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Biology (B.A.) 2009-2010 Catalog Year


College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Biological Sciences

Program Admission Requirements
  • Submit a FGCU Undergraduate Admission Application for admission, and satisfy all applicable university admission requirements.
  • Complete common prerequisites with a grade of C or better.
  • Attend an orientation session.
  • Sign an Advising Contract.
Program Requirements
  1. FGCU General Education Program (GEP) (36 hrs)
    Refer to the General Education Program for more information.

    1. Communication (6 hrs)
      1. ENC 1101 (3)
      2. ENC 1102 (3)
    2. Mathematics (6 hrs)
      1. STA 2023 (3)
      2. MAC 2311 (4) recommended
    3. Humanities (9 hrs)
      1. HUM 2510 (3)
    4. Social Sciences (6-9 hrs)
    5. Natural Sciences (6-9 hrs)
      1. BSC 1010C (4)
      2. BSC 1011C (4)
      3. CHM 1045C (4)

      Note: At least one Natural Sciences course must include a laboratory or field component. Courses meeting this requirement contain a “C” or “L” in their course numbers.
  2. Common Prerequisites

    • BSC 1010C  General Biology with Lab I (4) (GEP)
    • BSC 1011C General Biology with Lab II (4) (GEP)
    • CHM 1045C  General Chemistry with Lab I (4) (GEP)
    • CHM 1046C   General Chemistry with Lab II
    • CHM 2210C Organic Chemistry with Lab I (4)
    • CHM 2211C Organic Chemistry with Lab II (4)
    • MAC 2311 Calculus I (4) (GEP)
    • MAC 2312 Calculus II (4)
  3. Required Courses in the Major (21 hrs)
    • IDS 3300 Foundations of Civic Engagement (3)
    • IDS 3301 Issues in Culture and Society (3)
    • IDS 3303 Issues in Science and Technology (3)
    • IDS 4910 Integrated Core Senior Seminar (3)
    • ISC 3120 Scientific Process (3)
    • PCB 3023C Cell Biology (3)
    • PCB 3063C Genetics (3)
  4. Electives in the Major (27 hrs)

    Select one of the following:
    • PCB 3043C General Ecology (3)
    • PCB 3673 Evolutionary Biology (3)
    • ZOO 3713C Vertebrate Form and Function (3)

    Select 24 hours from the following:
    • BCH 3023C Biochemistry (3)
    • BCH 3025C Analytical Biochemistry (3)
    • BOT 3015C The Lives of Plants and Algae (3)
    • BOT 4394C Plant Molecular Biology (3)
    • BOT 4503C Plant Physiology (3)
    • BSC 3367C Tropical Island Biology (3)
    • BSC 3030 Biology and Society (2)
    • BSC 3205C Invertebrate Zoology (3)
    • BSC 3403C Environmental Quant Tech (3)
    • BSC 4052 Conservation Biology (3)
    • BSC 4422C Methods in Biotechnology (3)
    • BSC 4900 Dir Indep Study/Research Biology (1-3)
    • BSC 4910 Sr Project Research in Biology (2)
    • BSC 4911 Sr Project Presentation in Biology (2)
    • BSC 4912 Senior Seminar in Biology (3)
    • BSC 4930 Special Topics in Biology (3)
    • BSC 4933 Current Topics in Biology (1)
    • BSC 4940 Internship in Biology (2-4)
    • CHM 2210C** Organic Chemistry with Lab I (4)
    • CHM 2211C**Organic Chemistry with Lab II (4)
    • EVR 4920 Current Topics (1)
    • EVS 4814 Environmental Toxicology (3)
    • HIS 3470  History of Science and Technology (3)
    • ISC 4930  Current Topics (1)
    • MAC 2312** Calculus II (4)
    • MCB 3020C General Microbiology (4)
    • MCB 3652C Environmental Microbiology (3)
    • MCB 4203C Pathogenic Microbiology (3)
    • MCB 4502 Virology (3)
    • MCB 4507C Virology, Mycology & Parasitology (3)
    • OCB 4043C Marine Ecology (3)
    • OCE 3008C Oceanography (3)
    • PCB 3043C* General Ecology (3)
    • PCB 3414C Behavioral Ecology (3)
    • PCB 3460C Ecosystem Monitoring and Res Meth (3)
    • PCB 3673* Evolutionary Biology (3)
    • PCB 3703C Human Physiology (3)
    • PCB 3723C Comparative Animal Physiology (3)
    • PCB 4233C Immunology (3)
    • PCB 4253C Developmental Biology (3)
    • PCB 4303C Limnology and Wetlands (3)
    • PCB 4522C Molecular Genetics (3)
    • PCB 4674C Reptile-Amphibian Evolution (4)
    • PCB 4783C Cell Membrane Physiology (3)
    • PHY 2048C** General Physics with Lab I (4) or PHY 2053C** College Physics I with Lab (4)
    • PHY 2049C** General Physics with Lab II (4) or PHY 2054C** College Physics II with Lab (4)
    • ZOO 3xxxC Vertebrate Zoology (3)
    • ZOO 3713C* Vertebrate Form and Function (3)
    • ZOO 4422C Herpetology (3)
    • ZOO 4513C Animal Behavior (3)
    • ZOO 4436C Evolution of the Mammals (3)
    • ZOO 4454C Ichthyology (3)
    • ZOO 4272C Ornithology (3)
    • ZOO 4480C Mammalogy (3)
    • ZOO 4743C Neuroscience (3)
    • ZOO 4753C Histology (3)

    ** Courses taken to satisfy common prerequisites cannot be counted as an elective.

    *Courses taken in one elective category cannot be used to satisfy another elective category.
  5. University Requirements (3 hrs)
    • IDS 3920 University Colloquium (3)
  6. Additional Electives (variable)

TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS REQUIRED: 120 HRS

Additional Graduation Requirements
  • A minimum of 120 credit hours.
  • A minimum of 48 of the 120 hours must be at the upper division (3000 and higher) level.
  • A cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
  • A minimum grade of C for each course used to satisfy the following categories:  common prerequisites, interdisciplinary core, required courses in the major, and restricted electives in the major.
  • Satisfaction of CLAST, Gordon Rule writing and computation, and foreign language entrance requirements.
  • Satisfaction of the Service Learning requirement. See www.fgcu.edu/connect/
  • Thirty of the last sixty credits must be completed at FGCU.
  • Completion of the summer course enrollment requirement.
  • Submit an application to graduate to CAS Advising by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.
Transfer Notes and Acceptable Substitutes
  • BSC 1010C : may substitute BSC 1010 and BSC 1010L, PCB X101, X011, X021, X131, BSC X040, 2012.
  • BSC 1011C: may substitute BSC 1011 and BSC 1011L, ZOO X010C, BOT X010C, BSC X041C, BOT X013C.
  • CHM 2210C: may substitute CHM 2210 and CHM 2210L, PHY X043/X043L, X048/X048L, X049/X049L or equivalent.
  • CHM 2211C: may substitute CHM 2211 and CHM 2211L, PHY X053/X053L, X048/X048L, X049/X049L, or equivalent.
  • MAC 2311: may substitute MAC 2233, 2253, X281.
  • MAC 2312: may substitute STA 2122, x014, 2023, x024, x321 or equivalent, MAC x234, x254, x282.

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