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Apr 27, 2024
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2004-2005 EIU Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Biological Sciences
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Major
Biological Sciences majors must complete a core which includes the following courses as well as a 30-hour concentration selected from the list of concentrations below. Suggested Four-Year Plan of Study
A suggested four-year plan of study for the BS in Biological Sciences with a concentration in
- Biology,
- Botanical Sciences,
- Ecology and Systematics, or
- Cell and Functional Biology follows:
(Major GPA based on all biological sciences courses take at EIU.)
First Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 16
First Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 17
- General Education Elective. Credits: 3
- Elective. Credits: 3
Second Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 17
- General Education Elective. Credits: 3
Second Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 14-16
- Concentration 1, 2, 3 or 4. Credits: 3-4
- Concentration 1, 2, 3 or 4. Credits: 3-4
Third Year, First Semester - Total Hour: 16-17
- Concentration 1, 2, 3 or 4. Credits: 3-4
- Concentration 1, 2, 3 or 4. Credits: 3
- General Education Elective. Credits: 3
- General Education Elective. Credits: 3
Third Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 16-17
- Concentration 1, 2, 3 or 4. Credits: 3
- Concentration 1, 2, 3 or 4. Credits: 3
- General Education Elective. Credits: 3
Fourth Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 12-13
- Senior Seminar. Credits: 3
- Concentration 1, 2, 3 or 4. Credits: 3
- Concentration 1, 2, 3 or 4. Credits: 3
- Elective or Foreign Language. Credits: 3-4
Fourth Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 13-15
- Concentration 1, 2, 3 or 4. Credits: 3
- Elective. Credits: 3
- Elective. Credits: 1-2
- Elective or Foreign Language. Credits:3-4
Biological Sciences Concentrations:
1. Biology
Course work in the following areas: BIO 3510 or BIO 3520 and 26 sh of course work in the Biological Sciences (with the exception of BIO 3400, BIO 4275, workshops, and courses designed for General Education except BIO 3002G) or Mathematics or Physical Sciences courses above 2000 (with the exception of general education and CHM 2310). A minimum of 20 sh must be taken in the Biological Sciences.
2. Botanical Sciences
Course work in the following areas:And 10 semester hours of course work from the following:
(Excluding BIO 4275) 3. Ecology & Systematics
Course work in the following areas:
And 26 semester hours of course work from the following:
(Excluding BIO 4275) 4. Cell and Functional Biology
Course work in the following areas: And 11 semester hours of course work from the following:
(Excluding BIO 4275) Footnotes
1 Students not prepared for this course will be required to take additional prerequisite math classes.
2 One course is required in concentration; the other may be used as an elective.
3 One course is required in concentration; the others may be used as an elective.
(Major GPA based on all biological sciences courses taken at EIU.)
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