Requirements | Behavioral Biology | Johns Hopkins University

BA in Behavioral Biology

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All courses begin with “AS” unless otherwise noted.

Calculus I & II (110.106-107 or 110.108-109)
Chemistry I & II with lab (030.101-102 & 030.105-106; note 030.103 can substitute for 030.102 & 030.106)
Physics I & II with lab (not required for students graduating 2027 and later 171.103- 104 & 173.111-112; note 171.101-102 or 171.107-108 can substitute for 171.103-104)
Biology -take two of the following biology options:
- AP Bio – must be with a 5
- Gen Bio I with lab (020.151 & 153)
- Gen Bio II with lab (020.152 & 154)
- Genetics and Developmental Genetics (020.303 & 020.340)
- Genetics and Biochemistry Projects Lab (020.303 & 020.315)
- Biochem with lab (020.305 & 315, requires organic chemistry)
- Cell Bio with lab (020.306 & 316)
- Comparative Physiology with lab (020.374 & 377, requires Biochemistry)
Statistics (AS.280.345 or EN.553.211 or EN.553.311 or EN.553.111 & 112)

Foundations of Brain, Behavior, and Cognition (200.141, Fall/Spring)
Human Origins (290.101, Spring)
Animal Behavior (200.208 ,Fall)
Neuroscience Lab (080.250 Fall/Spring)
Behavioral Evolution Lab (AS.290.306) or Animal Behavior and Communication Lab (AS.290.303) (required for students graduating 2027 or later)

3 Biobehavioral upper level courses BEHB-BIOBEH tag (some examples: Animal Communication, Evolution, Community Ecology, Decoding the Brain, Neuroeconomics..and more)
2 Social science upper level courses BEHB-SOCSCI tag (some examples: Planets, Life and the Universe, Bioethics, Human Sexuality, Positive Psychology, Music and Evolution…and more)
1 semester of senior seminar 290.490 (1 credit)

Three credits (one semester) of Research, Internship or Intersession trip to Galapagos
One semester of Connections in Behavioral Biology (290.500, 0.5 cr)

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