Undergraduate Major Manual:
16. Additional Sources of Information

biology department homepage on the web

To access the biology homepage from the Penn homepage, click on School of Arts and Sciences, then click on Academic Programs. Under the heading Academic Department, click on "Biology". Or use the address http://www.bio.upenn.edu

biology department academic office

The Department of Biology Academic Office is located in 102 Leidy Labs, +1 215 898.7121. The staff in this office is very helpful, and they can provide answers to many of your questions. In addition, this office has information on independent study and research opportunities, honors theses written by previous Biology majors, and syllabi for all the Biology courses. Information on the following topics is available as handouts in the Biology Department Academic Office and many are available on the Biology Department web site:

Advanced Placement Applying to Graduate Programs in Biology Biology Major Description Biology Major Manual Concentration in Computational and Mathematical Biology Course Plan for Dental Submatriculation Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Concentration Faculty Research Interests

Independent Study Application Instructions Molecular Biology Concentration Neuroscience Concentration Recommended Biology Field Stations Requirements for Biology Major Requirements for Biology Minor Self Help for Studying Biology Transfer Credit in Biology Worksheet for Selecting a Course Sequence

Your Major Advisor: See your major advisor for help with course selection and advice on graduate training.

The Undergraduate Chair, Dr. Weinberg, will be available in Lynch Lab room 204E during his office hours, which are posted in the Biology Department Academic Office, on the hallway bulletin boards in Leidy Lab, and on the Department of Biology web site.

Undergraduate Program
Department of Biology
School of Arts and Sciences
University of Pennsylvania

last updated October 11, 2007