Requirements for a BA in Biological Sciences
This degree path is intended for students pursuing a wide range of careers in the life sciences. Students graduating from this degree path typically go on to Graduate or Professional school. Coursework is designed to emphasize a broad understanding of the full range of biological disciplines. The BA in Biological Sciences may not be combined with any other Biosciences degree (i.e. BA Biochemistry and Cell Biology, BA Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, BS Biochemistry and Cell Biology, BS Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Minor in Biochemistry and Cell Biology, or Minor Ecology and Evolutionary Biology). This degree is jointly managed by the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Non-biology courses:
- MATH 101/102 - Single Variable Calculus I and II
- MATH 211, MATH 213, STAT 305, or EBIO 338 Differential Equations or Biological Statistics course
- CHEM 121/122/123/124 - General Chemistry with Laboratory
- CHEM 211/212/215 - Organic Chemistry with Laboratory
- PHYS 125/126 or PHYS 101/102 or PHYS 111/112 - General Physics I/II
Introductory Biology:
- BIOC 201 / EBIO 202 - Introductory Biology I and II
Introductory Biology Labs:
- BIOC 211 - Introductory Experimental Biosciences
- EBIO 213 - Introductory Lab in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Advanced Biology Labs: (3 Biology labs from the following list)
- BIOC 311 Advanced Experimental Biosciences
- BIOC 313 Introductory Synthetic Biology
- BIOC 318 Lab in Applied Microbiology
- BIOC 320/BIOE 342 Lab in Tissue Culture
- BIOC 413 Experimental Molecular Biology
- BIOC 415 Experimental Physiology
- BIOC 530 NMR Spectroscopy and Molecular Modeling
- BIOC 532 Lab in Optical Spectroscopy and Kinetics
- BIOC 533 Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
- BIOC 535 Practical X-Ray Crystallography
- EBIO 316 Lab in Ecology
- EBIO 317 Lab in Behavior
- EBIO 327 Biological Diversity Lab
- EBIO 330 Insect Biology Lab
- EBIO 337 Field Bird Biology Lab
- EBIO 393 Laboratory Transfer Credit in Biosciences
Upper level Biology courses:
- BIOC 301 Biochemistry
- Three EBIO 300 or 400 level lecture courses
- One BIOC 300 or 400 level lecture course
- BIOC 302, 341, 344, or 352
- One BIOC or EBIO 300 or 400 level lecture course
MATH 111 and 112 may be substituted for MATH 101; CHEM 151 and 152 may be substituted for CHEM 121 and 122; CHEM 251 and 252 may be substituted for CHEM 211 and 212; PHYS 101 and 102 or PHYS 111 and 112 and their labs may be substituted for PHYS 125 and 126.
One of the advanced laboratory course requirements can be satisfied by taking any of the following: (i) BIOC 310 or EBIO 306 if taken for at least two credits; or (ii) HONS 470/471, if the research supervisor is from one of the biosciences departments or if the research is biological in nature and pre approved by the student’s advisor; (iii) EBIO 412; or (iv) EBIO 393