After BIOL 1002
Gateway: BIOL 1002
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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 Marquette University’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 BIOL 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 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 69 BIOL and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 57 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.
Mastery Level1 required
AND pick at least two of the following not previously taken electives (6 credits minimum)2 required
A maximum of one BIOL 3000- or 4000-level course not previously taken
Upper Division Lab Courses6 required
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Foundational Courses15 required
Required Courses (minimum overall GPA of 2.000 in these three courses)12 required
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: BIOL 1002
Gateway: BIOL 3301
Gateway: CHEM 2114
The deepest prerequisite chains in BIOL. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
6 courses deep, ending at BIOL 8801
5 courses deep, ending at BIOL 4502
4 courses deep, ending at BIOL 4401
4 courses deep, ending at BIOL 4404
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Content Area and Advanced Core Courses15 required
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Elective Courses - choose three of the following3 required
Environmental Studies Internship1 required
Anatomy and Systems Content Area (BISC AS) - 2 courses, minimum 6 credits with C- or higher6 required
Note: BISC 9391 Signifies transfer credit for the Anatomy and Systems content area
Cellular and Molecular Content Area (BISC CM) - 2 courses, minimum 6 credits with C- or higherchoose 6
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Additional Content Course (BISC AS/CM) - one course, minimum 3 credits with C- or higher3 required
BISC Major Electives (completed with C- or better) - additional content area courses listed above or elective courses from list below6 required
Content Area Requirements12 required
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All BIOL courses in the Marquette catalog
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