A diversity of courses for both majors and non-majors

Majors Core Courses

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Majors core courses are offered on a regular basis.

  • BIOL 121 Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular (every Fall)
  • BIOL 122 Principles of Biology: Ecology and Evolution (every Spring)
  • BIOL 201 Presenting Biology (every term)
  • BIOL 227 Genetics (every term)
  • BIOL 228 Evolution (every term)
  • BIOL 411/412 Biology Seminar (every term)
  • BIOL 414 Biology Capstone (every Fall)

Majors Elective Courses (BIEL Attribute)

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Fall 2026

  • BIOL 120 Fundamentals of Biology: Ecology and Evolution (Chad Nihranz)
  • BIOL 122 Principles of Biology: Ecology and Evolution (Dave Gondek)
  • BIOL 201 Presenting Biology (Peter Melcher)
  • BIOL 214 Animal Physiology (Andy Smith)
  • BIOL 227 Genetics (Rebecca Brady)
  • BIOL 228 Evolution (Lisa Corewyn)
  • BIOL 275 Field Biology (Leann Kanda)
  • BIOL 280 Learning Assistant Practicum in Biology (Te-Wen Lo)
  • BIOL 330 Genomics (Ian Woods)
  • BIOL 411 / 412 Seminar (Te-Wen Lo)
  • BIOL 414 Capstone (Dave Gondek)

Spring 2027

  • BIOL 119 Fundamentals of Biology: Cells and Bodies (Rebecca Brady & Andy Smith)
  • BIOL 122 Principles of Biology: Ecology and Evolution (Nanda Cortes)
  • BIOL 201 Presenting Biology (Peter Melcher)
  • BIOL 227 Genetics (Te-Wen Lo)
  • BIOL 228 Evolution (Susan Swensen)
  • BIOL 280 Learning Assistant Practicum in Biology (Te-Wen Lo)
  • BIOL 305 Invasive Species; cross listed with ENVS 305 (Leann Kanda)
  • BIOL 315 Neurobiology (Jean Hardwick)
  • BIOL 325 Marine Biology (Cynthia Becker) 
  • BIOL 411 / 412 Seminar (Te-Wen Lo)
  • BIOL 461 Ecophysiology (Peter Melcher)

ICC and other offerings (ICC: NS)

Fall 2026

  • BIOL 10900 Life in the Ocean (Cynthia Becker)
  • BIOL 11000 Biology of Meditation (Peter Melcher)
  • BIOL 17700 Tardigrade Tough (Ian Woods)
  • BIOL 20500 Biology of Aging (Ian Woods)

Spring 2027

  • BIOL 10210 Biology of Sex (Leann Kanda)
  • BIOL 10600 Plants, People, Food Productions (Chad Nihranz)
  • BIOL 11000 Biology of Meditation (Peter Melcher)
  • BIOL 25600 Good Vibrations: The Biology of Music (Ian Woods)
Biochemistry Courses

Fall 2026

  • BIOC 48100 Current Topics in Biochemistry (Dave Gondek/Te-Wen Lo) 
  • BIOC 35300 Biochemistry: Protein Structure & Function (Bryan Ferlez)

Spring 2027

  • BIOC 24000 Experimental Biochemistry (Scott Ulrich)
  • BIOC 33300 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Andy Torelli)
  • BIOC 48100 Current Topics in Biochemistry (Dave Gondek/Te-Wen Lo)
All Catalog Descriptions:

BIOLOGY major

BIOCHEMISTRY major

Scheduled classes for a term is available here.

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Biology Minor Course Requirements