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Nov 21, 2024
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ARCHIVED 2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Biology, B.S.
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Major Requirements
The major requires 47 hours of core courses, 25 hours in a concentration and 6-15 hours in General Electives
Senior Research, 3 hours, at the senior level (choose from BIOL 480, 493, 495, 498 and 499). Concentration:
Concentration (25 hours) selected from one of the following: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Guided Electives (15 hours)
May include two non-biology courses:
- Two electives from the Ecology and Evolution set
- One elective from the Organismal Biology set
- One elective from the Cell and Molecular Biology set
- One elective from either the Conservation Biology or Biotechnology set
Guided Electives
At least one elective from each set (Cell and Molecular Biology, Organismal Biology, Ecology and Evolution, Biotechnology, and Conservation Biology) for a total of 25 hours (may include two non-biology courses). Guided Electives (14 hours)
May include two non-biology courses:
- Two electives from the Cell and Molecular Biology set
- One elective from the Biotechnology set
- Two electives from two of the following three sets:
- Organismal Biology
- Ecology and Evoluationary Biology, or
- Conservation Biology
Guided Electives (15 hours)
May include two non-biology courses:
- One elective from the Cell and Molecular Biology set
- One elective from the Biotechnology set
- Two electives from the Organismal Biology set
- One elective from either the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, or Conservation Biology set
General Electives
General electives (6-15 hours depending on the number of hours taken in the major that double count for Liberal Studies) at the 300/400 level) are required to complete the program. Cell and Molecular Biology
May select from:or may also select from the following:
Additional Information
Students must take at least 32 hours of the courses at the junior-senior level at WCU in order to satisfy general university degree requirements.
Visit the department’s website at http://www.wcu.edu/as/biology/ to view the 8 semester curriculum guide. |
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