B.S. IN BIOLOGY — 37 Hours

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 four-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 and 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	Invertebrate Biology (4)	371L
Microbiology (4)	351 & 352L	General Vertebrate Zoology (4)	386L

300-level Course

UNM Credit Hours

Transfer Credit Hours

Grade

C: Take three 400-level courses (9–12 credits total) such that each comes from a different category listed (see bottom of page). All of these courses have Biol. 201–204L as pre-requisites.

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 provided it is not also being used in fulfillment of a chemistry major or minor..

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 & 181 OR Math 162 & 163 are required.
		Grade			Grade
	Math 180 (3)		OR	Math 162 (4)
	Math 181 (3)			Math 163 (4)

Physics: Physics 151 & 152 OR Physics 160 & 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 & lab and 122 & lab 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 & 303L OR Chemistry 212 is required.
		Grade			Grade
	Chem. 301 (3)		OR	Chem. 212 (4)
	Chem. 303L (1)

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400-level Biology Courses (some require a lab)

CELL/MOLECULAR (CM)		PHYSIOLOGY (PH)
401 410 412 425 428 429 444 446L 450 466 490 497	TOPICS IN CELL &MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (3) GENOME & COMPUTATIONAL BIO (3) DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY (3) MOLECULAR GENETICS (3) HUMAN HEREDITY (3) MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY (3) GENOMES & GENOMIC ANALYSIS (3) LAB METHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (4) VIROLOGY (3) IMMUNOGENETICS (3) INFECTIOUS ORGANISMS (3) PRINCIPLES OF GENE EXPRESSION (3)	404 416 L 435L 445 447 456 460 471 478L	TOPICS IN PHYSIOLOGY (3) HISTOLOGY (4) ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY (4) BIOLOGY OF TOXINS (3) PROSECTION (3) IMMUNOLOGY (3) MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY (3) PLANT PHYS. ECOLOGY (3) PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (4)
ORGANISMAL (OR)		ECOLOGY/EVOLUTION (EE)
406 448 463L 482L 485L 486L 487L 488L 489L	TOPICS IN ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY (3) MICROBIAL EVOL. & DIVERSITY (3) FLORA OF NEW MEXICO (4) PARASITOLOGY (4) ENTOMOLOGY (4) ORNITHOLOGY (4) ICHTHYOLOGY (4) HERPETOLOGY (4) MAMMALOGY (4)	405 408L 409 436L 437 451 455 461 465 467 491 494	ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS (3) BOSQUE INTERNSHIP (3-9) TOPICS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION (3) PHYLOGENETICS (4) EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS (3) MICROBIAL ECOLOGY (3) ETHOLOGY: ANIMAL BEHAVIOR (3) INTRODUCTION TO TROPICAL BIOLOGY (3) SOCIOBIOLOGY & EVOL. ECOLOGY (3) EVOLUTIONARY PLANT ECOLOGY (3) PLANT COMMUNITY ECOLOGY (3) BIOGEOGRAPHY (3)
INTERDISCIPLINARY (ID)
419 452 470L 492 495	TOPICS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES (3) HUMAN GENETICS ((3) BIOLOGY: DISCOVERY & INNOVATION (4) INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY (3) LIMNOLOGY (3)

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