Program Overview

University of Alaska Fairbanks Catalog

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Bachelor's Degrees

Bachelor's Degree Programs

• Accounting
  • B.B.A., Accounting
  • Minor, Accounting
• Aerospace Engineering
  • Minor, Aerospace Engineering
• Alaska Native Languages
  • Minor, Alaska Native Languages
• Alaska Native Studies
  • B.A., Alaska Native Studies
  • Minor, Alaska Native Studies
• American Sign Language
  • Minor, American Sign Language
• Anthropology
  • B.A., Anthropology
  • B.S., Anthropology
  • Minor, Anthropology
• Applied Arts and Sciences
  • B.A.A.S., Applied Arts and Sciences
• Arctic and Northern Studies
  • B.A., Arctic and Northern Studies
  • Minor, Arctic and Northern Studies
• Arctic Skills
  • Minor, Arctic Skills
• Art
  • B.A., Art
  • B.F.A., Art
  • Minor, Art
  • Minor, Art History
• Asian Studies
  • Minor, Asian Studies
• Biological Sciences
  • B.A., Biological Sciences
  • B.S., Biological Sciences with Concentration
  • B.S., Biological Sciences without Concentration
  • Minor, Biological Sciences
• Business Administration
  • B.B.A., Business Administration
  • Minor, Finance
  • Minor, General Business
  • Minor, Management and Organizations
  • Minor, Marketing
  • Minor, Sport Management
• Chemistry
  • B.A., Chemistry
  • B.S., Chemistry
  • Minor, Biochemistry
  • Minor, Chemistry
• Child Development and Family Studies
  • B.A., Child Development and Family Studies
• Civil Engineering
  • B.S., Civil Engineering
• Communication
  • B.A., Communication
  • Minor, Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Minor, Communication
• Computer Engineering
  • B.S., Computer Engineering
• Computer Information Technology Specialist
  • Minor, Computer Information Technology
• Computer Science
  • B.S., Computer Science
  • B.S./M.S., Computer Science
  • Minor, Computer Science
• Digital Journalism
  • B.A., Digital Journalism
  • Minor, Digital Journalism
• Early Childhood Education
  • Minor, Early Childhood Education
• Earth Science
  • B.A., Earth Science
• Education
  • B.A., Elementary Education (K-8)
  • B.A., Secondary Education (7-12)
  • K-12 Art Licensure Program
  • Minor, Elementary Education
  • Minor, General Education
  • Minor, Secondary Education
  • Secondary Postbaccalaureate Licensure Program
• Electrical Engineering
  • B.S., Electrical Engineering
• English
  • B.A., English
  • Minor, Creative Writing
  • Minor, English
  • Minor, Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Studies
• Environmental Politics
  • Minor, Environmental Politics
• Eskimo
  • B.A., Inupiaq Eskimo
  • B.A., Yup'ik Eskimo
  • Minor, Eskimo
• Ethnobotany
  • Minor, Ethnobotany
• Film and Performing Arts
  • B.A., Film and Performing Arts
  • Minor, Film Studies
  • Minor, Theatre
• Fisheries
  • B.A., Fisheries
  • B.S., Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
  • Minor, Fisheries
• Foreign Languages
  • B.A., Foreign Languages
  • Minor, Foreign Languages
• General Science
  • B.S., General Science
• Geography
  • B.A., Geography
  • B.S., Geography
  • Minor, Geographic Information Systems
  • Minor, Geography
• Geological Engineering
  • B.S., Geological Engineering
• Geoscience
  • B.S., Geoscience
  • Minor, Geology
  • Minor, Geophysics
  • Minor, Geospatial Sciences
  • Minor, Paleontology
• Global Studies
  • Minor, Global Studies
• History
  • B.A., History
  • Minor, History
• Homeland Security and Emergency Management
  • B.E.M., Homeland Security and Emergency Management
  • Minor, Emergency Management
  • Minor, Military Security Studies
• Interdisciplinary Studies
  • B.A. or B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Minor, Interdisciplinary Studies
• Japanese Studies
  • B.A., Japanese Studies
  • Minor, Japanese Studies
• Justice
  • B.A., Justice
  • Minor, Justice
• Law and Society
  • Minor, Law and Society
• Leadership
  • Minor, Leadership
• Linguistics
  • B.A., Linguistics
  • Minor, Linguistics
• Marine Science
  • Minor, Marine Science
• Mathematics
  • B.A. or B.S., Mathematics
  • Minor, Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering
  • B.S./M.S., Mechanical Engineering
• Military Science and Leadership
  • Minor, Military Science Leadership
• Mining Engineering
  • B.S., Mining Engineering
  • Minor, Mining Engineering
• Music
  • B.A., Music
  • B.M., Music Education
  • B.M., Music Performance
  • Minor, Music
• Natural Resources Management
  • B.S., Natural Resources Management
  • Minor, Forest Management
  • Minor, Natural Resource Management
  • Minor, Sustainable Agriculture
• Petroleum Engineering
  • B.S., Petroleum Engineering
• Philosophy
  • Minor, Philosophy
• Physics
  • B.S., Physics
  • Minor, Physics
• Political Science
  • B.A., Political Science
  • Minor, Political Science
• Psychology
  • B.A. or B.S., Psychology
  • Minor, Psychology
• Rural Development
  • B.A., Rural Development
  • Minor, Rural Development
• Social Work
  • B.A., Social Work
  • Minor, Social Work
• Sociology
  • Minor, Sociology
• Statistics
  • Minor, Statistics
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
  • Minor, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
• Tribal Management
  • Minor, Tribal Management
• Wildlife Biology and Conservation
  • B.S., Wildlife Biology and Conservation
  • Minor, Wildlife Biology and Conservation
• Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
  • Minor, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
• Yup'ik Language and Culture
  • B.A., Yup'ik Language and Culture

Graduate Degrees

Graduate Degree Programs

• Anthropology
  • M.A., Anthropology
  • Ph.D., Anthropology
• Arctic and Northern Studies
  • M.A., Arctic and Northern Studies
• Art
  • M.F.A., Art
• Atmospheric Sciences
  • M.S., Atmospheric Sciences
  • Ph.D., Atmospheric Sciences
• Biochemistry and Neuroscience
  • Ph.D., Biochemistry and Neuroscience with Biochemistry Concentration
  • Ph.D., Biochemistry and Neuroscience with Neuroscience Concentration
• Biological Sciences
  • M.S., Biological Sciences
  • Ph.D., Biological Sciences
• Business Administration
  • MBA, Business Administration
• Chemistry
  • M.S., Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
  • M.C.E., Civil Engineering
  • M.S., Civil Engineering
• Communication, Professional
  • M.A., Communication, Professional
• Computer Science
  • M.S., Computer Science
• Counseling
  • M.Ed., Counseling
  • School Counselor Certification Program
• Cross-Cultural Studies
  • M.A., Cross-Cultural Studies
• Design and Construction Management
  • Graduate Certificate, Design and Construction Management
• Economics, Resource and Applied
  • M.S., Economics, Resource and Applied
• Education
  • Art K-12 Licensure Program toward M.Ed., Secondary Education
  • Elementary (K-8) Postbaccalaureate Licensure Program
  • Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Degree
  • M.Ed., Counseling
  • M.Ed., Elementary Education
  • M.Ed., Language and Literacy
  • M.Ed., Online Innovation and Design
  • M.Ed., People, Place and Pedagogy
  • M.Ed., Secondary Education
  • M.Ed., Special Education
  • Secondary Postbaccalaureate Licensure Program toward M.Ed., Secondary Education
  • Special Education K-12 Postbaccalaureate Certificate of Completion
• Electrical Engineering
  • M.S., Electrical Engineering
• Engineering
  • Ph.D., Engineering
• English
  • M.A., English
  • M.F.A., Creative Writing
  • M.F.A./M.A. Combined Degree, Creative Writing and Literature
• Environmental Chemistry
  • Ph.D., Environmental Chemistry
• Fisheries
  • M.S., Fisheries
  • Ph.D., Fisheries
• Geological Engineering
  • M.S., Geological Engineering
• Geophysics
  • M.S., Geophysics
  • Ph.D., Geophysics
• Geoscience
  • M.S., Geoscience
  • Ph.D., Geoscience
• Indigenous Studies
  • Ph.D., Indigenous Studies
• Interdisciplinary Studies
  • M.A. or M.S., Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Studies
• Justice, Administration of
  • M.A., Justice, Administration of
• Linguistics, Applied
  • M.A., Linguistics, Applied
• Marine Biology
  • M.S., Marine Biology
  • Ph.D., Marine Biology
• Marine Studies
• Mathematics
  • M.S., Mathematics
  • Ph.D., Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering
• Mining Engineering
  • M.S., Mining Engineering
• Natural Resources Management
  • M.N.R.M., Natural Resources Management
  • M.S., Natural Resources Management
• Natural Resources and Sustainability
  • Ph.D., Natural Resources and Sustainability
• Oceanography
  • M.S., Oceanography
  • Ph.D., Oceanography
• Petroleum Engineering
  • M.S., Petroleum Engineering
• Physics
  • M.S., Physics
  • M.S., Physics with Computational Physics Concentration
  • M.S., Physics with Space Physics Concentration
  • Ph.D., Physics
• Physics, Space
  • Ph.D., Physics, Space
• Psychology, Clinical-Community
  • Ph.D., Psychology, Clinical-Community
• Rural Development
  • M.A., Rural Development
• Science Teaching and Outreach
  • Graduate Certificate, Science Teaching and Outreach
• Security and Disaster Management
  • M.S.D.M, Security and Disaster Management
• Special Education
• Statistics
  • Graduate Certificate, Statistics
  • M.S., Statistics
• Water and Environmental Science
  • M.S., Water and Environmental Science
• Wildlife Biology and Conservation
  • M.S., Wildlife Biology and Conservation

Course Descriptions

Course Listings

• Accounting (ACCT)
• Accounting and Information Systems (AIS)
• Airframe and Powerplant (AFPM)
• Alaska Native Languages (ANL)
• Alaska Native Studies (ANS)
• American Sign Language (ASLG)
• Anthropology (ANTH)
• Applied Arts (APAR)
• Applied Business (ABUS)
• Applied Photography (APHO)
• Arabic (ARAB)
• Arctic and Northern Studies (ACNS)
• Arctic Skills (ARSK)
• Art (ART)
• Atmospheric Sciences (ATM)
• Automotive Technology (AUTO)
• Aviation Technology (AVTY)
• Biology (BIOL)
• Biomedical Science (BMSC)
• Business Administration (BA)
• Chemistry (CHEM)
• Chinese (CHNS)
• Civil Engineering (CE)
• Communication and Journalism (COJO)
• Community Health (CHP)
• Computer Information and Office Systems (CIOS)
• Computer Science (CS)
• Computer and Information Technology Systems (CITS)
• Construction Management (CM)
• Construction Trades Technology (CTT)
• Counseling (COUN)
• Cross-Cultural Studies (CCS)
• Culinary Arts and Hospitality (CAH)
• Dental Assisting (DA)
• Dental Hygiene (DH)
• Developmental Math (DEVM)
• Developmental Studies (DEVS)
• Diesel Technology (DSLT)
• Drafting Technology (DRT)
• Early Childhood Education (ECE)
• Economics (ECON)
• Education (ED)
• Education: Secondary Education (EDSC)
• Education: Special Education (EDSE)
• Educator: Para-professional (EDPA)
• Electrical Engineering (EE)
• Electronics Technology (ELT)
• Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
• Engineering Science (ES)
• Engineering and Science Management (ESM)
• English (ENGL)
• English as a Second Language (ESLG)
• Environmental Engineering (ENVE)
• Environmental Quality Engr (EQE)
• Environmental Quality Science (EQS)
• Environmental Studies (ENVI)
• Ethnobotany (EBOT)
• Film and Performing Arts (FLPA)
• Fire Science (FIRE)
• First Year Experience (FYE)
• Fisheries (FISH)
• Foreign Languages (FL)
• French (FREN)
• General Studies (GENR)
• Geography (GEOG)
• Geological Engineering (GE)
• Geology and Geophysics (GEOS)
• German (GER)
• Health (HLTH)
• High Latitude Range Management (HLRM)
• History (HIST)
• Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM)
• Honors Program (HONR)
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• Human Services (HUMS)
• Humanities (HUM)
• Interdisciplinary Studies (INDS)
• Inupiaq (INU)
• Italian (ITAL)
• Japanese (JPN)
• Justice (JUST)
• Latin (LAT)
• Law Enforcement (LE)
• Leadership (LEAD)
• Liberal Arts and Science (LAS)
• Library Science (LS)
• Linguistics (LING)
• Marine Science and Limnology (MSL)
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Mathematics (MATH)
• Mechanical Engineering (ME)
• Mechanics-Diesel/Heavy Equipment (MECN)
• Medical Assisting (MA)
• Military Science (MILS)
• Mineral Preparation Engineering (MPR)
• Mining Applications and Technologies (AMIT)
• Mining Engineering (MIN)
• Museum Research Apprenticeship Program (MRAP)
• Museum Studies (MSM)
• Music (MUS)
• Music Education (MUED)
• Natural Resources Management (NRM)
• Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)
• Paralegal Studies (PLS)
• Petroleum Engineering (PETE)
• Philosophy (PHIL)
• Physics (PHYS)
• Political Science (PS)
• Power Generation (PGEN)
• Process Technology (PRT)
• Psychology (PSY)
• Recreation (RECR)
• Religion (RELG)
• Rural Development (RD)
• Rural Human Services (RHS)
• Rural Nutrition Services (RNS)
• Russian (RUSS)
• Science Applications (SCIA)
• Science Teaching and Outreach (STO)
• Social Work (SWK)
• Sociology (SOC)
• Spanish (SPAN)
• Statistics (STAT)
• Sport Management (SPRT)
• Trades And Technology (TTCH)
• Tribal Management (TM)
• Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity (URSA)
• Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
• Welding and Materials Technology (WMT)
• Wildlife (WLF)
• Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGS)
• Writing (WRTG)
• Yup'ik (YUP)

B.A., Biological Sciences

Minimum Requirements for Degree: 120 credits

Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.

Course List

Notes

1. As part of the humanities and social science requirement, take at least 9 credits of upper-division course work. As part of the minor, at least 3 credits of upper-division course work are recommended.
2. Because biology breadth courses for the B.A. degree serve as prerequisites for many upper-division biology electives, course choices should be made with consideration of the elective biology courses the student plans to complete.
3. BIOL F397, BIOL F497, BIOL F490, URSA F388, or URSA F488 courses may be substituted by petition for a maximum of two required elective courses in biology (3-4 credits of independent study or research per substituted course). The subject area of the independent study or research will determine which biological subject areas the credits satisfy.
4. Fulfills the baccalaureate capstone requirement.
5. Students working individually with a faculty member may, for example, take BIOL F490, BIOL F497 or do so without course credits.
6. Capstone courses may be double counted as electives.

Biology Elective Course Lists

List A - Cell and Molecular Biology

List B - Physiology

List C - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

List D - Organismal Biology

List E - Biomedical Science