The program provides laboratory classes for first year biology majors and non-science majors. For both the majors and non-science majors we seek to expose students to some of the diversity of the living world, the basic principles of modern biology and provide tools for understanding some of the complex questions facing individuals in our society.

Labs are taught by Teaching Assistants and occasionally by Instructors.

What classes are part of the Freshmen Laboratory Program in Biology?

For students who are science majors, we offer a two course sequence that is a co-requisite with the Introductory Biology for majors.

In the fall and summer, we offer Bisc 161.
The lecture class, Bisc 160 is a co-requisite.
In the spring and summer, we offer Bisc 163.
The lecture class, Bisc 162 is a co-requisite.

For students who are non-science majors, we offer two courses, both offered in fall and spring as well as in the summer:

Bisc 103: Human Biology: Inquiry into Life Laboratory
(the lecture class, Bisc 102 is a co-requisite to Bisc 103)
Bisc 105: Diversity and the Environment: Inquiry into Life Laboratory .
(The lecture, Bisc 104 is the co-requisite for Bisc 105.)

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Ancillary Programs
Walker Computer Facility and departmental resources available to students