Biology, B.A.

Requirements for Major

Eight Units in Biology, Including at Least Five Courses with Laboratory:

BIOL 195: Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity (1 Unit)
BIOL 210: Cell and Molecular Biology (1 Unit)
BIOL 300: Genetics (1 Unit)

At Least One Course from Each of the Following Two Lists:

List I: Field Course with Lab

BIOL 206: Tropical Forest and Reef Biology (1 Unit)
BIOL 215: Aquatic Botany (1 Unit)
BIOL 216: Vascular Plants (1 Unit)
BIOL 225: Invertebrate Zoology (1 Unit)
BIOL 227: Vertebrate Zoology (1 Unit)
BIOL 237: Ecology (1 Unit)
BIOL 248: Ornithology (1 Unit)

List II: Cell and Molecular Course with Lab

BIOL 301: Cell Biology (1 Unit)
BIOL 312: Genetics Laboratory (1/2 Unit)
BIOL 321: Medical Microanatomy (1 Unit)
BIOL 324: Developmental Biology (1 Unit)
BIOL 332: Microbiology (1 Unit)
BIOL 362: Molecular Biology (1 Unit)

Additional Requirements

The remaining units needed for graduation can come from the above courses or from any other Biology course.
Students should select other courses for the major in consultation with Biology faculty members. Students planning to go to graduate school in biological fields are strongly encouraged to take more than the minimum 8 units for the major.
MATH 125 OR MATH 141 OR MATH 209 , or their equivalent, is required unless a substitution is approved by the department chair.
Two units of chemistry unless a substitution is approved in advance by the staff. The biology faculty strongly recommends that CHEM 121 and CHEM 211 be taken to satisfy this requirement. CHEM 101 , CHEM 107 and CHEM 200 do not fulfill this requirement.
Further study in chemistry, physics, geology and mathematics is recommended and encouraged.
All biology courses and cognate courses must be taken for a numerical grade, except those offered only on a credit/no credit basis.
No more than one unit of internship credit (BIOL 391 , BIOL 392 ) can count toward the major. No more than one unit of seminar (BIOL 401 , BIOL 402 ) and no more than one unit of directed study (BIOL 411 , BIOL 412 ) credit can count toward the major.
Biology 190 (given only for AP credit) does not count toward the major.
A senior examination must be taken for assessment purposes.
It is expected that six of the eight units in biology be taken at Albion College. Other arrangements will be made for bona fide transfer students and students in approved off-campus programs.