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Bachelor of Science in Biology
120 Credits
The Bachelor of Science in Biology provides you with a background in biological sciences in order to prepare you for advanced study or for employment. The degree program will prepare you for further study beyond the baccalaureate (such as graduate school, medicine, dentistry, veterinary, pharmacy, and allied health).
This program is part of the School of Natural Science & Mathematics.
Degree Requirements
Natural Science & Mathematics Core Requirements (38 credits)
- MATH-K 300 Statistical Techniques or MATH-M 368 Survey of Statistics
- MATH-M215 Calculus I, MATH-M119 Brief Survey of Calculus, or MATH-M220 Calculus for Data Science I
- CHEM-C 105 / 125 Principles of Chemistry I with Lab
- CHEM-C 106 / 126 Principles of Chemistry II with Lab
- CHEM-C 341 / 343 Organic Chemistry I with Lab
- CHEM-C 342 / 344 Organic Chemistry II with Lab
- PHYS-P 201 General Physics I
- PHYS-P 202 General Physics II
Biology Requirements (43 credits)
- BIOL-L 101 Introduction to Biological Sciences I
- BIOL-L 102 Introduction to Biological Sciences II
- BIOL-L 211 Molecular Biology
- BIOL-L 318 Evolution
- BIOL-L 325 Ecological Principles
- BIOL-L 314 Genetics
- BIOL-L 315 Cell Biology
- BIOL-L 452 Capstone in Biology
Organismal Biology Elective: At least one course from the following list or another course approved by the Chair, Department of Natural Science
- BIOL-B 301 Introduction to Plant Kingdom (4 cr)
- BIOL-L 303 Field Biology
- BIOL-L 376 Biology of Birds
- BIOL-Z 301 Introduction to Animal Kingdom (4 cr)
- BIOL-Z 460 Animal Behavior
Choose additional Biology courses at 200 level or above to complete the 43 credit hour biology requirement.
Electives (7-9 credits)
Choose additional courses to total 120 credits, after all other requirements are met.
Program Requirements
First-Year Seminar (0-3 credits)
- UCOL-U 101 or HON-H 100 - A passing grade is required in the First Year Seminar course. This course is mandatory for all beginning freshmen and for transfer students with no more than 12 credit hours of transferring coursework. This course must be taken in the first semester after admission to Indiana University East.
Information Literacy (3 credits)
Choose 1 from:
- CSCI-A 110 Intro to Computers & Computing
- BUS-K 209 Fundamentals of Microsoft Office
General Education Requirements
The Quantitative Reasoning and Scientific Ways of Knowing General Education Requirements will be satisfied by this degree’s requirements. Please confirm these requirements with your advisor.