A minimum of 32 credit hours in biology courses at or above the 200 level is required for a major in biology.

Courses required for all majors are:

BIO 201 Evolution and Biological Diversity
BIO 202 Molecular Genetics and Cellular Function
BIO 250 General Ecology
BIO 287 Biology Seminar
BIO 309 Genetics
BIO 340 Biostatistics
BIO 590 Junior Seminar
BIO 591 Senior Seminar and Thesis
BIO 592 Junior Research
BIO 593 Senior Thesis
  OR
BIO 594 Biology Honors Thesis

Select at least one from each of the following three categories:

1) Advanced Core in Cellular Biology/Molecular Biology/Genetics, chosen from:

BIO 302 Developmental Biology
BIO 306 Plant Physiology
BIO 320 Advanced Cell Biology
BIO 360 Microbiology
BIO 430 Molecular Biology

2) Advanced Core in Organismal Biology, chosen from:

BIO 301 Invertebrate Zoology
BIO 302 Developmental Biology
BIO 303 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
BIO 305 Plant Anatomy
BIO 315 Michigan Flora
BIO 316 Plant Taxonomy
BIO 370 Entomology
BIO 383 Mammalogy
BIO 390 Animal Parasitology
BIO 412 Mammalian Physiology
BIO 413 Human Gross Anatomy

3) Advanced Core in Evolution and Ecology:

BIO 311 Methods in Field Biology
BIO 317 Plant Morphology
BIO 318 Historical Geology
BIO 345 Advanced Ecology
BIO 350 Conservation
BIO 364 Freshwater Biology
BIO 368 Marine Biology - 1st Summer Session
BIO 380 Animal Behavior
BIO 405 Population Genetics

Courses that appear more than once may only count toward one category. The successful completion of BIO 201 and 202 is recommended before students proceed in taking upper-level coursework.

Biology majors must also register or receive credit for:

MTH 120 Calculus I 
or
MTH 112/113 Integrated Calculus I-A/I-B 

and five additional cognate courses chosen from: 

CHM 101 General Chemistry I
CHM 102 General Chemistry II
CHM 303 Organic Chemistry I
CHM 304 Organic Chemistry II
CMP 100 Introduction to Computers
CMP 101 Computer Programming I (C)
MTH 105 Mathematics and Deductive Reasoning
MTH 220 Calculus II
PHY 101 College Physics I
PHY 102 College Physics II
PHY 201 University Physics I
PHY 202 University Physics II

Additionally, biology majors must participate as teaching assistants for one semester in biology laboratories. Senior biology majors must also complete a comprehensive biology examination and achieve at a level determined to be acceptable by the Department for graduation.