Overall Requirements
- Courses in Biology, Chemistry, Math & Physics (see details below)
- LAS General Education Courses
- Language other than English
- Composition I and Advanced Composition
- Electives
Minimum Hours Required for Graduation: 120 hours
Supporting Courses
- MATH 220: Calculus or MATH 221: Calculus I
- STAT 212: Biostatistics
- CHEM 102, 103, 104 & 105: General Chemistry I & II, and labs or CHEM 202, 203, 204 & 205: Accelerated Chemistry I & II, and labs
- CHEM 232, 233: Elementary Organic Chemistry I, and lab or CHEM 236: Fundamental Organic Chemistry I & CHEM 237: Structure and Synthesis
- PHYS 101 & 102: College Physics, and labs or PHYS 211 & 212: University Physics, and labs
Introductory Biology Sequence
- IB 150: Organismal and Evolutionary Biology
- MCB 150: Molecular and Cellular Basis of Life
Core CourseS
- IB 202: Physiology, with lab
- IB 203: Ecology, with lab
- IB 204: Genetics, with lab
- IB 302: Evolution, with lab
Advanced Courses
Additional advanced courses totaling a minimum of 14 hours at the 300– to 400-level are required.Course selection from the list of approved advanced courses for IB majors must include one with a lab.
The advanced courses must include one course from two of the following three areas:
- Area I: Organismal and Evolutionary Biology
- Area II: Behavior, Ecology, and the Environment
- Area III: Integrative Anatomy, Physiology, and Molecular Biology
Additional detailed requirements are on the SIB website