After MATH A221
Gateway: MATH A221
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Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate BIOL coursework.
Generated from University of Alaska Anchorage’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate BIOL work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 95 BIOL and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 38 more BIOL courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on BIOL, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Core Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Upper-Division Program Electives15 required · verify with the official sheet
Complete a minimum of 3 credits from four of the five subject areas. A minimum of 6 credits must be experiential learning courses from two subject areas.
Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology2 required · verify with the official sheet
Ecology and Evolution2 required · verify with the official sheet
Diversity and Organismal Biology2 required · verify with the official sheet
Physiology2 required · verify with the official sheet
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BIOL A497
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: MATH A221
The deepest prerequisite chains in BIOL. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
18 courses deep, ending at BIOL A424
17 courses deep, ending at BIOL A311
17 courses deep, ending at BIOL A412
17 courses deep, ending at BIOL A432
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Psychology Capstone Requirement3 required · verify with the official sheet
Each capstone option is designed to synthesize and apply material from the psychology major. Choice of a capstone should be based, at least in part, on the student's future career plans. Students planning to work in human service jobs following graduation should consider taking PSY A495B . Students planning on graduate work in psychology should consider taking PSY A412 , PSY A428 , PSY A490 , or P
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Upper-Division Program Electives in Microbiology9 required · verify with the official sheet
Complete a minimum of 9 credits from the Upper-Division Program Electives in Microbiology. Only 3 credits of BIOL A495 , BIOL A497, BIOL A498 , or BIOL A499 can count toward this 9 credit requirement.
Psychology Capstone Requirement3 required · verify with the official sheet
Each capstone option is designed to synthesize and apply material from the psychology major. Choice of a capstone should be based, at least in part, on the student’s future career plans. Students planning to work in human service jobs following graduation should consider taking PSY A495B . Students planning on graduate work in psychology should consider taking PSY A412 , PSY A428 , PSY A490 , or P
All BIOL courses in the UAA catalog
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