Undergraduate Bulletin

Major SBC Courses for the BA & BS in Biology

These tables illustrate major courses that can also be used to fulfill SBC requirements (See Note 1 & Note 2).

BA in Biology

SBC Category	Required Major Courses	Optional Major Courses (See Note 3)
ARTS
GLO
HUM
LANG (see Note 4)
QPS		AMS 110, AMS 151, EBH 230, MAT 125, MAT 131, MAT 141, MAT 171
SBS
SNW	BIO 201	CHE 129, CHE 131, CHE 132, CHE 152, PHY 121, PHY 122, PHY 125, PHY 126, PHY 127, PHY 131, PHY 132, PHY 141, PHY 142
TECH		BIO 312
USA
WRT
STAS		BIO 336, BIO 358, BIO 371, BIO 385, BIO 386
EXP+		BIO 444, BIO 475, BIO 477, BIO 484, BIO 486, BIO 487, BIO 488, BIO 489
HFA+
SBS+
STEM+	BIO 202, BIO 203	AMS 310, BIO 211, BIO 342, BIO 347, BIO 351, BIO 353, BIO 356, BIO 383, BIO 384, CHE 321, CHE 331
CER
DIV (see Note 5)
ESI		BIO 312, BIO 319, BIO 327, BIO 335, BIO 352, BIO 358, BIO 365, BIO 446, BIO 447, BIO 449, CHE 383
SPK		BIO 458
WRTD	BIO 459

BS in Biology

SBC Category	Required Major Courses	Optional Major Courses (See Note 3)
ARTS
GLO
HUM
LANG (see Note 4)
QPS		AMS 110, AMS 151, AMS 161, EBH 230, MAT 125, MAT 131, MAT 141, MAT 171
SBS
SNW	BIO 201	ANP 304, ANP 305, ANP 307, CHE 129, CHE 131, CHE 132, CHE 152, PHY 121, PHY 122, PHY 125, PHY 126, PHY 127, PHY 131, PHY 132, PHY 141, PHY 142
TECH		ANP 304 (partial fulfillment), ANP 305 (partial fulfillment), BIO 312, EBH 370, EBH 381
USA
WRT
STAS		ANP 360, BIO 336, BIO 358, BIO 371, BIO 385, BIO 386, BME 303, BME 304, ENS 311, MAR 315
EXP+		AMS 333, MAR 388
HFA+
SBS+
STEM+	BIO 202, BIO 203	AMS 310, ANP 306, ANP 326, ATM 305, BIO 306, BIO 342, BIO 347, BIO 351, BIO 353, BIO 356, BIO 383, BIO 384, CHE 321, CHE 331, EBH 316, EBH 331, EBH 359, MAR 303, MAR 305, MAR 318, MAR 320, MAR 333, MAR 384, MAR 388
CER		ATM 397
DIV (see Note 5)
ESI		ANP 306 (partial fulfillment), BIO 312, BIO 319, BIO 327, BIO 335, BIO 352, BIO 358, BIO 365, CHE 383, MAR 380, MAR 315, MAR 388
SPK		BIO 458
WRTD	BIO 459	AMS 333, MAR 380

Note 1: Some course information may be subject to change. Please contact your major advisor for additional consultation.

Note 2: For majors that require study in a related area or completion of a minor, visit the respective program's "Major SBC Courses" page to view expanded SBC options. 

Note 3: Denotes any course in which students can choose from more than one option. These may include, but are not limited to, major electives, concentration/track/specialization courses, or calculus/physics/chemistry sequences.

Note 4: CEAS majors, the Athletic Training major, the Respiratory Care major, and the Clinical Laboratory Sciences major are exempt from the LANG learning objective. Students enrolled in the major in Social Work are exempt from the LANG learning objective, but are required to enroll in and pass with a letter grade of C or higher the first semester of an elementary foreign language course numbered 111, or satisfy through alternate methods (see Communicate in a Human Language Other than English--LANG). 

Note 5: Students are responsible for completing the general education requirements published in the Bulletin that was current as of the first semester of matriculation (or rematriculation). The following student groups must satisfy the DIV learning objective as part of their degree requirements:

• Freshmen who matriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later
• Transfer students who matriculate in the Spring of 2020 or later
• Students who rematriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later