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| Contact Information for Department of Biology | |
|---|---|
| Phone | (775) 784-6188 |
| Fax | (775) 784-1302 |
| Location |
Max Fleischmann Agriculture Building
Room 147 |
| Address | 1664 N. Virginia Street Reno, NV 89557-0314 |
| Contact | Contact Us |
Four Year Plan
Suggested 4-Year Schedule:
Total of 120 Credits needed to graduate, 40 credits must be upper division (300 and up)
Year 1, Semester 1- Credits:16
- English 101, 3
- Chemistry 121 or 201, 4
- Math 127, 3
- Core Electives, 6
Year 1, Semester 2- Credits:14
- English 102, 3
- Chemistry 122 or 202, 4
- Math 181, 4
- Biology, 190, 3
Year 2, Semester 3- Credits: 14-15
- Core Humanities 201, 3
- Chemistry 341, 3
- Stat 152 or APST 270, 3-4
- Biology, 191, 3
- Biology 192, 2
Year 2, Semester 4- Credits: 16
- Core Humanities 202, 3
- Chemistry 342, 3
- Biology 300 Genetics, 3
- Physics 151, 4
- Core or General Elective, 3
Year 3, Semester 5- Credits: 15
- Biology 314 or 315, 3
- Biology 316, 3
- Chemistry 345, 2
- Physics 152, 4
- Core or General Elective, 3
Year 3, Semester 6- Credits: 16
- Core Humanities 203, 3
- Biology 394 or 395, 2
- Upper Division Biology Elective, 3
- Upper Division Biology Elective, 3
- General Electives or Diversity, 5
Year 4, Semester 7- Credits: 15
- Upper Division Biology Elective, 3
- General Capstone, 3
- Upper Division Electives, 6
- General Elective, 3
Year 4, Semester 8- Credits: 13
- Biology 415 (Capstone), 4
- Upper Division Biology Elective, 3
- Upper division elective, 3
- General Elective, 3
*Biology electives: 12 credits * - Courses numbered with Biol prefix, 300 or above, that are not among the required Biology courses. Biochemistry (Bch 400) also can be accepted for Biology elective credit.
Requirements
- English 101 (3 credits) and 102 (3 credits): 6 credits
- Fine Arts (refer to "Fine Arts" section of University core curriculum in catalog): 3 credits
- Social Science (refer to "Soc. Sci" section of University core curriculum in catalog): 3 credits
- Core Humanities 201, 202 and 203: 9 credits
- Diversity course (refer to "Core Curriculum" section in catalog): 3 credits
- General capstone course (refer to "capstone" section of core curriculum in catalog): 3 credits (must be outside of major dept.)
- Math - Calculus 181: 4 credits.
- Statistics 152 or APST270: 3-4 credits
- General Chem 121 and 122 or 201 and 202: 8 credits
- Organic Chem 220 and 220L or 341, 342 and 345(lab): 4-8 credits
- General Physics 151and 152 with lab: 8 credits
- General Bio I (190): 3 credits
- General Bio II (191): 3 credits
- Biol Investigation (lab) (192): 2 credits
- Genetics (300): 3 credits
- Comparative Animal Phys (316): 3 credits
- Evolution (capstone) (415): 4 credits
- Choose one of the following:
Ecology & Population 314 and Biology 394 (lab): 5 credits
OR
Cell Biology 315 and Biology 395(lab): 5 credits
