CALS Home > Current Students > Registrar > CALS Current Students > Graduation Information > Non-Life Sciences Biology Distribution Requirement
Introductory Biology (Introductory Life Sciences)
If you are considering a career on the pre-med/vet track you are encouraged to consult with a pre-med/vet advisor. Click here to find more information concerning pre-med/vet requirements.
Introductory Life Sciences/Biology Requirement: Students must complete at least 6 academic credits from the following: (Students should consult with their advisor/major department to clarify major requirements. The recommendations below should be used as a guideline for students and advisors when selecting appropriate courses for your curriculum.)
- Advanced Placement Credit; or
| Advising Recommendations |
Course
Number |
Course Title |
|---|---|---|
| For the Biological Sciences Majors:
|
BIOG 1440 |
Comparative Physiology (Overlap with BIOG 1105) |
| BIOMG 1350 |
Cell and Developmental Biology |
|
| BIOEE 1610 |
Ecology and the Environment |
|
| BIOG 1500 |
Investigative Laboratory |
|
| BIOEE 1780 |
Evolutionary Biology and Diversity |
|
| (Summer) | BIOSM1610 | Ecology in the Marine Environment |
| (Summer) | BIOSM 1780 | Evolution and Marine Diversity |
| For the Life Sciences Majors: |
ANSC 1100 |
Domestic Animal Biology |
| BIOMG 1290 | Personal Genomics and Medicine | |
| BIOG 1105 | Introductory Biology | |
| BIOG 1106 |
Introductory Biology |
|
| BIOG 1140 |
Foundations of Biology |
|
| HORT 1115 |
The Nature of Plants |
|
| BIOPL 2410 |
Plant Diversity and Evolution |
|
| (Summer) | BIOPL 2450 |
Plant Biology |
| (Summer) | BIOSM 1650 |
Whales, Seals & Sharks; Marine Vertebrates of the Gulf of Maine |
| (Summer) | BIOSM 1610 | Ecology in the Marine Environment |
| (Summer) | BIOSM 1780 | Evolution and Marine Diversity |
| For the Non-Life Sciences Majors: | ANSC 1100 |
Domestic Animal Biology |
| BIOMG 1290 | Personal Genomics and Medicine | |
| EAS 1560 | Introductory Oceanography with Laboratory | |
| CSS/BIOMI 1120 |
Microbes, the Earth & Everything |
|
| ENTOM 2020 |
Invasions | |
| BIOPL 1120 |
Issues in Social Biology from Diet to Diseases, DNA to Deforestation |
|
| BIOPL 2400 |
Green World Blue Planet |
|
| BIOPL 2470 |
Plants and People |
|
| BIOPL 2490 |
Hollywood Biology: Science in Cinema |
|
| ENTOM 2011 |
Alien Empire: Bizarre Biology of Bugs |
|
| PLPA 2013 |
Mushrooms, Molds and More |
|
| PLPA 2015 |
Mushrooms, Molds and Molecules |