UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES

Major: BIOLOGY 112 Degree: BS-NATURAL SCIENCES (ANS)

These requirements apply to students declaring this major from Summer 2001 through Spring 2002

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Completion of the CALS degree requirements will satisfy all University General Education Requirements (GER)

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Admission to UW

If admitted with a deficiency see your academic Dean in 116 Agricultural Hall

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SECTION 1 - COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS

These requirements apply to all degrees in the College. The courses required in this section also meet UW General Education Requirements. A course taken to satisfy a requirement in Section 1 may also be used to satisfy one, but only one, requirement in another section of the curriculum. Departments may specify somewhat different courses to satisfy the requirement in each sub-section.

Communication (I.C.)

_____ Five credits minimum required.

SEE WRITTEN/ORAL COMMUNICATION ADDENDUM FOR REQUIREMENTS.

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COURSES MAY ONLY BE USED ONCE WITHIN THESE CATEGORIES (I.E.1.-I.E.4.) Econ or Ag and Applied Econ (I.E.1.)

_____ 3 credits required from: A A E 215, 323, ECON 101, 102, 111, 121, 261

Ethnic Studies (I.E.2.)

_____ 3 credits required from any course classified as "e"

Humanities (I.E.3.)

_____ 6 credits required from any course classified as H, L, or Z

Social Science (I.E.4.)

_____ 3 credits required from any course classified as S or Z - but not

Econ or Ag and Applied Econ

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International Studies (I.H.)

A course satisfying this requirement may also meet one, but only one, other curricular requirement, including one other requirement in Section 1.

_____ 3 credits required from this list.

A A E 319, 350, 374, 462, 473, 474, 479, 542, 567, 577

AGRONOMY 377

AN SCI 370

ANTHRO 100, 104, 204, 220, 260, 277, 300, 318, 319, 327, 348, 390, 470

ATM OCN 121

ECON 364, 366, 464, 467, 472, 474

ENTOM 201

FINANCE 445

FOREST 430, 450

GEOG 120, 127, 139, 140, 244, 260, 348, 349, 353, 355, 358, 538

HISTORY 103, 104, 127, 139, 142, 210, 242, 260, 277, 338, 349, 359, 371, 375, 410, 419, 440, 441, 443, 444, 445, 446, 449, 458

INTER-AG 472

INTL BUS 200

JOURN 620, 621

MARKETNG 420

NUTR SCI 350, 642

POLI SCI 106, 252, 260, 271, 275, 277, 312, 323, 331, 336, 342, 346, 359, 362, 375, 630, 633, 634, 639, 640, 642, 651, 653, 658, 659

RUR SOC 222, 230, 260, 613, 630

SOC 170, 244, 252, 260, 277, 614, 627, 634

SOIL SCI 431

URB R PL 464

WL ECOL 360, 142, 210, 242, 260, 277, 338, 349, 359, 371, 375, 410, 419, 440, 441, 443, 444, 445

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SECTION 2 - DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

These requirements apply to all Natural Science Degrees. Different departments may specify somewhat different courses.

Mathematics (I.A., I.B., IV.A.)

Required:

_____ MATH 112 and 113, OR MATH 114, OR may be satisfied by placement exam

_____ MATH 221

_____ One course required from: MATH 222, 231, 232, STAT 301, 371, STAT 541

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Chemistry (I.D., IV.C., IV.D.)

Required:

_____ CHEM 109, OR CHEM 103 and 104

_____ CHEM 343 and 344 and 345

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Physics (IV.B.)

_____ Two courses required: PHYSICS 207 and 208, OR 201 and 202, OR 103 and 104

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Required: 31 credits within Sections IV.E., IV.F., IV.G. and I.I.

Biological Science (IV.E, IV.F.)

One of the following required:

_____ BIOCORE 301, and 303, and 323, and 333

_____ Two BIOCORE labs required from: 302, 304, 324

OR

_____ BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151 and 152, and GENETICS 466

OR

_____ BOTANY 130, and ZOOLOGY 101 and 102, and GENETICS 466

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SECTION 3 - MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

Required: 31 credits within Sections IV.E., IV.F., IV.G. and I.I.

Major (IV.F., IV.G.)

Minimum of 13 credits required. One course must be taken from a or b, one course from c or d and at least one other course from any other subset, not already taken. The course(s) must include a lab/field component of at least 3 hours/week.

Additional courses may satisfy these requirements. See the Biology website or your advisor.

a. Cellular and Subcellular Biology

b. Organismal biology

c. Ecology

d. Evolution and systematics

e. Applied Biology, Agriculture and Natural Resources

NOTES: SS = summer session. The courses with the same course number are cross-listed in different departments. (These courses are marked *) Please refer to the Undergraduate Catalog for detailed course descriptions.

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Capstone Experience (I.I.)

_____ 2 credits minimum required from a lab/field course of at least 3 hrs/week or research based senior thesis or independent study. Must be approved by one of the Chairs of the Biology Major.

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NEUROBIOLOGY OPTION

Instead of the Major and Capstone courses in section 3 above, the following requirements satisfy the Neurobiology Option

1. Neurobiology Option - Intermediate/advanced courses (13 credits minimum)

Required:

_____ Neuroscience/Zoology/Psychology 523: Neurobiology I

_____ Neuroscience/Zoology/Psychology 524: Neurobiology II

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2. Neurobiology Option - Independent research or laboratory experience

(2 credits, minimum), involving a total of at least 3 hours/ week of lab instruction beyond that done for requirement.1. The credits taken for requirements 1 and 2 must total at least 15. This requirement also meets the Capstone Experience.

_____ A research-based senior thesis/independent study in neurobiology

OR

Independent research or at least one course from the following list:

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3. Neurobiology Option - Senior seminar (1 credit)

_____ Senior seminar

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4. Biology Major with Neurobiology option

13 credits and a minimum of three courses required: One from category "A", one from category "B" and one from categories "C" or "D". The courses must include at least one lab or field course with 3 hours or more per week. If this laboratory/field instruction requirement is not met by the courses taken in categories "A - E", the lab courses in category "F" can meet this requirement.

NOTE: The following lists of courses are subject to modification. Other courses may also be appropriate and can be approved on a case-by-case basis. Please consult with your advisor.

A. Neurobiology Option - Cellular and molecular neurobiology

B. Neurobiology Option - Systems neurobiology

C. Neurobiology Option - Ecology

D. Neurobiology Option - Evolution and systematics

E. Neurobiology Option - Applied Biology, Agriculture and Natural Resources

F. Neurobiology Option - Other lab courses

SS Summer Session

# provisional course number

* crosslisted in another department

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Electives

The student may complete this section with any courses.

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SPECIAL NOTES: For the Bachelor of Science Degree, students must complete a minimum of 124 credits with at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA. Students must take their last 30 credits in residence while officially enrolled in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Degree credit will be granted only once for courses that are repeated. Other degree requirements are outlined in the Undergraduate Catalog.

Please also see requirements listed on the Biology Major Website at:

http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/biology/

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