{"id":1660,"date":"2019-07-29T12:55:52","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T16:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/behavioralbiology\/?page_id=1660"},"modified":"2026-03-27T16:07:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:07:52","slug":"requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/behavioralbiology\/the-major\/requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BA in Behavioral Biology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For university requirements, visit the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/e-catalogue.jhu.edu\/arts-sciences\/full-time-residential-programs\/degree-programs\/behavioral-biology\/behavioral-biology-bachelor-arts\/\">Academic Catalog website<\/a> for current year. Links to previous years:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-catalogue.jhu.edu\/archive\/2024-25\/arts-sciences\/full-time-residential-programs\/degree-programs\/behavioral-biology\/behavioral-biology-bachelor-arts\/\">Academic Catalogue 2024-2025<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-catalogue.jhu.edu\/archive\/2023-24\/\">Academic Catalogue 2023-2024<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-catalogue.jhu.edu\/archive\/2022-23\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Academic Catalogue 2022-2023<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-catalogue.jhu.edu\/archive\/2021-22\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Academic Catalogue 2021-2022<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Basic Math and Science Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note at least 15 credits below must be at 300 level or above. Graduating 2027 or later, two courses below must be writing intensive.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All courses begin with &#8220;AS&#8221; unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Calculus I &amp; II (110.106-107 or 110.108-109)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chemistry I &amp; II with lab (030.101-102 &amp; 030.105-106; note 030.103 can substitute for 030.102 &amp; 030.106)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physics I &amp; II with lab (<strong>not required for students graduating 2027 and later <\/strong>171.103- 104 &amp; 173.111-112;&nbsp; note 171.101-102 or 171.107-108 can substitute for 171.103-104)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biology -take two of the following biology options:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AP Bio &#8211; must be with a 5 (you <strong>must<\/strong> still take 1 bio\/lab at JHU)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gen Bio I with lab (020.151 &amp; 153)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gen Bio II with lab (020.152 &amp; 154)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Genetics and Developmental Genetics (020.303 &amp; 020.340)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Genetics and Biochemistry Projects Lab (020.303 &amp; 020.315)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Genetics and PEBL (250.253)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biochem with Biochemistry Projects Lab (020.305 &amp; 020.315, requires organic chemistry)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biochem with PEBL (020.305 &amp; 250.253)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cell Bio with lab (020.306 &amp; 316)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comparative Physiology with lab (020.374 &amp; 377, requires Biochemistry)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Statistics (AS.280.345 or EN.553.211 or EN.553.311 or EN.553.111 &amp; 112)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Behavioral Biology Core Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Foundations of Brain, Behavior, and Cognition (200.141, Fall\/Spring)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Human Origins (290.101, Spring)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Animal Behavior (200.208 ,Fall)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neuroscience Lab (080.250 Fall\/Spring)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Behavioral Evolution Lab (AS.290.306) or Animal Behavior and Communication Lab (AS.290.303) (<strong>required for students graduating 2027 or later, these are writing intensive)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Senior seminar (290.490, 1 credit)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elective Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3 Biobehavioral elective courses with&nbsp; BEHB-BIOBEH tags (some examples: Evolution, Community Ecology, Decoding the Brain, Neuroethology, Neuroeconomics..and more)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 Social science elective courses with BEHB-SOCSCI tag (some examples: Human Sexuality, Positive Psychology, Music and Evolution, Science and Democracy&#8230;and more)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research\/Internship &amp; Connections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Three credits (one semester) of <a href=\"http:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/behavioralbiology\/research\/\">Research, Internship<\/a> or Intersession trip to Utila Island (starting January 2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One semester of Connections in Behavioral Biology (290.500, 0.5 cr)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns three-column-feature is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mb-4 px-6 py-8 overflow-hidden bg-white rounded-md shadow-md is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty Advisers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"mailto:kbohn1@jhu.edu\">Dr. Kisi Bohn<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"mailto:agallup1@jhu.edu\">Dr. Andrew Gallup<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"mailto:hope.stein@jhu.edu\">Hope Fisher<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mb-4 px-6 py-8 overflow-hidden bg-white rounded-md shadow-md is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alumni Stories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>See where <a href=\"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/behavioralbiology\/alumni\/\">Behavioral Biology alumni<\/a> go after completing the program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BA in Behavioral Biology For university requirements, visit the&nbsp;Academic Catalog website for current year. 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