A maximum of two approved alternate elective courses may be applied to the requirements for the major for students completing the Bio 201L/202L Gateway series. Students who complete Bio 203L may apply a maximum of three approved alternate elective courses to the requirements for the major.
A maximum of 1 approved alternate elective course may be applied to the requirements of the minor.
These courses cannot be used to fulfill menu area requirements for the Major (org div; structure/function; ecology).
They cannot be used to fulfill lab and capstone requirements for the Major except where otherwise noted.
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry | |
| BCH 302 | Introductory Biochemistry II |
| BCH 536/CHEM 536 | Bioorganic Chemistry |
| Biomedical Engineering | |
| BME 244L | Quantitative Physiology with Biostatistical Applications (fulfills a lab requirement for Bio major) |
| BME 260L | Modeling Cellular and Molecular Systems (fulfills a lab requirement for Bio major) |
| BME/Neurosci 301L | Bioelectricity (fulfills a lab requirement for Bio major) |
| BME 305L | Molecular Engineering |
| BME 562 | Biology by Design (fulfills capstone requirement for Bio major) |
| Cell Biology | |
| CELLBIO 451 | Human Physiology **Does NOT fulfill the structure/function requirement for the BIO major. Can only use one of the following Physiology courses towards Biology major requirements: Cellbio 451, BIO 329D, EvAnth 330, PhysEdu 206; does not apply to lab-based Bio 329L or EvAnth 330L |
| Chemistry | |
| CHEM 302 | Biophysics & Biophysical Chemistry |
| CHEM 517 | Molecules in Life and Disease |
| CHEM 536/BCH 536 | Bioorganic Chemistry |
| Computational Biology and Bioinformatics | |
| CBB 520 | Genome Tools and Technologies |
| CBB/COMPSCI 561 | Computational Sequence Biology |
| Computer Science | |
| COMPSCI 260 | Introduction to Computational Genomics |
| COMPSCI/CBB 561 | Computational Sequence Biology |
| Earth and Climate Sciences | |
| ECS 204L | The Evolving Earth and Life (fulfills a lab requirement for Bio major) - Starting Fall 2026, ECS 204L is cross-listed as Biology 204L. From FA26 & applying retroactively, this class can now fulfill the organismal diversity requirement for the Biology major, or count instead as a Biology elective if the org div req has already been fulfilled. |
| Environmental Sciences & Policy | |
| ENVIRON 311 | Dendrology - ENV 311 has been approved for a cross-listing with Biology as of Fall 2026. This class can now fulfill the ecology requirement for the Biology major, or count instead as a Biology elective if the ecology req has already been fulfilled. |
| ENVIRON 501(A) | Environmental Toxicology |
| ENVIRON 503 | Forest Ecosystems |
| ENVIRON 516 | Global Change Biology |
| ENVIRON 610 | Ecotoxicology |
| Evolutionary Anthropology | |
| EVANTH 235L | Primate Anatomy (fulfills a lab requirement for Bio major) |
| EVANTH 253 | Primate Ecology |
| EVANTH 257 | Ecology & Adaptation of Hunters & Gatherers |
| EVANTH 285/GLHLTH 304 | Evolutionary Medicine & Global Health |
| EVANTH 315S | Human Biological Variation |
| EVANTH 316S | Evolution of the Human Lifespan |
| EVANTH 330 | Human Evolutionary Physiology **Does NOT fulfill the structure/function requirement for the BIO major. Can only use one of the following Physiology courses towards Biology major requirements: Cellbio 451, BIO 329D, EvAnth 330, PhysEdu 206; does not apply to lab-based Bio 329L or EvAnth 330L |
| EVANTH 330L | Human Evolutionary Physiology (this lab based-version fulfills a lab requirement for Bio major; it does not fulfill the structure/function requirement) |
| EVANTH 333L | The Human Body (fulfills a lab requirement for Bio major) |
| EVANTH 334L | Human Osteology (fulfills a lab requirement for Bio major) |
| EVANTH 337L/Neurosci 380L/Psych 375L | Functional Neuroanatomy (fulfills a lab requirement for Bio major) |
| EVANTH 344L | Primate Field Biology (fulfills a lab requirement for Bio major) |
| EVANTH 359S | Primate Conservation |
| EVANTH 385D/GLHLTH 315D | Primate Disease/Global Health |
| EVANTH 520S | Primate Paleobiology |
| EVANTH 522 | The Hominin Fossil Record |
| EVANTH 530 | Human Functional Anatomy |
| EVANTH 537S | Orthopedic Biomechanics/Kinesiology |
| EVANTH 546S | Primate Social Evolution |
| EVANTH 570S | Energetics Ecology & Evolution |
| EVANTH 582S | Functional & Evolutionary Morphology of Primates |
| EVANTH 585 | Statistical Rethinking: Methods and Applications in EvAnth & Bio |
| Global Health | |
| GLHLTH 304/EVANTH 285 | Evolutionary Medicine & Global Health |
| GLHLTH 315D/EVANTH 385D | Primate Disease/Global Health |
| GLHLTH 573D | One Health: From Phil to Practice |
| Immunology | |
| IMM 552/MGM 552 | Virology (fulfills capstone requirement for Bio major) |
| IMM 686S/NEUROSCI 686S/PSY 686S | Principles of Neuroimmunology |
| Molecular Genetics & Microbiology | |
| MGM/GENOME 222FS | Genetics and Epigenetics |
| MGM 552/IMM 552 | Virology (fulfills capstone requirement for Bio major) |
| MGM 582 | Microbial Pathogenesis |
| Neuroscience and Psychology | |
| PSY 107/ NEUROSCI 102 | Biological Bases of Behavior: Introduction and Survey Will not count for students matriculating Fall 2026 and later |
| Psych 206L/NEUROSCI 206L | Intro Systems Neurobio **cannot count for LAB requirement** |
| PSY 217D / NEUROSCI 217D/EDUC 217D | Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience |
| PSY 273/NEUROSCI 363 | Behavior and Neurochemistry |
| PSY 274/NEUROSCI 360/PHARM 360 | Drugs, Brain & Behavior |
| PSY 276/NEUROSCI 211 | Brain and Behavior |
| PSY 277 / NEUROSCI 277 | Looking Inside the Disordered Brain |
| PSY 302L / NEUROSCI 383L** | Brain Waves and Cognition **cannot count for LAB requirement** |
| PSY 303L / NEUROSCI 382L | Functional Neuroimaging (fulfills a lab requirement for Bio major) |
| PSY 313/NEUROSCI 376 | Contemporary Neuroscience Methods |
| PSY 353S/NEUROSCI 353S | Neuroplasticity and Disease |
| PSY 355S / NEUROSCI 355S/PHIL 355S | Visual Perception and the Brain |
| PSY 362S / NEUROSCI 362S | Psychadelics and Other Illegal Psychoative Drugs as Medicines |
| PSY 373 / NEUROSCI 373 | Behavioral Neuroimmunology |
| PSY 375L/Neurosci 380L/Evanth 337L | Functional Neuroanatomy (fulfills a lab requirement for BIO major) |
| PSY 376S / NEUROSCI 366S | Behavioral Neuroendocrinology |
| PSY 379L / NEUROSCI 379L** | Comparative Neuroanatomy **cannot count for LAB requirement** |
| PSY 461S / NEUROSCI 461S | Neurobiology Learning/Memory |
| PSY 499S / NEUROSCI 499S | Current Research in Neuroscience |
| PSY 686S/ NEUROSCI 686S/IMM 686S | Principles of Neuroimmunology |
| NEUROSCI 289/MUSIC 289 | Music and the Brain |
| NEUROSCI/BME 301L | Bioelectricity (fulfills a lab requirement for Bio major) |
| Neurosci 350/PHARM 350 | Pharmacology: Drug Actions and Reactions |
| NEUROSCI/Physics 567 | Theoretical Neuroscience (fulfills capstone requirement for Bio major) |
| Pharmacology & Cancer Biology | |
| PHARM 350/Neurosci 350 | Pharmacology: Drug Actions and Reactions |
| PHARM 360/Neurosci 360/PSY 274 | Drugs, Brain and Behavior |
| PHARM 370(S) | Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine - Starting Fall 2026, Pharm 370 is cross-listed as Biology 370 and can count as a Biology elective instead of an approved alternate elective. This applies retroactively to Pharm 370 offerings from previous terms as well. |
| PHARM 533 | Essentials of Pharmacology and Toxicology (fulfills capstone requirement for Bio major) |
| Physical Education | |
| PHYSEDU 206 | Exercise Physiology **Does NOT fulfill the structure/function requirement for the BIO major. Can only use one of the following Physiology courses towards Biology major requirements: Cellbio 451, BIO 329D, EvAnth 330, PhysEdu 206; does not apply to lab-based Bio 329L or EvAnth 330L |