Bachelor degree in Biology at Amherst College

1. Two introductory biology courses (Biology 18 and 19);
2. Four courses in physical sciences and mathematics (Mathematics 11, Chemistry 11 or 15, Chemistry 12, and Physics 16 or 23);
3. Five additional courses in biology, not including Special Topics and courses numbered below Biology 18, chosen according to each student's needs and interests, subject to two constraints: First, at least three of the five must be laboratory courses. These courses are Biology 22, 24, 25, 27, 29, 30, 32, 35, and 39. Second, the five courses must include at least one course in each of the following three areas:
* Molecular and cellular mechanisms of life processes: Molecular Genetics (Biology 25), Cell Structure and Function (Biology 29), Biochemistry (Biology 30), Structural Biology (Biology 37);
* Integrative processes that show the relationship between molecular mechanisms and macroscopic phenomena: Developmental Biology (Biology 22), Genetic Analysis of Biological Processes (Biology 24), Genome Biology (Biology 27), Immunology (Biology 33), Neurobiology (Biology 35);
* Evolutionary explanations of biological phenomena: Ecology (Biology 23), Evolutionary Biology (Biology 32), Animal Behavior (Biology 39).

All Biology majors will take a Senior Comprehensive Examination administered by the Department. All majors are strongly encouraged to attend Departmental seminars; attendance is required for senior majors.