Below you will find a complete list of courses offered by the Department of Biologial Sciences, with links to their descriptions and past syllabi (if available).
Consult the pages on individual majors for descriptions on which courses are appropriate for each major. Students must earn a grade of C or better in the prerequisite courses for any upper level BIOSC courses and in any BIOSC courses required for a major.
Abbreviations : HL, Higher Level; Irr, offered irregularly; IP, Instructor's permission; -e, offered on even-numbered years; -o, offered on odd-numbered years; Sm-pym, offered at the Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology; UHC, University Honors College)
All sections of BIOSC 0057 & 0058 fulfill the BIOSC 0050 requirement.
All sections of BIOSC 0067 & 0068 fulfill the BIOSC 0060 requirement.
| Course | Description | Credits | Syllabi | Term(s) | Pre- or Co-(C)-requisites |
| 0041 | Anatomy for the Health Professions | 3 |  |
F,Sm | BIOSC 0042c |
| 0042 | Anatomy for the Health Professions Lab | 1 | |
F,Sm | BIOSC 0041c |
| 0050 | Foundations of Biology Lab 1 | 1 | |
Last offered Sm 2019. See 0057 instead. | BIOSC 0150 |
| 0057 | Foundations of Biology Research Lab 1 | 1 | F, Sp, Sm | BIOSC 0150 | |
| 0058 | Foundations of Biology SEA-PHAGES Lab 1 |
1 |
|
F | First-Year & Sophomores only |
| 0060 | Foundations of Biology Lab 2 | 1 | Last offered Sm 2017. See 0067 instead. | BIOSC 0050, BIOSC 0160 | |
| 0067 | Foundations of Biology Research Lab 2 - Tiny Earth (formerly Small World) | 1 | |
Variable | BIOSC 0050, BIOSC 0160 |
| 0067 | Foundations of Biology Research Lab 2 - DNA Regulation | 1 | |
Variable | BIOSC 0050, BIOSC 0160 |
| 0067 | Foundations of Biology Research Lab 2 - Neural Defects | 1 | |
Variable | BIOSC 0050, BIOSC 0160 |
| 0067 | Foundations of Biology Research Lab 2 - Social Spiders | 1 | Variable | BIOSC 0050, BIOSC 0160 | |
| 0067 | Foundations of Biology Research Lab 2 - Water Channels | 1 | |
Variable | BIOSC 0050, BIOSC 0160 |
| 0067 | Foundations of Biology Research Lab 2 - Pathways Over Time | 1 | |
Variable | BIOSC 0050, BIOSC 0160 |
| 0068 | Foundations of Biology SEA-PHAGES Lab 2 | 1 | |
Sp | BIOSC 0058 |
| 0100 | Preparation for Biology | 3 | |
F | None |
| 0150 | Foundations of Biology 1 | 3 | |
F,Sp,Sm | None |
| 0160 | Foundations of Biology 2 | 3 | |
F,Sp,Sm | BIOSC 0150 |
| 0200 | Teaching Biological Sciences | 1-3 |
|
Variable | BIOSC 0160 |
| 0350 | Genetics | 3 | |
F,Sp,Sm | BIOSC 0160, CHEM 0120 |
| 0351 | Genetics Lab | 1 | |
Sp | BIOSC 006X, 0350c |
| 0352 | Intro to Molecular Genetics Lab | 1 | |
Sp | BIOSC 006X, 0350 |
| 0370 | Ecology | 4 | |
F,Sp,Sm-pym | BIOSC 0160 |
| 0390 | Ecology Lab (0391 W add on) | 1 | |
F,Sm-pym no W in Summer |
BIOSC 006X, 0370c |
| 0715 | Foundations of Biology 1 (UHC) | 3 | |
F | Min. 3.25 CUM GPA, min. AP Bio score of 4 or 5 |
| 0716 | Foundations of Biology 2 (UHC) | 3 | |
Sp | Min. 3.25 CUM GPA, BIOSC 0715 or AP Bio score of 5 |
| 0805 | The Human Body (Non-Majors) | 3 | |
F | None |
| 0815 | Genes and Diseases (Non-Majors) | 3 | |
Sp | None |
| 1000 | Biochemistry | 3 | |
F,Sp,Sm | BIOSC 0160, CHEM 0310 |
| 1005 | Introduction to Biochemistry Lab | 1 | |
F | BIOSC 006X, 1000c |
| 1010 | Communicating in the Biological Sciences (WRIT) | 2 | |
F,Sp, Sm | BIOSC 0350 or 0370 or 1000 or 1810 or 1130, ENGCMP 0200, Jr or Sr Level |
| 1120 | Biostatistics (HL) | 3 | |
F | BIOSC 0160, BIOSC 0350 or 0370 or 1000 or 1810, STAT 1000 |
| 1070 | Human Physiology (UHC) | 4 | |
F | BIOSC 0160, CHEM 0120 |
| 1130 | Evolution (HL) | 3 | |
Sp | BIOSC 0350 |
| 1140 | Behavioral Ecology | 3 |
|
Sm-pym | BIOSC 0160 |
| 1160 | Forest Ecology | 3 | |
Sm-pym | BIOSC 0160 |
| 1170 | Freshwater Ecology (Limnology) | 3 |
|
Sm-pym | BIOSC 0160 |
| 1180 | Ecology of Amphibians and Reptiles | 3 | |
Sm-pym | BIOSC 0160 |
| 1200 | Vertebrate Morphology | 3 | |
F | BIOSC 0160 |
| 1205 | Vertebrate Morphology Lab | 1 | |
F | BIOSC 006X, 1200c |
| 1220 | Ecological Field Studies | 3 | Sm-pym | BIOSC 0160 | |
| 1230 | Ornithology | 3 | |
Sm-pym | BIOSC 0160 |
| 1250 | Human Physiology | 3 | |
F,Sp,Sm | BIOSC 0160, CHEM 0120 |
| 1255 | Physiology Lab | 1 | |
Sp,Sm | BIOSC 006X, 1250c |
| 1270 | Ecology of Fish | 3 | |
Sm-pym | BIOSC 0160 |
| 1275 | Genomics (HL) | 3 | |
F | BIOSC 0350 |
| 1280 | Microbial Genetic Engineering (HL) | 3 | |
Sp-o | BIOSC 0350, 1850 |
| 1285 | Genomics Lab | 1 | |
Sp | BIOSC 006X, 0350 |
| 1290 | Genetic Engineering Lab (1291 W add on) | 1 | |
Sp-o | BIOSC 1855 or 1860 |
| 1310 | Wetland Ecology and Management | 3 | |
Sm-pym | BIOSC 0160 |
| 1320 | Population Biology (HL) | 3 | |
F | BIOSC 0370 |
| 1330 | Field Botany | 3 | |
Sm-pym | BIOSC 0160 |
| 1340 | Field Entomology | 3 | Sm-pym | BIOSC 0160 | |
| 1350 | Plant Biology | 3 | |
F-o | BIOSC 0160 |
| 1360 | Ecology of Fungi | 3 | |
Sm-pym | BIOSC 0160 |
| 1375 | Tropical Biology | 3 | |
F-e | BIOSC 0160 |
| 1390 | Field Techiques in Ecology and Conservation | 3 | |
Sm-pym | BIOSC 0160 |
| 1400 | Disease Ecology (HL) | 3 | |
Sm-pym | BIOSC 0370 |
| 1420 | Wildlife Management | 3 | |
Sm-pym | BIOSC 0160 |
| 1435 | Environmental Physiology of Animals (HL) | 3 | |
Sp | BIOSC 0370 |
| 1440 | Animal Behavior (HL) | 3 | |
Sp | BIOSC 0370 |
| 1445 |
Animal Communication (HL) |
3 | |
Sp | BIOSC 0370 |
| 1455 |
Human Endocrinology (HL) |
3 | |
Sp | BIOSC 1070 or 1080 or 1250 |
| 1470 | Biophysical Chemistry | 3 | |
Sp | BIOSC 0160, MATH 0230 |
| 1500 | Cell Biology (HL) | 3 | |
F | BIOSC 1000 or 1810 |
| 1510 | Cell Biology Lab (1511 W add on) | 1 | |
F | BIOSC 006X, 1500c |
| 1520 | Developmental Biology (HL) | 3 | |
Sp | BIOSC 0350 |
| 1530 | Developmental Biology Lab (1531 W add on) | 1 | |
Sp | BIOSC 006X, 1520c |
| 1540 | Computational Biology | 3 | |
F | BIOSC 0160 |
| 1550 | Ecology/Evolution Seminar (1551 W add on) | 1 | |
Sp | BIOSC 0350, 0370, 1130 |
| 1560 | Cell & Devel. Biol. Seminar (1561 W add on) | 1 | |
Sp | BIOSC 1500, 1520c |
| 1570 | Microbiology Seminar (1571 W add on) | 1 | |
Sp | BIOSC 1865 |
| 1580 | Biochemistry Seminar (1581 W add on) | 1 | |
Sp | BIOSC 1810, 1820 |
| 1610 | Conservation Biology | 3 | |
Sm-pym | BIOSC 0160 |
| 1690 | Experience in Undergraduate Teaching | 1-3 var | - | F,Sp,Sm | IP |
| 1730 | Virology (HL) | 3 | |
Sp-e | BIOSC 0350, 1000, 1850 (or IP) |
| 1740 | Virology Lab (1741 W add on) | 1 | |
Sp | BIOSC 1855 or 1860 |
| 1760 | Immunology (HL) | 3 | |
Sp | BIOSC 0350, suggest 1000 |
| 1810 | Macromolecular Structure and Function | 3 | |
F | BIOSC 0160, CHEM 0320 |
| 1820 | Metabolic Pathways and Regulation (HL) | 3 | |
Sp | BIOSC 1810 |
| 1830 | Biochemistry Lab (1831 W add on) | 2 | |
Sp | BIOSC 006X, 1820c |
| 1850 | Microbiology | 3 | |
F, Sp, Sm | BIOSC 0160, CHEM 0120 |
| 1855 | Introduction to Microbiology Lab | 1 | |
F, Sp, Sm | BIOSC 006X, 1850c |
| 1860 | Microbiology Lab (1861 W add on) | 2 | |
F | BIOSC 006X, 1850 |
| 1865 | Microbial Physiology (HL) | 3 | |
F | BIOSC 1850, 1000 or 1810 |
| 1901 | Independent Study | 1-6 var | - | F, Sp | BIOSC 0160 |
| 1903 | Undergraduate Research | 1-6 var | - | F, Sp | BIOSC 006X, 0160, IP |
| 1904 | Undergraduate Honors Research | 1-6 var | - | F, Sp | BIOSC 006X, 0160, IP |
| 1906 | Research Communication: Communication in Life Sciences Research | 1 | |
Sp-e | |
| 1907 | Research Deconstruction: Under the Hood of Life Sciences Research | 1 | |
Sp-o | BIOSC 0160, 1903c/1904c |
| 1940 | Molecular Biology (HL) | 3 | |
F | BIOSC 1000 or 1810; 0350 |
| 1950 | Molecular Genetics Lab (1951 W add on) | 2 | |
F | BIOSC 006X, 1940c If 1000: grade B or better |
| 1999 | Medical Microbiology (HL) | 3 | |
F | BIOSC 1850 |