Organismal Biology Major

Major Requirements

The major in Organismal Biology requires completion of at least 14 courses. Students wishing to pursue a combined major in Organismal Biology should instead pursue a combined major in Biology.

Required Courses

BIOL 043L KS -Introductory Biology or BIOL 042L KS -Integrated Biology & Chemistry and BIOL 044L KS -Introductory Biology
CHEM 014L KS -Basic Principles of Chemistry and CHEM 015L KS -Basic Principles of Chemistry (or CHEM 029L KS -Accelerated General Chemistry ), or CHEM 042L KS -Integrated Biology & Chemistry
MATH 030 PZ -Calculus I (or a new Biomath course)
PHYS 030L KS -General Physics Life Sciences I and PHYS 031L KS -General Physics Life Sciences II
BIOL 120 KS -Research Tools:Organismal Biol
Seven upper division biology courses, including 3 with lab. At least six courses must be from the four groups listed below, with at least one course from each group AND at least three from Group 1 or Group 3. No more than one course from Group 4 may be counted. Other biology courses may also be appropriate to fulfill the group requirements, if approved in advance by the biology faculty. One upper division Environmental Analysis course offered by Department of Natural Sciences may count as a non-lab elective, but will not count towards any of the Group requirements.

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Group 4:

A one- or two- semester thesis (BIOL 191 KS -One-Semester Thesis in Biology ; or BIOL 188L KS -Sr Thesis Rsrch Project in Biol and BIOL 190L KS -Sr Thes Rsrch Proj Biol-2nd Sem ; orBIOL 189L KS -Sr Thes Summer Rsrch Proj in Bio and BIOL 190L KS -Sr Thes Rsrch Proj Biol-2nd Sem )