Biology Major (BA, BS) and Minor

Sample course sequence for students:

First-Year Students

• Fall semester

  • Cells and Genes or Ecology, Evolution, and Diversity

  • General Chemistry I

• Spring semester

  • Cells and Genes or Ecology, Evolution, and Diversity

  • General Chemistry II

Sophomores

• Fall semester

  • Calculus I Organismal course

  • Organic Chemistry I

• Spring semester

  • Genetics and Molecular Biology

  • Organic Chemistry II

  • Statistics course

Juniors

• Fall semester

  • Principles of Ecology or Biochemistry (see tracks)

  • Fundamental Physics I

• Spring semester

  • Human Physiology or Comparative Animal Physiology

  • Fundamental Physics II

Seniors

• Fall semester

  • Synthesis course (see tracks)

• Spring semester

  • Synthesis course (see tracks)

  • Biology Capstone