Requirements Table

Requirements Table

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Total Biology Credits 34
Level 300 & 400 Credits 26
(15 advanced credits must be taken at UWM)
Laboratory Credits Four courses from the following:

  • Bio Sci 203
  • Bio Sci 372 (take with Bio Sci 354 or 370)
  • Bio Sci 383
  • Bio Sci 402 (take with Bio Sci 401)
  • Bio Sci 539
  • Bio Sci 543 (take with Bio Sci 542)
  • Bio Sci 544 (take with Bio Sci 542)
  • Bio Sci 580
Core Courses
  • Bio Sci 150
  • Bio Sci 152
  • Bio Sci 325
  • Either Bio Sci 310 or both Bio Sci 315 and Bio Sci 316
  • One of Bio Sci 611, 670, 671, or CES 490 (a senior seminar); Honors 686, 687, or 689 (Honors research, project, or thesis); or Bio Sci 698 or 699 (independent study)
Additional Courses
  • One semester of college mathematics (Math 105 for a Bachelor of Arts or Math 211, 221, 225/226, or 231 for a Bachelor of Science)
  • Physics 120 and 122 or equivalent
  • Physics 121 or above
  • Survey of organic chemistry with lab (Chem 341, 342) or the two-semester organic sequence with one lab (Chem 343, 344, 345)
Additional Information
  • No more than 8 credits in 100-level courses in biological sciences may be applied toward the major, and students may not combine 150, 202, and 203 for more than 9 credits toward the major.
  • A combined limit of 6 cr in Bio Sci 290, 695, 697, 698, and 699 counts toward the major.
  • Students must attain an average GPA of 2.5 in major courses attempted at UWM. In addition, students must attain at least a 2.5 GPA on all major credits attempted, including any transfer work.

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