Biology Department

Courses & Requirements

Professor Barb Pytel with students

BIOLOGY COURSES 2025/2026 ACADEMIC YEAR (subject to change)

CORE COURSES

Fall 2025

Course #Course Title
103The Diversity of Life w/lab
104Cellular Foundations of Life w/lab
108Human Anatomy & Phys 1 w/lab
205Topics in Molecular Biology
206Topics in Physiology
220Ecology in Action
242Neurobiology

Winter 2026

Course #Course Title
103The Diversity of Life w/lab
104Cellular Foundations of Life w/lab
205Topics in Molecular Biology
206Topics in Physiology
ENS 100Intro to Environ Studies w/lab

Spring 2026

Course #Course Title
103The Diversity of Life w/lab
104Cellular Foundations of Life w/lab
109Human Anatomy & Phys 2 w/lab
205Topics in Cellular and Molecular Biology
206Topics in Physiology

UPPER LEVEL COURSES

Fall 2025Winter 2026Spring 2026
Course #Course TitleCourse #Course TitleCourse #Course Title
328Evolutionary Med and Genetics326Nutritional Physiology w/lab320Ecology w/lab *
352Microbiology w/lab***330Comparative Animal Phys w/lab **325Animal Behavior w/lab *
353Plant Ecophysiology350Evolutionary Biology w/lab*332Comp Vertebrate Anatomy w/lab **
362Exp Neurobiology w/lab **354Developmental Biology w/lab***368Adv Molecular Biology w/lab***
380Biochemistry w/lab***358Advanced Cell Biology w/lab***384Genetics and Molecular Biology w/lab***
489Senior Seminar -Topics in Cellular and Molecular Biology370General Endocrinology
and Molecular Biology487Senior Seminar- Topics in Ecological and Evolutionary Biology

Key:
*Fulfills population requirement for Bio major
**Fulfills organismal requirement for Bio major
***Fulfills subcellular requirement for Bio major