Biology - Biological Sciences Emphasis, BS
Program Description
This B.S. Biology emphasis is designed for students interested in graduate school and seeking a career in research or academia. Students can cater their studies in this degree in multiple areas of biology including, molecular, biochemical, physiological, evolutionary and organismal. It is also the best option for students looking to apply to Veterinary school.
Program Curriculum
120 credits
Utah Tech General Education Requirements
All Utah Tech General Education requirements must be fulfilled. A previously earned degree may fulfill those requirements, but courses must be equivalent to Utah Tech's minimum General Education standards in American Institutions, English, and Mathematics.
General Education Core Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| English | 3-7 | |
| Mathematics | 3-5 | |
| American Institutions | 3-6 | |
| Life Sciences | 3-10 | |
| Physical Sciences | 3-5 | |
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Literature/Humanities | 3 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| Exploration | 3-5 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Biology Core Requirements | ||
| BIOL 1610 & BIOL 1615 | Principles of Biology I (LS) and Principles of Biology I Lab (LAB) | 5 |
| BIOL 1620 & BIOL 1625 | Principles of Biology II and Principles of Biology II Lab | 5 |
| BIOL 3010 | Evolution | 3 |
| BIOL 3030 | Principles of Genetics | 3 |
| Mathematics & Physical Science Requirements | ||
| CHEM 1210 & CHEM 1215 | Principles of Chemistry I (PS) and Principles of Chemistry I Lab (LAB) | 5 |
| CHEM 1220 & CHEM 1225 | Principles of Chemistry II and Principles of Chemistry II Lab | 5 |
| CHEM 2310 & CHEM 2315 | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab | 5 |
| CHEM 2320 & CHEM 2325 | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Lab | 5 |
| MATH 1210 | Calculus I (MA) | 4 |
| Complete one (1) of the following series of courses: | ||
| PHYS 2010 & PHYS 2015 & PHYS 2020 & PHYS 2025 | College Physics I (PS) and College Physics I Lab (LAB) and College Physics II and College Physics II Lab | 10 |
| or PHYS 2210 & PHYS 2215 & PHYS 2220 & PHYS 2225 | Physics/Scientists Engineers I (PS) and Physics/Scientists Engineers I Lab (LAB) and Physics/Scientists EngineersII and Physics/Scientists Engineers II Lab | |
| Additional Biology Requirements | ||
| BIOL 3040 & BIOL 3045 | General Ecology and General Ecology Lab | 4 |
| BIOL 3150 & BIOL 3155 | Biostatistics and the Scientific Method and Scientific Method and Experimental Design | 4 |
| Pick one (1) of the following Technical Laboratory Courses | ||
| BTEC 2010 | DNA Methods and Analysis | 2 |
| BTEC 2020 | Protein Purification and Analysis | 2 |
| BTEC 2030 | Cell Culture Techniques | 2 |
| BTEC 2050 | Zebrafish Maintenance & Methodology | 2 |
| BIOL 2300 | Fundamentals of Bioinformatics | 2 |
| Complete one (1) of the following sets of courses: | ||
| BIOL 3450 & BIOL 3455 | General Microbiology and General Microbiology Lab | 4 |
| or BIOL 3550 & BIOL 3555 | Eukaryotic Cell Biology and Eukaryotic Cell Biology Lab | |
| Complete one (1) of the following series of courses: | ||
| BIOL 3420 | Advanced Human Physiology | 3 |
| BIOL 4500 & BIOL 4505 | Comparative Vertebrate Physiology and Comparative Vertebrate Physiology Lab | 4 |
| or BIOL 4600 & BIOL 4605 | Plant Physiology and Plant Physiology Lab | |
| Complete one (1) of the following sets of courses: | ||
| Invertebrate Zoology and Invertebrate Zoology Lab | ||
| Herpetology and Herpetology Lab | ||
| Ichthyology and Ichthyology Lab | ||
| Marine Biology | ||
| Animal Behavior and Animal Behavior Lab | ||
| Ornithology and Ornithology Lab | ||
| Mammalogy and Mammalogy Lab | ||
| General Entomology | ||
| Complete the following seminar course: | ||
| BIOL 4910 | Senior Seminar | 1 |
| Biology Electives | ||
| Complete 12 credits of upper-division BIOL or BTEC coursework not already used to fulfill another requirement. At least 7 credits must be BIOL prefix. Courses from the following list may also be used to fulfill this requirement: | 12 | |
| BTEC 3020 | Protein Cloning, Expression, and Purification | 1 |
| Biochemistry I and Biochemistry I Lab | ||
| Biochemistry II and Biochemistry II Lab | ||
| BTEC 3010 | Sequencing Methods and Techniques | 1 |
| BTEC 3040 | Zebrafish Maintenance and Microscopy | 1 |
| BTEC 3050 | CRISPR/Cas9 Techniques | 1 |
| BTEC 4020 | Advanced Protein Characterization | 1 |
| BTEC 4040 | Techniques in Functional Genomics | 1 |
| BTEC 4050 | In Situ Hybridization | 1 |
| BTEC 4060 | Variant Validation in Zebrafish | 1 |
Graduation Requirements
- Complete a minimum of 120 college-level credits (1000 and above).
- Complete at least 40 upper-division credits (3000 and above).
- Complete at least 30 upper-division credits at Utah Tech for institutional residency.
- Cumulative GPA 2.0 or higher.
- Grade C- or higher required in each Program Requirement, Core Discipline Requirement, and Biology Elective Requirement course.
- Maximum 6 total credits of BIOL 4810R, and/or BIOL 4890R, and/or BIOL 4930R may be used toward Biology requirements.