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Biology

University of North Carolina Asheville · Asheville, NC

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Biology
CIP
26.1310
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
199111
CourseShelf checklist
CK_199111_a644edb2
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

I. Required courses in the major—21 hours, including

5 items
  1. BIOL 134
    Experimental Design, Analysis and Presentation
    As published: “Experimental Design, Analysis and Presentation (3)”
    3
  2. BIOL 135
    Concepts in Ecology and Evolution
    As published: “Concepts in Ecology and Evolution (3)”
    3
  3. BIOL 136
    Principles of Cellular and Molecular Biology
    As published: “Principles of Cellular and Molecular Biology (4)”
    4
  4. BIOL 210
    Principles of Zoology
    As published: “Principles of Zoology (4)”
    4
  5. BIOL 211
    Principles of Botany
    As published: “Principles of Botany (4)”
    4

3 hours from

2 items
  1. BIOL 480
    Senior Seminar
    As published: “Senior Seminar (3)”
    3
  2. BIOL 498
    Undergraduate Research in Biology
    As published: “Undergraduate Research in Biology (2-3)”
    2-3

II: Upper-level electives in the major—18-20 hours

0 items

    a) Evolution

    10 items
    1. BIOL 331
      Entomology
      As published: “Entomology (4)”
      4
    2. BIOL 332
      Invertebrate Zoology
      As published: “Invertebrate Zoology (4)”
      4
    3. BIOL 334
      Plant Morphology: Diversity and Evolution of the Plant Kingdom
      As published: “Plant Morphology: Diversity and Evolution of the Plant Kingdom (4)”
      4
    4. BIOL 335
      Flowering Plant Systematics
      As published: “Flowering Plant Systematics (4)”
      4
    5. BIOL 336
      Parasitology
      As published: “Parasitology (4)”
      4
    6. BIOL 351
      Field Botany
      As published: “Field Botany (4)”
      4
    7. BIOL 357
      Mycology
      As published: “Mycology (4)”
      4
    8. BIOL 360
      Animal Behavior
      As published: “Animal Behavior (4)”
      4
    9. BIOL 365
      Evolutionary Biology
      As published: “Evolutionary Biology (3)”
      3
    10. BIOL 424
      Reproductive Biology
      As published: “Reproductive Biology (4)”
      4

    b) Genetics

    6 items
    1. BIOL 339
      Microbiology
      As published: “Microbiology (4)”
      4
    2. BIOL 361
      Immunology
      As published: “Immunology (3)”
      3
    3. BIOL 425
      Developmental Biology
      As published: “Developmental Biology (4)”
      4
    4. BIOL 426
      Molecular Biology
      As published: “Molecular Biology (4)”
      4
    5. BIOL 443
      Genetics
      As published: “Genetics (4)”
      4
    6. BIOL 444
      Biological Biochemistry
      As published: “Biological Biochemistry (4)”
      4

    c) Integrative Biology

    10 items
    1. BIOL 320
      Marine Biology
      As published: “Marine Biology (4)”
      4
    2. BIOL 322
      Tropical Ecosystems (ENVS 322)
      As published: “Tropical Ecosystems (ENVS 322) (3)”
      3
    3. BIOL 328
      Human Anatomy and Histology
      As published: “Human Anatomy and Histology (4)”
      4
    4. BIOL 334
      Plant Morphology: Diversity and Evolution of the Plant Kingdom
      As published: “Plant Morphology: Diversity and Evolution of the Plant Kingdom (4)”
      4
    5. BIOL 335
      Flowering Plant Systematics
      As published: “Flowering Plant Systematics (4)”
      4
    6. BIOL 338
      Mammalian Physiology
      As published: “Mammalian Physiology (4)”
      4
    7. BIOL 356
      Desert Ecology
      As published: “Desert Ecology (4)”
      4
    8. BIOL 361
      Immunology
      As published: “Immunology (3)”
      3
    9. BIOL 424
      Reproductive Biology
      As published: “Reproductive Biology (4)”
      4
    10. BIOL 425
      Developmental Biology
      As published: “Developmental Biology (4)”
      4

    d) Research Techniques

    12 items
    1. BIOL 331
      Entomology
      As published: “Entomology (4)”
      4
    2. BIOL 332
      Invertebrate Zoology
      As published: “Invertebrate Zoology (4)”
      4
    3. BIOL 339
      Microbiology
      As published: “Microbiology (4)”
      4
    4. BIOL 344
      Cell Biology
      As published: “Cell Biology (4)”
      4
    5. BIOL 345
      Plant Physiology
      As published: “Plant Physiology (4)”
      4
    6. BIOL 350
      Vertebrate Field Zoology
      As published: “Vertebrate Field Zoology (4)”
      4
    7. BIOL 351
      Field Botany
      As published: “Field Botany (4)”
      4
    8. BIOL 357
      Mycology
      As published: “Mycology (4)”
      4
    9. BIOL 360
      Animal Behavior
      As published: “Animal Behavior (4)”
      4
    10. BIOL 426
      Molecular Biology
      As published: “Molecular Biology (4)”
      4
    11. BIOL 442
      Forest Ecology
      As published: “Forest Ecology (4)”
      4
    12. BIOL 444
      Biological Biochemistry
      As published: “Biological Biochemistry (4)”
      4

    e) Critical Thinking and Quantitative Analysis

    11 items
    1. BIOL 336
      Parasitology
      As published: “Parasitology (4)”
      4
    2. BIOL 338
      Mammalian Physiology
      As published: “Mammalian Physiology (4)”
      4
    3. BIOL 339
      Microbiology
      As published: “Microbiology (4)”
      4
    4. BIOL 344
      Cell Biology
      As published: “Cell Biology (4)”
      4
    5. BIOL 345
      Plant Physiology
      As published: “Plant Physiology (4)”
      4
    6. BIOL 350
      Vertebrate Field Zoology
      As published: “Vertebrate Field Zoology (4)”
      4
    7. BIOL 360
      Animal Behavior
      As published: “Animal Behavior (4)”
      4
    8. BIOL 365
      Evolutionary Biology
      As published: “Evolutionary Biology (3)”
      3
    9. BIOL 426
      Molecular Biology
      As published: “Molecular Biology (4)”
      4
    10. BIOL 442
      Forest Ecology
      As published: “Forest Ecology (4)”
      4
    11. BIOL 443
      Genetics
      As published: “Genetics (4)”
      4

    III. Required courses outside the major—19-23 hours, including

    7 items
    1. CHEM 111
      General Chemistry Laboratory
      As published: “General Chemistry Laboratory (1)”
      1
    2. CHEM 132
      General Chemistry
      As published: “General Chemistry (3)”
      3
    3. CHEM 145
      Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory
      As published: “Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory (1)”
      1
    4. CHEM 231
      Organic Chemistry I
      As published: “Organic Chemistry I (3)”
      3
    5. MATH 191
      Calculus I
      As published: “Calculus I (4)”
      4
    6. Note: MATH 191 requires completion of MATH 167 or placement
      Not resolved to a course
    7. PHYS 131
      Introductory Physics I
      As published: “Introductory Physics I (4)”
      4

    One from

    3 items
    1. CHEM 232
      Organic Chemistry II
      As published: “Organic Chemistry II (3)”
      3
    2. CHEM 233
      Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry
      As published: “Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry (3)”
      3
    3. CHEM 236
      General Chemistry II
      As published: “General Chemistry II (3)”
      3

    IV. Major competency

    0 items

      Additional Information

      0 items
        Source. University of North Carolina Asheville, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.unca.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=4488. Captured page pages/0039.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.