Undergraduate Program: Degree Requirements

Biology

Undergraduate Concentration Requirements for Biology Majors

Ten courses, including eight courses in biology numbered 13 or higher (with the exception of Bio 16, Bio 91, Bio 93, Bio 94). These eight courses must normally include:

I.  
Core Courses  
Bio 13 w/lab Cells and Organisms
Bio 14 w/lab Organisms and Population
Bio 41 General Genetics

And at least one course from each of the following Lecture and/or Seminar Groups: A, B, and C
 
II.
Group A Lectures: Biology of Cells Group A Seminars: Biology of Cells
Bio 46 Cell Biology Bio 153 Seminar in Biochemistry
Bio 62 Molecular Biotechnology Bio 169 Seminar in Biotechnology
Bio 102 Human Genetics Bio 177 Seminar in Inflammation
Bio 103 Developmental Biology Bio 178 Seminar in Immunology
Bio 104 Immunology Bio 182 Seminar in Cell Signalling
Bio 105 Molecular Biology Bio 185 Seminar in Plant Biotechnology
Bio 106 Microbiology Bio 188 Seminar in Molecular Biology & Genetics
Bio 152 Biochemistry & Cellular Metabolism Bio 190 Seminar in DNA: Structure to Function
Bio 162 Introduction to Biotechnology Bio 243 Seminar in Molecular/Cellular Biology
Bio 171 Biochemistry I    
Bio 172 Biochemistry II    
       
III.      
Group B Lectures: Biology of Organisms Group B Seminars: Biology of Organisms
Bio 75 Comparative Vertebrate Physiology Bio 185 Seminar in Plant Biotechnology
Bio 108 Plant Development    
Bio 110 Endocrinology    
Bio 115 General Physiology I    
Bio 116 General Physiology II    
Bio 118 Plant Physiology    
Bio 134 Neurobiology    
Bio 187 Mammalian Central Nervous System    
       
IV.      
Group C Lectures: Biology of Populations Group C Seminars: Biology of Populations
Bio 130 Animal Behavior Bio 179 Seminar in Marine Biology
Bio 142 Population & Community Ecology Bio 180 Seminar in Conservation Biology
Bio 143 Evolutionary Ecology Bio 183 Seminar in Darwinian Medicine
Bio 144 Principles of Conservation Biology Bio 185 Seminar in Plant Biotechnology
Bio 164 Marine Biology Bio 244 Seminar in Evolutionary Ecology
Bio 181 Tropical Ecology & Conservation    
       
V.      
Lectures No group designation    
Bio 131 Principles of Medical Imaging    
Bio 132 Biostatistics    
Bio 174 Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering    
Bio 195 Selected Topics    
or 196      
       
VI.      
Labs* No group designation Seminars:  (No group designation)
Bio 49 Experiments in Physiology Bio 97 Seminar in Contemporary Biosocial
Bio 50 Experiments in Molecular Biology   Problems in America
Bio 51 Experiments in Ecology    
Bio 52 Experiments in Cell Biology    
Bio 53 Experiments in Genetics    
Bio 106 Microbiology w/lab    
Bio 163 Recombinant DNA Techniques    
Bio 168 Biotechnology Projects Laboratory    
Bio 181 Tropical Ecology and Conservation    
       
VII. Plus two additional Biology courses above Bio 14 excluding: Bio 16 and Bio 91 (see above for complete list).
 
VIII. And either two courses in Chemistry (chosen from Chem 1, 2, 11, 12, 51, 52) or two courses in Physics (chosen from Physics 1, 2, 11, 12).

Notes:

  • Six courses in Biology must be completed with a grade of C- or better.
  • At least four of the eight biology courses must be taken at Tufts.
  • At least two biology courses MUST include laboratory studies, one of which must be numbered higher than Bio 14.
  • Bio 49, Bio 50, Bio 51, Bio 52, Bio 53, Bio 97, Bio 132, Bio 193, or Bio 194 normally may be counted as a course towards the Bio major BUT CANNOT be counted as meeting Group A, B, or C requirements.
  • Bio 193 or Bio 194 may normally be used as only one of the eight biology courses for completion of the concentration requirements. In no case may more than one of these courses be used to fulfill the lab requirement.

*Students are urged to complete laboratory requirements by the end of their junior year. In fulfilling this lab requirement, students may choose from among those biology courses for which lab is specified in the course description, with the following exceptions: Bio 93, Bio 94 and Bio 187.

For further information about majoring in Biology, please visit the Tufts Bulletin.
 



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