Major Tracks

The Department of Biology has just initiated new options for biology majors: tracks in the major! These changes to the major will not require you to make any changes to the Concentration. For most concentrations you may choose to follow any of the three tracks. Your advisor will discuss your options with you during your advising session.

Major Concentration

(Students will choose from one of the following tracks: General Biology, Ecology, or Molecular) (A grade of C or better is required in all upper division courses. Electives should be chosen with the assistance of the student's faculty advisor.)

General Biology Track	27
BIOL 3000 General Botany	4
BIOL 3100 Zoology	4
BIOL 3200 Genetics	4
BIOL 3400 Cell and Molecular Biology	4
BIOL 4100 Ecology	4
Select three upper-division biology courses	7
(At least one elective must be 4 hours)
Ecology Track	30
BIOL 3000 General Botany	4
BIOL 3100 Zoology	4
BIOL 3200 Genetics or BIOL 3400 Cell and Molecular BIology	4
BIOL 4100 Ecology	4
BIOL 4150 Evolutionary Biology	4
Select three upper-division biology courses	10
(At least one elective must be 4 hours and at least one elective must come from list A below)
Molecular Track	30
BIOL 3000 General Botany or BIOL 3100 Zoology	4
BIOL 3200 Genetics	4
BIOL 3400 Cell and Molecular Biology	4
BIOL 4100 Ecology	4
BIOL 4700 Advanced Cell Biology	4
Select three upper-division biology courses	10
(At least one elective must be 4 hours and at least one elective must come from list B below)

Elective list A
BIOL 3040 Horticulture, BIOL 3120 Man and the Environment, BIOL 4000 Plant Physiology, BIOL 4420 Herpetology, BIOL 4430 Ornithology, BIOL 4500 Ichthyology, BIOL 4520 Marine Biology, BIOL 4530 Aquatic Biology, BIOL 4950 Selected Topics*

Elective list B
BIOL 3210 Human Genetics, BIOL 3500 Microbiology, BIOL 4740 Molecular Pathogenesis, BIOL 4750 Developmental Biology, BIOL 4760 Molecular Genomics, BIOL 4770 Biotechnology and Biotechniques, BIOL 4950 Selected Topics*

Electives marked with an asterisk (*) should be selected only with approval of the student's advisor.