BA in Behavioral Biology

For university requirements, visit the Academic Catalog website for current year. Links to previous years:

• Academic Catalogue 2023-2024
• Academic Catalogue 2022-2023
• Academic Catalogue 2021-2022
• Academic Catalogue 2020-2021

Basic Math and Science Courses

Note at least 15 credits below must be at 300 level or above. Graduating 2027 or later, two courses below must be writing intensive.

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)

Behavioral Biology Core Courses

• 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, these are writing intensive)
• Senior seminar (290.490, 1 credit)

Elective Courses

• 3 Biobehavioral upper level courses  BEHB-BIOBEH tag (some examples: Evolution, Community Ecology, Decoding the Brain, Neuroethology, Neuroeconomics..and more)
• 2 Social science upper level courses BEHB-SOCSCI tag (some examples: Human Sexuality, Positive Psychology, Music and Evolution, Science and Democracy…and more)

Research/Internship & Connections

• Three credits (one semester) of Research, Internship or Intersession trip to Utila Island (starting January 2026)
• One semester of Connections in Behavioral Biology (290.500, 0.5 cr)