Biology General Program (BS)

Faculty Advisors: All regular, full-time biology faculty

The Bachelor of Science Program is the program selected by most biology majors. This program is designed to prepare students for a number of potential careers (see Biology Web page) for entry-level employment or graduate and professional training in some sub-discipline of biology. The five core biology courses in the Bachelor of Science program provide a wide breadth of preparation for more advanced coursework chosen by students to meet their individual needs and interests.

Requirements.

1. All requirements of the Bachelor of Science degree of the College of Arts and Sciences , including General Education Requirements .
2. At least 44 credits in biology including a core sequence of BIO 111 , BIO 113 , BIO 326 , BIO 327 , and BIO 328  and two biology writing courses (no more than 16 biology credits below 300-level).
3. CHM 260 , CHM 261 , CHM 262 ; CHM 263  or CHM 265 ; CHM 330 , CHM 332  (recommended), or CHM 220 , CHM 350 ; MTH 120  (unless  equivalency is granted by the Biology Department); PHY 143 , PHY 145 .    
4. Electives to complete a total of 124 credits.
5. At least 33 credits taken in upper division courses (courses numbered 300 or above).
6. A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better in biology and in the total work at the University of Michigan-Flint.
7. Grades of C- or better in all biology core courses to be used as prerequisites.

Students planning to enter a graduate or professional school should investigate requirements of the specific graudate or professional programs to which they intend to apply to avoid missing requirements beyond those covered in their biology degree.