Biology A.B.

A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Biology requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.

Major Requirements:

Required Courses:

BIO 111	INTRODUCTORY CELL BIOLOGY	3 sh
BIO 113	CELL BIOLOGY LABORATORY	1 sh
BIO 131	BIODIVERSITY	4 sh
BIO 212	INTRODUCTORY POPULATION BIOLOGY	3 sh
BIO 214	POPULATION BIOLOGY LABORATORY	1 sh
BIO 245	PRINCIPLES OF GENETICS	3 sh
BIO 246	GENETICS LABORATORY	1 sh
BIO 261	INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR	2 sh
CHM 111	GENERAL CHEMISTRY I	4 sh
CHM 112	GENERAL CHEMISTRY II	4 sh
STS 212	STATISTICS IN APPLICATION	4 sh
BIO 462	SENIOR SEMINAR	2 sh
BIO 070	SENIOR COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION	0

Students not placed in STS 212  will need to take STS 110 prior to taking STS 212.

Select one Integrative Biology elective course from the list below: 4sh

BIO 318	COMPARATIVE VERTEBRATE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION	4 sh
BIO 319	COMPARATIVE AND FUNCTIONAL NEUROBIOLOGY	4 sh
BIO 327	IMMUNOLOGY	4 sh
BIO 331	THE BIOLOGY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR	4 sh
BIO 333	MICROBIAL ECOLOGY	4 sh
BIO 334	HERPETOLOGY	4 sh
BIO 335	FIELD BIOLOGY	4 sh
BIO 341	BOTANY	4 sh
BIO 342	AQUATIC BIOLOGY: THE STUDY OF INLAND WATERS	4 sh
BIO 344	EVOLUTION	4 sh
BIO 346/ENS 346	WETLANDS ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT	4 sh
BIO 347	DENDROLOGY	4 sh
BIO 350	GENERAL ECOLOGY	4 sh
BIO 442	PLANT PHYSIOLOGY	4 sh

In addition, a required experiential component selected from one of the following:

(a) internship (BIO 481)

(b) research under the direction of BIO faculty member

Choose electives from the following: 20 sh

BIO	BIO ELECTIVES: 200/300/400 LEVEL
CHM 211	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I	4 sh
PHY 201	GENERAL PHYSICS I	4 sh
PHY 202	GENERAL PHYSICS II	4 sh

Total Credit Hours: 56