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Biology

The study of life.

Biology provides you with a fundamental background in biology and related sciences to continue on into graduate or professional school (medicine, dentistry, etc.) or to obtain employment in biology or a biology-related field.

Potential Jobs

  • Biochemist
  • Pre-professional (Medicine, Veterinary, Dentistry, etc). 
  • Biology Teacher
  • Pharmaceutical Sales
  • Agricultural and Food Scientists

Sample Courses

  • BIO 21404 Human Anatomy and Physiology 
  • BIO 30304 Microbiology    
  • BIO 33703 Cellular & Molecular Biology   

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Biology Degrees

Biology

  • Bachelor's Program

Program Overview

Learning Outcomes

  1. Explain, using appropriate terminology, the basic concepts of cell/molecular biology, ecology, evolution, and genetics.
  2. Explain the fundamentals of scientific inquiry, interpret the results of scientific investigations, and draw reasonable conclusions from data.
  3. Complete critical reading of original and secondary source material.
  4. Communicate, in oral and written form, biological technical information.
  5. Relate models, theories, and concepts to real-world phenomena.
  6. Use standard biological equipment appropriately and safely, and explain the limitations of the equipment.
     

All Course Requirements 

Degree or Certificate
  • Bachelor of Science
Campus Location
  • Rio Grande Main Campus
College or School
  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Liberal Arts & Social Science
Modality
Modality tells you whether this program is in-person, online, or hybrid.
  • All courses required in-person
Total Credit Hours
120

Biology

  • Associate's Program

Program Overview

Learning Outcomes1.    Explain, using appropriate terminology, the basic concepts of biology.
2.    Explain the fundamentals of scientific inquiry.
3.    Complete critical reading of original and secondary source material.
4.    Communicate, in oral and written form, biological technical information.
5.    Relate biological concepts to real-world phenomena.
6.    Use standard biological equipment appropriately and safely.

All Course Requirements 

Degree or Certificate
  • Associate of Science
Campus Location
  • Rio Grande Main Campus
College or School
  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Liberal Arts & Social Science
Modality
Modality tells you whether this program is in-person, online, or hybrid.
  • All courses required in-person
Total Credit Hours
61-62

Biology

  • Minor

Program Overview

Sample of Courses

  • BIO 12204 Biology II
  • BIO 20704 Ecology
  • BIO 30304 Microbiology
  • BIO 36404 Genetics

All Required Courses

Degree or Certificate
  • Bachelor of Science
  • Bachelor of Arts
Campus Location
  • Rio Grande Main Campus
College or School
  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Liberal Arts & Social Science
Modality
Modality tells you whether this program is in-person, online, or hybrid.
  • Some courses offered online
Total Credit Hours
19
Requirements
Seeking a Bachelor of Arts of Science
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Facilities

Kidd Math & Science Center

The Kidd Math & Science Center opened in 1985. With an award-winning masonry design, the center’s front doors open to a glass atrium with live plants and a trickling pond. A spacious lobby follows with comfortable studying facilities. The center houses three large chemistry labs, three biology labs, one physics lab, one computer lab, lecture rooms, faculty offices and a large bent glass greenhouse that enhances the view of campus. McKenzie Hall opened in 1997 providing math/science students along with nursing students, two large lecture halls, a variety of lecture rooms, an anatomy lab, three computer labs, faculty offices, and a conference room with a beautiful view of campus and the surrounding landscape.