Follow the links below to descriptions of classes offered by the Department of Biology, including information on course prerequisites. Please visit our course matrix, for a quick look at what term biology courses are offered. To plan your schedule, please contact a biology advisor.

General Biology (for students not majoring in Biology)

Course Name Course Number
General Biology: Cells Bi 101
General Biology: Organisms Bi 102
General Biology: Populations Bi 103

Principles of Biology (for students majoring in Biology and certain other fields)

Course Name Course Number
Principles of Biology: Molecules, Cells, Genes Bi 211
Principles of Biology: Evolution and Diversity
Bi 212
Principles of Biology: Function and Ecology of Organisms Bi 213

Cellular and Molecular Biology

Course Name Course Number
Cell Biology Bi 342
Molecular Biology Bi 425/525
Immunology Bi 456/556

Microbiology

Course Name Course Number
Elementary Microbiology (primarily for pre-nursing students) Bi 214
Microbiology Bi 351

Physiology

Course Name Course Number
Comparative Animal Physiology Bi 314
Plant Physiology Bi 331
Advanced Animal Physiology Bi 414
Physiol Ecol of Animals
Bi 413

Structural and Developmental Biology

Course Name Course Number
Developmental Biology Bi 343
Plant Anatomy Bi 434/534
Biological Illustration Bi 430/530
Scanning Electron Microscopy Bi 485/585

Genetics

Course Name Course Number
Genetics Bi 341

Evolution

Course Name Course Number
Evolution Bi 446/546
Animal Behavior Bi 480/580

Systematic Biology/ Natural History

Course Name Course Number
Vertebrate Natural History Bi 317
Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Bi 327
Plant Identification and Field Botany Bi 444
Mammalogy Bi 415/515
Origins and Diversity of Land Plants Bi 432/532
Plant Systematics Bi 433/533
Methods in Plant Systematics Bi 435/535
Bryophytes and Lichens Bi 442/542
Invertebrate Zoology Bi 461/561,
Bi 462/562
Entomology Bi 466/566
Herpetology Bi 470/570
Ornithology Bi 471/571

Ecology and Environmental Science

Course Name Course Number
Introductory Ecology Bi 340
Remote Sensing in Biology Bi 411/511
Conservation Biology Bi 438/538
Conservation of Natural Resources Bi 445/545
Fishery Biology Bi 450/550
Community and Population Ecology Bi 453/553
Plant Ecology Bi 454/554
Aquatic Ecology Bi 475/575

Synthesis and Application

Course Name Course Number
Introduction to Complex Systems Bi 381
Biology and Society Bi 382

Science & Advocacy in Envrionmental
Policy Debate

Bi 383
Ethobotany and Cross Cutural Communication Bi 384

Senior Capstone

Course Name Course Number
Senior Research in Organismal Biology Bi 490
Senior Research in Cell and Molecular Biology Bi 491
Senior Research in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology  Bi 492

Environmental Education

Course Name Course Number
Techniques of Field Interpretation Bi 522
Natural History of the Pacific Northwest Bi 523
Natural Resource Management Bi 590
Interpretive Practices Bi 591

 
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