Biology, BA

1. General education requirements - 40 s.h.

1. CHEM 1150

   General Chemistry I
   3
2. CHEM 1151

   General Chemistry Laboratory I
   1
3. MATH 1065

   College Algebra

   As published: “College Algebra or approved general education mathematics course”
   3
4. PHYS 1250

   General Physics I
   3

2. Demonstrated foreign language proficiency through level 2004 - 12 s.h.

3. Core - 28 s.h.

1. BIOL 1100

   Principles of Biology I
   3
2. BIOL 1101

   Principles of Biology Laboratory I
   1
3. BIOL 1120

   Careers in Biology
   2
4. BIOL 1200

   Principles of Biology II
   3
5. BIOL 1201

   Principles of Biology Laboratory II
   1
6. BIOL 2250

   Ecology
   3
7. BIOL 2300

   Principles of Genetics
   3
8. BIOL 3010

   Scientific Communication
   3
9. BIOL 3030

   Principles of Physiology
   3
10. BIOL 3260

    Cell and Developmental Biology
    3
11. BIOL 3620

    Biological Evolution
    3

4. Cognates -11 s.h.

1. CHEM 1160

   General Chemistry II
   3
2. CHEM 1161

   General Chemistry Laboratory II
   1
3. MATH 2121

   Calculus for the Life Sciences I
   3
4. PHYS 1251

   General Physics Laboratory I
   1
5. Choose one of the following statistics courses:

   Not resolved to a course
6. BIOS 1500

   Introduction to Biostatistics
   3
7. MATH 2228

   Elementary Statistical Methods I
   3
8. MATH 2283

   Statistics for Business
   3
9. PSYC 2101

   Psychological Statistics
   4

Note

5. Biology laboratory requirements - 2 to 10 s.h.

1. BIOL 2015

   Introduction to Biological Anthropology

   As published: “Introduction to Biological Anthropology and”
   3
2. BIOL 2016

   Introduction to Biological Anthropology Laboratory

   or: BIOL 2100 - Biotechnology I and
   1
3. BIOL 2101

   Biotechnology Laboratory I

   or: BIOL 2130 - Survey of Human Physiology and Anatomy and
   0
4. BIOL 2131

   Survey of Human Physiology and Anatomy Laboratory

   or: BIOL 2140 - Human Physiology and Anatomy I and
   1
5. BIOL 2141

   Human Physiology and Anatomy I Laboratory

   or: BIOL 2150 - Human Physiology and Anatomy II and
   1
6. BIOL 2151

   Human Physiology and Anatomy II Laboratory

   or: BIOL 2251 - Ecology Laboratory

   or: BIOL 3110 - Biotechnology II

   or: BIOL 3220 - Microbiology and
   1
7. BIOL 3221

   Microbiology Laboratory

   or: BIOL 3230 - Field Botany and
   0
8. BIOL 3231

   Field Botany Laboratory

   or: BIOL 3504 - Research in Biology

   or: BIOL 3550 - Research in Biology with Writing

   or: BIOL 3660 - Introduction to Marine Biology and
   0
9. BIOL 3661

   Introduction to Marine Biology Laboratory

   or: BIOL 3740 - Animal Behavior and
   1
10. BIOL 3741

    Animal Behavior Laboratory

    or: BIOL 4010 - Estuarine Ecology and
    0
11. BIOL 4011

    Estuarine Ecology Laboratory

    or: BIOL 4050 - Comparative Anatomy and
    1
12. BIOL 4051

    Comparative Anatomy Laboratory

    or: BIOL 4060 - Advanced Developmental Biology and
    0
13. BIOL 4061

    Advanced Developmental Biology Laboratory

    or: BIOL 4200 - Population and Community Ecology and
    1
14. BIOL 4201

    Population and Community Ecology Laboratory

    or: BIOL 4300 - Ecosystem Ecology and
    0
15. BIOL 4301

    Ecosystem Ecology Laboratory

    or: BIOL 4440 - Wetland Ecology and Management and
    0
16. BIOL 4441

    Wetland Ecology and Management Laboratory

    or: BIOL 4450 - Aquatic Parasitology and Disease and
    1
17. BIOL 4451

    Aquatic Parasitology and Disease Laboratory

    or: BIOL 4490 - Applied Cell Biology and
    0
18. BIOL 4491

    Applied Cell Biology Laboratory

    or: BIOL 4600 - Biology of Invertebrates and
    1
19. BIOL 4601

    Biology of Invertebrates Laboratory

    or: BIOL 4630 - Ecology of Infectious Diseases and
    1
20. BIOL 4631

    Ecology of Infectious Diseases Laboratory

    or: BIOL 4640 - Entomology and
    1
21. BIOL 4641

    Entomology Laboratory

    or: BIOL 4740 - Behavioral Ecology and
    1
22. BIOL 4741

    Behavioral Ecology Laboratory

    or: BIOL 4770 - Ornithology and
    0
23. BIOL 4771

    Ornithology Laboratory

    or: BIOL 4860 - Research Experience in Cell Biology

    or: BIOL 4880 - Principles of Biochemistry I and
    0
24. BIOL 4891

    Principles of Biochemistry Laboratory

    or: BIOL 5150 - Herpetology and
    1
25. BIOL 5151

    Herpetology Laboratory

    or: BIOL 5450 - Histology and
    0
26. BIOL 5451

    Histology Laboratory

    or: BIOL 5510 - Transmission Electron Microscopy and
    0
27. BIOL 5511

    Transmission Electron Microscopy Laboratory

    or: BIOL 5520 - Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-Ray Analysis and
    0
28. BIOL 5521

    Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-Ray Analysis Laboratory

    or: BIOL 5550 - Ichthyology and
    0
29. BIOL 5551

    Ichthyology Laboratory

    or: BIOL 5600 - Fisheries Techniques and
    0
30. BIOL 5601

    Fisheries Techniques Laboratory

    or: BIOL 5900 - Biotechniques and
    0
31. BIOL 5901

    Biotechniques Laboratory

    or: BIOL 5950 - Taxonomy of Vascular Plants and
    3
32. BIOL 5951

    Taxonomy of Vascular Plants Laboratory
    0

Note

1. BIOL 1050

   General Biology

   As published: “1051, 1060, 1061, 1150, 1151, 2110, and 2111 may not count toward the Biology major.”
   3
2. BIOL 1100

   Principles of Biology I

   As published: “1101, 1200, and 1201 are core courses for Biology BA and may not count towards the laboratory requirements.”
   3
3. A student may only use one group of the 2000-level human physiology and anatomy coursework (e.g., BIOL 2130 and BIOL 2131 as a group) to fulfill the laboratory requirement.

   Not resolved to a course

6. Minor or second major or 18 s.h. of approved structured electives

1. to complete a minor other than the Biology minor or the Science minor, or

   Not resolved to a course
2. to complete a second major other than the Biology, BS or

   Not resolved to a course
3. an area of specialization with at least 18 s.h. structured electives with the help of a biology faculty advisor. The structured electives must be approved by the departmental administration. Areas of specializations include, but are not limited to, bioinformatics, biotechnology, pharmacology, conservation, education/communication, and marine biology.

   Not resolved to a course

7. Electives to complete requirements for graduation

ECU Minor Requirements Policy

1. No more than 9 credit hours required for satisfying a major can count towards the credits required for satisfying a minor, excluding specified cognates (required courses but outside of the major discipline).

   Not resolved to a course
2. Individual programs may have additional restrictions.

   Not resolved to a course
3. A student may not major and minor in the same discipline as defined by the program’s 6-digit CIP code.

   Not resolved to a course