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Program checklist · BA

Biology, BA (208A)

Appalachian State University · Boone, NC

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Program
Award
BA
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
26.0101
Total credits (published)
120
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
197869
CourseShelf checklist
CK_197869_df761a6e
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Foundations of American Democracy Requirement

0 items

    General Education Requirements (41 Hours)

    1 item
    1. General Education Requirements (41 Hours)
      Not resolved to a course

    Language Requirements (3 Hours)

    3 items
    1. Intermediate Language Course II * or
      Not resolved to a course
    2. Combined Intermediate Language Course * or
      Not resolved to a course
    3. Higher level language courses (A higher-level language course that requires one of the above listed courses as a prerequisite may also be used to fulfill the language requirement.)
      Not resolved to a course

    Major Requirements (46 Hours)

    0 items

      Biology Core Requirements (8 Hours)

      2 items
      1. BIO 1801
        Biological Concepts I (4)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. BIO 1802
        Biological Concepts II (4)
        Not resolved to a course

      Required Biology Course (10 Hours)

      3 items
      1. BIO 2400
        Genetics (3)
        Not resolved to a course
        or: BIO 2700 - Human Genetics (3)
      2. BIO 2012
        Introduction to Evolutionary Biology (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. BIO 2300
        Biological Career Explorations (1)
        Not resolved to a course

      One of The Following Senior Capstones

      4 items
      1. BIO 4501
        Independent Research (3) [CAP]
        Not resolved to a course
      2. BIO 4519
        Biology Honors Thesis (3) [CAP]
        Not resolved to a course
      3. BIO 4700
        Seminar in Biological Science (3) [CAP]
        Not resolved to a course
      4. BIO 4910
        Capstone Internship in Biology (3) [CAP]
        Not resolved to a course

      Additional Required Biology Courses

      0 items

        Cellular or Subcellular

        22 items
        1. BIO 2410
          Genetics Laboratory (1)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. BIO 2600
          Cell Biology (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. BIO 2610
          Cell Biology Laboratory (1)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. BIO 3308
          Microbiology (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        5. BIO 3400
          Genomics: DNA to Gene ID (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        6. BIO 3600
          Neurobiology (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        7. BIO 3800
          Molecular Biology (4) [WID]
          Not resolved to a course
        8. BIO 4001
          Developmental Biology (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        9. BIO 4011
          Honors Developmental Biology Seminar (1)
          Not resolved to a course
        10. BIO 4375
          Bacterial Pathogenesis (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        11. BIO 4513
          Plant Biotechnology (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        12. BIO 4518
          Honors Research (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        13. BIO 4563
          Biology of Aging (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        14. BIO 4564
          Microscopy (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        15. BIO 4568
          Immunology (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        16. BIO 4569
          Invertebrate Zoology (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        17. BIO 4570
          Parasitology (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        18. BIO 4572
          Virology (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        19. BIO 4582
          The Biology of Cancer (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        20. BIO 4585
          Endocrinology (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        21. KIN 2040
          Human Anatomy (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        22. KIN 2050
          Human Physiology (4)
          Not resolved to a course

        Evolution or Ecology

        20 items
        1. BIO 2000
          Introduction to Botany (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. BIO 2001
          Introduction to Zoology (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. BIO 3302
          Ecology (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. BIO 3304
          Flowering Plant Evolution (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        5. BIO 3312
          Environmental Studies (3) [WID]
          Not resolved to a course
        6. BIO 3313
          Global Change Ecology (4) [WID]
          Not resolved to a course
        7. BIO 3314
          Comparative Vertebrate Zoology (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        8. BIO 3315
          Conservation Biology (3) [WID]
          Not resolved to a course
        9. BIO 3320
          Air Pollution Effects on Plants and People (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        10. BIO 3350
          Marine Sciences (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        11. BIO 3351
          Marine Sciences Lab (1)
          Not resolved to a course
        12. BIO 3400
          Genomics: DNA to Gene ID (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        13. BIO 4110
          Conservation Genetics (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        14. BIO 4518
          Honors Research (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        15. BIO 4240
          Aquatic Biology (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        16. BIO 4571
          Plant-Insect Interactions in Terrestrial Ecosystems (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        17. BIO 4575
          Ecotoxicology (4) [CAP]
          Not resolved to a course
        18. BIO 4601
          Animal Behavior-Ethology (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        19. BIO 4610
          Wildlife Biology (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        20. BIO 4620
          Landscape Ecology (4)
          Not resolved to a course

        Anatomy or Physiology

        5 items
        1. BIO 3301
          Human Systems Physiology (4) [WID]
          Not resolved to a course
        2. BIO 3314
          Comparative Vertebrate Zoology (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. BIO 3600
          Neurobiology (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. BIO 4555
          Plant Physiology (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        5. BIO 4563
          Biology of Aging (3)
          Not resolved to a course

        Biodiversity

        24 items
        1. BIO 2000
          Introduction to Botany (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. BIO 2001
          Introduction to Zoology (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. BIO 3304
          Flowering Plant Evolution (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. BIO 3308
          Microbiology (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        5. BIO 3314
          Comparative Vertebrate Zoology (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        6. BIO 3315
          Conservation Biology (3) [WID]
          Not resolved to a course
        7. BIO 3330
          Local Flora (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        8. BIO 3340
          Dendrology (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        9. BIO 3350
          Marine Sciences (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        10. BIO 3351
          Marine Sciences Lab (1)
          Not resolved to a course
        11. BIO 4518
          Honors Research (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        12. BIO 4551
          Ornithology (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        13. BIO 4552
          Entomology (4) [WID]
          Not resolved to a course
        14. BIO 4556
          Mycology (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        15. BIO 4557
          Ichthyology (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        16. BIO 4558
          Taxonomy of the Fleshy Fungi (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        17. BIO 4559
          Mammalogy (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        18. BIO 4560
          Herpetology (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        19. BIO 4567
          Lichenology (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        20. BIO 4569
          Invertebrate Zoology (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        21. BIO 4570
          Parasitology (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        22. BIO 4572
          Virology (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        23. BIO 4610
          Wildlife Biology (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        24. BIO 4620
          Landscape Ecology (4)
          Not resolved to a course

        Required Cognate Courses (23 Hours)

        0 items

          Chemistry

          7 items
          1. CHE 1101
            Introductory Chemistry I (3)
            Not resolved to a course
          2. CHE 1110
            Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
            Not resolved to a course
          3. CHE 1102
            Introductory Chemistry II (3)
            Not resolved to a course
          4. CHE 1120
            Introductory Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
            Not resolved to a course
          5. CHE 2201
            Organic Chemistry I (3)
            Not resolved to a course
          6. CHE 2203
            Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
            Not resolved to a course
            or: CHE 2101 - Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry (3)
          7. CHE 2102
            Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Laboratory (1)
            Not resolved to a course

          Mathematics

          2 items
          1. MAT 1110
            Calculus With Analytic Geometry I (4)
            Not resolved to a course
          2. STT 2810
            Introduction to Statistics (3)
            Not resolved to a course

          Physics or Geography (Minimum 4 Hours)

          0 items

            Minor Required (12-21 Hours)

            0 items

              Electives (9-18 Hours)

              0 items

                Notes

                0 items
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