biology curriculum

The following text is taken from The University of Findlay's undergraduate catalog.


A major in biology consists of BIOL 150, 150L, 152, 152L, 298, 310, 310L, 331, 338, 498; MATH 140 or 141; CHEM 130 or 140, 130L or 140L, 131 or 141, 131L or 141L, 310 or 320, 310L or 320L, 311 or 321, 311L or 321L, 400; PHYS 250/250L or 252, 251/251L or 253. In addition 15 hours of electives must be taken from any 300- or 400-level biology courses or GEOL 410. Students accepted into the bioinformatics program at the University of Toledo (UT) may use three of the graduate-level courses from the UT curriculum requirements to satisfy The University of Findlay biology major requirements. Students wishing to enter medical school are encouraged to complete BIOL 300, 302, 412, 412L, 440, CHEM 450, and MATH 142.


A minor in biology consists of CHEM 130 or 140, 130L or 140L; plus 20 hours of electives from the following courses, in which eight hours must come from the 300- or 400-level: BIOL 138, 150, 150L, 300, 302, 305, 320, 320L, 322, 322L, 323, 323L, 331, 338, 340, 347, 405, 412, 412L, 413, 413L, HEPR 205, NSCI 380, or NMED 425.


A minor in nature interpretation consists of BIOL 138, 331; BIOL 150/150L or 151/151L; and two courses from BIOL 340, 347; GEOL 120; or PHYS 100.