Undergraduate Requirements

Requirements for a Major in Cellular Biology

General Sciences Requisites:

  • Mathematics: MATH 1113, 2200-2200L
  • Introductory Biology: BIOL 1107-1107L, BIOL 1108-1108L
  • Introductory Chemistry: CHEM 1211-1211L or CHEM 1312H, CHEM 1212-1212L or CHEM 1312L
  • Organic Chemistry: CHEM 2211-2211L, CHEM 2212-2212L
  • Physics: PHYS 1111-1111L or 1211-1211L, PHYS 1112-1112L or PHYS 1212-1212L

Cellular Biology Core Classes:

  • Biochemistry: BCMB(BIOL) 3100
  • Genetics: GENE(BIOL) 3200
  • Developmental biology BIOL(CBIO) 3300
  • Cell biology BIOL(CBIO) 3400

Cellular Biology Laboratory Requirements:

  • Laboratory techniques BIOL 3110L, CBIO 3410L or 6 hours of CBIO 4980 or CBIO 4960H-4980H (undergraduate research). You may count a maximum of 6 hours laboratory research toward the major.

Cellular Biology Electives:

  • Three advanced cellular biology (CBIO) courses and at least 1 hr of cellular biology seminar (CBIO 4990).

You may contact Kimberly Klonowski with additional questions about the Cellular Biology major. 

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