Towson University Request for Prerequiste Checking
Revised 11-8-15
Biology Course Prerequisites – All prerequisites require a “C” or higher in the course(s) listed as prerequisites.
All course selections should be discussed with your Faculty Advisor.
Course(s): / Course Prerequisite(s):Use ( ) for “and/or” courses
Must be “C” or better if completed / Majors/Minors & Comments
Include pre-majors and combined “X” majors, if applicable / Class Level or
Special Group:
Fr, So, Jr, Sr or
Honors College / Co-Requiste(s):
Specify if course
can be either a prereq or co-req
BIOL 117
Honors Biology: science of Life / none / Not for credit towards BIOL Major or Minor / Honors College
BIOL 190
Intro. Biology for the Health Professions / Not for credit towards BIOL Major or Minor
BIOL 201
Biology I / CHEM 131/ CHEM 131L [CHEM 110] (may be taken concurrently) or one year high school chemistry.
BIOL 202
Biology II / BIOL 110 or 117 or 120 or 190 or 201 or High School Biology
BIOL 203
Honors BIOL 201 / Honors College
BIOL 204
Educ. Career Planning / BIOL Major, BIOL Minor / So, new Transfer
BIOL 205
General Botany / (BIOL 117 or BIOL 120 or BIOL 190 or BIOL 201)
BIOL 207
General Zoology / (BIOL 110 or BIOL 117 or 120 or BIOL 190 or BIOL 201) and BIOL 202
BIOL 208
Biodiversity / BIOL 201 and BIOL 202
BIOL 221
Human Anatomy and Physiology I / BIOL 117 or BIOL 120 or BIOL 190 or BIOL 201 / BIOL 221L
Human A & P I Lab
BIOL 222
Human Anatomy and Physiology II / (BIOL 110 or 117 or 120 or 190 or 201) and BIOL 221 / BIOL 222L
Human A & P II Lab
BIOL 301
Field Natural Science / (BIOL 110 or 117 or 120 or 202)
BIOL 303
Life Sciences / (BIOL 110 or 117 or 120)
BIOL 304
Nat. Hist. Interpretation and & Public Environmental Education / consent of instructor
BIOL 306
Human Ecology & Sustainability / (BIOL 105 or 110 or 117 or 120 or 202 or CHEM 104)
BIOL 309
Genetics / BIOL 201
BIOL 310
Conservation Biology / BIOL 120 or 190 or 201or 202 and 10 hours of biology, or a combination of 10 hours from biology, geography and physical sciences.
BIOL 315
Medical Microbiology / (BIOL 110 or 190 or 201 or 203) and (CHEM 131 or CHEM 121) / Phased out – replaced by BIOL 318
BIOL 318
General Microbiology / BIOL 201 and CHEM 132/132L (or CHEM 111)
BIOL 322
Biotechnology and Society / (BIOL 117 or 120 or 115 or 190 or 201)
BIOL 323
Genes, Evolution & Morality / (BIOL 110 or 117 or 120 or 190 or 201) / Not currently offered
BIOL 325
Animal Physiology / (BIOL 207 or 208) and CHEM 132
BIOL 327
Dangerous Disease / (BIOL 110 or 117 or 120 or 190 or 201) / Not Currently Offered
BIOL 334
Humans, Science & Chesapeake Bay / BIOL 205 or BIOL 207 or BIOL 208 and BIOL 202.
BIOL 335 / (BIOL 205 or BIOL 208)
BIOL 347
Marine Biology / (BIOL 205 or BIOL 207 or BIOL 208)
BIOL 353
Invertebrate Zoology / (BIOL 207 or BIOL 208) or consent of instructor
BIOL 360
Histology / (BIOL 222 or 325)
BIOL 367
Endocrinology / (BIOL 222 or 325)and CHEM 132
BIOL 371
Animal Behavior / (BIOL 207 or BIOL 208)
BIOL 381
Writing in the Biological Sciences / 60 completed units including a minimum of 16 units completed in biology, or permission of the instructor.
/ Not for BIOL Major or Minor credit
Advanced writing course
BIOL 382
Environmental Education and Service Learning in the Tropics / minimum Junior status and consent of the instructor.
BIOL 389
Current Developments in Biology / (BIOL 205 or BIOL 207 or BIOL 208) and consent of instructor
BIOL 402
General Ecology / BIOL 202 and (BIOL 205 or 207 or 208)
BIOL 403
Advanced Genetics / BIOL 309
BIOL 405
Molecular Ecology, Evolution & Conservation / BIOL 309
BIOL 406
Limnology / ((BIOL 205 or 207 or BIOL 208) and CHEM 132
BIOL 408
Cell Biology / BIOL 309
BIOL 409
Molecular Bio / BIOL 309
BIOL 410
Molecular Biology Laboratory / BIOL 309 (can be co-requisite) / BIOL 309 allowable as co-requisite
BIOL 411
Cancer Biology / BIOL 309
BIOL 413
Evolution / BIOL 202 and (BIOL 205 or 207 0r 208)
BIOL 415
Biotechnology / BIOL 309
BIOL 419
Environmental Microbiology / BIOL 202, BIOL 309, CHEM 132, CHEM 132L or permission of instructor. Also, BIOL 318 (or BIOL 215) recommended.
BIOL 420
Microbiology of Infectious Diseases / BIOL 309 and BIOL 318
BIOL 421
Immunology / (BIOL 309 or 315 or 318)
BIOL 425
Dissection of the Upper Extremity / BIOL 221 and consent of instructor / Minimester course
BIOL 427
Neuromuscular Mechanisms of the Upper Body / BIOL 221 and consent of instructor
BIOL 428
Virology / (BIOL 315 or 318 or 408 or 409 or 410) / BIOL 408 Co-req or prereq.
BIOL 431
Horticulture / (BIOL 205 or BIOL 208)
BIOL 432
Vascular Plant Taxonomy / (BIOL 205 or 208) or consent of instructor
BIOL 435
Plant Ecology / BIOL 202 and (BIOL 205 or 208)
BIOL 436
Plant Physiology / (BIOL 205 or 208) and CHEM 132
BIOL 444
Wildlife Management / BIOL 202 / BIOL 309 and 402 recommended for Biology majors taking the course
BIOL 446
Tropical Ecology & Conservation / (BIOL 202 and (BIOL 207 or BIOL 205 or BIOL 208)) or consent of instructor
BIOL 452
Wetland Ecology / (BIOL 202 and (BIOL 207 or BIOL 205 or BIOL 208))
BIOL 455
Fish Biology / (BIOL 207 or BIOL 208) and CHEM 132
BIOL 456
Entomology / (BIOL 202 and (BIOL 207 or BIOL 208)) or consent of instructor
BIOL 458
Mammalogy / (BIOL 207 or 208)
BIOL 461
Entomology / (BIOL 207 or 208) or consent of the instructor
BIOL 463
Developmental Biology / (BIOL 222 or 325) and BIOL 309
BIOL 467
Herpetology / (BIOL 207 or 208)
BIOL 470
Advanced Physiology / (BIOL 222 or 325) and CHEM 132. / CHEM 332
and BIOL 207 or
BIOL 208
recommended].
BIOL 484
Seminar in Ecology, Evolution and Behavior / BIOL 202 with a grade of B- or better.
BIOL 485
Seminar in Applied Biotechnology / (BIOL 309 or 315 or 318 or 408 or 409)
BIOL 486
Biology Majors Seminar / BIOL 202 and ((BIOL 205 and 207) or BIOL 208) / Jr., Sr.
BIOL 490
Independent Research / Participation in research program with a faculty member; Variable credit; graded S/U; Does not count towards the Biology Major or Minor
BIOL 491
Elective Independent Research / Special Permit; mist be accepted by a faculty mentor; may be used as a Biology elective; Should not be used in a proposed program of study because acceptance is not assured
BIOL 493
Internship in Biology / Special Permit; Must have been accepted for an Internship; Graded on an S/U basis; does not count towards the Biology Major or Minor / Jr., Sr. or consent of internship coordinator
BIOL 499
Senior Thesis in Biology / BIOL 491 / Limited to students who have a research proposal approved by the departmental Honors coordinator and the Honors College
- Co-requisites are courses that either can or must be taken at the same time.
- Requirements listed above must match the published prerequisites.
*Additions/Changes to prerequisite courses must be approved by the UCC Course Approval Reporting Committee. Major or class standing changes do not require approval.