Zoology (BS)
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The Bachelor of Science in Zoology curriculum concentrates on organismal biology, with an emphasis on animals. Required courses are designed to develop breadth and depth in core areas, providing a strong base for all Zoology majors. Students acquire a knowledge of zoology from the organizational level of molecules and cells to the organizational level of ecosystems, with flexibility in the selection of upper level courses to specialize or remain generalized, according to individual interests and career goals.
Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exploring the Life Sciences | |||
| 尝厂颁听103 | Exploring Opportunities in the Life Sciences | 1 | |
| Communication | |||
| Advanced Writing Requirement Elective 1 | 3 | ||
| Math & Statistical Sciences | |||
| 惭础听131 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A 1 | 3 | |
| 辞谤听惭础听141 | Calculus I | ||
| 惭础听231 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences B 1 | 3 | |
| 辞谤听惭础听241 | Calculus II | ||
| 厂罢听311 | Introduction to Statistics 1 | 3 | |
| 辞谤听厂罢听371 | Introduction to Probability and Distribution Theory | ||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| 尝厂颁听101 | Critical and Creative Thinking in the Life Sciences 1 | 2 | |
| 叠滨翱听181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity 1 | 4 | |
| 叠滨翱听183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology 1 | 4 | |
| 窜翱听250 | Animal Anatomy and Physiology 1 | 4 | |
| 础贰颁听360 | Ecology 1 | 4 | |
| 辞谤听笔叠听360 | Ecology | ||
| 颁贬听101 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science 1 | 3 | |
| 颁贬听102 | General Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 1 | |
| 颁贬听201 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science 1 | 3 | |
| 颁贬听202 | Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 1 | |
| 颁贬听221 | Organic Chemistry I 1 | 3 | |
| 颁贬听222 | Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 | 1 | |
| 颁贬听223 | Organic Chemistry II 1 | 3 | |
| 颁贬听224 | Organic Chemistry II Lab 1 | 1 | |
| 骋狈听311 | Principles of Genetics 1 | 4 | |
| Select one of the following: 1 | 4 | ||
| 福利逼站 Physics I | |||
| Physics for Engineers and Scientists I and Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory | |||
| College Physics I | |||
| Select one of the following: 1 | 4 | ||
| 福利逼站 Physics II | |||
| Physics for Engineers and Scientists II and Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | |||
| College Physics II | |||
| Major Electives | |||
| 窜翱听350 | Animal Phylogeny and Diversity 1 | 4 | |
| 辞谤听窜翱听402 | Invertebrate Biology | ||
| Zoology Electives 1 | 12 | ||
| Additional Science & Math Electives | 9 | ||
| GEP Courses | |||
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research 1 | 4 | |
| GEP Humanities | 6 | ||
| GEP Social Sciences | 6 | ||
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | ||
| GEP Additional Breadth (Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts) | 3 | ||
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | ||
| GEP U.S. Diversity (verify requirement) | |||
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | |||
| Foreign Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | |||
| Free Electives | |||
| Free Electives (12 Hr S/U Lmt) | 12 | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | ||
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A grade of C- or higher is required.
Advanced Writing Requirement Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 叠滨翱听267 | Research in the Life Sciences I: Research Skills | 3 | |
| 颁翱惭听211 | Argumentation and Advocacy | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听214 | Introduction to Editing | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听232 | Literature and Medicine | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听287 | Explorations in Creative Writing | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听288 | Fiction Writing | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听289 | Poetry Writing | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听292 | Writing About Film | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听316 | Introduction to News and Article Writing | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听323 | Writing in Rhetorical Traditions | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听331 | Communication for Engineering and Technology | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听332 | Communication for Business and Management | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听333 | Communication for Science and Research | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听381 | Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听388 | Intermediate Fiction Writing Workshop | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听389 | Intermediate Poetry Writing Workshop | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听416 | Advanced News and Article Writing | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听417 | Editorial and Opinion Writing | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听422 | Writing Theory and the Writing Process | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听425 | Analysis of Scientific and Technical Writing | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听426 | Analyzing Style | 3 |
Zoology Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 础贰颁听380 | Water Resources: Global Issues in Ecology, Policy, Management, and Advocacy | 3 | |
| 础贰颁听384 | Tropical Ecology in a Changing World | 3 | |
| 础贰颁听390 | Community Ecology | 3 | |
| 础贰颁听400 | Applied Ecology | 3 | |
| 础贰颁听419 | Freshwater Ecology | 4 | |
| 础贰颁听441 | Biology of Fishes | 3 | |
| 础贰颁听442 | Biology of Fishes Laboratory | 1 | |
| 础贰颁听460 | Field Ecology and Methods | 4 | |
| 础贰颁听470 | Urban Ecology | 3 | |
| 础贰颁听501 | Avian Ecology | 4 | |
| 础贰颁听509 | Ecology and Conservation of Freshwater Invertebrates | 3 | |
| 础贰颁听515 | Fish Physiology | 3 | |
| 础贰颁听519 | Freshwater Ecology | 4 | |
| 础贰颁听761 | Conservation and Climate Science | 3 | |
| 叠滨翱听270 | Introduction to Evolution | 3 | |
| 叠滨翱听315 | General Parasitology | 3 | |
| 叠滨翱听323 | Paleoecology | 3 | |
| 叠滨翱听330 | Evolutionary Biology | 3 | |
| 叠滨翱听361 | Developmental Biology | 3 | |
| 叠滨翱听370 | Developmental Anatomy of the Vertebrates | 3 | |
| 叠滨翱听375 | Developmental Anatomy Laboratory | 2 | |
| 叠滨翱听444 | The Biology of Love and Sex | 3 | |
| 叠滨翱听555 | Creative Media Production for Scientists | 3 | |
| 叠厂颁听492 | Professional Experience | 1-3 | |
| 叠厂颁听493 | Research Experience | 1-3 | |
| 叠厂颁听494 | Teaching Experience | 1-3 | |
| 叠厂颁听497 | Biological Sciences Honors Project Part 1 | 3 | |
| 叠厂颁听498 | Biological Sciences Honors Project Part 2 | 3 | |
| 贰狈罢听402 | Forest Entomology | 3 | |
| 贰狈罢听425 | General Entomology | 3 | |
| 贰狈罢听509 | Biology of Aquatic Insects | 3 | |
| 贰狈罢听582 | Medical and Veterinary Entomology | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听402 | Forest Entomology | 3 | |
| 贵奥听444 | Mammalogy | 3 | |
| 贵奥听515 | Fish Physiology | 3 | |
| 贵奥听544 | Mammalogy | 3 | |
| 惭叠听435 | Bacterial Pathogenesis | 3 | |
| 惭叠听470 | Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases | 3 | |
| 惭叠听535 | Bacterial Pathogenesis | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听220 | Marine Biology | 3 | |
| 笔贬驰听524 | Comparative Endocrinology | 3 | |
| 笔翱听524 | Comparative Endocrinology | 3 | |
| 窜翱听317 | Primate Ecology and Evolution | 3 | |
| 窜翱听333 | Captive Animal Biology | 3 | |
| 窜翱听410 | Introduction to Animal Behavior | 3 | |
| 窜翱听486 | Capstone Course in Zoology | 3 | |
| 窜翱听582 | Medical and Veterinary Entomology | 3 |
Additional Science & Math Electives听
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Science and Math | |||
| 础贰颁听245 | Global Conservation Ecology | 3 | |
| 础贰颁听384 | Tropical Ecology in a Changing World | 3 | |
| 础贰颁听390 | Community Ecology | 3 | |
| 础贰颁听400 | Applied Ecology | 3 | |
| 础贰颁听419 | Freshwater Ecology | 4 | |
| 础贰颁听424 | Marine Fisheries Ecology | 3 | |
| 叠滨翱听323 | Paleoecology | 3 | |
| 础贰颁听441 | Biology of Fishes | 3 | |
| 础贰颁听442 | Biology of Fishes Laboratory | 1 | |
| 础贰颁听450 | Conservation Genetics | 3 | |
| 础贰颁听458 | Environmental Issues in Aquatic Ecology | 3 | |
| 础贰颁听460 | Field Ecology and Methods | 4 | |
| 础贰颁听470 | Urban Ecology | 3 | |
| 础贰颁听480 | Applied Science Communication | 3 | |
| 础狈厂听220 &补尘辫;听础狈厂听221 | Reproductive Physiology and Reproductive Physiology Lab | 4 | |
| 础狈厂听225 | Principles of Animal Nutrition | 3 | |
| 础狈厂听230 &补尘辫;听础狈厂听231 | Animal Nutrition and Animal Nutrition Lab | 4 | |
| 础狈厂听330 | Laboratory Animal Science | 3 | |
| ANS 415/515/狈罢搁听415/515/PO听415/515 | Comparative Nutrition | 3 | |
| ANS 452/552/PHY听452/552 | Comparative Reproductive Physiology and Biotechnology | 3 | |
| ANS 453/553 | Physiology and Genetics of Growth and Development | 3 | |
| ANS 454/554/NTR听454 | Lactation, Milk and Nutrition | 3 | |
| ANS/NTR 561 | Equine Nutrition | 3 | |
| ANS/BCH 571 | Regulation of Metabolism | 3 | |
| FS/NTR 301 | Introduction to Human Nutrition | 3 | |
| 狈罢搁听419 | Human Nutrition and Chronic Disease | 3 | |
| Science and Math (ANT) | |||
| 础狈罢听251 | Physical Anthropology | 3 | |
| 础狈罢听370 | Introduction to Forensic Anthropology | 3 | |
| 础狈罢听371 | Human Variation | 3 | |
| ANT 421/521 | Human Osteology | 3 | |
| ANT 424/524 | Bioarchaeology | 3 | |
| ANT 475/575 | Environmental Archaeology | 3 | |
| ANT 483/583 | Theories of Archaeological Research | 3 | |
| 础狈罢听529 | Advanced Methods in Forensic Anthropology | 4 | |
| 础狈罢听585 | Skeletal Biology in Anthropology | 3 | |
| Science and Math (BCH) | |||
| ANS/BCH 571 | Regulation of Metabolism | 3 | |
| 叠颁贬听220 | Role of Biotechnology in Society | 3 | |
| 叠颁贬听351 | General Biochemistry | 3 | |
| 叠颁贬听451 &补尘辫;听叠颁贬听452 | Principles of Biochemistry and Introductory Biochemistry Laboratory | 6 | |
| BCH 453/553 | Biochemistry of Gene Expression | 3 | |
| 叠颁贬听454 | Advanced Biochemistry Laboratory | 4 | |
| BCH 455/555 | Proteins and Molecular Mechanisms | 3 | |
| 叠颁贬听552 | Experimental Biochemistry | 3 | |
| Science and Math (BIT) | |||
| BEC 463/563/CHE听463/563 | Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms | 2 | |
| 叠滨翱听572 | Proteomics | 3 | |
| BIT/MB 210 | Phage Hunters | 3 | |
| BIT/MB 211 | Phage Genomics | 2 | |
| 叠滨罢听410 | Manipulation of Recombinant DNA | 4 | |
| BIT 463/563 | Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms | 2 | |
| BIT 464/564 | Protein Purification | 2 | |
| BIT 466/566/PO听466/566 | Animal Cell Culture Techniques | 2 | |
| BIT 467/567 | PCR and DNA Fingerprinting | 2 | |
| BIT 471/571 | RNA Interference and Model Organisms | 2 | |
| BIT 473/573 | Protein Interactions | 2 | |
| BIT 474/574 | Plant Genetic Engineering | 2 | |
| 叠滨罢听476 | Applied Bioinformatics | 2 | |
| BIT 477/577 | Metagenomics | 2 | |
| BIT/PB 481 | Plant Tissue Culture and Transformation | 2 | |
| 叠滨罢听510 | Core Technologies in Molecular and Cellular Biology | 4 | |
| BIT/CH 572 | Proteomics | 3 | |
| Science and Math (MA) | |||
| BIO/BMA 560 | Population Ecology | 3 | |
| 叠惭础听567 | Modeling of Biological Systems | 4 | |
| 叠惭础听573 | Mathematical Modeling of Physical and Biological Processes I | 3 | |
| 叠惭础听574 | Mathematical Modeling of Physical and Biological Processes II | 3 | |
| Science and Math (CBS) | |||
| 颁叠厂听565 | Fundamentals of Biomedical Sciences | 3 | |
| 颁叠厂听570 | Methods in Biomedical Sciences | 1 | |
| 颁叠厂听580 | Epidemiology I | 3 | |
| Science and Math (CH) | |||
| 颁贬听230 | Computational Chemistry Lab I | 1 | |
| 颁贬听232 | Computational Chemistry Lab II | 1 | |
| 颁贬听315 | Quantitative Analysis | 3 | |
| 颁贬听331 | Introductory Physical Chemistry | 4 | |
| 颁贬听401 | Systematic Inorganic Chemistry I | 3 | |
| 颁贬听403 | Systematic Inorganic Chemistry II | 3 | |
| 颁贬听431 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 | |
| 颁贬听433 | Physical Chemistry II | 3 | |
| 颁贬听435 | Introduction to Quantum Chemistry | 3 | |
| 颁贬听441 | Forensic Chemistry | 3 | |
| 颁贬听442 | Advanced Synthetic Techniques | 4 | |
| 颁贬听444 | Advanced Synthetic Techniques II | 4 | |
| 颁贬听452 | Advanced Measurement Techniques I | 4 | |
| CH 463/563 | Molecular Origins of Life | 3 | |
| Science and Math (ENT) | |||
| AEC 409/509 | Ecology and Conservation of Freshwater Invertebrates | 3 | |
| 贰狈罢听207 | Insects and Human Disease | 3 | |
| 贰狈罢听305 | Introduction to Forensic Entomology | 3 | |
| ENT/FOR 402 | Forest Entomology | 3 | |
| 贰狈罢听425 | General Entomology | 3 | |
| 贰狈罢听502 | Insect Diversity | 4 | |
| 贰狈罢听503 | Insect Morphology and Physiology | 3 | |
| ENT/GES 506 | Principles of Genetic Pest Management | 3 | |
| 贰狈罢听526 | Organic Agriculture: Principles and Practices | 3 | |
| ENT/ZO 582 | Medical and Veterinary Entomology | 3 | |
| Science and Math (ES) | |||
| 贰厂听300 | Energy and Environment | 3 | |
| 贰厂听400 | Analysis of Environmental Issues | 3 | |
| Science and Math (FOR) | |||
| 础贰颁听423 | Introduction to Fisheries Sciences Laboratory | 1 | |
| 贰狈罢听402 | Forest Entomology | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听252 | Introduction to Forest Science | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听260 | Forest Ecology | 4 | |
| 贵翱搁听261 | Forest Communities | 2 | |
| 贵翱搁听264 | Forest Wildlife | 1 | |
| 贵翱搁听265 | Fire Management | 1 | |
| 贵翱搁听303 | Silvics and Forest Tree Physiology | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听304 | Theory of Silviculture | 4 | |
| 贵翱搁听318 | Forest Pathology | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听330 | North Carolina Forests | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听339 | Dendrology | 4 | |
| 贵翱搁听402 | Forest Entomology | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听405 | Forest Management | 4 | |
| 贵翱搁听411 | Forest Tree Genetics and Biology | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听414 | World Forestry | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听415 | World Forestry Study Tour | 1 | |
| 贵翱搁听420 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| 贵翱搁听501 | Dendrology | 3-4 | |
| 贵翱搁听503 | Tree Physiology | 1 | |
| 贵翱搁听505 | Forest Management | 4 | |
| 贵翱搁听507 | Silviculture Mini Course | 1 | |
| 贵翱搁听510 | Introduction to GPS | 1 | |
| 贵翱搁听513 | Silviculture for Intensively Managed Plantations | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听520 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| 贵翱搁听540 | Advanced Dendrology | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听562 | Forest Communities of the Southern Appalachians | 1 | |
| 贵翱搁听575 | Advanced Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听583 | Tropical Forestry | 3 | |
| 贵奥听221 | Conservation of Natural Resources | 3 | |
| 贵奥听404 | Wildlife Habitat Management | 3 | |
| NR 420/520 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| 笔笔听318 | Forest Pathology | 3 | |
| Science and Math (FW) | |||
| 础贰颁听420 | Introduction to Fisheries Science | 3 | |
| 础贰颁听515 | Fish Physiology | 3 | |
| 础贰颁听586 | Aquaculture | 3 | |
| 础贰颁听587 | Aquaculture Laboratory | 1 | |
| 贵奥听221 | Conservation of Natural Resources | 3 | |
| 贵奥听311 | Piedmont Wildlife Ecology and Management | 3 | |
| 贵奥听312 | Fisheries Techniques and Management | 1 | |
| 贵奥听313 | Mountain Wildlife Ecology and Management | 1 | |
| 贵奥听314 | Coastal Ecology and Management | 1 | |
| 贵奥听333 | Conservation Biology in Practice | 3 | |
| 贵奥听353 | Wildlife Management | 3 | |
| 贵奥听403 | Urban Wildlife Management | 3 | |
| 贵奥听404 | Wildlife Habitat Management | 3 | |
| 贵奥听444 | Mammalogy | 3 | |
| 贵奥听453 | Principles of Wildlife Science | 4 | |
| 贵奥听460 | International Wildlife Management and Conservation | 3 | |
| 贵奥听465 | African Ecology and Conservation | 4 | |
| 贵奥听515 | Fish Physiology | 3 | |
| 贵奥听544 | Mammalogy | 3 | |
| 贵奥听553 | Principles of Wildlife Science | 4 | |
| 贵奥听560 | International Wildlife Management and Conservation | 3 | |
| 贵奥听565 | African Ecology and Conservation | 4 | |
| 贵奥听586 | Aquaculture | 3 | |
| 贵奥听587 | Aquaculture Laboratory | 1 | |
| Science and Math (GN) | |||
| 骋狈听301 | Genetics in Human Affairs | 3 | |
| 骋狈听312 | Elementary Genetics Laboratory | 1 | |
| 骋狈听421 | Molecular Genetics | 3 | |
| 骋狈听423 | Population, Quantitative and Evolutionary Genetics | 3 | |
| 骋狈听425 | Advanced Genetics Laboratory | 2 | |
| 骋狈听427 | Introductory Bioinformatics | 3 | |
| 骋狈听434 | Genes and Development | 3 | |
| 骋狈听441 | Human and Biomedical Genetics | 3 | |
| 骋狈听450 | Conservation Genetics | 3 | |
| 骋狈听451 | Genome Science | 3 | |
| 骋狈听453 | Personal Genomics | 3 | |
| 骋狈听461 | Advanced Bioinformatics | 3 | |
| 骋狈听521 | Molecular Genetics | 3 | |
| 骋狈听541 | Human and Biomedical Genetics | 3 | |
| 骋狈听550 | Conservation Genetics | 3 | |
| Science and Math (MA) | |||
| 叠惭础听573 | Mathematical Modeling of Physical and Biological Processes I | 3 | |
| 叠惭础听574 | Mathematical Modeling of Physical and Biological Processes II | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听416 | Introduction to Combinatorics | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听427 | Introduction to Numerical Analysis I | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听428 | Introduction to Numerical Analysis II | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听565 | Graph Theory | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听580 | Numerical Analysis I | 3 | |
| 颁厂颁听583 | Introduction to Parallel Computing | 3 | |
| 贰听531 | Dynamic Systems and Multivariable Control I | 3 | |
| 贵滨惭听547 | Stochastic Calculus for Finance | 3 | |
| 滨厂贰听505 | Linear Programming | 3 | |
| 尝翱骋听335 | Symbolic Logic | 3 | |
| 惭础听225 | Foundations of Advanced Mathematics | 3 | |
| 惭础听242 | Calculus III | 4 | |
| 惭础听302 | Numerical Applications to Differential Equations | 1 | |
| 惭础听303 | Linear Analysis | 3 | |
| 惭础听305 | Introductory Linear Algebra and Matrices | 3 | |
| 惭础听315 | Mathematics Methods in Atmospheric Sciences | 4 | |
| 惭础听325 | Introduction to Applied Mathematics | 3 | |
| 惭础听331 | Differential Equations for the Life Sciences | 3 | |
| 惭础听335 | Symbolic Logic | 3 | |
| 惭础听341 | Applied Differential Equations I | 3 | |
| 惭础听351 | Introduction to Discrete Mathematical Models | 3 | |
| 惭础听401 | Applied Differential Equations II | 3 | |
| 惭础听402 | Mathematics of Scientific Computing | 3 | |
| 惭础听403 | Introduction to Modern Algebra | 3 | |
| 惭础听405 | Introduction to Linear Algebra | 3 | |
| 惭础听408 | Foundations of Euclidean Geometry | 3 | |
| 惭础听410 | Theory of Numbers | 3 | |
| 惭础听413 | Short-Term Actuarial Models | 3 | |
| 惭础听416 | Introduction to Combinatorics | 3 | |
| 惭础听421 | Introduction to Probability | 3 | |
| 惭础听425 | Mathematical Analysis I | 3 | |
| 惭础听426 | Mathematical Analysis II | 3 | |
| 惭础听427 | Introduction to Numerical Analysis I | 3 | |
| 惭础听428 | Introduction to Numerical Analysis II | 3 | |
| 惭础听430 | Mathematical Models in the Physical Sciences | 3 | |
| 惭础听432 | Mathematical Models in Life Sciences | 3 | |
| 惭础听437 | Applications of Algebra | 3 | |
| 惭础听444 | Problem Solving Strategies for Competitions | 1 | |
| 惭础听501 | Advanced Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists I | 3 | |
| 惭础听502 | Advanced Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists II | 3 | |
| 惭础听504 | Introduction to Mathematical Programming | 3 | |
| 惭础听505 | Linear Programming | 3 | |
| 惭础听511 | Advanced Calculus I | 3 | |
| 惭础听513 | Introduction To Complex Variables | 3 | |
| 惭础听515 | Analysis I | 3 | |
| 惭础听518 | Geometry of Curves and Surfaces | 3 | |
| 惭础听520 | Linear Algebra | 3 | |
| 惭础听521 | Abstract Algebra I | 3 | |
| 惭础听522 | Computer Algebra | 3 | |
| 惭础听523 | Linear Transformations and Matrix Theory | 3 | |
| 惭础听524 | Combinatorics I | 3 | |
| 惭础听531 | Dynamic Systems and Multivariable Control I | 3 | |
| 惭础听532 | Ordinary Differential Equations I | 3 | |
| 惭础听534 | Introduction To Partial Differential Equations | 3 | |
| 惭础听537 | Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos | 3 | |
| 惭础听544 | Computer Experiments In Mathematical Probability | 3 | |
| 惭础听546 | Probability and Stochastic Processes I | 3 | |
| 惭础听547 | Stochastic Calculus for Finance | 3 | |
| 惭础听551 | Introduction to Topology | 3 | |
| 惭础听555 | Introduction to Manifold Theory | 3 | |
| 惭础听561 | Set Theory and Foundations Of Mathematics | 3 | |
| 惭础听573 | Mathematical Modeling of Physical and Biological Processes I | 3 | |
| 惭础听574 | Mathematical Modeling of Physical and Biological Processes II | 3 | |
| 惭础听580 | Numerical Analysis I | 3 | |
| 惭础听583 | Introduction to Parallel Computing | 3 | |
| 惭础听584 | Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations--Finite Difference Methods | 3 | |
| 惭础听587 | Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations--Finite Element Method | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听315 | Mathematics Methods in Atmospheric Sciences | 4 | |
| 翱搁听504 | Introduction to Mathematical Programming | 3 | |
| 翱搁听505 | Linear Programming | 3 | |
| 翱搁听531 | Dynamic Systems and Multivariable Control I | 3 | |
| 翱搁听565 | Graph Theory | 3 | |
| 厂罢听412 | Long-Term Actuarial Models | 3 | |
| 厂罢听413 | Short-Term Actuarial Models | 3 | |
| 厂罢听546 | Probability and Stochastic Processes I | 3 | |
| Science and Math (MB) | |||
| 叠滨罢听210 | Phage Hunters | 3 | |
| 叠滨罢听211 | Phage Genomics | 2 | |
| FS 405/505 | Food Microbiology | 3 | |
| FS 406/506 | Food Microbiology Lab | 1 | |
| 惭叠听200 | The Fourth Horseman: Plagues that Changed the World | 3 | |
| 惭叠听211 | Phage Genomics | 2 | |
| 惭叠听351 | General Microbiology | 3 | |
| 惭叠听352 | General Microbiology Laboratory | 1 | |
| 惭叠听354 | Inquiry-Guided Microbiology Lab | 1 | |
| 惭叠听360 | Scientific Inquiry in Microbiology: At the Bench | 3 | |
| 惭叠听405 | Food Microbiology | 3 | |
| 惭叠听406 | Food Microbiology Lab | 1 | |
| 惭叠听411 | Medical Microbiology | 3 | |
| 惭叠听412 | Medical Microbiology Laboratory | 1 | |
| 惭叠听414 | Microbial Metabolic Regulation | 3 | |
| 惭叠听420 | Fundamentals of Microbial Cell Biotransformations | 2 | |
| 惭叠听435 | Bacterial Pathogenesis | 3 | |
| 惭叠听441 | Immunology | 3 | |
| 惭叠听451 | Microbial Diversity | 3 | |
| 惭叠听452 | Microbial Diversity Lab | 2 | |
| 惭叠听455 | Microbial Biotechnology | 3 | |
| 惭叠听461 | Molecular Virology | 3 | |
| 惭叠听470 | Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases | 3 | |
| 惭叠听501 | Biology of Plant Pathogens | 3 | |
| 惭叠听505 | Food Microbiology | 3 | |
| 惭叠听506 | Food Microbiology Lab | 1 | |
| 惭叠听520 | Fundamentals of Microbial Cell Biotransformations | 2 | |
| 惭叠听532 | Soil Microbiology | 4 | |
| 惭叠听535 | Bacterial Pathogenesis | 3 | |
| 惭叠听555 | Microbial Biotechnology | 3 | |
| 惭叠听575 | Introduction to Mycology | 4 | |
| 笔叠听501 | Biology of Plant Pathogens | 3 | |
| 笔叠听575 | Introduction to Mycology | 4 | |
| 笔笔听501 | Biology of Plant Pathogens | 3 | |
| 笔笔听575 | Introduction to Mycology | 4 | |
| 厂厂颁听532 | Soil Microbiology | 4 | |
| Science and Math (MEA) | |||
| 颁贰听435 | Engineering Geology | 3 | |
| 颁贰听479 | Air Quality | 3 | |
| 颁贰听581 | Fluid Mechanics in Natural Environments | 3 | |
| 贰罢听320 | Fundamentals of Air Pollution | 3 | |
| 骋滨厂听582 | Geospatial Modeling | 3 | |
| 惭础听315 | Mathematics Methods in Atmospheric Sciences | 4 | |
| 惭贰础听200 | Introduction to Oceanography | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听202 | Geology II: Historical | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听210 | Oceanography Lab | 1 | |
| 惭贰础听211 | Geology II Laboratory | 1 | |
| 惭贰础听220 | Marine Biology | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听250 | Introduction to Coastal Environments | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听251 | Introduction to Coastal Environments Laboratory | 1 | |
| 惭贰础听300 | Environmental Geology | 4 | |
| 惭贰础听312 | Atmospheric Thermodynamics | 4 | |
| 惭贰础听315 | Mathematics Methods in Atmospheric Sciences | 4 | |
| 惭贰础听320 | Fundamentals of Air Pollution | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听321 | Fundamentals of Air Quality and Climate Change | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听323 | Geochemistry of Natural Waters | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听369 | Life on Earth: Principles of Paleontology | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听410 | Introduction to Mineralogy | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听411 | Marine Sediment Transport | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听412 | Atmospheric Physics | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听415 | Climate Dynamics | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听421 | Atmospheric Dynamics I | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听422 | Atmospheric Dynamics II | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听425 | Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听440 | Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听443 | Synoptic Weather Analysis and Forecasting | 4 | |
| 惭贰础听444 | Mesoscale Analysis and Forecasting | 4 | |
| 惭贰础听449 | Principles of Biological Oceanography | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听450 | Introductory Sedimentology and Stratigraphy | 4 | |
| 惭贰础听451 | Structural Geology | 4 | |
| 惭贰础听454 | Marine Physical-Biological Interactions | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听455 | Micrometeorology | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听459 | Field Investigation of Coastal Processes | 5 | |
| 惭贰础听462 | Observational Methods and Data Analysis in Marine Physics | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听463 | Fluid Physics | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听464 | Ocean Circulation Systems | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听465 | Geologic Field Camp | 4 | |
| 惭贰础听467 | Marine Meteorology | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听469 | Ecology of coastal Resources | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听470 | Introduction to Geophysics | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听471 | Exploration and Engineering Geophysics | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听473 | Principles of Chemical Oceanography | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听476 | Worldwide River and Delta Systems: Their Evolution and Human Impacts | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听479 | Air Quality | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听481 | Geomorphology: Earth's Dynamic Surface | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听485 | Introduction to Hydrogeology | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听510 | Air Pollution Meteorology | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听511 | Introduction to Meteorological Remote Sensing | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听514 | Advanced Physical Meteorology | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听515 | Climate Dynamics | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听525 | Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听540 | Principles of Physical Oceanography | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听549 | Principles of Biological Oceanography | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听554 | Marine Physical-Biological Interactions | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听562 | Marine Sediment Transport | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听570 | Geological Oceanography | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听573 | Principles of Chemical Oceanography | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听574 | Advanced Igneous Petrology | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听577 | Electron Microprobe Analysis of Geologic Material | 2 | |
| 惭贰础听579 | Principles of Air Quality Engineering | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听580 | Air Quality Modeling and Forecasting | 4 | |
| 惭贰础听581 | Fluid Mechanics in Natural Environments | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听582 | Geospatial Modeling | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听585 | Physical Hydrogeology | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听599 | Regional Geology of North America | 1-6 | |
| Science and Math (MT) | |||
| 惭罢听323 | Introduction to Theory and Practice of Medical Fiber and Yarn Formation | 3 | |
| 惭罢听366 | Biotextile Product Development | 3 | |
| 惭罢听432 | Evaluation of Biotextiles | 3 | |
| MT/PCC 471 | Chemistry of Biopolymers | 3 | |
| Science and Math (NTR) | |||
| 础狈厂听415 | Comparative Nutrition | 3 | |
| ANS 454/554/FS 554 | Lactation, Milk and Nutrition | 3 | |
| 础狈厂听550 | Applied Ruminant Nutrition | 3 | |
| 础狈厂听561 | Equine Nutrition | 3 | |
| 贵厂听301 | Introduction to Human Nutrition | 3 | |
| 贵厂听401 | Advanced Nutrition and Metabolism | 3 | |
| 贵厂听555 | Exercise Nutrition | 3 | |
| 贵厂听557 | Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods | 3 | |
| 狈罢搁听301 | Introduction to Human Nutrition | 3 | |
| 狈罢搁听401 | Advanced Nutrition and Metabolism | 3 | |
| 狈罢搁听415 | Comparative Nutrition | 3 | |
| 狈罢搁听419 | Human Nutrition and Chronic Disease | 3 | |
| 狈罢搁听500 | Principles of Human Nutrition | 3 | |
| 狈罢搁听501 | Advanced Nutrition and Metabolism | 3 | |
| 狈罢搁听515 | Comparative Nutrition | 3 | |
| 狈罢搁听550 | Applied Ruminant Nutrition | 3 | |
| 狈罢搁听555 | Exercise Nutrition | 3 | |
| 狈罢搁听557 | Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods | 3 | |
| 狈罢搁听561 | Equine Nutrition | 3 | |
| PO 415/515 | Comparative Nutrition | 3 | |
| Science and Math (PB) | |||
| 础贰颁听360 | Ecology | 4 | |
| 叠滨翱听330 | Evolutionary Biology | 3 | |
| 叠滨翱听414 | Cell Biology | 3 | |
| 叠滨罢听476 | Applied Bioinformatics | 2 | |
| 叠滨罢听481 | Plant Tissue Culture and Transformation | 2 | |
| F翱搁听565 | Plant Community Ecology | 4 | |
| 惭叠听501 | Biology of Plant Pathogens | 3 | |
| 惭叠听575 | Introduction to Mycology | 4 | |
| 笔叠听205 | Our Green World | 3 | |
| 笔叠听215 | Medicinal Plants | 3 | |
| 笔叠听219 | Plants in Folklore, Myth, and religion | 3 | |
| 笔叠听220 | Local Flora | 3 | |
| 笔叠听250 | Plant Biology | 4 | |
| 笔叠听321 | Introduction to Whole Plant Physiology | 3 | |
| 笔叠听360 | Ecology | 4 | |
| 笔叠听400 | Plant Diversity and Evolution | 4 | |
| 笔叠听403 | Systematic Botany | 4 | |
| 笔叠听421 | Plant Physiology | 3 | |
| 笔叠听445 | Paleobotany | 4 | |
| 笔叠听464 | Rare Plants of North Carolina | 3 | |
| 笔叠听480 | Introduction to Plant Biotechnology | 3 | |
| 笔叠听481 | Plant Tissue Culture and Transformation | 2 | |
| 笔叠听501 | Biology of Plant Pathogens | 3 | |
| 笔叠听503 | Systematic Botany | 4 | |
| 笔叠听513 | Plant Anatomy | 2 | |
| 笔叠听545 | Paleobotany | 4 | |
| 笔叠听564 | Rare Plants of North Carolina | 3 | |
| 笔叠听570 | Plant Functional Ecology | 3 | |
| 笔叠听580 | Introduction to Plant Biotechnology | 3 | |
| 笔笔听501 | Biology of Plant Pathogens | 3 | |
| 笔笔听575 | Introduction to Mycology | 4 | |
| Science and Math (PHY) | |||
| 笔贬驰听503 | General Physiology I | 3 | |
| 笔贬驰听504 | General Physiology II | 3 | |
| 笔贬驰听524 | Comparative Endocrinology | 3 | |
| 笔翱听524 | Comparative Endocrinology | 3 | |
| Science and Math (PP) | |||
| 颁厂听502 | Plant Disease: Methods & Diagnosis | 2 | |
| 贵翱搁听318 | Forest Pathology | 3 | |
| 贬厂听502 | Plant Disease: Methods & Diagnosis | 2 | |
| 惭叠听501 | Biology of Plant Pathogens | 3 | |
| 惭叠听575 | Introduction to Mycology | 4 | |
| 笔叠听501 | Biology of Plant Pathogens | 3 | |
| 笔叠听575 | Introduction to Mycology | 4 | |
| 笔笔听315 | Principles of Plant Pathology | 4 | |
| 笔笔听318 | Forest Pathology | 3 | |
| 笔笔听501 | Biology of Plant Pathogens | 3 | |
| 笔笔听502 | Plant Disease: Methods & Diagnosis | 2 | |
| 笔笔听575 | Introduction to Mycology | 4 | |
| Science and Math (PY) | |||
| 笔驰听252 | Instrumental and Data Analysis for Physics | 2 | |
| 笔驰听301 | Introduction to Quantum Mechanics | 3 | |
| 笔驰听328 | Stellar and Galactic Astrophysics | 3 | |
| 笔驰听341 | Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology | 3 | |
| 笔驰听401 | Quantum Physics I | 3 | |
| 笔驰听402 | Quantum Physics II | 3 | |
| Science and Math (SSC) | |||
| 惭叠听352 | General Microbiology Laboratory | 1 | |
| 厂厂颁听200 | Soil Science | 3 | |
| 厂厂颁听201 | Soil Science Laboratory | 1 | |
| 厂厂颁听332 | Environmental Soil Microbiology | 3 | |
| 厂厂颁听341 | Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management | 3 | |
| 厂厂颁听342 | Soil and Plant Nutrient Analysis | 1 | |
| 厂厂颁听421 | Role of Soils in Environmental Management | 3 | |
| 厂厂颁听427 | Biological Approaches to Sustainable Soil Systems | 3 | |
| 厂厂颁听442 | Soil and Environmental Biogeochemistry | 3 | |
| 厂厂颁听452 | Soil Classification | 4 | |
| 厂厂颁听461 | Soil Physical Properties and Plant Growth | 3 | |
| 厂厂颁听470 | Wetland Soils | 3 | |
| 厂厂颁听511 | Soil Physics | 4 | |
| 厂厂颁听521 | Soil Chemistry | 3 | |
| 厂厂颁听532 | Soil Microbiology | 4 | |
| 厂厂颁听541 | Soil Fertility | 3 | |
| 厂厂颁听545 | Remote Sensing Applications in Soil Science and Agriculture | 3 | |
| 厂厂颁听551 | Soil Morphology, Genesis and Classification | 3 | |
| 厂厂颁听562 | Environmental Applications Of Soil Science | 3 | |
| 厂厂颁听570 | Wetland Soils | 3 | |
| Science and Math (ST) | |||
| 叠鲍厂听350 | Economics and Business Statistics | 3 | |
| 贰颁听351 | Econometrics I | 3 | |
| 贰颁骋听561 | Applied Econometrics I | 3 | |
| 惭础听412 | Long-Term Actuarial Models | 3 | |
| 惭础听413 | Short-Term Actuarial Models | 3 | |
| 惭础听546 | Probability and Stochastic Processes I | 3 | |
| 笔厂驰听240 | Introduction to Behavioral Research I | 3 | |
| 笔厂驰听241 | Introduction to Behavioral Research I Lab | 1 | |
| 笔厂驰听242 | Introduction to Behavioral Research II | 3 | |
| 笔厂驰听243 | Introduction to Behavioral Research II Lab | 2 | |
| 厂罢听311 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 | |
| 厂罢听312 | Introduction to Statistics II | 3 | |
| 厂罢听350 | Economics and Business Statistics | 3 | |
| 厂罢听371 | Introduction to Probability and Distribution Theory | 3 | |
| 厂罢听372 | Introduction to Statistical Inference and Regression | 3 | |
| 厂罢听401 | Experiences in Data Analysis | 4 | |
| 厂罢听412 | Long-Term Actuarial Models | 3 | |
| 厂罢听413 | Short-Term Actuarial Models | 3 | |
| 厂罢听421 | Introduction to Mathematical Statistics I | 3 | |
| 厂罢听422 | Introduction to Mathematical Statistics II | 3 | |
| 厂罢听430 | Introduction to Regression Analysis | 3 | |
| 厂罢听431 | Introduction to Experimental Design | 3 | |
| 厂罢听432 | Introduction to Survey Sampling | 3 | |
| 厂罢听435 | Statistical Methods for Quality and Productivity Improvement | 3 | |
| 厂罢听445 | Introduction to Statistical Computing and Data Management | 3 | |
| 厂罢听505 | Applied Nonparametric Statistics | 3 | |
| 厂罢听511 | Statistical Methods For Researchers I | 3 | |
| 厂罢听512 | Statistical Methods For Researchers II | 3 | |
| 厂罢听520 | Statistical Principles of Clinical Trials | 3 | |
| 厂罢听535 | Statistical Methods for Quality and Productivity Improvement | 3 | |
| 厂罢听546 | Probability and Stochastic Processes I | 3 | |
| 厂罢听561 | Applied Econometrics I | 3 | |
| Science and Math (TOX) | |||
| 罢翱齿听401 | Principles of Toxicology | 4 | |
| 罢翱齿听415 | Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry | 4 | |
| 罢翱齿听501 | Principles of Toxicology | 4 | |
| 罢翱齿听515 | Environmental Toxicology | 4 | |
| Science and Math (ZO) | |||
| 础贰颁听409 | Ecology and Conservation of Freshwater Invertebrates | 3 | |
| 础贰颁听501 | Avian Ecology | 4 | |
| 础贰颁听509 | Ecology and Conservation of Freshwater Invertebrates | 3 | |
| 础贰颁听515 | Fish Physiology | 3 | |
| 础贰颁听586 | Aquaculture | 3 | |
| 础贰颁听587 | Aquaculture Laboratory | 1 | |
| 贰狈罢听582 | Medical and Veterinary Entomology | 3 | |
| 贵奥听515 | Fish Physiology | 3 | |
| 贵奥听586 | Aquaculture | 3 | |
| 贵奥听587 | Aquaculture Laboratory | 1 | |
| 惭贰础听449 | Principles of Biological Oceanography | 3 | |
| 惭贰础听549 | Principles of Biological Oceanography | 3 | |
| 笔贬驰听503 | General Physiology I | 3 | |
| 笔贬驰听504 | General Physiology II | 3 | |
| 笔贬驰听524 | Comparative Endocrinology | 3 | |
| 笔翱听524 | Comparative Endocrinology | 3 | |
| 窜翱听334 | Captive Animal Biology Field Laboratory | 2 | |
| 窜翱听350 | Animal Phylogeny and Diversity | 4 | |
| 窜翱听582 | Medical and Veterinary Entomology | 3 | |
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 尝厂颁听101 | Critical and Creative Thinking in the Life Sciences 1 | 2 |
| 叠滨翱听181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity | 4 |
| 颁贬听101 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science 1 | 3 |
| 颁贬听102 | General Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| 惭础听131 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A 1 | 3 |
| 尝厂颁听103 | Exploring Opportunities in the Life Sciences | 1 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 叠滨翱听183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology 1 | 4 |
| 颁贬听221 | Organic Chemistry I 1 | 3 |
| 颁贬听222 | Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 | 1 |
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research 1 | 4 |
| 惭础听231 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences B 1 | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 颁贬听223 | Organic Chemistry II 1 | 3 |
| 颁贬听224 | Organic Chemistry II Lab 1 | 1 |
| 厂罢听311 or 厂罢听371 | Introduction to Statistics 1 or Introduction to Probability and Distribution Theory | 3 |
| 窜翱听250 | Animal Anatomy and Physiology 1 | 4 |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Ecology Requirement 1 | 4 | |
| 骋狈听311 | Principles of Genetics 1 | 4 |
| 颁贬听201 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science 1 | 3 |
| 颁贬听202 | Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Animal Phylogeny Requirement 1 | 4 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| 笔驰听211 | College Physics I 1 | 4 |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Advanced Writing Requirement 1 | 3 | |
| Zoology Elective 1 | 3 | |
| 笔驰听212 | College Physics II 1 | 4 |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Zoology Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Zoology Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Science & Math Elective | 3 | |
| Science & Math Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Zoology Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Science & Math Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Additional Breadth (Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts) | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 120 |
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A grade of C- or higher is required.
Career Opportunities
Many students majoring in the Department of Biological Sciences take advantage of scholarship and honors programs available at NC State, including the 福利逼站 Honors Program and the 福利逼站 Scholars Program.听 In addition, we offer a discipline-based Undergraduate Honors Program in Biological Sciences (DBS Honors Program).听 The DBS Honors Program requires students to design a challenging program of advanced study, including eight credits of honors coursework in biology and at least two semesters of research or teaching scholarship.听 Participants write an honors thesis and are required to present their scholarly work at a local, regional, or national meeting.听 Invitations to join the DBS Honors Program are sent in the first three weeks of the Fall and Spring semesters.听听Students in any major in the Department of Biological Sciences who have earned an overall GPA of 3.60 after completing 30-65 credit hours at NC State will receive an invitation to join the DBS Honors Program; transfer students in any of our majors who have earned an overall GPA of 3.60 in 15 credit hours at NC State also will receive an invitation.听听
Students who graduate from the Department of Biological Sciences are well prepared for employment in various government agencies and private industries. Graduates may continue their education with studies leading to advanced degrees in many areas of the biological sciences, including cell biology, ecology, microbiology, genetics, zoology, neurobiology, and biomedical disciplines. Many choose to seek advanced degrees in medicine, dentistry, optometry, veterinary medicine, public health, and other health-related fields. Students who plan to seek certification for pre-college teaching may want to pursue a second major in the Department of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Education.