In addition to the college-wide distribution and First-Year Seminar requirements, biology majors must complete a senior project of original scientific research and courses satisfying the core and elective components of the biology major.  In addition, all seniors are expected to attend the biolgy seminar series.

Before moderation a student should have taken at least one one-hundred level biology course, Principles of Chemistry I & II and either Eukaryotic Genetics or Ecology and Evolution, or their equivalents.

Core Courses
 

1.    At least one semester of a 100-level biology course numbered above 140

Students typically take these courses during their first year.

 

2.    Biology 201, Eukaryotic Genetics and Biology 202, Ecology and Evolution

Students typically take these courses during their second year.

 

3.    Biology 144, Biostatistics

Students typically take this course in their second or third year.

 

4.    Principles of Chemistry I and II

Students typically take these courses in their first year.

 

 

A minimum of three additional courses in biology at the 200-level or greater. At least one of these courses must be a 400-level course and at least two must be laboratory courses. All 400-level courses require students to read and present the primary literature.

 

All students enrolled in senior project must attend the biology seminars