BIOLG-MAJOR - Biology (BS)
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Simple Requirements
Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
- 211
OR 219 - 216
OR 224 - 5931
- 251
Completion of the major includes participation in independent research. Each student will present his or her research project in Biology Seminar (BIO 480). Biology majors should consult with their advisors about this requirement at the time that the major is declared.
- 242
- 3456
OR 3467 - 3466
NOTE: Instructor approval required for BIO 252 or BIO 489.
Biology majors must take at least 18 credits of electives. These credits must include one course from each of the following three areas of emphasis: Cell and Molecular Biology, Organismal Biology, and Ecology and Evolution; the remainder of the 18 credits may be satisfied with any biology elective. In addition, at least two of the elective courses must be 400-level courses listed in the three areas of emphasis below. “Special Topics” courses are occasionally offered (BIO 369A , BIO 469); these may be considered by the department as fulfilling the requirement for one area of emphasis, and all 3-4 credit BIO 469 courses will fulfill the 400-level requirement.
Complete at least 1 of the following
Courses:
- 232
- 233
- 234
- 236
- 20049
- 46
- 253
- 254
Complete at least 1 of the following
Courses:
- 252
- 42
- 43
- 8560
- 17924
Complete at least 1 of the following
Courses:
- 231
- 240
- 3458
- 246
- 23038
- 256
- 3464
Complete ANY of the following Courses:
- 3459
- 23038
- 3462
- 260
- 3467
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
- 576
- 3259
Complete at least 1 of the following
Courses:
- 1885
- 1886
- 1899
A student must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher in ALL Biology courses used to fulfill the major requirements (courses listed on degree audit). Only Biology, Chemistry or Mathematics courses in which the student receives a grade of CD or better will be accepted toward the major or the minor.
Transfer students must take a minimum of 12 biology credits at Edgewood University for a major.
Students majoring in Biology should seek assistance in planning their program of study with an advisor in the department. Students with specific goals for careers or post-graduate study may be advised to take some courses at the University of Wisconsin-Madison through Edgewood University’s Collaborative Program.