Course Schedules and Syllabi

We offer a wide array of courses in the biological sciences. There are courses targeted at students with strongly developed interests in biology, and courses for non-majors interested in learning more about biology or meeting their science distribution requirements.

The biology department has prepared a schedule of courses for the 2026X-2027S. Please understand that this schedule will change and the department will post new versions as changes happen.

Please be sure you are working from the most current version. The most current version was posted on June 8, 2026. To download the draft from June 8, 2026, please click here.

For information on current course offerings, please visit the Biological Sciences ORC listing on the Registrar's webpage.

Course Progression

For many students, Biology 09 or Biology 11, will be the entrance course to the major.
Students who perform well on the Biology Placement test (available in Canvas) may decide to start the major by enrolling in courses at the Foundation Level.
Foundation Level courses are prerequisites for Intermediate Level and Advanced Level courses.

For more detailed information about the major, please visit our Majors and Minors page.

Course Syllabi

We have posted these syllabi to give students general information about course content. Course content is often revised from term to term. Some courses are taught more than once a year and by multiple faculty.

Biology Department Curriculum

Areas of concentration include:

Human Biology
Neurobiology
Ecology
Cell and Molecular Biology
Integrative Biology - design your own area of concentration

For a list of faculty advisors and possible courses please visit the Area of Concentration page.

For course offerings, course descriptions and schedules on the Registrar's page.