B.S. IN BIOLOGY — 37 Hours

These requirements will be revised in the near future.

All courses in Biology and supporting areas must be completed with a grade of C or better.

Note: for transfer students, you must complete at least 19 credits of biology coursework at UNM.

A: Complete the 4-course introductory sequence while taking supporting courses (see bottom of page):

For students beginning Biology courses after Fall 2003, Biol. 201–204L are required.

For students who have courses in the old Biology introductory sequence (121L–221), consult the transition table, available from a Biology advisor or on by clicking here.

Introductory Course	Course Name	Co-or Pre-requisites	UNM Credit Hours	Transfer Credit Hours
Biol. 201 + 201L (4)	Molecular & Cell Biology	Pre- or Co-: Chem 121 or 131 with lab
Biol. 202 + 202L (4)	Genetics	Pre-: Chem 121 or 131 with lab & Biol. 201 with lab Pre- or Co-: Chem 122 or 132 with lab
Biol. 203 + 203L (4)	Ecology and Evolution	Pre-: Biol. 201 & 202 with labs & Chem 121 & 122 or 131 & 132 Pre- or Co-: Math 180 or 162
Biol. 204 + 204L (4)	Plant and Animal Form and Function	Pre-: Biol. 201 & 202 & Chem 121 & 122 or 131 & 132 Pre- or Co-: Biol. 203 with lab, Math 180 or 162


B: Take one 300-level course, chosen from:
Botany (4)	360L & 360L	Invertebrate Biology (4)	371 & 371L
Microbiology (4)	351 & 352L	General Vertebrate Zoology (4)	386 & 386L

300-level Course	UNM Credit Hours	Transfer Credit Hours

C: Take two 400-level courses such that each comes from a different category listed (see bottom of page). New requirement here for students declaring a major in Biology for Summer 2008 and forward. Please see a Biology advisor.

(All of these courses have Biol. 201–204L as prerequisites)

400-level Courses	Course Category	UNM Credit Hours	Transfer Credit Hours

D: Take additional Biology courses such that the total number of biology hours (A + B + C + D) equals at least 37.

Biol. 110, 112L, 123, 124L, 136 and 239L are not allowed toward a biology major credit.

Biol. 402, Special Topics, only 4 credits count toward the degree.

Biol. 499, Undergraduate Problems, only 2 credits count toward the degree.

Biol. 400, Honors Research, only 4 credits count toward the degree; must be accepted into the Honors Program.

BioChem 423 will be counted toward the degree.

Elective Courses	UNM Credit Hours	Transfer Credit Hours

Total hours at UNM _____ + Total hours transferred (up to 18) _______ = _________

E: Take required supporting courses in Math, Physics and Chemistry (24–27 hours)

Math: Math 180 and 181 OR Math 162 and 163 are required

		Grade			Grade
	Math 180 (3)		OR	Math 162 (4)
	Math 181 (3)			Math 163 (4)

Physics: Physics 151 and 152 OR Physics 160 and 161 are required.

		Grade			Grade
	Physics 151 (3)		OR	Physics 160 (3)
	Physics 152 (3)			Physics 161 (3)

Chemistry
	Two semesters of general chemistry Chemistry 121/121L and 122/122L OR Chemistry 131/131L and 132/132L are required.

		Grade				Grade
	Chem. 121/121L (4)		OR	Chem. 131/131L (4)
	Chem. 122/122L (4)			Chem. 132/132L (5)

	One semester of organic chemistry Chemistry 301 and 303L OR Chemistry 212 is required.

		Grade			Grade
	Chem. 301 (3)		OR	Chem. 212 (4)
	Chem. 303L (1)

400-level Biology Courses (some require a lab)

CELL/MOLECULAR

PHYSIOLOGY

410

412

425

428

429

444

446

450

466

490

497

GENOME & COMPUTATIONAL BIO (3)

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY (3)

MOLECULAR GENETICS (3)

HUMAN HEREDITY (3)

MOLECULAR CELL I (3)

GENOMES AND GENOMIC ANALYSIS (3)

LAB METHODS IN MOLECULAR (4)

VIROLOGY (3)

IMMUNOGENETICS (3)

INFECTIOUS ORGANISMS (3)

PRINCIPLES OF GENE EXPRESSION (3)

416

435

443

445

447

456

460

471

478

HISTOLOGY (4)

ANIMAL PHYS. (4)

COMPARATIVE PHYS. (4)

BIOLOGY OF TOXINS (3)

PROSECTION (3)

IMMUNOLOGY (3)

MICROBIAL PHYS. (3)

PLANT PHYS. ECOLOGY (3)

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (4)

ORGANISMAL

ECOLOGY/EVOLUTION

448

463

474

482

485

486

487

488

489

MICROBIAL EVOL. & DIVERSITY (3)

FLORA OF NM (4)

PLANT ANATOMY (4)

PARASITOLOGY (4)

ENTOMOLOGY (4)

ORNITHOLOGY (4)

ICHTHYOLOGY (4)

HERPETOLOGY (4)

MAMMALOGY (4)

405

407

408

418

430

436

437

440

451

455

461

465

467

475

494

495

ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS (3)

BOSQUE BIOLOGY (3)

BOSQUE INTERNSHIP (3-9)

ECOLOGICAL GENETICS (3)

CONSERVATION & INDIGENOUS PEOPLE (3)

PHYLOGENETICS (4)

EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS (3)

SOIL ECOSYSTEM (4)

MICROBIAL ECOLOGY (3)

ETHOLOGY (3)

TROPICAL BIOLOGY (3)

SOCIOBIOLOGY & EVOL. ECOLOGY (3)

EVOLUTIONARY PLANT ECOLOGY (3)

PLANT COMMUNITY ECOLOGY (3)

BIOGEOGRAPHY (3)

LIMNOLOGY (3)

Updated June 2008

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