Plant Biology B.A. Degree Requirements
Students must complete a minimum of 40 semester credits in the major.
Requirements
PBIO 401, Plant Biology Orientation
PBIO 412, Introductory Botany (waived if previous
credit received for BIOL 411-412 or equivalent)
ZOOL 412, Principles of Zoology
PBIO 501, Basic Biochemistry
or CHEM 545/546, Organic Chemistry and
Laboratory
BIOL 541, General Ecology
PBIO 566, Systematic Botany
or PBIO 668, Summer Flora of New Hampshire
or PBIO 721, Microscopic Algae
or PBIO 722, Marine Phycology
BIOL 604, Principles of Genetics or
PBIO 612, Plant Genetics and Reproduction
PBIO 701/702, Plant Physiology and Laboratory
Upper Level Plant Biology Categories Electives
12 credits minimum
Select courses from several of the five plant biology
categories (see B.S. program). PBIO 758 and
774 are also recommended.
General Education
Required: Group 3, CHEM 403-404, General
Chemistry
Recommended: Group 2, BIOL 528, Applied
Biostatistics I
Group 8, PHIL 424, Science, Technology, & Society;
or HUMA 651, Humanities and Science: The
Nature of Scientific Creativity
Other B.A. Requirements
Foreign Language (equivalent to one year of college language).
