2024-2025 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Biology - Bachelor of Arts (48-50 Credits)

(42-44 credits for Education majors)

The BA in Biology is designed for students who want to become teachers, or for those who seek entry into a professional program, or direct employment in the life sciences after graduation. It is another choice for students who might want to pursue post-baccalaureate training or certification courses or interdisciplinary graduate programs such as those in public/community health, natural resources, or nursing. Since it has fewer credits than the BS in Biology, the BA is a great choice for combining with another major or minor, as students do with Education when they are preparing to be teachers. There exist many possible pairings of the BA in Biology with other majors or minors that can give students unique experiences relevant to any number of possible careers. Students can explore the options and combine the BA in Biology with English or Creative Writing for careers in the exciting field of science writing. They can combine Biology with Earth and Environmental Science for jobs in natural resource management or environmental engineering, and they can also use that combination for graduate school preparation in related environmental science fields. Or, a student may want to pair the BA in Biology with Business, if they want to explore green business opportunities or a career in marketing for the booming biotech, medical research, healthcare, and pharmaceutical fields.

Degree Requirements

I. Required Core (39-40 Credits)

CBIOL 1101Biology 1 with Lab

4

CPHYS 1250Physics I with Lab: Forces, Sound, Momentum & Energy

4

CPHYS 1308General Chemistry I with Lab

4

CBIOL 2101Biology II with Lab

4

CBIOL 2202Genetics and Ethics

3

CBIOL 2211Cell and Molecular Biology

3

CBIOL 2505Ecology with Lab

4

CPHYS 2102General Chemistry II with Lab

4

CMATH 3522Inferential Statistics

3

CNSCI 4550Directed Research Capstone: Science

3

CBIOL 1101, CPHYS 1308 and CPHYS 1250: waived w/ AP ≥4

Choose ONE:

CBIOL 2205Botany with Lab

4

CBIOL 3100Animal Behavior with Lab

4

CBIOL 3210Evolution and the History of Life

3

II. Electives (Choose ONE)

CBIOL 2203Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab

4

CBIOL 2204Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab

4

CBIOL 2502Essentials of Health

3

CBIOL 3300Infectious Diseases

3

CBIOL 3311Cellular Neurobiology

3

CBIOL 3330Research Methods in Biology

4

CBIOL 3600Epidemiology

3

CNSCI 2101Mapping Our World with GIS

3

CNSCI 3500New England Field Studies

3

CPHYS 2011Biological Chemistry I

3

CPHYS 2250Physics II with Lab: Electricity, Magnetism, Atoms & Light

4

III. Internship (6 Credits)

NOT required of Education Majors, or students who move from an education licensure program into an education minor.
CNSCI 4100Research Internship and Seminar

3-6