Biology

College of Arts & Sciences

202 Patterson Office Tower Contact: Dr. Kausalya "Kay" Shenoy - kay.shenoy@uky.edu
Biology is the study of LIFE. It is the exciting study of how living systems do their business: How plants produce nearly every bite of edible food through photosynthesis. How microorganisms reproduce and acquire resistance to antibiotics, how they produce disease, and how they benefit our lives. It is the study of animal development from conception through maturation, reproduction, senescence and then ultimately to death. It is the study of how we perceive our world through our amazing senses, and it is the study of the very brain we use to process this information and everything about our world. It is the study of the great diversity of living things on Earth and how they interact with each other and with human society. Biology tells us who we are in this vast living world. It tells us where we came from, and it tells us where we might go as a species.

Total Hours Required for Degree: 126 - 131

UKY Major Map Biology {DATE l, F d, Y}

Freshman Year Credit Hours: 31 - 32

Fall Semester

16 - 17
CHE 105 | CHE 105 - GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY I
4
CHE 111 | CHE 111 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY
1
BIO 148 | BIO 148 - INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I
3
Pre-Major Lab/Research Selection
1 - 2
UK Core - Comp. & Comm. I
3
MA 137 | MA 137 - CALCULUS I WITH LIFE SCIENCE APPLICATION
4

Spring Semester

15
CHE 107 | CHE 107 - GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY II
3
CHE 113 | CHE 113 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY
2
BIO 152 | BIO 152 - INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II
3
UK Core - Comp. & Comm. II
3
MA 138 | MA 138 - CALCULUS II WITH LIFE SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
4

Sophomore Year Credit Hours: 33 - 37

Fall Semester

17 - 19
CHE 230 | CHE 230 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
3
CHE 231 | CHE 231 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I
1
Tier-1 Biology Course Selection
3 - 5
UK Core - Social Sciences
3
UK Core - Arts and Creativity
3
Foreign Language 101
4

Spring Semester

16 - 18
CHE 232 | CHE 232 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
3
Tier-1 Biology Course Selection
3 - 5
UK Core - Humanities
3
Foreign Language 102
4
A&S Approved Elective (100+ level)
3

Junior Year Credit Hours: 31

Fall Semester

16
PHY 211 | PHY 211 - GENERAL PHYSICS
5
BIO 425 | BIO 425 - BIOLOGY SEMINAR: SUBTITLE REQUIRED
1
STA 296 | STA 296 - STATISTICAL METHODS AND MOTIVATIONS
3
Foreign Language 201
3
Tier-2 Biology Course Selection
4

Spring Semester

15
PHY 213 | PHY 213 - GENERAL PHYSICS
5
Foreign Language 202
3
Tier-2 Biology Course Selection
4
Upper-Level Biology Elective
3

Senior Year Credit Hours: 31

Fall Semester

16
A&S Social Sciences (100+ level)
3
Tier-2 Biology Course Selection
4
UK Core - Community, Culture and Citizen
3
Upper-Level Biology Elective
3
Upper-Level Biology Elective
3

Spring Semester

15
UK Core - Global Dynamics
3
A&S Humanities
3
A&S Approved Elective (100+ level)
3
Upper-Level Biology Elective
3
Upper-Level Biology Elective
3