After BIL 160
Gateway: BIL 160
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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.
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Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate BIL 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 BIL 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 80 BIL and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 129 more BIL courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on BIL, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Biology Core Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Two semesters of introductory biology plus labs are required, usually taken in the first year:
Additional BIL electives12 required · verify with the official sheet
At least three credit hours of additional BIL electives must be at the 400-level or higher; At least one BIL elective must be a CAPSTONE course. Capstone courses can be located in Class Search under "Additional Search Criteria", subheading "Class Attributes". All seminars in Biology ( BIL 374 , BIL 375 and BIL 402 ) are capstones.; Two biology laboratory or field courses beyond < BIL 151 or BIL 1
Chemistryall required
Three semesters (16 credits) of chemistry are required for the biology major.
Biochemistry1 required
Physicschoose 1
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Required Coursework15 required
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Pre-Requisite Mathematics Requirementsall required
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: BIL 160
Gateway: BIL 161
Gateway: BIL 330
The deepest prerequisite chains in BIL. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
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CHM sequences:; Chemistry for the Biosciences:; College Physics:; University Physics:; PRISM Physics:; University Physics for the Sciences:
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Areas of Knowledgeall required
Arts & Humanities Cognate; People & Society Cognate; STEM Cognate (9 credits) (fulfilled through the major); Minor; Foreign Language in 200 level or above; Advanced Writing and Communication Skills Requirement (4 courses)
ELECTIVES5 required
Basic Science Elective - choose 2 courses from belowchoose 6
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General Education Requirementsall required
Written Communication Skills:; Quantitative Skills:; Areas of Knowledge:; Arts and Humanities Cognate; People and Society Cognate; STEM Cognate (9 credits) (fulfilled through the major)
Research in MIC for Creditall required
(only 6 credit hours may be applied to count toward the 12 MIC Elective hours, any credits over 6 count as elective credits toward the 120 credits required for graduation or 150 credits for dual degree seeking students)
Outside Electives that can be taken to count toward the 12 credit hours above (2 courses maximum)choose 2
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Chemistry Courses:; Other Required Natural Science Courses:
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Written Communication Skills:; Quantitative Skills:; Areas of Knowledge:; Arts and Humanities Cognate; People and Society Cognate (BPH fulfills if Dual Degree or Dual Major); STEM Cognate (9 credits) (fulfilled through the MIC major)
Research in MIC for Creditall required
(only 6 credit hours may be applied to count toward the 12 MIC Elective hours, any credits over 6 count as elective credits toward the 150 credits required for the dual degree)
Select one of the following Physics Options10 required
Select one of the following Calculus Options1 required
Quantitative Skills Proficiency1 required
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Marine Science Core Elective Requirements1 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 9 credit hours of which 6 must be 300-level or higher approved Rosenstiel School electives (MBE, MSC, OCE or RSM).; Courses from other disciplines are allowed only if taken from the following ATM 244 , BIL 333 , BIL 337 , ECS 312 , ECS 403 , GEG 348 , GSC 222 , GSC 230 , GSC 231 , GSC 240 , GSC 309 , GSC 360 , GSC 380 , GSC 411 , MTH 359 .; MSC 204 and MSC 425 do not satisfy the Rosenstiel
Mathematics Requirement1 required
Statistics Requirementchoose 1
An equivalent Statistics course may be substituted with permission from the Meteorology Undergraduate Program Director for students required to complete a Statistics course for their primary major. Approved courses include but are not limited to ECS 204 , EPS 351 , GEG 310 , ISE 311 , MAS 201 , MAS 311 , NUR 202 , PSY 291 , PSY 292 , SOC 211 .
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All BIL courses in the Miami catalog
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