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Nov 24, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Biology (Comprehensive) (BS)
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Major Core:
Consult options below before selecting courses.
Public Affairs Capstone Experience will be fulfilled by completion of:
Two Additional Courses From the Following:
Courses may also be used to satisfy option requirements. Complete One of the Following Options:
Note: With approval of advisor, up to three hours of the following can be substituted for one of the BIO courses listed in any option: BIO 300 , BIO 399 , BIO 499 , or BIO 597 .
Pre-Teacher Education Option
This option is designed for students preparing to enter post-graduate studies to become a high school science teacher. This program does not include courses in teacher education that are required by the state of Missouri for certification as a teacher. Certification requirements can be met through postbaccalaureate programs or master’s program at Missouri State University.
Nine Additional Hours of Upper Division Biology Courses.
Related Chemistry Courses:
Related Mathematics Requirement: One course from:
Total Credit Hours: 72-74
Environmental Biology and Evolution Option
One Course in Biodiversity and Evolution:
The Following Courses Taught During the Summer
at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs, Mississippi: One course in Population Biology:
The following courses taught during the summer
at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs, Mississippi:
Three Hours in Community/Ecosystem Biology:
The Following Courses Taught During the Summer
at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs, Mississippi: One Biology Course With a Substantial Field Component
A course used to satisfy this requirement also may be counted toward the biodiversity, population biology, and community/ecosystem biology concentration areas described above. Complete one of the following:
Zero to Eight Hours of Elective BIO Courses
at the level of 300 or higher to total a minimum of 43 hours in biology. One of the Following Mathematics, Statistics, or Computer Programming Courses:
Related Requirements in Chemistry:
One of the Following Related Science Courses:
One of the Following Related Fields of Study Courses:
Total Credit Hours: 72-85
Microbiology and Biotechnology Option
21 additional hours in BIO courses
with a minimum of 18 hours from the following. BMS 524(3) may be substituted for one of these courses. CHM 302(5); or CHM 502(3) and 503(2); or CHM 504(3) and 505(1) may be substituted for one of these courses.
Related Requirements in Chemistry:
Total Credit Hours: 71-87
Wildlife and Fisheries Biology Option
Two Courses in Plant Biology From:
Three Courses in Animal Biology From:
Five Hours in Management From:
Two Courses in Ecology and Evolution From:
One Course in Human Dimensions From:
One Course in Earth/Environmental Science From:
Total Credit Hours: 68-87
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