Advisory
Board: Dr. Paul Kirchman, Dr. Jon Moore,
Dr. Jim Wetterer, Dr. Nicholas Quintyne
Description: The biology concentration
is designed for those students who wish
to go on to graduate school, medical school,
or who desire to work for biotech firms,
government agencies or environmental organizations.
Our interdisciplinary curriculum will benefit
students who choose to pursue graduate
studies in biology, oceanography or environmental
science.
Available Options: General Biology Track,
Pre-Medical Track
General Biology Track See also biology track flowchart (pdf)
Course Number
Course Name
Credits
BSC 1010, 1010L
Honors Biological Principles
with Lab
4
BSC 1011, 1011L
Honors Biodiversity with Lab
4
CHM 2045, 2045L
Honors General Chemistry I with
Lab
4
CHM 2046, 2046L
Honors General Chemistry II
with Lab
4
MAC 2311
Honors Calculus I with Analytic
Geometry
4
STA 2023
Honors Introductory Statistics
3
PHY 2048, 2048L
Honors General Physics I with
Lab
5
CHM 2210, 2210L
Honors Organic Chemistry I with
Lab
4
CHM 2211, 2211L
Honors Organic Chemistry II
with Lab
4
BCH 3033, 3033L
Honors Biochemistry with Lab
4
PCB 3063
Honors Genetics
4
Biology Electives
18
BSC 4915
Honors Research in Biology
6
BSC 4970
Honors Thesis in Biology
1
Total credits
69
Electives: Biology Electives are given
below. Other FAU courses may be used only
with the prior approval of the Concentration
Advisor. Students are reminded that they
need 45 upper-level (3000 or 4000-level)
credits to graduate.
Course Number
Course Name
Credits
BOT 3501
Honors Introduction
to Plant Biology
3
BOT 3501L
Honors Introduction
to Plant Biology Lab
1
BSC 4905
Honors Directed Independent
Study in Biology
1-3
BSC 4403L
Honors Biotechnology
Lab
2
BSC 4930
Honors Special Topics
in Biology
1-3
BSC 2084, BSC 2084L
Honors Essentials
of Human Anatomy and Physiology,
and Lab
Honors
Molecular Cell Biology or
Honors Cell Biology
3
BSC
2084, 2084L
Honors
Essentials of Human Anatomy
and Physiology, and Lab
4
Honors
Biology Electives
6
BSC
4915
Honors
Research in Biology
6
BSC
4970
Honors
Thesis in Biology
1
Total
credits
73
*Calc
II is a pre-requisite for Physics
II and is therefore required.
Electives: See list of biology electives
above. Courses taken to satisfy Pre-med
track requirements cannot be double-counted
as electives. Other FAU courses may be
used only with the prior approval of the
Concentration Advisor.
