The curriculum is constantly under scrutiny by the departmental faculty, and a new core sequence has recently been developed.
Students take a three semester core composed of cell biology, genetics, and organismal biology.
For their remaining upper-division electives, students may choose a broad mix of courses, or may pursue an area of special interest. All of the courses offered for majors have a laboratory component. His 1011-1021 Univ. General Chemistry - 2 courses General Chem. Thirty-Eight Course Option Biology majors have the option of graduating with 38 instead of the usual 40 course requirement.