The following courses are available as options that biology majors may complete for credit toward graduation with a Biology degree. Please note that some courses are not taught in all years. Consult the current issue of the Biology Registration Newsletter (found under Resources/For Current Students) for details of which courses are being offered in a particular semester.
- BIO 305 – Systematic Biology
- BIO 312 – Microbiology
- BIO 315 – Plants and People
- BIO 325 – Biological Materials
- BIO 330 – Mathematical Biology
- BIO 332 – Biology of the Vertebrates *
- BIO 341 – Biology of Seed Plants *
- BIO 342 – Biology of the Invertebrates *
- BIO 343 – General Entomology *
- BIO 344 – Avian Biology *
- BIO 352 – Biostatistics
- BIO 390 – Biology Internship
- BIO 393 – Independent Research in Biology I
- BIO 399 – Biology Research Internship
- BIO 411 – Animal Physiology *
- BIO 413 – Microscopic Anatomy and Techniques
- BIO 420 – Ecology and Evolution of Plant Insect Interactions *
- BIO 434 – Molecular Biology of Gene Expression
- BIO 441 – Plant Genetics
- BIO 445 – Cancer Genetics
- BIO 451 – Developmental Biology
- BIO 455 – Ecological Developmental Biology
- BIO 461 – Advanced Evolution
- BIO 465 – Physiological and Behavioral Ecology
- BIO 471 – Genomics and Bioinformatics
- BIO 474 – Freshwater Ecology
- BIO 480 – Neurobiology
- BIO 493 – Independent Research in Biology II
- BIO 494 – Honors Independent Research in Biology II
- BIO 363 – Marine Consortium Introduction to Marine Biology
* Indicates a course that fulfills the Organisms and Evolution requirement.
Special notes:
For students who plan to pursue a graduate program that requires BIO 301 and 302 – Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II (e.g., Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant), only BIO 301 may count as a Biology Option, and BIO 302 (if needed) must be taken as an elective.
BIO 390, 393, 394, 399, 493, and 494 may be used in aggregate to count for no more than ONE Biology Option course unit, although course credits in addition to this can be applied as general electives toward the overall graduation requirement.