Molecular Biology Major

Director B. Hoopes

This program is intended for students who are interested in biology at the molecular level and who wish to take several courses in both biology and chemistry. Interested students should see biology professors Ay, Belanger, Hagos, Holm, Hoopes, Meyers, Taye, or Van Wynsberghe.

Students seeking honors or high honors in the major should follow the guidelines set forth for the Biology majors.

Major Requirements

Course requirements are described below.

Biology

All of the Following

Completed with a minimum grade of C–:

BIOL 181 - Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity
BIOL 182 - Molecules, Cells, and Genes
One biology research course numbered 470 or higher

Process of Biology

One course from the following:

Chemistry

General Chemistry Option

The following two courses:

CHEM 101 - General Chemistry I and
CHEM 101L
CHEM 102 - General Chemistry II and
CHEM 102L
or, if eligible, the following course may be substituted for the above sequence:
CHEM 111 - Chemical Principles and
CHEM 111L

All of the Following

Three Electives

One elective can be at any level. Of the two remaining electives, one must be numbered 300 or higher and one must be numbered 330 or higher. One of these two 300-level courses must have a laboratory component. Only one research-based course numbered 470 or higher can count toward the major.

Molecular Biology Electives

Cognate Courses

Math or Computer Science Course

one course in mathematics or computer science (except COSC 100 or COSC 150 ). The math course requirement may be met by taking BIOL 320 - Biostatistics .

Physics Sequence

Honors and High Honors

Students interested in pursuing honors can find the additional requirements on the Biology department page.

Biology Department

For more information about the department, including Faculty, transfer credit, awards, etc., please visit the Biology department catalogue page.