Biology Major Requirements and Minor Requirements

Requirements for a Major in Biology

The requirements listed below reflect Mount Union’s new curriculum for the 2012-2013 Academic Year.  For information regarding major or minor requirements for current students, please refer to the University Catalogue of your entering year.

Required Courses

• The Unity of Life
• The Diversity of Life
• Concepts in Chemistry
• Organic Chemistry I or Analytical Chemistry
• Elementary Statistics or Calculus I

Any One from the Following Cellular and Molecular Biology Courses

• Genetics
• Cell Biology

Any One from the Following Organismal Biology Courses

• Anatomy and Physiology I
• Anatomy and Physiology II
• Plant Structure and Function
• Vertebrate Zoology
• Biology of Marine Organisms

Any One from the Following Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Courses

• Evolutionary Biology
• Ecology
• Biology of Marine Organisms

Any from the Following Courses or Those Listed Previously Totaling 12 Hours

(At least eight credit hours must be at the 300-level or higher)

• Introduction to Environmental Science
• Tropical Biology
• Tropical Biology Field Experience
• Conservation Biology
• Field Botany
• Developmental Biology
• Special Topics in Biology
• Molecular Biology
• Microbiology
• Physiological Ecology
• Aquatic Ecology
• Ecotoxicology
• Environmental Soil Science
• Immunology
• Vertebrate Physiology
• Special Topics in Biology

Senior Culminating Experience (SCE) may be satisfied through successful completion of 4 semester hours in any combination of the following courses

• Senior Seminar I
• Senior Seminar II
• Research
• Internship in Biology