Natural Sciences and Engineering Biology Program The Program. The biology curriculum includes introductory and upper-level courses such as Anatomy, Physiology, Invertebrate Zoology, Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Botany, Microbiology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Pathophysiology, Plant Geography, Plant Taxonomy, Histology, Parasitology, Animal Behavior, Neurobiology, Ecology, Developmental Biology and Senior Seminar. Support courses are taken in chemistry, physics, mathematics, foreign language, arts and humanities, social and behavioral sciences, and computer science. Students may earn course credit through Advanced Placement.
Opportunities exist for undergraduate research with faculty.
The degree program requires 120 semester hours. Full-time students would normally require four years to finish the degree. For those interested in an accelerated program, a three-year degree program is available. Housed on the third floor of the Horace C. Smith Building at the University of South Carolina - Spartanburg, the biology program has modern facilities and equipment. Four labs and a large herbarium are available for class use.