Principles of Ecology	3
BIOL218	Ecology Laboratory	1
BIOL221	Principles of Genetics	3
BIOL223	Genetics Laboratory	1
BIOL302	Junior Seminar	2
BIOL326	Microbiology	4
BIOL402	Capstone: Senior Seminar	3

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
BIOL130	Local Flora	3
BIOL199	Exploratory Internship	1
BIOL203	Histology	3
BIOL212	Vertebrate Zoology	4
BIOL262	Invertebrate Zoology	4
BIOL285	Biostatistics	3
BIOL299	Experimental Course - Histology	2
BIOL309	Topics in Biology	1-4
BIOL310	Neurobiology	4
BIOL312	Principles of Neuropharmacology	3
BIOL315	Pathophysiology	3
BIOL324	Conservation Biology	3
BIOL327	Advanced Microbiology	3
BIOL333	Biochemistry	3
BIOL334	Biochemistry Lab	1
BIOL343	Molecular Cell Biology	3
BIOL345	Methods in Molecular Bio	3
BIOL351	Plant Physiology	3
BIOL352	Plant Ecology	4
BIOL355	Evolutionary Biology	3
BIOL364	Entomology	4
BIOL365	General Physiology	4
BIOL366	Biology of Parasites	4
BIOL369	Developmental Biology	4
BIOL370	Immunology	3
BIOL375	Animal Behavior & Communication	4
BIOL378	Ichthyology	4
BIOL379	Herpetology	4
BIOL380	Ornithology	4
BIOL381	Mammalogy	4
BIOL399	Professional Internship	1-12
BIOL455	Human Anatomy	3
BIOL499	Advanced Topics in Biology	1

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
CHEM105	General Chemistry I	3
CHEM117	Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I	1
MATH115	Pre-Calculus Mathematics	4

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
CHEM106	General Chemistry II	3
CHEM118	Introductory Chemistry Laboratory II	1
CHEM224	Organic Chemistry I	3
CHEM225	Organic Chemistry II	3
CHEM226	Organic Chemistry Laboratory I	1
CHEM227	Organic Chemistry Laboratory II	1
CHEM341	Biochemistry	3
CHEM344	Biochemistry Laboratory	1

CHEM341: BIOL333 will be accepted as a substitute.

CHEM344: BIOL334 will be accepted as a substitute.

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
BIOL131	General Biology I - Molecules and Cells	4
BIOL131L	General Biology Lab I	0
MATH100	Mathematics for the Liberal Arts	4
CHEM105	General Chemistry I	3
CHEM117	Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I	1
CCC100	Introduction to College Writing	3

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
BIOL132	General Biology II - Organismal Biology	4
BIOL132L	General Biology II Lab	0
MATH101	Intermediate Algebra	4
CHEM106	General Chemistry II	3
CHEM118	Introductory Chemistry Laboratory II	1
CCC102	Public Speaking	3

Note:

General elective credit hours will vary dependent upon the following degree requirements:
- Must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours
- Must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours of coursework at the 300 or 400-level

Courses requiring prerequisites and corequisites are noted on the course which can be found in the course description section of the catalog.