University of North Georgia is a public university in Dahlonega, Georgia, United States. It was founded in 1873 as the North Georgia Agricultural College, and was renamed to its current name in 1970. The university has 5 colleges and offers over 100 undergraduate and graduate programs. It is a member of the University System of Georgia.

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The biology major at UNG is a versatile program that allows you to explore the biological sciences as a whole, while also diving into specialty areas of the field. While there are courses all biology majors are required to take, there is flexibility in the curriculum to choose courses that will help you work toward your career goals. For example, if you want to study wildlife management in graduate school, you could choose elective courses in ornithology and conservation biology. If you're interested in a professional program, then you could take upper-level electives that satisfy the admissions requirements for your dream program. By the time you graduate, you'll have had the opportunity to volunteer in the community, found friends who love science as much as you, and even completed undergraduate research one-on-one with a professor in fields like microbiology or marine biology. Show less

Core Curriculum (Areas A-E) - 42 hours
Refer to Core Curriculum (Areas A-E)

Area A1: No exceptions

Area A2: No exceptions

Area B: No exceptions

Area C: No exceptions

Area D: MATH 1401 recommended

Area E: No exceptions

Area F: Courses Appropriate to the Major - 18 hours
BIOL 1107K - Principles of Biology I
BIOL 1108K - Principles of Biology II
CHEM 1211 - Principles of Chemistry I
CHEM 1211L - Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory
CHEM 1212 - Principles of Chemistry II
CHEM 1212L - Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory
Two hours of lower division courses from:

Biology
Physics
Geology
Mathematics (not taken as part of Area A or Area D)
Modern Language (not taken as part of Area B)
Computer Science
Major Requirements - 60 hours
Required Courses - 18 hours
No more than 4 hours of coursework with a grade of D or lower.

BIOL 3220K - Genetics
BIOL 3240K - Cell Biology
BIOL 3500K - Ecology
BIOL 4450 - Evolutionary Biology
BIOL 4700 - Senior Seminar
Select one of the following:
BIOL 3325K - Invertebrate Zoology
BIOL 3326K - Vertebrate Zoology
Select one of the following:
BIOL 3321K - General Botany
BIOL 3010K - Mycology
Select one of the following:
BIOL 4350K - Animal Physiology
BIOL 4340K - Plant Physiology
BIOL 4390K - General Microbiology
Guided Electives - 12 hours
12 upper division credit hours (not used in areas above) from:

BIOL
CHEM
ENVS
Students may not use CHEM 3441/3441L, CHEM 3442/3442L or CHEM 3100 as guided electives unless all three of these courses are taken. In that case, a student may use one of the three courses as a guided elective.

Free Electives - 18 hours
18 hours of the student’s choosing (assuming students use physics in Area D) to bring the total number of hours to 120.
Notes:
PHYS 1111/1111L, PHYS 1111K, or PHYS 2211 and either PHYS 1112/1112L, PHYS 1112K, or PHYS 2212 (suitable for Area D) are required.
CHEM 3441/3441L Organic Chemistry I and either CHEM 3442 Organic Chemistry II or CHEM 3100 Survey of Biochemistry are required.
No more than 4 hours of a ‘D’ grade in the 18-hour biology core course listing (BIOL 3220K, 3500K, 3240K, 4450, 4700) OR CHEM 3441, 3441L, 3442, or 3100.
Other Requirements
US and Georgia History Requirements
US and Georgia Constitution Requirements
Regents’ Skills Program Requirements

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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