Forty credits (40) in Biology. These must include (for complete course descriptions, please see Biology Courses):
| Course number | Title | Credits |
Frequency of offering* | Prerequisites |
| BIOL 126 or 132 | Phage Hunters II or Organism Function and Diversity | 4 | Spring | BIOL 121 or 125 (C- or better) |
| BIOL 210 | Introduction to Ecology and Evolution | 3 | Fall & spring | BIOL 126 or 132, CHEM 111 (C- or better in each course) |
| BIOL 260 | The Research Process | 3 | Fall & spring | BIOL 126 or 132 (C- or better) |
| BIOL 340 | Cellular Biology | 4 | Fall | BIOL 126 or 132, CHEM 112 (C- or better in each course) |
| BIOL 341 | General Genetics | 4 | Spring | BIOL 126 or 132, CHEM 112 (C- or better in each course) |
| BIOL 451 | Seminar | 2 | Fall & spring | BIOL 210, 260, 340, 341 (C- or better in each course) |
PLUS
- One major elective course designated Research Intensive (302, 412, 427, 430,
432, 491 and 472).
- One additional upper-level major elective course with a laboratory component.
- Enough total biology major credit to equal a minimum of 40 credits.
- All graduating students must participate in the assessment of the major.