Biology, B.S.

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At least four courses plus Senior Seminar must be taken in residence at Millsaps.

Take the Following

Students must take the following courses:

BIOL 1000 - Introduction to Cell Biology with Lab 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
BIOL 1010 - General Botany w Laboratory 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
BIOL 1020 - General Zoology W/ Lab 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
BIOL 2000 - Genetics 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)

Additional Biology Courses

Four additional BIOL courses, including at least one from the “Structure and Function” category and a different one from the “Organisms and Environment” category listed below are required.

Structure and Function

BIOL 3100 - Histology w Lab 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
BIOL 3310 - Ornithology with Lab 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
BIOL 3370 - Herpetology with Lab 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
BIOL 3430 - Developmental Biology w Lab 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
BIOL 3440 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I With Lab 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
BIOL 3450 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II With Lab 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
BIOL 3600 - Invertebrate Zoology with Lab 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
BIOL 3610 - Vertebrate Zoology With Lab 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)

Organisms and Environment

BIOL 2200 - Ecology with Lab 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
BIOL 3230 - Field Arachnology 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
BIOL 3310 - Ornithology with Lab 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
BIOL 3320 - BioTerrestrial Arthropod wlab 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
BIOL 3350 - Conservation Biology with Lab 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
BIOL 3370 - Herpetology with Lab 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
BIOL 3380 - Wetland Ecology with Lab: Principles and Conservation 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
BIOL 3600 - Invertebrate Zoology with Lab 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
BIOL 3610 - Vertebrate Zoology With Lab 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)

Cellular and Molecular Processes

BIOL 3300 - Molecular Cell Biology W Lab 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
BIOL 3510 - Immunology 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
BIOL 3520 - Microbiology with Lab 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)
BIOL 3530 - Molecular Genetics & Genomics w lab 4 Semester Hours (C or higher)

Critical Analysis and Comprehensive Exam

Students must complete Critical Analysis I and Critical Analysis II and a comprehensive exam in their major:

Comprehensive Exam
BIOL 4902 - Adv Critical Analysis Biol I 2 Semester Hours (C or higher)
BIOL 4912 - Advanced Critical Analysis in Biology II 2 Semester Hours (C or higher)