Biology (B.A.)

The major in Biology (B.A.) from the College of Arts and Sciences prepares students for graduate study leading to careers in health professions, environmental professions, biological research, or secondary school biology teaching. (See Biology Program - Presecondary.) The biology major is designed to provide students with a well-rounded knowledge of fundamental concepts and research techniques at the ecosystem, organismal, physiological, and molecular levels.

Requirements for a B.A. in Biology are as follows:

1. Completion of 55 quarter hours of biology coursework with a grade of C or better (5 required biology courses plus 6 biology electives). Twenty-five of these 55 hours must be upper level (300 or higher) and a minimum of 15 of the 25 upper level quarter hours must be taken at National-Louis University.
2. Completion of 37 quarter hours of required courses in mathematics, physics, and chemistry (see course list below).
3. Completion of the general education core (69QH), of which 15 QH must be natural sciences (biological, physical, or chemical). If appropriate, the 15 QH of natural sciences may also be used to fulfill specific course requirements of the Biology Major (see below). In addition, students must pass the English Competency Test.
4. To reach the 180 quarter hours required for graduation, students must complete an additional 34 quarter hours of free electives.

Required courses for major in biology