After BIOM 360
Gateway: BIOM 360
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Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate BIOM coursework.
Generated from University of Montana’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
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 BIOM 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 26 BIOM and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 18 more BIOM courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on BIOM, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Biology/Microbiology Lower-Division Core2 required · verify with the official sheet
Complete all of the following courses:
Upper-Division Microbiology Core Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Complete all of the following courses:
Advanced Infectious Disease Electivechoose 1
Biochemistrychoose 1
Additional Upper-Division Depth Courses in Microbiology2 required · verify with the official sheet
Complete 6 credits of the following courses. Infectious Disease electives may be counted here as long as the are not already applying to the Infectious Disease Elective requirement.
Mathematics & Computer Scienceall required
Complete two of the following courses. Only one may be in calculus.
Chemistryall required
Physicschoose 1
Algebra- and Trigonometry-based Physics:; Calculus-based Physics:
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in BIOM. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
6 courses deep, ending at BIOM 408
5 courses deep, ending at BIOM 411
5 courses deep, ending at BIOM 428
2 courses deep, ending at BIOM 251
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Human and Biomedical 400-level Depth Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
If BCH 480 /482 were taken, complete three of the following courses. If BCH 380 was taken, complete four of the following courses:
Chemistrychoose 1
Introductory Chemistry (10 credits):; Advanced Chemistry (20 credits):
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Physicschoose 1
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Additional Upper-Division Courses Required for the Ecology & Organismal Biology Concentration1 required
Complete a minimum of 21 credits of upper-division BIOB, BIOE, BIOH, BIOL, BIOM, BIOO, or BCH course, with at least one course from each of the following subcategories. Other recommended courses include BCH 380 or BCH 480 -BCH 482. 21 total credits required.
Specialized Ecology Course Requirementchoose 1
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Chemistrychoose 1
Introductory Chemistry (10 credits):; Advanced Chemistry (20 credits):
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Physicschoose 1
Algebra- and Trigonometry-based Physics:; Calculus-based Physics:
Chemistrychoose 1
Introductory Chemistry (10 credits):; Advanced Chemistry (20 credits):
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Physicschoose 1
Algebra- and Trigonometry-based Physics:; Calculus-based Physics:
Major Required Courses - Aquatic Concentrationchoose 1
Complete all of the following courses:
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Writing in the Disciplines Requirement2 required · verify with the official sheet
Complete any three of the courses from the following lists:; The following courses are required in the Aquatic Concentration:; The following courses are additional options that can also be used to fulfill the Writing in the Disciplines requirement:
All BIOM courses in the Montana catalog
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