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, especially if you are a pre-med student.
DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY |
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Year |
BIOLOGY |
COGNATE |
1 |
BIOL181 Principles of Biology I |
Intro Chemistry (CHEM141/143) |
2 |
BIOL214 Evolution OR BIOL215 Evolution in Human Altered Environments OR BIOL213 Behavioral Neurobiology |
Organic Chemistry (CHEM251/252) |
3 |
BIOL212 Cell Biology or BIOL210 Genetics |
Mathematics OR Computer Science (1 semester) |
4 |
BIOL315 Genes in Development OR BIOL340 Issues in Development & Evolution |
ECOLOGY |
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Year |
BIOLOGY |
COGNATE |
1 |
BIOL181 Principles of Biology I |
Intro Chemistry (CHEM141/143) |
2 |
BIOL218 Developmental Biology OR BIOL212 Cell Biology |
Organic Chemistry (CHEM251/252) |
3 |
BIOL261 Ecology OR BIOL220 Conservation Biology |
Statistics |
4 |
BIOL290 Plant Form & Diversity |
EVOLUTION |
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Year |
BIOLOGY |
COGNATE |
1 |
BIOL181 Principles of Biology I |
Intro Chemistry (CHEM141/143) |
2 |
BIOL214 Evolution OR BIOL215 Evolution in Human Altered Environments |
Chemistry OR Physics |
3 |
BIOL315/515 Genes in Development |
Chemistry OR Physics OR Math |
4 |
BIOL340/540 Development and Evolution |
GENETICS/GENOMICS/BIOINFORMATICS |
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Year |
BIOLOGY |
COGNATE |
1 |
BIOL181 Principles of Biology I |
Computer Science |
2 |
BIOL210 Genetics & Genomics |
Intro Chemistry |
3 |
BIOL212 Cell Biology OR BIOL218 Developmental Biology |
Organic Chemistry (CHEM251/252) [1 semester] |
4 |
MBB333 Gene Regulation |
NEUROBIOLOGY, NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, and BEHAVIOR |
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Year |
BIOLOGY |
COGNATE |
1 |
BIOL181/191 Principles of Biology I/Lab |
Intro Chemistry (CHEM141/143) |
2 |
BIOL213 Behavioral Neurobiology |
CHEM251 Organic Chemistry plus lab OR |
3 |
BIOL214 Evolution OR BIOL210 Genetics & Genomics |
PHYS113 Intro Physics I plus lab |
4 |
BIOL247 Mammalian Cortical Circuits |