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Biology at Lyman Briggs College
Lyman Briggs B.S. Degree in Biology FOC Requirements Human Physio

Lyman Briggs B.S. Degree in Biology Requirements
(Human Physiology Option)

These are guidelines for planning purposes only. Students MUST
consult a department advisor for reliable and exact determination of course
requirements. Students are responsible for meeting all of their graduation requirements and need to check with the department of their major to confirm their exact requirements.

University Requirements
20
  Tier 1 Writing

LB 133 or WRA 110-150

4
  IAH

Integrated Arts & Humanities

8
  ISS

Integrated Social Science

8
Math
  LB 118
Calculus I
4
  LB 119 or STT   231

Calculus II or Statistics for Scientists

4 or 3
Science
  LB 144

Biology I: Organismal Biology

4
  LB 145

Biology II: Cell and Molecular Biology

5
  LB 171

Chemistry I

4
  LB 171L

Chemistry I Lab

1
  LB 172

Chemistry II

3
  LB 172L

Chemistry II Lab

 1
  LB 271

Physics I

3
  LB 271L

Physics I lab

1
  LB 272

Physics II

3
  LB 272L

Physics II Lab

1
Complete Two HPS Courses and Senior Seminar
  LB 330-336,   355, 425, 483

History, Philosphy, Sociology of Science

7-8
  LB 492

Senior Seminar

4
Major Requirements
  CEM 251 or 351*

Organic Chemistry I

3
  CEM 252 or 352*

Organic Chemistry II

3
  BMB 461

Biochemistry I

3
  BMB 462

Biochemistry II

3
  MMG 301

Intro to Microbiology

3
  MMG 302

Intro to Microbiology Lab

1
  ZOL 341

Fundamental Genetics

4
  ZOL 355

Ecology

3
  ZOL 355L

Ecology Lab

1
  PSL 431

Human Physiology I

3
  PSL 432

Human Physiology II

3
Choose One Course from the Following Five Options
  PLB 418

Plant Systematics

3
  PLB 434

Plant Structure and Function

4
  PLB 441

Plant Ecology

3
  ENT 404

Fundamentals of Entomology

3
Choose One Course from the Following
  LB 347

Advances in Applied Biology

3
  MMG 409

Eukaryotic Cell Biology

3
  MMG 413

Virology

3
  MMG 421

Prokaryotic Cell Biology

3
  MMG 431

Microbial Genetics

3
  MMG 451

Imunology

3
  ZOL 320

Developmental Biology

4

*CEM 251 and 252 are not major course requirements, but must be taken as they are prerequisites for courses that are major requirements.

Students may request appropriate substitions approved by their faculty advisor.

IMPORTANT: These guidelines are presented for planning purposes only. Students MUST
consult a department advisor for reliable and exact determination of individual’s course
requirements.