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To earn a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts and Sciences degree from UIC, students must complete university, college, and departmental degree requirements. The Department of Biological Sciences degree requirements are outlined below.
Degree Requirements. To earn a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts and Sciences degree from UIC, students must complete university, college, and departmental degree requirements. The Department of Biological Sciences degree requirements are outlined below.
Below are the updated advising and degree planning resources for the three biological sciences major concentrations and neuroscience curriculum. Links to the resources are provided in the horizontal tabs below.
Admission to the Major. Continuing students, readmitted students, and transfer students not previously declared as a major in Biological Sciences must have a minimum GPA of 2.00/4.00 for all biology courses taken.
Major Requirements. Of the 40 semester hours for the major, no more than 11 hours may be at the 100 level. At least 9 hours must be from courses designated as Experimental Techniques and Data Analyses. A minimum of 9 hours should be at the 300 and/or 400 level.
Students interested in applying to either school of biology should simply choose Biology as their major. After taking two introductory courses, students will choose a major in either Integrative Biology or Molecular and Cellular Biology. Integrative Biology, School of Director of School: Carla Cáceres
A maximum of 5 hours of BIOS 391 and/or BIOS 399 may be credited toward the department undergraduate major requirements. Prerequisite(s): Minimum of 2.00 grade point average in biological sciences courses and consent of the instructor.
