Concentration in Biology
Overview and Advisory Board
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.
Advisory Board:
Note for Pre-Med students | Suggested courses for Pre-med students
Required Courses
Concentration in Biology
| Course # | 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, 2204L | Honors Organic Chemistry I with Lab | 4 |
| CHM 2211, 2205L | Honors Organic Chemistry II with Lab | 4 |
| BCH 3033 | Honors Biochemistry | 3 |
| PCB 3063 | Honors Genetics | 4 |
| Biology Electives | 18 | |
| IDS 4970 | Honors Thesis (two semesters) | 6 |
| Total Credits | 67 |
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.
Biology Electives
| Course # | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BOT 3501, 3501L | Honors Introduction to Plant Biology with Lab |
4 |
| BSC 1933 | Honors Freshman Seminar | 3 |
| BSC 2084, 2084L | Honors Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology with Lab | 4 |
| BSC 3452 | Honors Experimental Design and Data Analysis | 3 |
| BSC 4402L | Honors Fluorescence Microscopy Lab | 1 |
| BSC 4403L | Honors Biotechnology Lab | 2 |
| BSC 4442 | Honors Molecular Ecology | 3 |
| BSC 4905 | Honors Directed Independent Study in Biology |
1-3 |
| BSC 4930 | Honors Eukaryotic Genomes | 3 |
| BSC 4930 | Honors Environmental Field Ecology | 3 |
| BSC 4930 | Honors Special Topics in Biology | 1-3 |
| BSC 4930 | Honors Endocrinology | 3 |
| BSC 4930 | Honors Science of Addiction | 3 |
| BSC 4930 | Honors Molecular Pharmacology | 3 |
| BSC 4930 | Honors Intro to Structural Molecular Biology | 2 |
| EVR 4420 | Honors Marine Conservation | 3 |
| EVS 4414 | Honors Conservation Biology | 3 |
| MCB 3020 (w/3020L) | Honors Microbiology (with Lab) | 3 (4) |
| OCB 3012, 3012L | Honors Marine Biology and Oceanography with Lab |
4 |
| PCB 3351, 3351L | Honors Tropical Rainforests with Lab | 6 |
| PCB 3352 | Honors Issues in Human Ecology | 3 |
| PCB 3411 | Honors Animal Behavior | 3 |
| PCB 3703, PCB 3703L | Honors Human Morphology and Function I with Lab | 4 |
| PCB 3704, PCB 3704L | Honors Human Morphology and Function II with Lab | 4 |
| PCB 4024 | Honors Molecular Cell Biology | 3 |
| PCB 4043 | Honors Principles of Ecology | 3 |
| PCB 4102 | Honors Cell Biology | 4 |
| PCB 4233 | Honors Immunology | 3 |
| PCB 4234 | Honors Biology of Cancer | 3 |
| PCB 4253 | Honors Developmental Biology | 3 |
| PCB 4414 | Honors Behavioral Ecology | 4 |
| PCB 4673 | Honors Evolution | 3 |
| ZOO 2303, 2303L | Honors Vertebrate Zoology with Lab | 4 |
| ZOO 4556 | Honors Coral Reef Ecology | 3 |
| ZOO 4742 | Honors Principles of Human Neuroanatomy | 3 |
Note: Students in the Max Planck Honors Program may count Introduction to Neuroscience Research (PSB 4003, 1 credit) and two distinct MPHP Enrichment courses (1 credit each) as their 3 credit, Biology elective.
Suggested courses for Pre-med students
PHY 2049L Honors General Physics II Lab (1 credit)
MAC 2312 Honors Calculus II (4 credits)
Other requirements for the Biology concentration: 67 credits (see above)
Total credits: 76