University Requirements

• General Education  Credit Hours: 31
• Service Learning Credit Hours: 3
• Upper Division Credit Hours: 42
• Writing Intensive Credit Hours: 9

Supporting Course Work

(*may count as General Education)

The following courses are required (and must be passed with a grade of C or higher). Botany majors may earn additional majors or minors in Zoology or Cell and Molecular Biology within the Biology Discipline by satisfying all of the requirements for those degrees. No other combinations are allowed.

• CHEM 1215 - General Chemistry I for STEM majors Credit Hours: 3 *
• CHEM 1215L - General Chemistry I Lab for STEM Majors Credit Hours: 1 * and
• CHEM 1225 - General Chemistry II for STEM Majors Credit Hours: 3 *
• CHEM 1225L - General Chemistry II Lab for STEM Majors Credit Hours: 1 *

B.S. Requirements (6 credit hours)

(courses used for BS requirement will not count as General Education)

• MATH 1350 - Introduction to Statistics Credit Hours: 3

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• Complete one course in Computer Science beyond BCIS 1110 - Fundamentals of Information Literacy and Systems  

• or

• GISS 361 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Credit Hours: 3 and
• GISS 363 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Lab Credit Hours: 2

• or

• GEOG 361 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Credit Hours: 3 and
• GEOG 363 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Lab Credit Hours: 2

• or

• MATH 308 - MATLAB:Interactive Environment for Scientific and Technical Computing Credit Hours: 3

• or

• MATH 421 - Advanced Applied Statistics Credit Hours: 3

• or

• MATH 1510 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 5

Life Science Core Requirements

• BIOL 2642 - Plant Form, Function and Diversity Credit Hours: 3 *
• BIOL 2642L - Plant Form, Function and Diversity Lab Credit Hours: 1 *
• BIOL 2644 - Animal Form, Function and Diversity Credit Hours: 3 *
• BIOL 2644L - Animal Form, Function and Diversity Lab Credit Hours: 1 *
• BIOL 2110 - Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology Credit Hours: 3 *
• BIOL 2110L - Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology Lab Credit Hours: 1 *
• BIOL 301 - Ecology Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 303 - Ecology Lab Credit Hours: 1
• BIOL 366 - Genetics Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 368 - Genetics Lab Credit Hours: 1
• BIOL 422 - Evolution Credit Hours: 3

Botany Major Requirements

• BIOL 322 - Dendrology Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 324 - Dendrology Lab Credit Hours: 1

• or

• BIOL 425 - Range Vegetation Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 427 - Range Vegetation Lab Credit Hours: 1

• and

• BIOL 331 - Biology of Algae Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 333 - Biology of Algae Lab Credit Hours: 1

• or

• BIOL 335 - Biology of Fungi Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 337 - Biology of Fungi - Lab Credit Hours: 1

• and

• BIOL 332 - Evolution and Diversity of Plants Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 334 - Evolution and Diversity of Plants Lab Credit Hours: 1
• BIOL 351 - Plant Taxonomy Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 353 - Plant Taxonomy Lab Credit Hours: 1
• BIOL 410 - Plant Physiology Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 412 - Plant Physiology Lab Credit Hours: 1
• BIOL 471 - Majors Microbiology Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 473 - Majors Microbiology Lab Credit Hours: 1
• BIOL 483 - Intro to Senior Project Credit Hours: 2
• BIOL 486 - Senior Project Credit Hours: 1
• BIOL ___ - Upper-Division guided electives Credit Hours: 4 *

Must be approved by Faculty Mentor, Dr. Norris. 

Total Credit Hours 54