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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 University of Vermont’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 36 BIOL and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 31 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.
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Fundamental Biology. Choose 1 of the following options:; Fundamental Chemistry. Choose 1 of the following options:; Calculus. Choose 1 of the following:
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CORE COURSESall required
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At least two of the Advanced Elective courses must be from the BIOL subject code. Only one course may be at the 2000-level.; Category A (Cell Biology). 1 additional course/3 credits from the following:; BIOL numbered 3530 to 3559, BIOL 5025 , BIOL 5030; BIOL 3505 , ASCI 3180 , BHSC 3420 , BHSC 3810 , BIOC 3001 , BIOC 3005 , BIOC 3006 , BIOC 3030 , BIOC 3075 , MLS 3200 , MMG 2040 , MMG 3010 , MMG 3
CORE REQUIREMENTS. At least 15 credits.choose 1
INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY. Choose 1 of the following options:
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BIOLOGY. Choose 1 of the following options:; Choose 1 of the following:
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FUNDAMENTAL COURSES. At least 22 credits.choose 1
BIOLOGY. Choose 1 of the following options:; CHEMISTRY.; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. Choose 1 of the following:; CALCULUS. Choose 1 of the following:
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FUNDAMENTAL COURSES. At least 21 credits.choose 1
BIOLOGY. Choose 1 of the following:; CHEMISTRY.; CALCULUS I. Choose 1 of the following:; CALCULUS II: Choose 1 of the following:
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CORE REQUIREMENTS. At least 15 credits.choose 1
BIOLOGY. Choose 1 of the following options:; Choose 1 of the following:
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ANCILLARY REQUIREMENTS. At least 23 credits.choose 1
INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY. Choose 1 of the following options:; MATHEMATICS. Choose 1 of the following options:; STATISTICS.; PHYSICS. Choose 1 of the following options:
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CORE REQUIREMENTS:; INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY. Choose 1 of the following options:; ANCILLARY REQUIREMENTS:; 1 of the following 2 Physics options:; ADVANCED ELECTIVES:; Students should meet with an academic advisor during their second year to map out a plan of study for completing 26 credits of Advanced Electives. Advanced Electives may be chosen from Categories A, B, and C as listed below. Students ma
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: BCOR 2100
Gateway: BCOR 2300
Gateway: BCOR 2500
The deepest prerequisite chains in BIOL. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at BIOL 3100
3 courses deep, ending at BIOL 3500
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2 courses deep, ending at BIOL 2100
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ANCILLARY REQUIREMENTS. At least 33 credits.choose 1
CALCULUS I. Choose 1 of the following:; CALCULUS II. Choose 1 of the following:; STATISTICS. Choose 1 of the following:; PHYSICS. Choose 1 of the following options:
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ELECTIVES. 26 credits.1 required · verify with the official sheet
Students should meet with an academic advisor during their second year to map out a plan of study for completing 26 credits of Advanced Electives. Advanced Electives may be chosen from Categories A, B, and C as listed below. Students may choose up to 8 credits of Category B courses, and up to 10 credits of Category C courses to fulfill the Advanced Electives requirement.; CATEGORY A (courses at t
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ANCILLARY REQUIREMENTS. At least 26 credits.all required
CHEMISTRY.; CALCULUS AND STATISTICS.; QUANTITATIVE DISCIPLINES. 12-15 additional credits with a MA or QD Catamount Core Curriculum designation which commonly include:; CHEM 1580 , CHEM 2580 , CHEM 2585 , GEOG 2510 , GEOG 2520 , GEOL 2525 , MATH 1224 , MATH 1248 , PHYS 1450 , PHYS 1650; Note that most professional schools (e.g., medicine, dentistry, veterinary, physical therapy) require the equival
ELECTIVES. At least 26 credits.1 required · verify with the official sheet
Students should meet with an academic advisor during their second year to map a plan of study for completing their Advanced Electives.; CATEGORY A: 12 credits from the following:; BIOL numbered 3100 to 3699; BIOL numbered 4100 to 4699; BIOL numbered 5020 to 5030; ANTH 3560 , ASCI 3040 , ASCI 3150 , ASCI 3160 , ASCI 3180 , ASCI 3200 , ASCI 3490 , ASCI 3600 , MMG 3230 , WFB 3240 , WFB 4320 , WFB 475
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FOUNDATION COURSES. At least 15 credits.2 required · verify with the official sheet
Choose 1 of the following:; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND STATISTICS.; Choose 1 of the following:; Choose 1 of the following:; Choose 1 of the following:
SENIOR CAPSTONE. 3 credits.1 required
ELECTIVES. At least 9 credits.1 required · verify with the official sheet
CATEGORY A: Behavioral/Cognitive. 1 additional course/3 credits from the following:; PSYS numbered 3100 to 3249; CSD 2010 , CSD 3480 , CSD 3620; CATEGORY B: Cellular/Molecular. 1 additional course/3-4 credits from the following:; PSYS numbered 3250 to 3299; ( BCOR 2500 or BCOR 2505 ), BIOL 3510 , BIOL 3500 , BIOL 3530 , NSCI 3220 , NSCI 3230 , NSCI 3250 , NSCI 3500 , NSCI 3610 , PHRM 3010 , PHRM 3
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FOUNDATION COURSES. At least 20 credits.choose 1
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. Choose 1 of the following:; Choose 1 of the following:; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND STATISTICS.; Choose 1 of the following:; Choose 1 of the following:
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SENIOR CAPSTONE. 3 credits.1 required
ELECTIVES. At least 18 credits.1 required · verify with the official sheet
CATEGORY A: Behavioral/Cognitive. 2 additional courses/6-8 credits from the following:; PSYS numbered 3100 to 3249; CSD 2010 , CSD 3480 , CSD 3620; CATEGORY B: Cellular/Molecular. 2 additional courses/6-8 credits from the following:; ( BCOR 2500 or BCOR 2505 ), BIOL 3510 , BIOL 3500 , BIOL 3530 , NSCI 3220 , NSCI 3230 , NSCI 3250 , NSCI 3500 , NSCI 3610 , PHRM 3010 , PHRM 3900; PSYS numbered 3250
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ANCILLARY REQUIREMENTS. At least 14 credits.all required
CHEMISTRY.; CALCULUS AND STATISTICS.; QUANTITATIVE DISCIPLINES. At least 1 additional course with a MA or QD Catamount Core Curriculum designation which commonly include:; CHEM 1580 , CHEM 2580 , CHEM 2585 , GEOG 2510 , GEOG 2520 , GEOL 2525 , MATH 1224 , MATH 1248 , PHYS 1450 , PHYS 1650; Note that most professional schools (e.g., medicine, dentistry, veterinary, physical therapy) require the equ
ADVANCED ELECTIVES. At least 14 credits.14 required · verify with the official sheet
11-14 credits of electives at the 3000-level or above; BIOL numbered 3100 to 3699; BIOL numbered 4100 to 4699; BIOL numbered 5020 to 5030; ANTH 3560 , ASCI 3150 , ASCI 3160 , ASCI 3180 , ASCI 3200 , ASCI 3600 , MMG 3230 , WFB 3240 , WFB 4320 , WFB 4750 , WFB 4830; 1 additional course/3-4 credits from the following:; BIOL numbered 2100 to 2699; ANTH 2440 , ASCI 2600 , BCOR 2100 , BCOR 2500 , BCOR 2
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CORE REQUIREMENTS. At least 32 credits.choose 1
INTERMEDIATE BIOLOGY.; GENERAL CHEMISTRY. Choose 1 of the following options:; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. Choose 1 of the following options:; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY.; BIOCHEMISTRY.
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ADVANCED COURSES. 14 credits.choose 1
INTERMEDIATE LABORATORY ELECTIVE. Choose 1 of the following:; ADVANCED BIOCHEMISTRY ELECTIVES. 5-9 additional credits from the Undergraduate and/or Graduate Elective lists below, in any combination.; Undergraduate Elective Courses: ASCI 3180 , BHSC 3420 , BIOC 3063 , BIOC 3075 , BIOL 3500 , BIOL 3505 , BIOL 3530 , BIOL 3560 , BIOL 3565 , BIOL 4135 , BIOL 4405 , CHEM 3320 , CHEM 3400 , CHEM 3600 ,
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All BIOL courses in the UVM catalog
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