Major requirements include:

Additional requirements include:

Students must also select seven major elective courses from the department, with the following conditions. 

• At least one course must be selected from each of the following two categories (two courses total). 
• Directed Research in Biology (BI421-BI422 or BI423) or Internship  (BI451-454); Washington Internship (BI450) may count for one course of the seven 
• Six of the seven must be lab courses.

With permission of the chair, up to 3 upper-level courses on topics other than those listed below may be transferred in from study abroad or from domestic institutions.

Course Sequence Outline

To assist students in selecting a balance of courses from several academic areas, each Biology major is assigned a faculty advisor with whom a close advisee-advisor relationship must be developed. Scientific research is an important aspect of an education in science and each major is strongly recommended to replace one of the seven required courses with one of the following: (1) under the direction of a faculty member, participate in Directed Research in Biology (BI 421  - BI 422  or BI 423 ); (2) develop, with direction from the Internship Facilitator, an individual internship program (BI 451  and/or BI 454 ); or (3) participate in the Washington Internship Program (BI 450 ).

Note:

See Biological Sciences Overview  for additional information.