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)
BIOL 820 - Intro to Graduate Study, 3 credit hours (Offered each semester)
BIOL 827 - Biological Statistics, 3 credit hours (Offered each semester)
BIOL 881* - Current Issues, 1 credit hour (Offered each semester)
* students must take Current Issues 3 different semesters for a total of 3 credit hours

Required:
BIOL 802-Organic Evolution (3 credit hours)
BIOL 820-Intro to Grad Study (3 credit hours)
BIOL 827-Biological Statistics (3 credit hours)
BIOL 881-Current Issues (1 credit hour)

Electives:
BIOL 801-Principles of Immunology (3 credit hours)
BIOL 804-Evolution of Epidemics (3 credit hours)
BIOL 813-Issues in Bioethics (3 credit hours)
BIOL 823-Environmental Biology (3 credit hours--8 weeks intensive)
BIOL 824-Principles of Ecology (3 credit hours)
BIOL 830P-Foundations in Microbiology (3 credit hours)
BIOL 831A-F-Biological Research (1 credit hour --6 sections)
BIOL 834-Conservation Biology (3 credit hours)
BIOL 838-Essential Human Anatomy (3 credit hours)
BIOL 839-Human Physiological Systems (3 credit hours)
BIOL 841-Virology (3 credit hours)
BIOL 843-Cell Structure and Function (3 credit hours)
BIOL 844-Molecular Biotechnology (3 credit hours)
BIOL 857-Human Histology (3 credit hours--8 weeks intensive)
BIOL 859-Biology of the Brain (3 credit hours)
BIOL 887-Fisheries Ecology (3 credit hours--8 weeks intensive)

Required:
BIOL 802-Organic Evolution (3 credit hours)
BIOL 827-Biological Statistics (3 credit hours)
BIOL 881-Current Issues (1 credit hour)

Electives:
BIOL 830P-Vaccines: Concepts and Controversies (3 credit hours)
BIOL 830P-Six Global Mass Extinctions (3 credit hours)
BIOL 830P-Ecological Restoration (3 credit hours)
BIOL 830P-Biological Implications of Climate Change (3 credit hours)
BIOL 830P-Neglected Tropical Diseases (3 credit hours)
BIOL 831A-F-Biological Research (1 credit hour--6 sections)
BIOL 858-Physiology of Stress (3 credit hours)
BIOL 863-Biological Perspectives (3 credit hours)
CHEM 855-Principles of Biochemistry (3 credit hours)

Required:
BIOL 802-Organic Evolution (3 credit hours)
BIOL 827-Concepts of Biological Statistics (3 credit hours)
BIOL 848-Scientific Literacy and Communication (3 credit hours)
BIOL 881-Current Issues (1 credit hour)

Electives:
BIOL 801-Principles of Immunology (3 credit hours)
BIOL 812-Microbial Diversity (3 credit hours-8 weeks intensive)
BIOL 831A-F-Biological Research (1 credit hour --6 sections)
BIOL 837-Reproductive Physiology (3 credit hours)
BIOL 838-Essential Human Anatomy (3 credit hours)
BIOL 839-Human Physiological Systems (3 credit hours)
BIOL 840-Infectious Diseases (3 credit hours-8 weeks intensive)
BIOL 845-Forensic Biology (3 credit hours-8 weeks intensive)
BIOL 846-Cancer Biology (3 credit hours)
BIOL 861P-Human Genetics (3 credit hours)

Required:
BIOL 802-Organic Evolution (3 credit hours)
BIOL 827-Concepts of Biological Statistics (3 credit hours)
BIOL 848-Scientific Literacy and Communication (3 credit hours)
BIOL 881-Current Issues (1 credit hour)

Electives:
BIOL 801-Principles of Immunology (3 credit hours)
BIOL 806P-Plant Ecology (3 credit hours)
BIOL 813-Issues in Bioethics (3 credit hours)
BIOL 830P-Ethnobotany (3 credit hours)
BIOL 830P-Foundations in Microbiology (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 841-Virology (3 credit hours)
BIOL 843-Cell Structure and Function (3 credit hours)
BIOL 847-Desert Biology (3 credit hours)
BIOL 860-Concepts of Genetics (3 credit hours)
BIOL 877-Writing in the Sciences (2 credit hours)
BIOL 883-Aquatic Trophic Ecology (3 credit hours)

Required:
BIOL 827-Biological Statistics (3 credit hours)
BIOL 848-Scientific Literacy and Communication (3 credit hours)
BIOL 881-Current Issues (1 credit hour)

Electives:
BIOL 831A-F-Biological Research (1 credit hour--6 sections)
BIOL 837-Reproductive Physiology (3 credit hours)
BIOL 842P-Wildlife and Fisheries Laws and Policies (3 credit hours)
BIOL 863-Biological Perspectives (3 credit hours)
BIOL 876-Natural Science Curriculum (3 credit hours)
CHEM 855-Principles of Biochemistry (3 credit hours)

Required:
BIOL 802-Organic Evolution (3 credit hours)
BIOL 827-Concepts of Biological Statistics (3 credit hours)
BIOL 848-Scientific Literacy and Communication (3 credit hours)
BIOL 881-Current Issues (1 credit hour)

Electives:
BIOL 801-Principles of Immunology (3 credit hours)
BIOL 803P-Plant Physiology (3 credit hours)
BIOL 826P-Human Dimensions (3 credit hours--8 weeks intensive)
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 845-Forensic Biology (3 credit hours--8 weeks intensive)
BIOL 861P-Human Genetics (3 credit hours)
BIOL 862-Animal Behavior (3 credit hours)
BIOL 870-Insect Biology (3 credit hours)
BIOL 884-Freshwater Management Techniques (3 credit hours)

Course Schedule (subject to change)

Spring 2025 (16 weeks - January-May)

Summer 2025 (12 weeks - May-August - MOST 8 week intensive)

Fall 2025 (16 weeks - August-December)

Spring 2026 (16 weeks - January-May)

Summer 2026 (12 weeks - May-July - MOST 8 week intensive)

Fall 2026 (16 weeks - August-December)