Biology Program

The biology program at UAM includes 6 full-time faculty members. A major and a minor in biology are available. In addition, pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, and numerous allied health programs are administered and advised by the biology faculty.

Biology majors can choose between different areas of concentration and pre-professional pathways:

• Standard Biology
• Organismal Biology
• Biology with Natural Science Minor
• Pre-Dentistry
• Pre-Medicine

Biology Major (Bachelor of Science)

Major Requirements:   39 hours

BIOL 1063   Biological Science
BIOL 1071   Biological Science Laboratory
BIOL 1153   General Zoology
BIOL 1161   General Zoology Laboratory
BIOL 1144   General Botany
BIOL 1171   General Botany Laboratory
BIOL 3354   Genetics
BIOL 3484   General Ecology
BIOL 3553   Microbiology
BIOL 3561   Microbiology Laboratory
BIOL 4601   Seminar in Evolutionary Biology
BIOL 4634   Vertebrate Physiology
Electives:
     Eight hours of 3000-4000 level Biology courses.

Supportive Requirements:   29-30 hours

CHEM 1103   General Chemistry I
CHEM 1113   General Chemistry II
CHEM 1121   General Chemistry I Laboratory
CHEM 1131   General Chemistry II Laboratory
CHEM 3404   Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 3414   Organic Chemistry II
Choose one of the following
     MATH 1033   Trigonometry and
     MATH 1043   College Algebra
          or
     MATH 1175   Precalculus
Choose one of the following course sequences
     PHYS 2203   General Physics I and
     PHYS 2213   General Physics II
         or
     PHYS 2313   University Physics I and
     PHYS 2323   University Physics II
PHYS 2231   General and University Physics Laboratory I
PHYS 2241   General and University Physics Laboratory II

General University Requirements

Total Hours Required:   124 hours
General Education Core:   44 hours   (See UAM catalog).

Biology Minor

Minor Requirements:   24 hours

BIOL 1063   Biological Science
BIOL 1071   Biological Science Laboratory
BIOL 1153   General Zoology
BIOL 1161   General Zoology Laboratory
BIOL 1144   General Botany
BIOL 1144   General Botany Laboratory
BIOL 3354   Genetics
BIOL 3484   General Ecology
Electives:
     Four hours of 3000-4000 level Biology courses