Biology BS

Major Requirements

A major in biology consists of:

BIOL 150	Biodiversity, Form, and Function/Lecture	3
BIOL 150L	Biodiversity, Form, and Function/Lab	1
BIOL 152	Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology	3
BIOL 152L	Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology/Lab	1
BIOL 298	Biology Seminar	1
BIOL 310	Human Genetics	3
BIOL 310L	Human Genetics Lab	1
BIOL 331	General Ecology	3
BIOL 331L	Ecology Lab	1
BIOL 338	Introduction to Research	3
BIOL 498	Senior Biology Seminar	1
MATH 140	Precalculus	4
	or
MATH 141	Calculus I	4
CHEM 130	General Chemistry I/Lecture	3
CHEM 130L	General Chemistry I/Lab	1
CHEM 131	General Chemistry II/Lecture	3
CHEM 131L	General Chemistry II/Lab	1
CHEM 310	Organic Chemistry I/Lecture	3
CHEM 310L	Organic Chemistry I/Lab	1
CHEM 311	Organic Chemistry II/Lecture	3
CHEM 311L	Organic Chemistry II/Lab	1
CHEM 400	Biochemistry	4
PHYS 250	General Physics I/Lecture	3
	and
PHYS 250L	General Physics I/Lab	1
	or
PHYS 252	Calculus-Based Physics I	4
PHYS 251	General Physics II/Lecture	3
	and
PHYS 251L	General Physics II/Lab	1
	or
PHYS 253	Calculus-Based Physics II	4

In addition 15 hours of electives must be taken from any 300- or 400-level biology courses or GEOL 410. Students accepted into the bioinformatics program at the University of Toledo (UT) may use three of the graduate-level courses from the UT curriculum requirements to satisfy The University of Findlay biology major requirements.

Students wishing to enter medical school are encouraged to complete:

BIOL 300	Immunology	3
BIOL 302	Cell Biology	3
BIOL 412	Microbiology	3
BIOL 412L	Microbiology Lab	1
BIOL 440	Cancer Biology	3
CHEM 450	Physical Chemistry I	4
MATH 142	Calculus II	4