After BIOL 3315
Gateway: BIOL 3315
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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 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 84 BIOL and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 96 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.
Foundations2 required · verify with the official sheet
Students must complete specific courses in certain core areas:; For Communication select:; For Life and Physical Science select:; For Mathematics select:; For Component Area Option select:
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Teacher Preparation Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Biology Specialization2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 7 hours from the following:; Select two 3000/4000 level BIOL courses approved by the UTeach advisor
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Students are required to complete specific courses in certain core areas.; For Communication select:; For Life & Physical Science select:; For Mathematics select:; Biology Foundations; Additional hours required core.; Other communication course approved by advisor.
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Students must complete certain courses within specific core areas.; For Communication select:; For Mathematics select:; For Foundational Component select:; For Life & Physical Science select:; Program Foundations; Additional lab hours in required core courses.; Or other approved communication course
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Foundations2 required · verify with the official sheet
Students must complete specific courses within certain core areas; For Communication select:; For Mathematics select:; For Life and Physical Sciences select:; Biological Chemistry Foundations; Select two of the following:
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Students must complete specific courses in certain core areas.; For Communication select:; For Life & Physical Science select:; For Mathematics select:; For Component Area Option select:; Psychology Foundations; Additional Life & Physical Science hours required sufficient to bring total Life & Physical Science hours to 14. Select from the following:; Another course approved by advisor.; An equival
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Foundations2 required · verify with the official sheet
Students must complete specific courses in certain core areas.; For Communication select 6 credit electives; For Life & Physical Science select:; For Mathematics select:; For Component Area Option select:; EES Foundations; Additional hours required in core.; Computer Competence - any computer-related course such as:
Foundations2 required · verify with the official sheet
Students must select specific courses in certain core areas.; For Communication select:; For Life & Physical Sciences select:; For Mathematics select:; For Foundational Component Area select:; Geology Foundations; Additional hours required in core.; Communication Competence - pass oral presentation requirement in GEOL 3441 or GEOL 3443 , or complete COMS 1301 , COMS 2302 , or equivalent course; Co
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Students are required to complete specific courses in certain core areas.; For Communication select:; For Mathematics select:; For Component Area Option select:; Psychology Foundations; An equivalent course approved by academic advisor; An equivalent three hour course approved by academic advisor
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Foundations2 required · verify with the official sheet
Students must complete specific courses within certain core areas.; For Communication select:; For Mathematics select:; For Life and Physical Sciences select:; For Component Area Option, select:; Biochemistry Foundations; Additional hours in required core courses.
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Students must complete specific courses in certain core area.; For Communication select:; For Life & Physical Sciences select:; For Mathematics select:; For Component Area option select:; Kinesiology Foundations; Additional hours required in core.; For Cultural Diversity select an additional course in a specific emphasis in consultation with advisor.
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Students must complete specific courses within certain core areas; For Communication select:; For Mathematics select:; For Foundational Component Area option select:; Mathematics Foundations; Additional hours required in core from Calculus core sequence.; Four hours in Modern or Classical Languages or course(s) closely related to the major.
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Students must complete specific courses in certain core areas; For Communication select:; For Mathematics select:; For Foundational Component Area option select:; Mathematics BA Foundations; Additional hours required in core from Calculus core sequence above.; Complete a 1441 & 1442 & 2313 sequence in French, German, Spanish, or Russian.
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in BIOL. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
4 courses deep, ending at BIOL 4355
4 courses deep, ending at BIOL 4441
3 courses deep, ending at BIOL 2458
3 courses deep, ending at BIOL 3320
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Biology Specialization2 required · verify with the official sheet
Diversity Courses; Select 7 hours of advanced core courses from the following:; Select 6 hours in 3000/4000-level BIOL electives approved by advisor; Select 12 hours of 3000/4000 level electives; Select electives sufficient to complete 120 hours
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Biological Chemistry Specialization2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 3000/4000 level electives sufficient to meet the 36 advanced hours requirement.; Select electives sufficient to complete the total hours required for the degree.
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Core Lectures; Lecture Groups; Advanced Topics Course
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Electives9 required · verify with the official sheet
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Select any two from separate groups:; Select 3 additional hours in MATH courses numbered 3302 or above (except MATH 4350 and MATH 4351 ).
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Advanced Mathematics Electives; Select 9 hours in MATH courses numbered 3301 or above, except for capstone mathematics courses specifically for prospective middle or secondary grades mathematics teachers.; Select any two from separate groups:; Minor
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All BIOL courses in the UT Arlington catalog
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