Major in Biology leading to a BS degree

Biology Course for general information

Two biology courses are open to nonmajors without prerequisites: Biol 111 Human Biology and Biol 112 Environmental Biology. Biol 111 and 112 may be taken in any order. Biol 150 Science as a Way of Knowing is open to all students who have completed Math 100 or the equivalent. Biol 111, 112 and 150 each satisfies the general education requirement for a laboratory course in biological science. Biol 150 is a stand-alone course designed to give all students, majors and nonmajors, experiences that illustrate how scientists build an understanding of the natural world. Certain upper-level biology courses with few prerequisites, such as Biol 330 and 335, may also be used for general education science credit

BS Biology

The BS in biology prepares students for jobs in government agencies such as EPA, OSHA, the Department of Agriculture, and for work as laboratory or field work technicians in universities, hospitals, museums, and industry. It also prepares students to teach biology at the secondary level and for admission to medical, dental, veterinary schools, and graduate programs in the life sciences.

Students who plan to teach biology in secondary school may qualify for Roosevelt University’s recommendation to the Illinois State Board of Education for teacher certification. This program provides biology majors with the flexibility to teach mathematics and general science as well as biology in grades 6-12. Application for admission to the program must be made to the College of Education before the student begins the senior year (less than 90 semester hours). Requirements are listed under secondary teacher education. Students interested in this option should see an advisor in the College of Education for specific course selections.

Required courses:
Biol 150 Science as a Way of Knowing........................................................ 4
Biol 201 Organismic Biology....................................................................... 5
Biol 202 Ecology, Evolution, and Genetics.................................................... 5
Biol 301 Cellular and Molecular Biology ....................................................... 5
Chem 101 General Chemistry I.................................................................. 4
Chem 202 General Chemistry II................................................................. 4
Chem 211 Organic Chemistry I.................................................................. 4
Chem 212 Organic Chemistry II................................................................. 4
Math 121 College Algebra......................................................................... 3
Math 122 Precalculus.............................................................................. 3
Math 217 Introduction to Probability and Statistics....................................... 3

Math 231 Calculus I................................................................................ 4

Math 232 Calculus II............................................................................... 4
Phys 231 Introductory Calculus-Based Physics I........................................... 5
Phys 232 Introductory Calculus-Based Physics II.......................................... 5

Electives chosen from the list below to complete a minimum of 35 semester hours in biology with at least one 300-level laboratory course beyond Biol 301:
Biol 115 Advanced Human Biology.............................................................. 4
Biol 242 Animal Behavior.......................................................................... 3
Biol 302 Diversity and Evolution................................................................. 3
Biol 304 Histology and Ultrastructure.......................................................... 5
Biol 310 Physiological Psychology............................................................... 3
Biol 315 Ecology..................................................................................... 5
iol 317 Behavioral Ecology....................................................................... 3
Biol 324 Marine Biology............................................................................ 3
Biol 330 Wetlands Delineation................................................................... 3
Biol 332 Ecology of Tallgrass Prairies.......................................................... 3
Biol 335 Great Lakes............................................................................... 3
Biol 338 Organ System Physiology.............................................................. 3
Biol 351 General Genetics......................................................................... 5
Biol 353 Molecular Biology........................................................................ 5
Biol 354 Experimental Methods in Biochemistry and Biotechnology ................... 2
Biol 355 Biochemistry.............................................................................. 3
Biol 356 Developmental Biology.................................................................. 3
Biol 358 Cell Biology................................................................................ 5
Biol 360 Microbiology............................................................................... 5
Biol 361 Information Technology for the Sciences......................................... 3