Course Schedule (subject to change)
36 credit hours required for the degree 12 credit hours of required courses and 24 credit hours of electives:
REQUIRED COURSES (12 credit hours):
BIOL 802 - Organic Evolution, 3 credit hours (Offered every Fall & Spring)3 credit hours (Offered each semester)3 credit hours (Offered each semester)1 credit hour (Offered each semester)* students must take Current Issues 3 different semesters for a total of 3 credit hours
Spring 2022 (16 weeks - January-May) Required: 3 credit hours )3 credit hours )3 credit hours )1 credit hour )Electives: 3 credit hours) BIOL 804P-Developmental Biology (3 credit hours) (3 credit hours) BIOL 811-Scientific Illustration (3 credit hours) BIOL 813-Issues in Bioethics (3 credit hours) BIOL 814-Plant Pathology (3 credit hours) BIOL 821-The Next Pandemic (1 credit hour) (3 credit hours) BIOL 830P-Desert Biology (3 credit hours) BIOL 830P-Invasion Biology (2 credit hours) BIOL 830P-Grassland Ecology (3 credit hours) BIOL 831A-F-Biological Research (1 credit hour --6 sections) BIOL 838-Essential Human Anatomy (3 credit hours) BIOL 839-Human Physiological Systems (3 credit hours) BIOL 840-Infectious Diseases (3 credit hours) BIOL 841-Virology (3 credit hours) (3 credit hours) BIOL 844-Molecular Biotechnology (3 credit hours) BIOL 854-Biological Application of GIS (3 credit hours) (3 credit hours) BIOL 883-Aquatic Trophic Ecology (3 credit hours)
Summer 2022 (12 weeks - May-July - MOST 8 week intensive) Required: 3 credit hours )3 credit hours) 1 credit hour )Electives: 3 credit hours) 3 credit hours) BIOL 830P-Vaccines: Concepts and Controversies (3 credit hours) BIOL 831A-F-Biological Research (1 credit hour--6 sections )3 credit hours) BIOL 842P-Wildlife and Fisheries Laws and Policies (3 credit hours) 3 credit hours) BIOL 853-Genome Evolution (3 credit hours) 3 credit hours) (3 credit hours) BIOL 876-Natural Science Curriculum (3 credit hours) CHEM 855-Principles of Biochemistry (3 credit hours)
Fall 2022 (16 weeks - August-December) Required: 3 credit hours )3 credit hours )3 credit hours )1 credit hour )Electives: BIOL 801-Principles of Immunology (3 credit hours) BIOL 803P-Plant Physiology (3 credit hours) BIOL 804-Evolution of Epidemics (3 credit hours) (3 credit hours) BIOL 830P-Animal Community Ecology (3 credit hours) (1 credit hour) BIOL 830P-Behavioral Endocrinology (3 credit hours) BIOL 830P-Readings in Animal Evolution (2 credit hours) BIOL 831A-F-Biological Research (1 credit hour --6 sections) BIOL 838-Essential Human Anatomy (3 credit hours) BIOL 839-Human Physiological Systems (3 credit hours) BIOL 840-Infectious Diseases (3 credit hours) BIOL 859-Biology of the Brain (3 credit hours) BIOL 861P-Human Genetics (3 credit hours) BIOL 869-Conservation of Birds and Mammals (3 credit hours) BIOL 884-Freshwater Management Techniques (3 credit hours)
Spring 2023 (16 weeks - January-May) Required: 3 credit hours )3 credit hours )3 credit hours )1 credit hour )Electives: BIOL 801-Principles of Immunology (3 credit hours) 3 credit hours) 3 credit hours) BIOL 813-Issues in Bioethics (3 credit hours) (3 credit hours) BIOL 830P-Quantitative Fish and Wildlife Analysis (3 credit hours) BIOL 831A-F-Biological Research (1 credit hour --6 sections) 3 credit hours) (3 credit hours) 3 credit hours) (3 credit hours) (1 credit hour)
Summer 2023 (12 weeks - May-July - MOST 8 week intensive) Required: 3 credit hours )3 credit hours) 1 credit hour )Electives: 1 credit hour--6 sections )3 credit hours) 3 credit hours) 3 credit hours) (3 credit hours) BIOL 887-Fisheries Ecology (3 credit hours)
Fall 2023 (16 weeks - August-December) Required: 3 credit hours )3 credit hours )3 credit hours )1 credit hour )Electives: BIOL 801-Principles of Immunology (3 credit hours) BIOL 812-Microbial Diversity (3 credit hours) BIOL 831A-F-Biological Research (1 credit hour --6 sections) BIOL 832-Crane Ecology (1 credit hour) BIOL 838-Essential Human Anatomy (3 credit hours) BIOL 839-Human Physiological Systems (3 credit hours) BIOL 840-Infectious Diseases (3 credit hours) BIOL 846-Cancer Biology (3 credit hours) BIOL 860-Concepts of Genetics (3 credit hours)
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