Program Coordinator: Carolyn Thomas
Phone Number: (540) 365-4368
e-mail: cthomas@ferrum.edu


The Biology curriculum is designed to introduce students to the major areas of the biological sciences and to enable them to gain competence in using the concepts and investigative methods appropriate to each. Students may select a course of study suited to their particular interests with emphasis in botany, zoology, cellular biology, and physiology. The Biology facilities, as well as the college forests and lakes, provide excellent opportunities for research in both the laboratory and the field. Students may pursue independent study and research, may assist professors in their investigations, and may serve as laboratory and teaching assistants in the division. Biology students receive preparation that enables them to enter a variety of professional careers or to continue their studies in graduate and professional schools.

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Required Courses:
BIO 101 General Biology
BIO 201 Vertebrate Zoology or
BIO 254 Human Anatomy and Physiology or
BIO 301 Invertebrate Zoology
BIO 202 Introduction to Plant Science or
BIO 306 Nonvascular Plants
ESC 211 Fundamentals of Ecology
BIO 305 Genetics
LSC 307 Junior Seminar
BIO 330 Cell Biology
LSC 497, 498 Senior Seminar

Major Electives:
8 credit hours (at the 300-400 level) of other Biology or
Approved Life Science courses:
AGR 219: Introduction to Horticulture
AGR 314: Animal and Plant Breeding and Genetics
AGR 413: Animal Diseases
AGR 415: Plant Diseases
CHM 315: Biochemistry
ESC 205: Tropical and Marine Ecology
ESC 301: Fish and Wildlife Biology
ESC 321: Aquatic Ecology
ESC 402: Fish and Wildlife Ecology and Management

Required Distribution Courses:
CHM 101 or 103 and CHM 105 or 301
MTH 111 or higher
Additional Chemistry Cognates

Secondary Education Endorsement:
PHY 203, 204 General Physics
CHM 301, 302 Organic Chemistry
BIO 303 Microbiology