Biology, Ecology & Biodiversity (B.S) Requirements
All students enrolled in the Biology Degree Program must complete the Core Curriculum for Track D as listed in their respective Catalog.
Pre-Major & Major Requirements
The student will receive the degree upon completion of the following:
1. Earn a grade of a "C" or higher in all pre-requisite and pre-major courses
2. Earns a grade of a "D' or higher in all major courses
3. Earn an overall institution GPA minimum of "2.0"
Pre-Major Requirements
COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|
BI-106 | Science, Careers and Society | 1 |
BI-214 | Diversity of Life I: Life on Earth | 3 |
BI-214L | Diversity of Life I: Life on Earth Laboratory | 1 |
BI-215 | Diversity of Life II: Structures of Life | 3 |
BI-215L | Diversity of Life II: Structures of Life Laboratory | 1 |
CH-203 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
CH-203L | General Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
CH-204 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
CH-204L | General Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 |
MA-110 | Pre-Calculus | 3 |
MA-210 | Calculus I | 4 |
MA-211 | Calculus II | 4 |
Major Requirements
COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|
BI-230 | Botany | 3 |
BI-230L | Botany Lab | 1 |
BI-216 | Cellular and Molecular Biology | 3 |
BI-216L | Cellular and Molecular Biology Laboratory | 1 |
BI-240 | Kumulipo: Origins & Organization of Life | 3 |
BI-307 | Genetics | 3 |
BI-307L | Genetics Laboratory | 1 |
BI-310 | Evolutionary Biology | 3 |
BI-340 | Hawaiian Wildlife Threats & Preservation | 3 |
BI-340L | Hawaiian Wildlife Threats & Preservation Laboratory | 1 |
BI-387 | Internship or Field Experience | 3 |
BI-400 | Invertebrate Biology | 3 |
BI-400L | Invertebrate Biology Laboratory | 1 |
BI-430 | Microbiology | 3 |
BI-430L | Microbiology Laboratory | 1 |
BI-471 | Ecology | 3 |
BI-471L | Ecology Laboratory | 1 |
BI-493 | Research I: Science Writing & Proposal Development | 1 |
CH-323 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
CH-323L | Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
CH-324 | Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
CH-324L | Organic Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 |
ENV-115 | Marine Environmental Science | 3 |
ENV-115L | Marine Environmental Science Laboratory | 1 |
ENV-201 | Conservation Biology | 3 |
ENV-201L | Conservation Biology Laboratory | 1 |
ENV-450 | Earth Systems Science | 3 |
ENV-485 | Environmental Capstone Experience | 3 |