Division of Biology

Electives BA Biology

Select a total of 15 credit hours. No course used here can be used elsewhere.
Biology course listing can be found in the University Course Catalog.

  • BIOL 365 - Practicum in Biology Credits: 1-4
    Note: No more than 2 credits from BIOL 365 can be used toward BIOL electives.
  • Biology courses numbered 400 or above (other than BIOL 695 and BIOL 698).

Research Courses - Choose no more than 3 credit hours from the list below:
Choose from the Course list below, no more than 3 credit hours from all Research Courses combined can be used toward BIOL electives.

  • AGRON 598 - Undergraduate Research in Agronomy Credits: 0-18
  • AP 790 - Problems in Anatomy and Physiology Credits: 1-18
  • ASI 561 - Undergraduate Research in Animal Sciences & Industry Credits: 0-3
  • BAE 497 - Undergraduate Research Experience Credits: 0-3
  • BAE 499 - Honors Research in Biological Systems Engineering Credits: 1-18
  • BIOCH 599 - Research Training in Biochemistry Credits: 1-3
  • BIOL 695 - Internship in Biology Credits: 1-3
  • BIOL 698 - Research in Biology Credits: 0-8
  • CHE 497 - Undergraduate Research Experience Credits: 0-3
  • CHM 497 - Research in Undergraduate Chemistry Credits: 1-3
  • DAS 400 - Undergraduate Research in Arts and Sciences Credits: 0-3
  • DAS 506 - Undergraduate Cancer Research Credits: 1
  • DMP 680 - Problems in Pathobiology Credits: 1-5
  • ENTOM 482 - Research Experience in Entomology Credits: 1-3
  • GEOG 497 - Undergraduate Research in Geography Credits: 1-3
  • KIN 597 - Research Experience in Kinesiology Credits: 0-3
  • PLPTH 495 - Undergraduate Research in Plant Pathology Credits: 0-3
  • PSYCH 599 - Research in Psychology Credits: 0-18
  • WOEM 495 - Undergraduate Research in Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management Credits: 0-3

Courses From Other Departments (except research courses):
Choose from the Course list below no more than 6 credits that can be used from “Courses From Other Departments (except research courses)”.

  • AGCOM 712 - Environmental Communication Credits: 3
  • AGEC 525 - Natural Resource and Environmental Economics Credits: 3
  • AGRON 205 - Soils Credits: 3
  • AGRON 251 - Range Management Credits: 3
  • AGRON 335 - Environmental Quality Credits: 3
  • AGRON 610 - Biotechnology Credits: 3
  • AGRON 620 - Applied Crop Physiology Credits: 3
  • AGRON 630 - Crop Improvement and Biotechnology Credits: 3
  • AGRON 645 - Soil Microbiology Credits: 3
  • AGRON 646 - Soil Microbiology Laboratory Credits: 1
  • AGRON 660 - Grassland Monitoring and Assessment Credits: 2
  • AGRON 680 - Plant Genetics Credits: 3
  • AGRON 682 - Grassland Fire Ecology Credits: 3
  • AGRON 695 - Climate Change and Agriculture Credits: 3
  • AGRON 781 - Ecology of Invasive Species Credits: 3
  • AP 600 - Introduction to Pharmacology for Health Professionals Credits: 3
  • AP 711 - Stem Cells and Comparative Biomedicine Credits: 2
  • ASI 218 - Fundamentals of Nutrition Credits: 3
  • ASI 533 - Physiology of Domestic Animals Credits: 3
  • ASI 540 - Principles of Animal Disease Control Credits: 3
  • ASI 560 - Course-Based Undergraduate Research in Animal Sciences & Industry Credits: 2
  • ASI 658 - Animal Growth and Development Credits: 3
  • BAE 445 - Biological Engineering Fundamentals Credits: 3
  • BIOCH 522 - General Biochemistry Laboratory Credits: 3
  • BIOCH 571 - Medical Biochemistry Credits: 3
  • BIOCH 755 - Biochemistry I Credits: 3
  • BIOCH 756 - Biochemistry I Laboratory Credits: 2
  • BIOCH 757 - NMR Laboratory Credits: 1
  • BIOCH 758 - Protein Structure Laboratory Credits: 1
  • BIOCH 765 - Biochemistry II Credits: 3
  • BIOCH 766 - Recombinant DNA Laboratory I Credits: 1
  • BIOCH 767 - Recombinant DNA Laboratory II Credits: 1
  • BIOCH 775 - Molecular Biophysics Credits: 3
  • CHM 315 - Environmental Science: A Chemistry Perspective Credits: 3
  • DMP 690 - Essential Practices for BSL-3 Research Settings Credits: 1
  • DMP 691 - Introduction to High Containment Laboratory Topics and Techniques Credits: 3
  • DMP 710 - Introduction to One Health Credits: 2
  • DMP 754 - Introduction to Epidemiology Credits: 3
  • DMP 770 - Emerging Diseases Credits: 3
  • ECON 527 - Environmental Economics Credits: 3
  • ENTOM 312 - General Entomology Credits: 3
  • ENTOM 625 - Integrative Behavioral Ecology Credits: 3
  • ENTOM 630 - Introduction to Molecular Entomology Credits: 2
  • ENTOM 635 - Insect Evolution Credits: 3
  • ENTOM 649 - Introduction to Arthropod Vectors of Human Pathogens Credits: 3
  • ENTOM 652 - Introduction to Insect Molecular Techniques Credits: 2
  • ENTOM 660 - Introduction to Insect Genetics Credits: 3
  • ENTOM 675 - Introduction to Insect Physiology Credits: 3
  • ENTOM 692 - Insect Ecology Credits: 3
  • ENTOM 695 - Insect Taxonomy Credits: 3
  • FDSCI 600 - Food Microbiology Credits: 2
  • FDSCI 601 - Food Microbiology Lab Credits: 2
  • FNDH 400 - Human Nutrition Credits: 3
  • FNDH 620 - Nutrient Metabolism Credits: 3
  • FNDH 654 - Pathophysiology and Clinical Evaluation Credits: 3
  • GEOG 445 - Biogeography Credits: 3
  • GEOG 460 - Human Dimensions of Global Change Credits: 3
  • GEOG 508 - Geographic Information Systems I Credits: 4
  • GEOG 605 - Remote Sensing of the Environment Credits: 3
  • GEOG 608 - Geographic Information Systems II Credits: 3
  • GEOG 761 - Human Impact on the Environment Credits: 3
  • KIN 601 - Cardiorespiratory Physiology Credits: 3
  • KIN 603 - Cardiovascular Physiology Credits: 3
  • KIN 607 - Muscle Physiology Credits: 3
  • KIN 609 - Environmental Physiology Credits: 3
  • KIN 611 - Autonomic Neurophysiology Credits: 3
  • KIN 615 - Cardiorespiratory/Comparative Physiology in Health and Disease Credits: 3
  • KIN 617 - Signaling Pathways in Physiology Credits: 3
  • KIN 657 - Integrative Human Pathophysiology Credits: 3
  • LAR 298 - Ethics and Environmental Dilemmas Credits: 3
  • PHILO 595 - Environmental Ethics Credits: 3
  • PLPTH 500 - Principles of Plant Pathology Credits: 3
  • PLPTH 585 - Crop Diseases Credits: 2
  • PLPTH 610 - Biotechnology Credits: 3
  • PSYCH 470 - Principles of Neuroscience Credits: 3
  • PSYCH 570 - Psychopharmacology Credits: 3
  • STAT 703 - Introduction to Statistical Methods for the Sciences Credits: 3
  • WOEM 400 - Pond and Sportfish Management Credits: 3
  • WOEM 555 - Big Game Management Credits: 3
  • WOEM 560 - Upland Game Bird Management Credits: 3
  • WOEM 561 - Waterfowl and Wetlands Management Credits: 3
  • WOEM 562 - Advanced Wildlife Habitat Management Credits: 4
  • WOEM 620 - Human-Wildlife Conflicts Credits: 3