Department of Biological Sciences

Curriculum in Biology B.S

Official URI course information may be found in the printed Bulletin of the University of Rhode Island. An on-line version of the Bulletin and an HTML list of courses taught by the Department of Biological Sciences is available. Undergraduate programs typically incorporate courses at the 100-, 200-, 300-, and 400-levels. The courses for Biology students are listed below. You can access the URI catalogue at www.uri.edu/catalog. Download the B.S. Biology Curriculum Worksheet.

CORE REQUIREMENTS:

You must take all of the following introductory courses:

• Principles of Biology I and II (BIO 101, 102).

ADDITIONAL CORE COURSES and MAJOR ELECTIVES (27 credits):

Choose one course from 4 of the following 6 core areas (see titles below):

• Cell and Development: BIO 302, 311, 341, 453
• Ecology and Evolution: BIO 262, 272
• Genetics: BIO 352
• Molecular Biology: BIO 437
• Organismal Diversity: BIO 304, 321, 323, 354, 366, 465
• Physiology: BIO 201, 242/244, 346

Plant Courses (at least 3 credits):

• Plant Anatomy (BIO 311)
• Plant Diversity (BIO 321)
• Field Botany and Taxonomy (BIO 323)
• Plant Pathology (BIO 332)
• Plant Physiology (BIO 346)
• Plant Physiology Lab (BIO 348)
• Ecology of Marine Plants (BIO 418)
• Biology of Algae (BIO 465)

Animal Courses (at least 3 credits):

• Human Anatomy (BIO 121)
• General Animal Physiology (BIO 201)
• Introductory Human Physiology (BIO 242)
• Introductory Human Physiology Lab (BIO 244)
• Animal Development (BIO 302)
• Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (BIO 304)
• Vertebrate Histology (BIO 327)
• Vertebrate Histology Lab (BIO 329)
• Physiology of Exercise (BIO 334)
• Physiology of Exercise Lab (BIO 335)
• Invertebrate Zoology (BIO 354)
• Marine Invertebrates of Southern New England (BIO 355)
• Vertebrate Zoology (BIO 366)
• Introductory Entomology(BIO 385)
• Introductory Entomology Lab (BIO 386)
• Environmental Physiology of Animals (BIO 441)
• Endocrinology I (BIO 445)
• Animal Behavior (BIO 467)
• Tropical Marine Invertebrate Zoology (BIO 469)*
• Coral Reef Ecology (BIO 475)*
*Taught at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences

Integrative (General) Biology Courses :

• Introductory Ecology (BIO 262)
• Evolution (BIO 272)
• Principles of Cell Biology (BIO 341)
• Marine Environmental Physiology (BIO 345)
• General Genetics (BIO 352)
• Genetics Lab (BIO 353)
• Marine Biology (BIO 360)
• Biology and Society (BIO 396)
• Fundamentals of Molecular Biology (BIO 437)
• Advanced Topics in Genetics
• Cell Biology (BIO 453)
• Marine Ecology (BIO 455)
• Marine Ecology Lab (BIO 457)
• Freshwater Ecology (BIO 458)
• Advanced Evolutionary Biology (BIO 472)
• Up to 3 credits in independent study/research (491, 492, 493, 494, 495) may be used for the major from one of the following programs: AFS, AVS, BCH, BIO, MIC, NRS, PLS, OCG.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Chemistry:

• General Chemistry I and II with lab (CHM 101, 102; 112, 114)

AND two semesters of organic chemistry:

• Organic Chemistry I and II with lab (CHM 226, 227, 228)

                                   OR

• Intro to Organic Chem. and Biochemistry (CHM 124, 126; BCH 311)

Mathematics:

• Applied Calculus I and II (MTH 131, 132)

                                   OR

• Calculus with Analytic Geometry (MTH 141, 142)

                                   OR

• One semester of calculus & one of statistics (MTH 131 or 141 & STA 308)

Microbiology:

• Introductory Microbiology (MIC 211 or MIC 201)

Physics:

• General Physics I and II with lab (PHY 111, 112; 185, 186)

Language:

• Modern language through intermediate level (104)

                                   OR

• 6 credits in one language (note that study abroad and culture clusters do not fulfill this requirement)

Students must take 3 biology laboratory courses in addition to BIO 101, BIO 102 excluding BIO 491, 492, and 495. No more than 3 credits of Research/Special Problems (491, 492, 495) may be used towards the major.

130 credits are required for graduation. A total of 35 credits in BIO courses are required.

Minor in Biology

Requirements: Students who declare Biology as a minor must take BIO 101, BIO 102, and MIC 211 or MIC 201. The remaining courses may be selected from BCH 311 and any BIO or MIC course. At least 18-20 credits are required, and at least 12 of the 20 credits must be taken at the 200 level or above. Other general requirements for the minor are as specified in the University catalog.

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