UNF Degrees and Programs in Biology
Biology Major - Bachelor of Science
The curriculum for the Biology degree prepares students for employment, graduate studies and other professional programs such as human and veterinary medicine, dentistry, and optometry.
All students must complete the 36 hours of General Education requirements. The major in Biology includes courses under the following headings: Prerequisites (31 credits), Core Requirements (8 credits), Major requirements (22 credits), Required Contextuals (4 credits), Major Electives (12 credits), and Upper Level Free Electives (14 credits). The 31 hours of Prerequisites include successful completion of several biology, chemistry, and mathematics courses before students embark on the Biology major. Completing these prerequisites also fulfills the General Education requirements for Natural Sciences (6 credits) and Mathematics (6 credits). The other headings include 60 credits of course work required for the major. Courses satisfying all headings are listed below. All major courses require a grade of C or higher. Additionally, there are free electives available to the student. This provides the opportunity for Biology majors to take a course in another field, or use these credits to take precalculus (MAC 1147) in preparation for Calculus I and II.
Prerequisites (32 Semester Hours). Requires grades of "C" or above.
- BSC 1010C (4.0) General Biology I. PCB x010/x011/, PCB x021/x131 BSC x040, BSC 2012 may be substituted for BSC 1010C.
- BSC 1011C (4.0) General Biology II. ZOO x010, BOT x010, x013, BSC x041 may be substituted for BSC 1011C.
- CHM 2045C (4.0) General Chemistry I.
- CHM 2046C (4.0) General Chemistry II.
- CHM 2210 (3.0) Organic Chemistry I Lecture.
- CHM 2210L (1.0) Organic Chemistry I Lab.
- CHM 2211 (3.0) Organic Chemistry II.
- CHM 2211L (1.0) Organic Chemistry II Lab.
- MAC 2311 (4.0) G(M) Calculus I.
- Select 1:
- MAC 2312 (4.0) G(M) Calculus II.
- STA 2014 (3.0) Elemental Statistics - Health/Social Sciences. STA 2023/2024/2122/2321 may be substituted for STA 2014.
Select 2 sequential physics with accompanying labs
- PHY 2053 (3.0) College Physics I
- PHY 2053L (1.0) College Physics I Lab
- PHY 2054 (3.0) College Physics II
- PHY 2054L (1.0) College Physics II Lab
- PHY 2048 (3.0) University Physics I
- PHY 2048L (1.0) University Physics I Lab
- PHY 2049 (3.0) University Physics II
- PHY 2049L (1.0) University Physics II Lab
Required Contextuals (4 Semester Hours.)
- CHM 3120C (4.0) Quantitative Analytical Chemistry (prereq chm 2046C)
Major Requirements (22 Semester Hours).
Note: All transfer courses require prior approval of department chairperson.
Prerequisite policy: Courses must be taken in prerequisite order. Electronic approval must be obtained for courses requiring prerequisites each semester. Please check the course description section for prerequisites required for each course prior to registering. If one course is a prerequisite for another, the two may not be taken together. Prerequisites are strictly enforced by faculty and registrar.
- BSC 2020C (4.0) Human Biology
- PCB 3043C (4.0) Ecology
- PCB 3063C (4.0) Genetics
- PCB 3023C (4.0) Molecular & Cell Biology
- PCB 4713C (4.0) Physiology
- BSC 4931 (2.0) Senior Seminar. Will involve lab or field research or library work. BSC 4905 must be taken in advance if field or lab is selected. Note: only offered in the spring and fall semesters
Major Electives (12 Semester Hours).
3000-4000 level courses in BCH/BOT/BSC/MCB/OCE/PCB/ZOO.
Note: BSC4905 may only be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours and only 4 hours may be used for a major elective area.
Excluding APB 3293, BCH 3023C, BSC2085C, BSC2086C, BSC3057, BSC3090, MCB 2013C, PCB 2050 or ZOO 3930.
Free Electives (15 Semester Hours).
3000-4000 level courses. Final free electives and upper level hours will depend on the major electives selected. Lower level courses may affect total upper hours that may need to be taken for graduation.
Biology Minor
Minor requirements (15 Semester Hours).
3000-4000 level courses in BCH/BOT/BSC/MCB/OCE/PCB/ZOO.
Conditions for the minor:
- All courses required for the minor may be transferred with prior approval of the department chairperson.
- A cumulative average of 2.5 is required.
- All 15 semester hours must be upper-level coursework.
Chemistry Minor for Biology Majors
Minor requirements (15 Semester Hours). Select a minimum of 15 hours from below:
- BCH 4033 (3.0) Biochemistry
- BCH 4033L (1.0) Biochemistry Lab
- CHM 3610C (4.0) Inorganic Chemistry
- CHM 4130C (5.0) Modern Analytical Chemistry
- CHM 4260C (4.0) Advanced Organic Chemistry
- CHM 4410C (4.0) Physical Chemistry I
- CHM 4411C (4.0) Physical Chemistry II
- CHM 4910 (2-4) Chemical Research
- CHM 4930 (1-4) Selected Topics: Chemistry
- CHS 4445 (3.0) Environmental Chemistry
- CHS 4445L (1.0) Environmental Chemistry Lab
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