B.S. IN BIOLOGY GRADUATION CHECKLIST
Student Name: Adviser Name:
General Biology BIO 111 BIO 112
REQUIRED COURSEWORK
Upper Level Biology
Ecology (Required)
Genetics (Required)
Category II (Required; not Genetics)
Category III (Required)
Categories I, II, or III (2 courses)
Categories I, II, III, IV, or V
1. 2.
Ancillary Courses
Chemistry
CHE 120
CHE 140
CHE 220
CHE 240
Physics (not required, but many medical and graduate schools require)
PHY 101 or 111
PHY 102 or 112
Differential Calculus
MAT 201
Junior & Senior Seminar
BIO 392
BIO 491
AREA OF EMPHASIS
Cell/Molecular Biology & Infectious Disease
Ecology & Evolution
Physiology & Organismal Biology
Must complete 3 upper level biology courses from one
chosen area of emphasis (see list on next page)
1. 2. 3.
SCE topic must be within one chosen area of emphasis.
SCE Advisor
SCE Emphasis
INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
128 total credits
Major GPA ≥ 2.0
6 or fewer D grades
2 or fewer D grades in major
W1/FYS
W2
W3
Foreign Language
Humanities/Fine Arts
Social Sciences
BIOLOGY COURSE LIST (
Updated Fall 2019
)
Category I: Ecology
BIO 206 Ecology
EE
BIO 309 Marine and Estuarine Biology
EE
BIO 313 Wetlands Ecology
EE
BIO 328 Behavioral Ecology
EE
BIO 351 Evolution
EE
ENV 302 Conservation & Wildlife Techniques
EE
Category II: Cellular Biology
BIO 203 Microbiology
BMI, PO
BIO 205 Cell Biology
BMI
BIO 209 Genetics
BMI
BIO 302 Developmental Biology
BMI
BIO 310 Microbial Ecology
BMI, EE
BIO 314 Biotech and Molecular Biology
BMI
BIO 369 Cell Signaling
BMI
BIO 404 Immunology
BMI, PO
BIO 409 Biochemistry
BMI
Neurodevelopment
BMI
Endocrinology
PO
Cellular Aging
BMI
Stem Cell Biology
BMI
Category III: Organismal Biology
BIO 208 General Zoology
PO
BIO 211 Plant Biology
EE, PO
BIO 228 Ornithology
PO
BIO 301 Integrative Human Anatomy
PO
BIO 303 Parasitology
PO
BIO 311 Neurobiology
PO
BIO 315 Ecophysiology
EE, PO
BIO 317 Pathophysiology
PO
BIO 336 Ichthyology
PO
BIO 350 Toxicology
BMI
BIO 424 Integrative Human Physiology
PO
Category IV: Seminars
BIO 399 Biology course without lab
Category V: Research/Independent
Study/Internship
BIO 210 Ecology of Coastal Maine
EE
BIO 212 Bermuda Environment
EE
BIO 294 Tropical Ecology
EE
BIO 395 Summer Research
BIO 495/6 Independent Research
BIO 490 Biology Internships
BIO 497/8 Independent Study
BMI: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Infectious Disease
EE: Ecology and Evolution
PO: Physiology and Organismal Biology