Required Courses:
· B BIO 180 Intro Biology I (5)*
· B BIO 200 Intro Biology II (5)*
· B BIO 220 Intro Biology III (5)*
· B BIO 360 Intro Genetics (5)
· BES 312 Ecology (5)
· B BIO 466 Evolution (5)
· BES 301 Science Methods and Practice (5)
· BIS 3xx Bioethics (5)
Cell/Subcellular Biology (choose one course from the following list):
· B BIO 364 Biochemistry (5)
· B BIO 370 Microbiology(5)
· B BIO 380 Cell Biology(5)
Physiology (choose one course from the following list):
· B BIO 350 Animal Physiology (5)
· B BIO 3xx Plant Physiology (5)
· B BIO 3xx Human Anatomy (5)
Investigative Biology (choose from the following list):
· Approved Undergraduate research (B BIO 498; 5)
· Approved Internship/ Independent Study (B BIO 499; 5)
· B BIO 495 Investigative Biology (5)
Note: this requirement may be fulfilled with an internship that does not earn course credit. In such cases, students should be aware that the 180-credit graduation requirement still applies.
Biology and Society (choose one course from the following list):
- B BIO 231/BISSTS 231 Genes, Genomes and Heredity
- B BIO 232/BISSTS 232 Embryos, Genes and Reproductive Technology
- B BIO 305 Science and Ethics of Stem Cells
- B BIO 393 Brain and Behavior
- BES 362 Intro to Restoration Ecology
- BES 462 Restoration Ecology Network Capstone
- BES 485 Conservation Biology
- BIS 241 Nature and the Northwest
- BIS 243 Intro to Environmental Issues
- BIS 306 Marine Diversity and Conservation
- BIS 356 Ethics and the Environment
- BIS 391 Environmental History of the Pacific NW Bioregion
- BIS 405/B EDUC 493 Environmental Education
- BIS 411 Biotechnology and Society
- BIS 459 Conservation and Sustainable Development
- BISSTS 307 Science Technology and Society
- B NURS 407 Cultural and Social Issues in Health Care
Electives (choose three courses from the following list)
· B BIO 350 Animal Physiology (5)+
· B BIO 364 Biochemistry (5)+
· B BIO 3xx Microbiology (5)+
· B BIO 380 Cell Biology (5)+
· B BIO 3xx Human Anatomy (5)+
· B BIO 393 Brain and Behavior (5)
· B BIO 460 Developmental Biology (5)
· BES 485 Conservation Biology (5)
· BES 488 Wetland Ecology (5)
· BES 462, 463, 464 Restoration Ecology Capstone (10-counts as two electives)
· BES 489 Pacific NW Ecosystems (5)
· BES 490 Pacific NW Plants in Restoration & Conservation (5)
· BIS 306 Marine Diversity and Conservation (5)
· BIS 381 History of Life (5)
Chemistry
· B CHEM 142 General Chemistry I (5)*
· B CHEM 152 General Chemistry II (5)*
· B CHEM 162 General Chemistry III (5)*
· B CHEM 237 Organic Chemistry I (4)
Physics
· B PHYS 114/117 General Physics I (4+1)
· B PHYS 115/118 General Physics II (4+1)
Alternatively, students may substitute the Calculus-based Physics option:
· B PHYS 121 Mechanics
· B PHYS 122 Electromagnetism and Oscillatory Motion
Mathematics
· B CUSP 124 Calculus I (5)
· BIS 315 Statistics (5)
* Prerequisite courses.
Program Policies
If more than one course is taken from the list of courses that satisfy the
Cell/Subcellular Biology requirement, or the Physiology requirement,
then the additional courses may be counted as Biology electives. For example, if a student takes both Biochemistry and Microbiology, one counts toward the Cell/Subcell requirement, and one can count as a Biology elective.
Some courses may be used to satisfy the Bio & Society requirement, or
a Biology elective requirement, but a single course cannot be used to
satisfy both requirements. For example, BES 485 Conservation Biology may count either as a Biology elective, or as a Bio & Society course, but not both.
The lists of electives and Biology & Society courses will be updated annually, each Fall. Please verify that a course fulfills the requirement with your Program Advisor.