Biology at Brown University

Physics A1 required

Physics B1 required

Physical & organic chemistryall required

CHEM 04001 required

BIOL 02801 required

Two upper-level biochemistry courseschoose 2

Research (two semesters)2 required · verify with the official sheet

Two semesters of research or equivalent summer research.

Five elective courses5 required · verify with the official sheet

Five courses from the approved BCHM elective chart.

Foundation of Living Systems (BIOL 0200)1 required

Area 1 — Cell / Molecular1 required · verify with the official sheet

One course from the Cell/Molecular Biology area.

Area 2 — Structure / Function1 required · verify with the official sheet

One course from the Structure/Function area.

Area 3 — Organismal1 required · verify with the official sheet

One course from the Organismal Biology area.

Six BIOL/NEUR electives6 required · verify with the official sheet

Additional BIOL/NEUR electives, including a cohesive 3-course track; ≥3 with lab/fieldwork.

Research (two semesters)2 required · verify with the official sheet

Two semesters of research (BIOL 1950/1960, NEUR 1970, or approved equivalent).

Five biology courses (incl. genetics)5 required · verify with the official sheet

Five core BIOL/NEUR courses including genetics, structure/function, and organismal biology.

Four theme courses4 required · verify with the official sheet

A cohesive four-course theme (≤2 per department).

Senior capstone1 required · verify with the official sheet

A senior seminar, independent research (BIOL 1950/1960), or approved internship.

PHYS 04701 required

CHEM 03301 required

CHEM 03501 required

Advanced chemistry1 required · verify with the official sheet

One additional advanced chemistry course.

MATH 00901 required

MATH 01001 required

MATH 01801 required

BIOL 02001 required

Four BIOL/NEUR courses4 required · verify with the official sheet

Four additional biology or neuroscience courses (advisor-approved).

Directed research (two semesters)2 required · verify with the official sheet

Two semesters of directed research or an equivalent summer experience.

Four electives4 required · verify with the official sheet

Four electives across biology, physics, math, chemistry, or neuroscience.

Chemistry core1 required · verify with the official sheet

One general-core chemistry course.

Intro CS serieschoose 1

APMA 16551 required

APMA 10801 required

Six courses in one track6 required · verify with the official sheet

Six 1000+ courses forming a CS, Biological Sciences, or Applied Math/Statistics track.

Capstone1 required · verify with the official sheet

A research project or an advanced 2000-level computational biology course.

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