Biology at West Virginia University

Intro sequences

The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.

• 1. BIOL 115Principles of Biology
  2. BIOL 115LPrinciples of Biology Laboratory
  3. BIOL 117Introductory Physiology
  4. BIOL 120LFoundations Inquiry Lab
• 1. BIOL 117Introductory Physiology
  2. BIOL 115Principles of Biology
  3. BIOL 115LPrinciples of Biology Laboratory
• 1. BIOL 115LPrinciples of Biology Laboratory
  2. BIOL 115Principles of Biology
  3. BIOL 117Introductory Physiology
• 1. BIOL 117LIntroductory Physiology Laboratory
  2. BIOL 219Cellular and Molecular Biology

Gateway courses

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.

• BIOL 120LFoundations Inquiry Labopens 60 courses (1.6 directly)
• CHEM 111Survey of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistryopens 43 courses (0.1 directly)
• BIOL 219Cellular and Molecular Biologyopens 42 courses (36 directly)
• BIOL 219LCellular & Molecular Biology Laboratoryopens 42 courses (10.1 directly)
• BIOL 222LIntermediate Inquiry Labopens 42 courses (0.1 directly)
• BIOL 221Ecology and Evolutionopens 18 courses (14.1 directly)

The map

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 111 BIOL and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 28 more BIOL courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

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.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in BIOL. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 7 courses deep, ending at BIOL 486

  1. BIOL 219LCellular & Molecular Biology Laboratory
  2. BIOL 219Cellular and Molecular Biology
  3. BIOL 484Undergraduate Research
  4. BIOL 485Undergraduate Research
  5. BIOL 486Honors Investigation and Thesis

• 7 courses deep, ending at BIOL 487

  1. BIOL 219LCellular & Molecular Biology Laboratory
  2. BIOL 219Cellular and Molecular Biology
  3. BIOL 327Professional Development

• 6 courses deep, ending at BIOL 316L

  1. BIOL 219LCellular & Molecular Biology Laboratory
  2. BIOL 219Cellular and Molecular Biology
  3. BIOL 316Developmental Biology

• 6 courses deep, ending at BIOL 324L

  1. BIOL 219LCellular & Molecular Biology Laboratory
  2. BIOL 219Cellular and Molecular Biology
  3. BIOL 324Molecular Genetics

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for BIOL yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under BIOL yet.

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Department events

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