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Introductory biology:
Track 1: BIOL 121 and BIOL 124 (lab course)
Track 2: BIOL 101 and BIOL 102
(or BIOL 121 and 122)
Note: BIOL
091 (assigned for
AP credit) does not fulfill
requirements in the
Biology major.
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Two semesters of biology lab requirement:
2 semesters of lab or field experience,
normally met by labs associated
with introductory courses.
(Students with credit for the departmental placement
exams, transfer credit, or a waiver for
Introductory Biology, see Section
6.)
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Two cu of chemistry, chosen from the following:
- CHEM 1 with 51 or 101 with 53
or 55 (1.5 cu; first semester of introductory chemistry)
- CHEM 102 with 54 or 56 (1.5 cu; second semester
of introductory chemistry lecture)
- or CHEM 15 (1 cu; honors chemistry I)
- CHEM 241 (1.0 cu; first semester of organic chemistry)
- CHEM 242 (1.0 cu; second semester of organic chemistry)
- CHEM 245 (1.0 cu; organic chemistry lab)
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Two additional cu of chemistry and/or physics,
from the above list and/or the following:
- PHYS 101 or 150 or 170
(1.5 cu; first semester of introductory physics)
- PHYS 102 or 151 or 171
(1.5 cu; second semester of introductory physics)
(Students interested in Graduate School are advised
to take a full year of both physics and organic
chemistry. Premeds should see: www.upenn.edu/careerservices/gradprof/gradprofmain.html)
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Two cu of calculus and/or statistics, chosen
from the following:
- MATH 104
- MATH 114 or 115
- BIOL 446 or STAT 111 or STAT 102
(MATH 115 is recommended for students
who do not plan to take further math courses, other
than a statistics
course. MATH 114 is recommended
for students who plan to take additional math courses.)
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Intermediate biology
courses must be selected from the following groups:
Track 1: must take four
courses from four different groups
Track 2: must take three courses
from three different groups
- Group 1: BIOL 202 - Cell Biology and Biochemistry
- Group 2: BIOL 221 - Molecular Biology and
Genetics
- Group 3: BIOL
215 - Vertebrate Physiology or
BIOL
251 - Molecular and Cellular
Neurobiology
- Group 4: BIOL 230 - Evolution or BIOL
240 - Ecology: from individuals to ecosystems
All Biology Majors are strongly encouraged to take
BIOL 221, since molecular biology and genetics play
a central role in modern biology.
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Four additional course units selected from:
- Additional BIOL 200-level courses
- BIOL 300, 400, or 500 level courses (listed
in Section 3)
- BIOL 109 or 140
- Up to 2 courses given in other departments selected
from the list in Section
4.
Students are encouraged to seek out advanced courses
covering topics of current research interest. Such
courses often have small enrollments.
Students will take a total of 16.0 cu to
meet the requirements for the major. Most relevant
biology courses are 1.0 cu, but BIOL 251 is 1.5 cu
and BIOL 476 is a 0.5 cu course.
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Biology majors are also required to comply with the Restrictions
detailed below and in the sections:
restrictions
- See Restrictions
on LPS, Transfer, and Summer Courses for restrictions
on transfer, LPS (formerly CGS), and summer courses, and Advanced
Placement if you have or are seeking Advanced Placement
Credit.
- All juniors must meet with their major advisors during the Spring
semester prior to registering for classes. Any junior who is
not cleared by their advisor will be placed on registration hold.
- For a Biology major with a second major, at least
five of the ten course units of Biology courses
must be unique to the Biology major and may not
be courses that are counted
toward the student's other major or to other minors.
- 1.0 cu of BIOL 399 may be taken for the major.
A Biology faculty
member
must oversee any BIOL 399 and
is responsible for approving the initial proposal and the
final paper. In addition, students may count
1.0 cu of BIOL
499 toward the major, provided all of the other
courses for the "four additional courses" are
Biology Department courses. If a student wishes to count
courses from outside
the department toward the "four additional courses" requirement,
then the student may only count one semester
of independent study toward the major and can count
the other semester as an elective.
- BIOL 446 may be counted toward
the requirement for "four additional courses" or toward
the math requirement given above, but not toward both.
- All requirements must be met
by actual course credit; exemptions
or waivers from other departments do not satisfy
the requirements
for the
Biology major.
- A minimum 2.0 grade point average for
all courses taken to satisfy the major is required
in order to graduate as a Biology Major. (You may have
a "C-"
or "D" in one or more courses, but your overall
average in the major must be at least 2.0.)
waiver option
A student may apply for a wavier for one semester of introductory
biology if he or she
(1) has grades of B or better in at least two semesters of
chemistry taken at Penn,
(2) a grade of at least "B" in Chem 251 - Principles
of Biological Chemistry and
(3) has taken (or is currently enrolled in) Chem 241 - Organic
Chemistry I
A Biology Major who has a waiver for one semester of introductory
biology will be required to follow all requirements for Track
1 with the waiver counting in place of BIOL 121. In addition
to the four 200-level courses from the different 200-level course
categories (see list above), students with
a waiver must take an additional course at the 200-level or above
for a total of five "additional courses" (see list above).
In addition to BIOL 124 (a requirement of Track 1), a Biology
Major who has a waiver will be required to include a laboratory
or field course of at least 0.5 cu as one of his or her intermediate
or advanced courses for the major (see a list of approved lab
or field courses in the section for Advanced
Placement) in place of the lab portion of BIOL 121.
The same policies apply for those with a wavier who intend to
complete a Concentration, except that the required additional
biology course will not necessarily
result in a total of five additional courses. See your Concentration
Advisor for specific advice.
The same policies apply for those with a waiver who intend to
complete a Biology Minor,
except that the total number of additional courses will be three
instead of two.
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Undergraduate Program