Major Program Guide For: B.S. in Biology
Concentration: General Biology
Suggested Course Sequence

• Total Hours for Degree: 120
• Total Hours of Pre-requisites: 23
• Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.

NOTES:

• Total Hours for Degree: 120
• Total Hours of Pre-requisites: 23
• Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.
• Any notes or other information:
  1. Total hours of prerequisites: 23 hours.
  2. Prerequisite for BIOL 141 is BIOL 140.
  3. Prerequisites for BIOL 240 are BIOL 140 and BIOL 141. 
  4. Prerequisite for PHYS 131 is PHYS 130.
  5. One perspective course must be an upper level perspective course (300/400 level).
  6. Prerequisites for BIOL 241 are BIOL 140, 141, and 240.
  7. Prerequisites for Jr.-Sr. Biology courses are all or some of the core:  BIOL 140, 141, 240, and 241.
  8. Prerequisite for CHEM 241 is CHEM 140.
  9. Prerequisite for CHEM 242 and CHEM 272 is CHEM 241.
• There is a great diversity of Junior/Senior level courses in Biology, which are either 3 or 4 credit hour courses. Students will need a total of 25 to 30 hours in these courses to satisfy the degree requirements, depending upon which electives they select (i.e., how many lab courses are chosen). Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution. Remember: 32 hours of 300-400 level courses must be taken at WCU in order to satisfy the general university degree requirements.