DEGREES AND AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION WITHIN BIOLOGY (Optional)
Apply to OLD and NEW rules
Requirement for an undergraduate B.S. in Biology
Graduate study in Biology at the University of Akron
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION IN BIOLOGY
To obtain a B.S. degree with an Area of Specialization
within Biology, the student must take the required courses listed below
for that specific area. Note - you must
take the courses designated A, B, C, and D (some areas do not have D and one
area has an E).
If you choose to have an Area of Specialization, you
must change your major. To do this, go
to Olin Hall 101 (Office of Dean of College of Arts & Sciences) and change
your major from Biology to Biology, Area of Specialization _________. Once you have done this, you will be held
to the area of specialization required courses listed below.
Required:
A. 3100:461/2 Human Physiology (4+4) F-S (No longer
offered)
Substitution courses for Human Physiology for 2000-2001
ONLY:
Choose any 2 of the following courses (6-8 credits):
485 Cell
Physiology (4) S (lab)
465 Advanced
Cardiovascular Physiology (3) S
468 Physiology
of Reproduction (3) S
469 Respiratory
Physiology (3) S
471 Physiological
Genetics (4) F (lab)
472 Biological
Mechanisms of Stress (3) F
B. 3100:464 General and Comparative Physiology (4) F
C. 3100:465 Advanced Cardiovascular Physiology (3) S (Make
selections that are different than the 461/462 substitutions) OR
3100:469 Respiratory
Physiology (3) S OR
3100:468 Physiology
of Reproduction (3) S
Electives:
3100:466 Vertebrate
Embryology (4) S
3100:467 Comparative
Vertebrate Morphology (4) F
3100:365 Histology
I (3) F, SSI
3100:484 Pharmacology
F (No longer offered)
3150:401/2 Biochemistry (3+3) F-S
BOTANY (14 Credits) Note: At this time (2000-200?) Botany is not an option for specialization
Required:
A. 3100:342 Flora and Taxonomy (3) S
B. 3100:445 Plant Morphology (4) (No longer offered)
OR
3100:441 Plant
Development (4) (No longer offered)
C. 3100:442 Plant Anatomy (3) (No longer offered)
D. 3100:440 Mycology (4) Alt. F (>00)
OR
3100:443 Phycology
(4) Alt. F (>01)
Electives:
3100:400 Food
Plants (2)
3100:448 Economic
Botany (2)
Required:
A. At least one
of the following:
3100:412 Advanced Ecology (3) Alt. S (>01)
3100:423 Population
Biology (3) Alt. F (>01)
B. At least one
of the following:
3100:427 Aquatic
Ecology (4) F
3100:430 Community/Ecosystem
Ecology (4) F
C At least one
of the following:
3100:418 Field
Ecology (4) Alt. S (>00)
3100:421 Tropical
Field Ecology (4) S
3100:426 Wetland
Ecology (4) S
D. At least one of the following:
3100:342 Flora and Taxonomy (3) S
3100:440 Mycology
(4) Alt. F (>00)
3100:443 Phycology
(4) Alt. F (>01)
3100:445 Plant
Morphology (4) F (No longer offered)
3100:451 General
Entomology (4) Alt. F (>01)
3100:453 Invertebrate
Zoology (4) Alt. F. (>00)
3100:455 Ichthyology
(4) F
3100:456 Ornithology
(4) S
3100:457 Herpetology
(4) Alt. S (>01)
3100:458 Vertebrate
Zoology (4) F
E. At least one
of the following:
3100:406 Principles
of Systematics (3) S
3100:428 Biology
of Behavior (2) F
3100:464 General
and Comparative Physiology (4) F
Required:
A. 3100:331 Microbiology (4) F
B. 3100:433 Pathogenic Bacteriology (4) S
OR
3100:435 Virology
(4) (not currently offered)
C. 3100:437 Immunology (4) F
Electives:
3100:440 Mycology
(4) Alt. F (>00)
OR
3100:443 Phycology
(4) Alt. F (>01)
3100:454 Parasitology
(4) S
3100:481 Advanced
Genetics (3) S
3150:401/2 Biochemistry
(3+3) F-S
Required:
A. 3100:453 Invertebrate Zoology (4) Alt. F (>00)
OR
3100:458 Vertebrate
Zoology (4) F
B. 3100:464 General and Comparative Physiology (4) F
C. 3100:428 Biology of Behavior (2) F
D. 3100:466 Vertebrate Embryology (4) S
OR
3100:467 Comparative
Vertebrate Morphology (4) F
Electives:
3100:451 General
Entomology (4) Alt. F (>01)
3100:454 Parasitology
(4) S
3100:365 Histology
(3) F, SSI
3100:421 Tropical
Field Biology (4) S
3100:456 Ornithology
(4) S
3100:457 Herpetology
(4) Alt. S > 01
3100:455 Ichthyology
(4) F
BIOLOGY (no area of specialization)
OLD RULES: 14-15 Biology credits beyond the core
courses (to reach 36) as approved by an advisor. These hours must include one Anatomy and Physiology course and
two organismal courses from two different categories.
NEW RULES: 18-19 Biology credits beyond the core
courses (to reach 40) of 300/400 level Biology (3100) courses.
Updated 6 September 2001