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Biology, B.S.

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This major is administered by the Department of Biology .

A minimum of 39 credits in biology as follows:

Required

BIOL 130 - Introduction to Plant Biology 5 cr.
BIOL 160 - Introduction to Animal Biology 5 cr.
BIOL 210 - Principles of Genetics 3 cr.
BIOL 270 - Ecology and Evolution 4 cr.
BIOL 305 - General Ecology 3 cr.
BIOL 306 - Ecological Methods 1 cr.
BIOL 490 - Senior Seminar (with various subtitles in Biology). 2 cr.

Note

If you complete the College of Natural Resources Summer Field Experience, do not take BIOL 306 .

One course from

Course clusters

Complete at least one course from at least two of the following course clusters.

Advanced Plant Courses

One course from

BIOL 330 - Plant Morphology 4 cr.
BIOL 331 - Plant Anatomy 4 cr.
BIOL 337 - Plant Pathology 3 cr.
BIOL 338 - Phycology 4 cr.
BIOL 342 - Vascular Plant Taxonomy 4 cr.
BIOL 351 - Plant Physiology 4 cr.
BIOL 353 - Ethnobotany 3 cr.
BIOL 355 - Plant Ecology 4 cr.

Or two from

BIOL 308 - Plant Communities of the Upper Midwest 2 cr.
BIOL 345 - Agrostology 2 cr.
BIOL 347 - Aquatic Vascular Plants 2 cr.

Advanced Animal Courses

One course from

BIOL 361 - Aquatic Invertebrate Zoology 3 cr.
BIOL 362 - Animal Parasitology 4 cr.
BIOL 367 - General Entomology 4 cr.
BIOL 370 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy 4 cr.
BIOL 373 - Comparative Vertebrate Histology 4 cr.
BIOL 374 - Ichthyology 4 cr.
BIOL 375 - Fisheries Ecology 3 cr.
BIOL 376 - Herpetology 3 cr.
BIOL 377 - Ornithology 3 cr.
BIOL 378 - Mammalogy 3 cr.
BIOL 381 - Animal Physiology 4 cr.
BIOL 385 - Human Physiology 4 cr.
BIOL 387 - Human Anatomy (formerly 286) 4 cr.
BIOL 388 - Animal Behavior 3 cr.
WATR 488 - Aquatic Insects 3 cr.

Note

If you take BIOL 381 and BIOL 385 , you will only get credit for one of these courses for the biology major.

Advanced Cell, Molecular, Techniques, and Field Courses

One course from

BIOL 309 - Field Biology 3-4 cr.
BIOL 312 - Human Genetics 4 cr.
BIOL 314 - Cell Biology 4 cr.
BIOL 317 - Developmental Biology 4 cr.
BIOL 323 - Paleontology Collecting Field Trip 3 cr.
BIOL 326 - Electron Microscope Techniques 3 cr.
BIOL 333 - General Microbiology 4 cr.
BIOL 335 - Mycology 4 cr.
BIOL 386 - Aquaculture/Fish Culture 3 cr.
BIOL 389 - Immunology 3 cr.
BIOL 415 - Advanced Microbiology 3 cr.
CHEM 365 - Biochemistry 4 cr.

Or both

Note

You may use BIOL 314 , BIOL 351 , BIOL 381 , and BIOL 385 to satisfy only ONE of the required areas.

Collateral courses

Chemistry

CHEM 105 - Fundamental Chemistry 5 cr. and
CHEM 106 - Fundamental Chemistry 5 cr.
or
CHEM 117 - General Chemistry Principles 5 cr.

Mathematics

MATH 111 - Applied Calculus 4 cr. or
MATH 120 - Calculus I 4 cr. or
MATH 355 - Elementary Statistical Methods 4 cr.

Electives

Elective credits to reach a minimum of 39 biology credits. Select from:

Biology Credits at UW-Stevens Point

Biology majors must complete at least 12 biology credits at UW-Stevens Point.

Communication in the Major

Capstone Experience

BIOL 490 - Senior Seminar (with various subtitles in Biology). 2 cr.

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