Biology Undergraduate Major (BS, HBS)
This program is available at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- OSU-Cascades
Options available:
- Ecology
- Genetics
- Marine Biology and Ecology
- Physiology and Behavior
- Pre-Dentistry/Biology
- Pre-Education Biology
- Pre-Medicine/Biology
- Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Administered by the Department of Integrative Biology under the School of Life Sciences.
The undergraduate BS degree in Biology is designed for students seeking an interdisciplinary background in the life sciences. The major couples a comprehensive biological, physical and quantitative sciences core with a variety of electives that can be catered to meet diverse professional goals. Undergraduate research, internship, teaching and study abroad experience are strongly recommended, and credits can be integrated with major requirements. Biology majors receive excellent training for graduate and professional programs.
Corvallis Campus students may choose to complete one transcript-visible option in Ecology, Genetics, Marine Biology and Ecology, Physiology and Behavior, Pre-Dentistry/Biology, Pre-Education Biology, Pre-Medicine/Biology, or Pre-Veterinary Medicine. Options in the Biology major require 20 or fewer additional credits beyond the basic Biology major, and most students can complete the additional option coursework in four years.
Major Code: 509
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Explain and apply the fundamental concepts of the biological sciences, including biochemistry, cell and molecular biology and genetics; physiology and organismal biology; and ecology and evolution.
- Identify and access information (from primary literature and other relevant works) for a particular topic and evaluate the scientific content and context of these sources.
- Generate relevant and testable scientific questions, formulate testable hypotheses, and identify measurable predictions based on observations or previous research.
- Design and implement observational or experimental investigations to collect relevant data, and employ appropriate analytical methods to analyze that data.
- Interpret data and/or observations to support or refute hypotheses, draw conclusions, put findings in the context of current scientific knowledge and literature, and/or suggest future avenues of research.
- Use effective formal and informal communication (i.e., written, oral, graphical, multimedia) to convey scientific information in ways that are appropriate for scientific and non-scientific audiences for a particular topic and evaluating the scientific content and context of these sources.
- Integrate and analyze information within and across spatial and temporal scales as well as levels of biological organization.
- Identify, reflect upon, and evaluate assumptions, biases, and alternative hypotheses or interpretations for their own scientific claims or those of others.
- Justify the importance of science and science literacy for individuals and society.
- Integrate biology with other disciplines to make evidence-based decisions on socio-scientific issues.
- Explain how biases and societal factors affect the processes of science (and vice versa), access to participation in science, and the differential outcomes and impacts (both positive and negative) of science on individuals.
- Explain and justify the ethical standards of their discipline, evaluate the ethics of published science, and articulate their personal code of ethics.
- Use effective and appropriate forms of collaboration.
- Produce a self-assessment of interpersonal and academic behaviors needed to achieve their individual career goals.
Students in the Biology major must complete BI 221, BI 222 and BI 223; CH 231/CH 261,CH 232/CH 262 and CH 233/CH 263; and CH 331 and CH 332 (or the honors version of this series) with a C- or better to continue on to upper-division coursework in the major.
Students majoring in Biology cannot seek a dual or double major in Biochemistry and Biophysics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, BioHealth Sciences, Botany, Microbiology or Zoology.
Declaring an option can modify the elective areas of the major. For further information, see MyDegrees or the Integrative Biology website.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Biology Core Courses | ||
| Biology Seminars | ||
| BI 197 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT I: HEALTH PROFESSIONS | 1 |
| or BI 198 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT I: BIOLOGY AND ZOOLOGY | |
| BI 298 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR BIOLOGISTS II | 1 |
| Baccalaureate Core Communications | ||
| COMM 111Z | +*PUBLIC SPEAKING | 4 |
| Baccalaureate Core Writing II | ||
| WR 227Z | *TECHNICAL WRITING | 3-4 |
| or WR 362 | *SCIENCE WRITING | |
| Mathematics and Statistics Core | ||
| MTH 251 & MTH 252 | *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS and INTEGRAL CALCULUS | 8 |
| or MTH 227 & MTH 228 | *CALCULUS AND PROBABILITY FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES I and CALCULUS AND PROBABILITY FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES II | |
| ST 351 & ST 352 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS and INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS 1 | 8-12 |
| or ST 351 & ST 411 & ST 412 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS and METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS and METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS | |
| Chemistry Core | ||
| CH 231 & CH 261 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231 | 5 |
| CH 232 & CH 262 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 232 | 5 |
| CH 233 & CH 263 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233 | 5 |
| CH 331 & CH 332 & CH 337 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 12 |
| BB 450 & BB 451 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY and GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | 7 |
| Biological Sciences Core | ||
| These courses are arranged in the order they are generally taken: | ||
| BI 221 & BI 222 & BI 223 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: POPULATIONS | 12 |
| BI 370 | ECOLOGY | 3 |
| BI 311 | GENETICS | 4 |
| BB 314 | CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 4 |
| BI 445 | EVOLUTION | 3 |
| MB 302 | GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY | 3 |
| MB 303 | GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY | 2 |
| Senior Biology Major Field Test | ||
| Students are required to take a comprehensive, two-hour Biology Major Field Test in their final OSU term (or spring term if they will graduate in summer): | ||
| BI 498 | SENIOR ASSESSMENT AND SURVEY | 0 |
| Electives 2 | ||
| Biology and Society | ||
| Select one BCC course from the following or complete an option: | 3-4 | |
| *NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
| *CANCER: SOCIETY'S MALIGNANT SHADOW | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | ||
| *MOLECULAR MEDICINE | ||
| *GENOMES, IDENTITIES AND SOCIETIES | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL ECOLOGY | ||
| *OCEANS IN PERIL | ||
| *HUMAN IMPACTS ON ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| *FUNGI IN SOCIETY | ||
| *GENES AND CHEMICALS IN AGRICULTURE: VALUE AND RISK | ||
| *ENDANGERED SPECIES, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| *HIV/AIDS AND STIS IN MODERN SOCIETY | ||
| *HISTORY OF MEDICINE | ||
| *DISEASE AND SOCIETY | ||
| *BIOMEDICAL ETHICS | ||
| *BIODIVERSITY: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES, AND CONSERVATION | ||
| Physics or Computational and Quantitative Applications | ||
| Select one of the following tracks or complete an option: | 13-15 | |
| Track I Physics | ||
| *GENERAL PHYSICS and *GENERAL PHYSICS and *GENERAL PHYSICS (required for most human health professions) | ||
| Track II Computational and Quantitative Applications | ||
| Select one of the following groups: | ||
| Group A | ||
| USE AND ABUSE OF DATA: CRITICAL THINKING IN SCIENCE | ||
| COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FOR NON-CS MAJORS | ||
or BB 345 | PYTHON FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGISTS | |
| Group B | ||
| FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGICAL DATA SCIENCES and COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES FOR BIOLOGICAL DATA | ||
| Select two additional courses from the following: | ||
| APPLIED BIOINFORMATICS | ||
| NETWORKS IN COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY | ||
| ADVANCED COMPUTING FOR BIOLOGICAL DATA ANALYSIS | ||
| COMPARATIVE GENOMICS | ||
| POPULATION GENOMICS | ||
| FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS | ||
| PHYLOGENETICS | ||
| BIOGEOGRAPHY | ||
| POPULATION BIOLOGY | ||
| POPULATION DYNAMICS FOR CONSERVATION | ||
| GISCIENCE I: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND THEORY | ||
| QUANTITATIVE GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS AND MODELING | ||
or GEOG 460 | GIS AND SPATIAL DATA SCIENCE | |
| ECOLOGICAL THEORIES IN BIOLOGICAL AND FISHERIES OCEANOGRAPHY DATA | ||
| DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF PLANNED EXPERIMENTS | ||
| SAMPLING METHODS | ||
Other courses by approval | ||
| Organismal Biology | ||
| Select one course from the following or complete an option: | 4-5 | |
| PALEOBIOLOGY | ||
| PLANT SYSTEMATICS | ||
| AQUATIC BOTANY | ||
| MYCOLOGY | ||
| INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY and INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY LABORATORY | ||
| VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY and VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY LABORATORY | ||
| COMPARATIVE/FUNCTIONAL VERTEBRATE ANATOMY | ||
| MARINE AND ESTUARINE INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY (taught at Hatfield Marine Science Center) | ||
| AQUATIC ENTOMOLOGY | ||
| Physiology | ||
| Select one course from the following or complete an option: | 3-5 | |
| ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY and ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY and ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY and ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY | ||
| PLANT PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANTS | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENT | ||
| VERTEBRATE PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| Writing Intensive Course (WIC) | ||
| Select one course from the following or complete an option: | 3 | |
| ^THEORY, PRACTICE AND DISCOURSE IN THE LIFE SCIENCES | ||
| ^ECOLOGICAL METHODS | ||
| Experiential Learning or Integrative Biology Elective | ||
| Select one of the following two tracks or complete an option: | 3-5 | |
| Track I Experiential Learning Credits | ||
| Select any combination of three credits from the following: | ||
| TEACHING PRACTICUM (by approval) | ||
| RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (by approval) | ||
| PROJECTS: CURATORIAL ASSISTANT (by approval) | ||
| ADVANCED TEACHING PRACTICUM (by approval) | ||
| INTERNSHIP (by approval or approved OSU international internships) | ||
| Track II Integrative Biology Course | ||
| Select one course from the following: | ||
| ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY and ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY | ||
| PACIFIC NORTHWEST COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS (taught at Hatfield Marine Science Center) | ||
| SYMBIOSES AND THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| FIELD METHODS IN ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION (taught at OSU Cascades) | ||
| PALEOBIOLOGY (if not used above) | ||
| PHYLOGENETICS (if not used above) | ||
| BIOGEOGRAPHY (if not used above) | ||
| POPULATION BIOLOGY (if not used above) | ||
| MONSTER BIOLOGY | ||
| DISEASE ECOLOGY | ||
| ANIMAL BEHAVIOR | ||
| INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY and INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY LABORATORY (if not used above) | ||
| BIOLOGY OF INSECTS | ||
| VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY and VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY LABORATORY (if not used above) | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY (if not used above) | ||
| GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENT (if not used above) | ||
| VERTEBRATE PHYSIOLOGY II and VERTEBRATE PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY | ||
| BEHAVIORAL NEUROBIOLOGY | ||
| HERPETOLOGY | ||
| Remaining Bacc Core and Electives | 48-61 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
- *
Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
- ^
Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
- +
Core Education course. Applies only to students admitted to an OSU undergraduate degree from Summer 2025 onwards
- 1
- 2
Declaring an option will alter the elective categories, and all options automatically clear the upper-division science electives requirement. See the individual options or MyDegrees for details. Biology and Society electives also count as BCC
Major Code: 509
Degree plans are subject to change and the following is only an example of how students may complete their degree in four years. Students should consult their advisor to determine the best degree plan for them. Contact details for advisors can be found on the Academic Advising page.
Track I
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| BI 197 or BI 198 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT I: HEALTH PROFESSIONS or PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT I: BIOLOGY AND ZOOLOGY | 1 |
| CH 231 & CH 261 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231 | 5 |
| MTH 111Z | +*PRECALCULUS I: FUNCTIONS | 4 |
| COMM 111Z | +*PUBLIC SPEAKING | 4 |
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| CH 232 & CH 262 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 232 | 5 |
| MTH 112Z | +*PRECALCULUS II: TRIGONOMETRY | 4 |
| WR 121Z | +*COMPOSITION I | 4 |
| Bacc Core | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 298 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR BIOLOGISTS II | 1 |
| CH 233 & CH 263 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233 | 5 |
| MTH 251 or MTH 227 | *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS or *CALCULUS AND PROBABILITY FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES I | 4 |
| Bacc Core | 3 | |
| Bacc Core | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BI 221 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS | 4 |
| HHS 241 | *LIFETIME FITNESS | 1 |
| CH 331 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| MTH 252 or MTH 228 | INTEGRAL CALCULUS or CALCULUS AND PROBABILITY FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES II | 4 |
| Bacc Core | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| BI 222 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS | 4 |
| CH 332 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| ST 351 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| Bacc Core | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 223 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: POPULATIONS | 4 |
| CH 337 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 4 |
| ST 352 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| WR 227Z or WR 362 | *TECHNICAL WRITING or *SCIENCE WRITING | 3-4 |
| Credits | 15-16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BB 450 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | 4 |
| PH 201 | *GENERAL PHYSICS | 5 |
| BI 370 | ECOLOGY or GENETICS or CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 3-4 |
| Bacc Core | 3 | |
| Credits | 15-16 | |
| Winter | ||
| BB 451 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | 3 |
| PH 202 | *GENERAL PHYSICS | 5 |
| BI 311 | GENETICS or ECOLOGY or CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 4 |
| Bacc Core | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| PH 203 | *GENERAL PHYSICS | 5 |
| BB 314 | CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY or GENETICS or ECOLOGY or EVOLUTION | 4 |
| Organismal Biology, Biology and Society, Physiology or Writing Intensive Course | 3-4 | |
| Bacc Core | 3 | |
| Credits | 15-16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BI 445 | EVOLUTION or GENETICS or ECOLOGY or CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 3 |
| MB 302 | GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY | 3 |
| MB 303 | GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY | 2 |
| Organismal Biology, Biology and Society, Physiology or Writing Intensive Course | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 14-15 | |
| Winter | ||
| Organismal Biology, Biology and Society, Physiology or Writing Intensive Course | 3-4 | |
| Experiential Learning or Integrative Biology Elective | 3 | |
| Electives | 8 | |
| Credits | 14-15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 498 | SENIOR ASSESSMENT AND SURVEY | 0 |
| Electives | 13 | |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Total Credits | 180-185 | |
Track II
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| BI 197 or BI 198 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT I: HEALTH PROFESSIONS or PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT I: BIOLOGY AND ZOOLOGY | 1 |
| BI 221 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS | 4 |
| CH 231 & CH 261 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231 | 5 |
| COMM 111Z | +*PUBLIC SPEAKING | 4 |
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| HHS 241 | *LIFETIME FITNESS (or any PAC course) | 1 |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Winter | ||
| BI 222 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS | 4 |
| CH 232 & CH 262 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 232 | 5 |
| WR 121Z | +*COMPOSITION I | 4 |
| Bacc Core | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 298 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR BIOLOGISTS II | 1 |
| BI 223 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: POPULATIONS | 4 |
| CH 233 & CH 263 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233 | 5 |
| MTH 251 or MTH 227 | *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS or *CALCULUS AND PROBABILITY FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES I | 4 |
| Bacc Core | 3 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CH 331 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| PH 201 | *GENERAL PHYSICS | 5 |
| MTH 252 or MTH 228 | INTEGRAL CALCULUS or CALCULUS AND PROBABILITY FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES II | 4 |
| Bacc Core | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| BI 311 | GENETICS or CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY or ECOLOGY | 3-4 |
| CH 332 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| PH 202 | *GENERAL PHYSICS | 5 |
| Bacc Core | 3 | |
| Credits | 15-16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 311 | GENETICS or CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY or ECOLOGY | 3-4 |
| CH 337 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 4 |
| WR 227Z or WR 362 | *TECHNICAL WRITING or *SCIENCE WRITING | 3-4 |
| PH 203 | *GENERAL PHYSICS | 5 |
| Credits | 15-17 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BB 450 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | 4 |
| BI 311 | GENETICS or CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY or ECOLOGY or EVOLUTION | 3-4 |
| ST 351 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| Bacc Core | 3 | |
| Credits | 14-15 | |
| Winter | ||
| BB 451 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | 3 |
| BI 311 | GENETICS or CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY or ECOLOGY or EVOLUTION | 4 |
| ST 352 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| Bacc Core | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 311 | GENETICS or CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY or ECOLOGY or EVOLUTION | 4 |
| MB 302 | GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY | 3 |
| MB 303 | GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY | 2 |
| Biology and Society, Organismal Biology, Physiology or Writing Intensive Course | 3-4 | |
| Bacc Core | 3 | |
| Credits | 15-16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Biology and Society, Organismal Biology, Physiology or Writing Intensive Course | 3-4 | |
| Bacc Core | 3 | |
| Electives | 6-10 | |
| Credits | 14-15 | |
| Winter | ||
| Biology and Society, Organismal Biology, Physiology or Writing Intensive Course | 3-4 | |
| Experiential Learning or Integrative Biology Elective | 3 | |
| Electives | 6-10 | |
| Credits | 14-15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 498 | SENIOR ASSESSMENT AND SURVEY | 0 |
| Biology and SocietyBiology and Society, Organismal Biology, Physiology or Writing Intensive Course | 3-4 | |
| Electives | 7-10 | |
| Credits | 13-14 | |
| Total Credits | 180-188 | |
Track III
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| BI 197 or BI 198 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT I: HEALTH PROFESSIONS or PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT I: BIOLOGY AND ZOOLOGY | 1 |
| BI 221 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS | 4 |
| CH 231 & CH 261 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231 | 5 |
| COMM 111Z | +*PUBLIC SPEAKING | 4 |
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| BI 222 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS | 4 |
| CH 232 & CH 262 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 232 | 5 |
| WR 121Z | +*COMPOSITION I | 4 |
| Bacc Core | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 298 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR BIOLOGISTS II | 1 |
| BI 223 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: POPULATIONS | 4 |
| CH 233 & CH 263 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233 | 5 |
| MTH 251 or MTH 227 | *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS or *CALCULUS AND PROBABILITY FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES I | 4 |
| Bacc Core | 3 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BI 311 | GENETICS or CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY or ECOLOGY or EVOLUTION | 3-4 |
| CH 331 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| MTH 252 or MTH 228 | INTEGRAL CALCULUS or CALCULUS AND PROBABILITY FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES II | 4 |
| HHS 241 | *LIFETIME FITNESS | 1 |
| Bacc Core | 3 | |
| Credits | 15-16 | |
| Winter | ||
| BI 311 | GENETICS or CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY or ECOLOGY or EVOLUTION | 3-4 |
| CH 332 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| ST 351 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| Bacc Core | 3 | |
| Credits | 14-15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 311 | GENETICS or CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY or ECOLOGY or EVOLUTION | 3-4 |
| CH 337 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 4 |
| ST 352 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| Bacc Core | 3 | |
| Credits | 14-15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BB 450 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | 4 |
| BI 311 | GENETICS or CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY or ECOLOGY or EVOLUTION | 3-4 |
| WR 227Z or WR 362 | *TECHNICAL WRITING or *SCIENCE WRITING | 3-4 |
| PH 201 | *GENERAL PHYSICS | 5 |
| Credits | 15-17 | |
| Winter | ||
| BB 451 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | 3 |
| PH 202 | *GENERAL PHYSICS | 5 |
| Biology and Society, Organismal Biology, Physiology or Writing Intensive Course | 3-4 | |
| Bacc Core | 3 | |
| Credits | 14-15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MB 302 | GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY | 3 |
| MB 303 | GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY | 2 |
| PH 203 | *GENERAL PHYSICS | 5 |
| Biology and Society, Organismal Biology, Physiology or Writing Intensive Course | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16-17 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Biology and Society, Organismal Biology, Physiology or Writing Intensive Course | 3-4 | |
| Electives | 8-12 | |
| Credits | 15-16 | |
| Winter | ||
| Biology and Society, Organismal Biology, Physiology or Writing Intensive Course | 3-4 | |
| Experiential Learning or Integrative Biology Elective | 3 | |
| Electives | 5-10 | |
| Credits | 14-15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 498 | SENIOR ASSESSMENT AND SURVEY | 0 |
| Electives | 14 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 180-189 | |