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生物学专业

Students majoring in biology can meet their major requirements by completing either the Integrative 生物学 concentration, 生态, 进化, 海洋生物学专业, or the 分子与细胞生物学 concentration. 每个专业由十二门课程组成, including at least eight courses in the department, exclusive of independent study or honors projects 和 courses below 1100.

综合生物学专业

生态, 进化, 和 Marine 生物学 Concentration 

分子和细胞生物学浓度

生物学小

The minor consists of five courses within the department, exclusive of independent study 和 courses below the 1100 level.

其他信息和部门政策

建议学生完成 杂志1102年 生物学原理II or 杂志1109年 生物学中的科学推理 和 courses in chemistry for the major by the end of the sophomore year. Students planning postgraduate education in science or the health professions should note that graduate 和 professional schools may have additional admissions requirements in chemistry, 数学, 和物理. It is strongly advised that students consult with faculty on the design of their major 和 discuss the options of research projects through independent studies, 奖学金资助的暑期研究, 荣誉项目. Students planning careers in the health professions should contact 赛斯支健康专业顾问主任.

生物系参加了 生物化学, 环境研究, 和 神经科学 项目. Students majoring or minoring in biology may not also major in 生物化学 or 神经科学.

经部门批准, students are allowed to count courses taken at a different college or university toward the major. Normally no more than two transfer credits can be applied to the biology major 和 no more than one transfer credit can be applied to the biology minor. 

Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate credits may not be used to fulfill any of the course requirements for the major.

Electives for the biology major or minor may be double-counted in a second department or program.

等级要求

Only one D grade is allowed in courses required for the major or minor. This D must be offset by a grade of B 或更高版本 in another course also required for the major or minor. 课程 that count toward the major or minor must be taken for regular letter grades (not Credit/D/Fail).

新生须知

Most students interested in exploring biology at Bowdoin start by taking either 杂志1101年 生物学原理1 or 杂志1109年 生物学中的科学推理. 杂志1101年 生物学原理1 is the first of a two-semester introductory biology sequence.  每年 杂志1101年 生物学原理1 在秋季学期开设 杂志1102年 生物学原理II 在春季学期开设吗, allowing students to explore 2000-level biology courses in the following year. 杂志1109年 生物学中的科学推理 is a one-semester introductory biology course that prepares students to explore 2000-level courses in subsequent semesters. 杂志1109年 生物学中的科学推理 每学期都有.

Incoming first-year students who complete the biology placement exam 和 the quantitative reasoning (QR) exam receive one of the four recommendations below:

• 参加 杂志1101年 生物学原理1
• 联系 帕梅拉·布莱恩 to discuss placement (this category is reserved for those on the boundary of a recommendation of 杂志1101年 生物学原理1 or 杂志1109年 生物学中的科学推理)
• 参加 杂志1109年 生物学中的科学推理
• 参加 a 2000-level biology course (a small number of students receive this placement; students seeking this placement should contact 巴里·洛根教授)

Incoming first-year students should take the biology placement 和 QR exams in the summer prior to matriculation.  AP/IB scores are considered in combination with information from biology placement 和 QR exams in recommending placements. A placement recommendation is required for a student to request a biology course numbered above 1099 during course registration.

If a student did not complete these exams in the summer prior to matriculation but wishes to enroll in a biology department course, they should complete the biology placement test immediately 和 inform 帕梅拉·布莱恩 once completed so that a recommendation can be made for them.