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This page allows you to search for upper-level Biology courses that meet particular criteria. A description of each course, including prerequisites, may be found by clicking on the course number. A complete listing of course descriptions is also available. For a current course schedule, see the Registrar's Class Schedule Search.
You may also find the Advise-O-Matic helpful in planning your schedule.
| Number | Title | Credits | Instructor | Offered | Satisfies* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIO 310 | Biostatistics | 4 | Staff | I, II, S | Lab |
| BIO 317 | Genetics | 3 | Brockhouse/Cho | I, II, S (OD) | Cell |
| BIO 318 | Genetics Laboratory | 1 | Brockhouse | I | Lab |
| BIO 335 | Zoology | 4 | Shea | I | Lab, Org |
| BIO 341 | Botany | 4 | Taylor | I | Lab, Org |
| BIO 362 | Cell Structure and Function | 3 | Staff | I, II, S (OD) | Cell |
| BIO 371 | Animal Behavior | 3 | Burk/Worthington | I, S | Org |
| BIO 372 | Animal Behavior Laboratory | 2 | Burk | II | CW, Lab |
| BIO 383 | Vertebrate Natural History | 3 | A. Rivera | II | Pop |
| BIO 384 | Vertebrate Natural History Laboratory | 1 | A. Rivera | II | Lab |
| BIO 385 | The Ecology, Geography and Health of Lakes | 4 | Schalles | PS (AY) | CW, Lab, Pop |
| BIO 390 | Environmental Science | 3 | Vinton | II | Pop |
| BIO 397 | Directed Independent Research (Extramural) | 0-3 | Taylor | I, II, PS, S | |
| BIO 419 | Molecular Genetics Laboratory | 2 | Cho/Austerberry | II | CW, Lab |
| BIO 425 | Development of Biological Thought | 3 | Brockhouse | PS (OD) | |
| BIO 432 | Immunology | 3 | Shibata | I | Cell |
| BIO 433 | Vertebrate Comparative Anatomy | 4 | G. Rivera | II | Lab, Org |
| BIO 435 | Coastal and Estuarine Ecology | 4 | Schalles | PS (AY) | Lab, Pop |
| BIO 439 | Parasitology | 4 | Shea | II | Lab, Org or Pop |
| BIO 445 | Environmental Physiology | 3 | G. Rivera | I | CW, Org |
| BIO 449 | Animal Physiology | 3 | Staff | I, II, S (OD) | Org |
| BIO 450 | Animal Physiology Laboratory | 1 | A. Rivera | I | Lab |
| BIO 451 | Microbiology | 4 | Fassbinder-Orth | II | Lab, Cell |
| BIO 460 | Environmental Remote Sensing | 4 | Schalles | II | Lab, Pop |
| BIO 461 | Entomology | 4 | Burk | I (AY) | Lab, Org or Pop |
| BIO 462 | Neurobiology | 3 | Shibata | I | Cell or Org |
| BIO 463 | Neurobiology Laboratory | 2 | Shibata | I | CW, Lab |
| BIO 467 | Developmental Biology | 4 | Reedy | I | Lab, Org |
| BIO 471 | Conservation Biology | 3 | Burk | I | Pop |
| BIO 481 | Terrestrial Ecology | 4 | Vinton | I, S (OD) | CW, Lab, Pop |
| BIO 485 | Marine and Freshwater Ecology | 3 | Schalles | I | Pop |
| BIO 486 | Freshwater Ecology Laboratory | 2 | Schalles | I | Lab |
| BIO 490 | Seminar in Undergraduate Biology Laboratory Instruction | 1 | Staff | I | Lab† |
| BIO 492 | Seminar in Undergraduate Classroom Instruction | 1 | Staff | I | |
| BIO 493 | Directed Independent Readings | 1-3 | Staff | I, II, S | |
| BIO 495 | Directed Independent Study | 1-3 | Staff | I, II, S | |
| BIO 497 | Directed Independent Research | 0-3 | Staff | I, II, S | |
| BIO 501 | Bioinformatics: Genomics Approach | 4 | Cho | II (AY) | Lab |
| BIO 517 | Current Topics in Genetics | 3 | Brockhouse | I | CW |
| BIO 520 | Genomes and Chromosomes | 4 | Brockhouse | I (AY) | Lab |
| BIO 523 | Environmental Toxicology | 3 | Schalles | II | |
| BIO 532 | Current Topics in Cellular and Molecular Biology | 3 | Staff | II | CW |
| BIO 539 | Ecology of Zoonotic Diseases | 3 | Fassbinder-Orth | II | CW |
| BIO 541 | Advanced Topics in Plant Biology | 3 | Taylor | II (AY) | CW |
| BIO 545 | Plant Diversity and Evolution | 4 | Taylor | II | CW, Lab, Pop |
| BIO 559 | Special Topics in Physiology | 3 | Cullum | II (AY) | CW |
| BIO 567 | Current Topics in Neuroscience | 3 | Shibata | ||
| BIO 580 | Current Topics in Ecology | 3 | Vinton | II (AY) | CW |
- CW - satisfies one of the college's Certified Writing requirements
- Lab - satisfies one of the Biology major's laboratory requirements
- Cell - counts as a molecular/cellular course for the Biology major's area of study requirement
- Org - counts as an organismal course for the area of study requirement
- Pop - counts as a population/ecology/evolution course for the area of study requirement
Note - Courses listing two areas of study can count as one or the other, not both.
†BIO 490 counts as one laboratory course if taken twice. See the major requirements for more information.