Biology Major Concentrations

Depth option

Students may opt to fulfill a concentration in a particular area of biology by completing four electives within any one of the groups listed below. This concentration will be indicated on the student’s transcript (e.g., “Biology: Biomedical Concentration”). Transfer courses may be applied towards a concentration, as approved by the department chair. Four courses fulfill a concentration in one area; students are limited to selecting one concentration.

Biomedical concentration

• BIOL 206L. Histophysiology 
• BIOL 224. Genetics 
• BIOL 227L. Cell Biology 
• BIOL 244. Biology of Infectious Disease 
• BIOL 308L. Microbiology 
• BIOL 315L. Vertebrate Zoology 
• BIOL 317L. Biochemistry 
• BIOL 319L. Animal Physiology 
• BIOL 432. Nutrition and Brain Health 
• BIOL 446. Bacterial Pathogenesis 
• BIOL 473. Sensory Biology 
• NESC 210. Neuroendocrinology

Cellular/ Molecular Biology concentration

• BIOL 206L. Histophysiology 
• BIOL 211. Electron Microscopy 
• BIOL 224. Genetics 
• BIOL 226L. Recombinant DNA Technology 
• BIOL 227L. Cell Biology 
• BIOL 310L. Developmental Biology 
• BIOL 317L. Biochemistry 
• BIOL 434. Stressed Out: How Plants Respond to Their Stressful Environments 
• BIOL 446. Bacterial Pathogenesis 
• BIOL 464. Molecular Genetics

Organismal & Evolutionary Biology concentration

• BIOL 215L. Botany 
• BIOL 222L. Invertebrate Zoology 
• BIOL 300. Evolutionary Thought 
• BIOL 302. Amphibian Ecology and Conservation 
• BIOL 308L. Microbiology 
• BIOL 315L. Vertebrate Zoology 
• BIOL 319L. Animal Physiology 
• BIOL 434. Stressed Out: How Plants Respond to Their Stressful Environments 
• BIOL 456L. Biology of Communication 
• BIOL 473. Sensory Biology

Field Biology & Ecology concentration

• BIOL 215L. Botany 
• BIOL 222L. Invertebrate Zoology 
• BIOL 233. Conservation Biology 
• BIOL 302. Amphibian Ecology and Conservation 
• BIOL 315L. Vertebrate Zoology 
• BIOL 333L. Ecology 
• School for Field Studies (SFS) field course (as approved by the department)