BIOLOGY MAJOR INFORMATION
EXAMPLES OF POSSIBLE PATHWAYS for Biology
Majors
Below are listed
some examples of possible pathways in the biology major based on different
areas of interest. These are only a few possibilities out of many,
but are represented as examples of how to organize a series of complementing
courses to give you both breadth and depth in biology.
Developmental Biology
Ecology
Evolution
Genetics/Genomics/Bioinformatics
Physiology, Neurobiology and Behavior
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DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY |
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Year |
BIOLOGY |
COGNATE |
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1 |
BIOL181
Principles of Biology I
BIOL182
Principles of Biology II
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Intro Chemistry (CHEM141/143) |
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2 |
BIOL214 Evolution OR BIOL 213 Behavioral Neurobiology
BIOL218 Developmental Biology |
Organic Chemistry (CHEM152/153) |
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3 |
BIOL212
Cell Biology or BIOL210 Genetics
BIOL325 Stem Cells
OR BIOL343 Muscle & Nerve Development
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Mathematics
OR Computer Science (1 semester) |
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4 |
BIOL315 Genes in Development OR BIOL340 Issues in Development & Evolution
BIOL3XX A
complementing seminar course such as BIOL318 Nature and Nurture
OR other
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ECOLOGY |
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Year |
BIOLOGY |
COGNATE |
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1 |
BIOL181
Principles of Biology I
BIOL182 Principles of Biology II
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Intro Chemistry (CHEM141/143) |
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2 |
BIOL218
Developmental Biology OR BIOL212 Cell Biology
BIOL214 Evolution
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Organic Chemistry (CHEM152/153) |
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3 |
BIOL261 Ecology OR
BIOL220 Conservation Biology
BIOL254 Comparative Animal Behavior
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Statistics
(PSYCH201) |
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4 |
BIOL290 Plant Form & Diversity
BIOL316 Plant-Animal Interactions
OR BIOL306 Tropical Ecology
OR BIOL327 Evolutionary & Ecological Bioinformatics |
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EVOLUTION |
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Year |
BIOLOGY |
COGNATE |
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1 |
BIOL181
Principles of Biology I
BIOL182 Principles of Biology II |
Intro Chemistry (CHEM141/143) |
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2 |
BIOL214 Evolution
BIOL218 Developmental Biology OR BIOL210 Genetics & Genomics |
Chemistry OR Physics
Math/Statistics |
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3 |
BIOL315/515 Genes in
Development
BIOL235 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
OR
BIOL337/537 Origins of Bacterial Diversity
BIOL290 Plant Form and Diversity |
Chemistry OR Physics
OR Math |
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4 |
BIOL540 Development
and Evolution
BIOL543/343 Muscle and Nerve Development
OR
BIOL318/518 Nature and Nurture
BIOL327/527 Evolutionary & Ecological Bioinformatics |
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GENETICS/GENOMICS/BIOINFORMATICS |
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Year |
BIOLOGY |
COGNATE |
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1 |
BIOL181
Principles of Biology I
BIOL182 Principles of Biology II
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Computer
Science |
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2 |
BIOL210
Genetics & Genomics
BIOL214 Evolution |
Intro Chemistry (CHEM141/143) |
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3 |
BIOL212 Cell Biology
OR BIOL218 Developmental Biology
BIOL350 Bioinformatics & Functional Genomics |
Organic Chemistry (CHEM152/153) [1 semester]
Calculus OR Statistics |
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4 |
MBB333 Gene Regulation
BIOL3XX A complementing seminar course such as BIOL316 Plant-Animal Interactions OR other |
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PHYSIOLOGY, NEUROBIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR |
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Year |
Biology
Fall Semester |
COGNATES |
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1 |
BIOL181/191
Principles of Biology I/Lab
BIOL181/192
Principles of Biology II/Lab |
Intro Chemistry (CHEM141/143)
MATH117 |
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2 |
BIOL213 Behavioral Neurobiology
BIOL247 Lab in Neurophysiology
BIOL250
Lab in Cell & Molecular Neurobiology |
CHEM251
Organic Chemistry plus lab
OR
CHEM152 Organic Chemistry plus Lab |
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3 |
BIOL214
Evolution OR BIOL210 Genetics & Genomics
BIOL212
Cell Biology
OR
BIOL224 Hormones, Brain & Behavior
OR
BIOL245 Cellular Neurophysiology |
PHYS113
Intro Physics I plus lab |
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4 |
BIOL247
Structure & Function of Cortical Circuits
OR
BIOL324 Neuropharmacology
BIOL345
Developmental Neurobiology
OR BIOL232 Experimental Embryology
OR BIOL235 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy |
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Developmental Biology
Ecology
Evolution
Genetics/Genomics/Bioinformatics
Physiology, Neurobiology and Behavior
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