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Program checklist · B.S.

Biology, B.S.

North Carolina Wesleyan University · Rocky Mount, NC

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
27.0501
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
199209
CourseShelf checklist
CK_199209_0efc83b7
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Requirements for a Major in Biology (B.S. Degree)

23 items
  1. BIO 101
    Life Science
    As published: “Life Science 3 Semester Hours”
    3
  2. BIO 102
    Life Science Laboratory
    As published: “Life Science Laboratory 1 Semester Hours”
    1
  3. BIO 123
    Methods in Biology
    As published: “Methods in Biology 2 Semester Hours”
    2
  4. BIO 200
    Cell Biology
    As published: “Cell Biology 3 Semester Hours”
    3
  5. BIO 222
    Evolution
    As published: “Evolution 3 Semester Hours”
    3
  6. BIO 303
    Genetics
    As published: “Genetics 4 Semester Hours”
    4
  7. BIO 401
    Ecology
    As published: “Ecology 3 Semester Hours”
    3
  8. BIO 402
    Ecological Methods
    As published: “Ecological Methods 2 Semester Hours”
    2
  9. BIO 499
    Senior Seminar
    As published: “Senior Seminar 3 Semester Hours”
    3
  10. CHM 111
    General Chemistry I
    As published: “General Chemistry I 3 Semester Hours”
    3
  11. CHM 112
    General Chemistry I Laboratory
    As published: “General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Semester Hours”
    1
  12. CHM 121
    General Chemistry II
    As published: “General Chemistry II 3 Semester Hours”
    3
  13. CHM 122
    General Chemistry II Laboratory
    As published: “General Chemistry II Laboratory 1 Semester Hours”
    1
  14. CHM 301
    Organic Chemistry I
    As published: “Organic Chemistry I 3 Semester Hours”
    3
  15. CHM 302
    Organic Chemistry I Laboratory
    As published: “Organic Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Semester Hours”
    1
  16. CHM 311
    Organic Chemistry II
    As published: “Organic Chemistry II 3 Semester Hours and”
    3
  17. CHM 312
    Organic Chemistry II Laboratory
    As published: “Organic Chemistry II Laboratory 1 Semester Hours”
    or: CHM 321 - Biochemistry 3 Semester Hours and
    1
  18. CHM 322
    Biochemistry Laboratory
    As published: “Biochemistry Laboratory 2 Semester Hours”
    2
  19. MAT 113
    College Algebra
    As published: “College Algebra 3 Semester Hours and”
    3
  20. MAT 115
    Trigonometry
    As published: “Trigonometry 3 Semester Hours”
    or: MAT 121 - Calculus I 4 Semester Hours
    3
  21. MAT 213
    Elementary Statistics
    As published: “Elementary Statistics 3 Semester Hours”
    3
  22. PHY 211
    General Physics I
    As published: “General Physics I 3 Semester Hours and”
    3
  23. PHY 212
    General Physics Lab I
    As published: “General Physics Lab I 1 Semester Hours”
    1

At Least One Course (2 of Which Must Include a Laboratory) From Each of the Following Three Categories

0 items

    Animal Form and Function

    4 items
    1. BIO 308
      Developmental Biology
      As published: “Developmental Biology 3 Semester Hours”
      3
    2. BIO 309
      Developmental Biology Lab
      As published: “Developmental Biology Lab 1 Semester Hours”
      1
    3. BIO 406
      Pathophysiology
      As published: “Pathophysiology 3 Semester Hours”
      3
    4. BIO 408
      Histology
      As published: “Histology 4 Semester Hours”
      or: BIO 404 - Physiological Ecology 4 Semester Hours
      4

    Animal Diversity

    3 items
    1. BIO 300
      Animal Behavior
      As published: “Animal Behavior 3 Semester Hours”
      3
    2. BIO 311
      Invertebrate Zoology
      As published: “Invertebrate Zoology 4 Semester Hours”
      or: BIO 314 - Vertebrate Zoology 4 Semester Hours
      4
    3. BIO 340
      Hormones and Behavior
      As published: “Hormones and Behavior 3 Semester Hours”
      3

    Taxonomic Diversity

    2 items
    1. BIO 304
      Biology of Plants
      As published: “Biology of Plants 4 Semester Hours”
      4
    2. BIO 316
      Microbiology
      As published: “Microbiology 4 Semester Hours”
      or: BIO 407 - Molecular Evolution/Biotechnology 4 Semester Hours
      4

    Recommended

    2 items
    1. PHY 221
      General Physics II
      As published: “General Physics II 3 Semester Hours”
      3
    2. PHY 222
      General Physics Lab II
      As published: “General Physics Lab II 1 Semester Hours”
      1
    Source. North Carolina Wesleyan University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.ncwc.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=6&poid=622. Captured page pages/0047.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.