Building the department map…
Building the department map…
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 BIO coursework.
Generated from University of Illinois Springfield’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 BIO 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 23 BIO and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 27 more BIO courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on BIO, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in BIO. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at BIO 301
2 courses deep, ending at BIO 107
2 courses deep, ending at BIO 232
2 courses deep, ending at BIO 307
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Research Course1 required
This must be taken in an environmentally-related research project. Students should consult with their advisor about on-going projects. Internships may also satisfy the research requirement.
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Research Courses1 required
This course should be completed in a collaborative research project that is ongoing between biology and chemistry faculty. Students should consult with their advisor about on-going projects.
PA: Biochemistry; Microbiology w/Laball required
Some elective courses will also be used to satisfy Exercise Science program requirements. Students should work closely with advisor(s) to ensure all program requirements are met.
PT: Any ASP, BIO, CHE w/ Lab from the following2 required · verify with the official sheet
Some elective courses will also be used to satisfy Exercise Science program requirements. Students should work closely with advisor(s) to ensure all program requirements are met.
EXR Electives (6 hours; Any non-core EXR course)2 required · verify with the official sheet
First-time, first-year Seminar (Humanities or Social Science); Comparative Societies (Humanities or Social Science); Humanities; Visual/Creative/Performing Arts (Humanities); ECCE (Speaker Series, Global Awareness, US Communities, Engagement Experience Electives); Electives
EXR Electives (Any non-core EXR course)12 required · verify with the official sheet
First-time, first-year Seminar (Humanities or Social Science); Comparative Societies (Humanities or Social Science); Humanities; Visual/Creative/Performing Arts (Humanities); ECCE (Speaker Series, Global Awareness, US Communities, Engagement Experience Electives); Electives
All BIO courses in the UIS catalog
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Use your school emailNo section schedule with instructor names for BIO yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under BIO yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
BIO does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the UIS campus feed.