RESIDENCY & GRADE REQUIREMENTS: 24 credit hours of Biology applied to the Major must be taken at the University of Oregon. All Biology (BI prefix) courses used to meet the Major requirements must be passed with a C-, P, or better.
CHEMISTRY, MATH, PHYSICS & MAPS (Modeling, Analysis, Programming & Statistics): Offered at the Eugene Campus
| General Chemistry | CH 221,222,223 or CH 224H, 225H, 226H (12 cr) | |
| General Chemistry Lab | CH 227, 228, 229 or CH 237,238,239 (6 cr) | |
| Organic Chemistry | CH 331 | |
| Calculus for the Biological Sci or Calculus | MATH 246, 247 or 251, 252 (8 cr) | |
| MAPS | see #4 below (4 cr) | |
| General or Foundation of Physics | PH 201 and 202 or 251 and 252 (8 cr) |
LOWER DIVISION BIOLOGY: Offered at the Eugene Campus
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Option A. Biology Honors Sequence |
Option B. General Biology Sequence Enrollment required C- or better in college-level chemistry lecture course (CH 111, 113, 221, 224H) |
| BI 281H Cells, Biochemistry, & Physiology | 5cr | BI 211 Cells | 4cr | ||
| BI 282H Genetics & Molecular Biology | 5cr | BI 212 Organisms | 4cr | ||
| BI 283H Evolution , Diversity & Ecology | 5cr | BI 213 Populations | 4cr | ||
| BI 214 Mechanisms | 4cr |
UPPER-DIVISION BIOLOGY: Complete a minimum of 44 upper-division Biology credits including 1, 2, and 3 below:
1. At least one course completed from Areas I, II, and III. Offered at the Eugene campus unless noted at OIMB.
| Area I: Cellular/ Molecular | Area II: Systems/Organisms | |||
| BI 320 Molecular Genetics |
4cr | BI 330 & 331 Microbiology & Lab | 6cr | |
| BI 322 Cell Biology |
4cr | BI 353 Sensory Physiology | 4cr | |
| BI 326 Immunology & Infectious Disease | 4cr | BI 356 Animal Physiology | 5cr | |
| BI 328 Developmental Biology | 4cr | BI 359 Plant Biology | 4cr | |
| BI 360 Neurobiology | 4cr | BI 399 Visual Systems | 4cr | |
| BI 457 Molecular Marine Biology (OIMB only, fall) | 5cr | BI 451 Invertebrate Zoology (OIMB only, spring and summer) | 8 cr | |
| BI 457 Cell Physiology (OIMB only, fall) | 5cr | |||
| Area III: Ecology/Evolution | ||||
| BI 357 Marine Biology | 4cr | |||
| BI 370 Ecology | 5cr | |||
| BI 374 Conservation Biology | 4cr | |||
| BI 380 Evolution | 4cr | |||
| BI 390 Animal Behavior (Eugene & OIMB) | 4cr | |||
| BI 395 Tropical Ecology | 4cr | |||
| BI 474 Marine Ecology (OIMB) | 5cr |
2. Three terms of full time (at least 12 credits) enrollment in courses at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology. Courses are offered spring, summer and fall terms and students may arrange research or internship credits during any term.
Restrictions
- Up to 4 credits of BI 408 OIMB Summer Workshops may be applied to the 44 credit upper-division Biology requirement.
- BI 357 Marine Biology may not be taken for credit after credit is received for either BI 458 Biological Oceanography or BI 474 Marine Ecology.
3. At least 12 credits with a BI prefix numbered 420 to 499.
A list of the 400-level courses offered at OIMB each term can be found here.
4. MAPS (Modeling, Analysis, Programming, and Statistics): One course required out of:
BI 399 Sp St Experimental Design & Statistics (at OIMB)
BI 399 Computational Genomics
BI 399 Intro Phyton Bio
BI 399 Dyn Modelin Bio
BI 410 Introduction to Programming for Biologists
BI 410 Ecological Field Methods
BI 410 Matlab for Biologists
BI 410 Data Visualization
BI 410 Stochastic Mod Bio
BI 471 Population Ecology
BI 485 Techniques in Computational Neuroscience
ANTH 470 Statistical Analysis of Biological Anthropology
ERTH 418 Earth & Environmental Data Analysis
MATH 410 Machine Learn & Memory
MATH 425 Statistical Methods I
(Only applied to BI and MARB students matriculated fall 2017 or later.)
LIMITATIONS WITHIN THE 44 CREDIT UPPER-DIVISION REQUIREMENT:
BI 403 Thesis, BI 405 Reading, BI 406 Practicum, BI 407 Seminar, BI 408 Workshops, BI 409 Capstone, and BI 410 Experimental Course qualify for general University of Oregon upper-division credit, but can not be applied to the 44 credit upper-division requirement for the Marine Biology Major.
BI 401 Research or BI 402 Supervised College Teaching: A maximum of 4 credits of BI 401 Research and/or BI 402 Supervised College Teaching may be applied to the 44 credit upper-division Biology requirement provided that:
a. prior to enrolling in BI 401 or 402, a proposal is written and approved by a faculty sponsor and
b. after the work is completed, an approved written journal or report is submitted to the faculty sponsor.
UPPER-DIVISION 300-LEVEL COURSES OPEN TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE TAKEN BI 211, BI 212, AND BI 213. Some courses may have additional prerequisites, please see the U of O catalog.
| BI 307 Forest Biology | BI 380 Evolution | ||
| BI 357 Marine Biology | BI 390 Animal Behavior | ||
| BI 370 Ecology | BI 395 Tropical Ecology | ||
| BI 374 Conservation Biology |
MARINE BIOLOGY HONORS
For detalis on the marine biology honors program click here
