Biology at University of Iowa

Gateway courses

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.

• CHEM 1120Principles of Chemistry IIopens 38 courses (4 directly)
• BIOL 1411Foundations of Biologyopens 37 courses (17 directly)
• BIOL 1412Diversity of Form and Functionopens 25 courses (17 directly)
• HHP 3500Human Physiologyopens 15 courses (6 directly)
• BIOL 2512Fundamental Geneticsopens 13 courses (12 directly)
• BIOL 2753Introduction to Neurobiologyopens 5 courses (3 directly)

The map

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 61 BIOL and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 29 more BIOL courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in BIOL. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 7 courses deep, ending at BIOL 3254

  1. CHEM 1110Principles of Chemistry I
  2. CHEM 1120Principles of Chemistry II
  3. BIOL 1411Foundations of Biology
  4. BIOL 1412Diversity of Form and Function
  5. BIOL 2753Introduction to Neurobiology
  6. BIOL 3253Neurobiology I
  7. BIOL 3254Neurobiology II

• 6 courses deep, ending at BIOL 3212

  1. CHEM 1110Principles of Chemistry I
  2. CHEM 1120Principles of Chemistry II
  3. BIOL 1411Foundations of Biology

• 6 courses deep, ending at BIOL 3314

  1. CHEM 1110Principles of Chemistry I
  2. CHEM 1120Principles of Chemistry II
  3. BIOL 1411Foundations of Biology

• 6 courses deep, ending at BIOL 3736

  1. CHEM 1110Principles of Chemistry I
  2. CHEM 1120Principles of Chemistry II
  3. BIOL 1411Foundations of Biology

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for BIOL yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under BIOL yet.

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Department events

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