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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 BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 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 BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 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.
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152
The concentrations and majors that build on BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY, 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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Microbiology Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Microbiology Core (all required):; Except where noted, all Microbiology Core courses are offered every fall and spring semester.; Microbiology Capstone (required):; Microbiology Electives; Complete at least 6 credits; at least 3 credits must come from Set A. Not all elective courses are offered every semester.; Set A:; Set B:
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Another PL PATH course numbered 300 and above. Cannot include PL PATH 375 , PL PATH 299 , PL PATH 399 , PL PATH 590 , PL PATH 681 , PL PATH 682 , or PL PATH 699 .
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Wildlife Ecology and Management; Plant Taxonomy; Evolution/Genetics; Vertebrate Taxonomy and Natural History
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