After MCDB 2150
Gateway: MCDB 2150
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Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Generated from University of Colorado Boulder’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate EBIO coursework.
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 EBIO 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 33 EBIO and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 116 more EBIO courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on EBIO, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Required Introductory Biology Courseworkall required
Complete two of the following:
Required Major Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
One EBIO laboratory or field course, 3000 level or above. Possible choices include:; EBIO 4000 -level or above (at least 6 credit hours). Possible choices include:
Total Credit Hours15 required
Natural Science Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Introductory Sequence in Environmental Studies; Complete both courses; Introductory Sequence in Biology or Earth Science; Complete any two of these lecture/laboratory combinations; Biology Option; Complete one sequence and applicable lab(s); Earth Science Option; and any two of the following introductory Earth Science courses; Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Option; Complete all courses; Physical
Fundamentals of Public Healthall required
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Calculusall required
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Required Ancillary Calculus Courseworkchoose 1
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Required Courseschoose 1
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Biochemistry/Chemistry double majors and Engineering double degree students: Please check with your NRSC advisor for approved alternative options, including the “for-majors” CHEM courses.
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Ancillary Natural Science sequence (some courses may have required labs)choose 1
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: MCDB 2150
The deepest prerequisite chains in EBIO. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at EBIO 1100
3 courses deep, ending at EBIO 4620
2 courses deep, ending at EBIO 2091
2 courses deep, ending at EBIO 3410
Values Requirementsall required
Economics Requirements; Complete two courses; Ethics Requirement; Complete one course
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Cornerstone Requirementall required
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Specialization Requirement2 required · verify with the official sheet
Complete a minimum of 12 credits from the following list.; Other specialization options offered in other departments (dpt approval might be needed)
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Introductory Statisticschoose 1
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Social and Behavioral Health Courses; Environmental Health Courses; Other Public Health Courses
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Science Requirementchoose 1
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APPM or STAT Senior Sequence2 required · verify with the official sheet
Complete a two-semester course sequence of applied mathematics or statistics courses numbered 4000 or above, chosen from the following
Humanities, Social Sciences and Writing Requirements15 required
Free Electives15 required · verify with the official sheet
Free electives should be chosen to bring the total credit hours to a minimum of 128.
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Chemistry Sequence; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Sequence; Earth Science Sequence; Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Sequence
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Biology Sequence with Labschoose 1
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All EBIO courses in the CU Boulder catalog
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