The life sciences core curriculum is a set of courses that include a series of introductory- and intermediate-level courses in the physical and life sciences forming a foundation of knowledge necessary to understand modern biology and to prepare for the more advanced courses required for each major. Following are core courses:
1. 01:119:115-116 General
Biology (4,4)
2. 01:119:117 Biological
Research Laboratory (2)
3. 01:160:161-162 General
Chemistry (4,4) or 01:160:163-164 Honors General Chemistry (4,4) or
01:160:165-166 Extended General Chemistry (4,4)
4. 01:160:171
Introduction to Experimentation (1)
5. 01:160:307-308 Organic
Chemistry (4,4) or 01:160:315-316 Honors Organic Chemistry (4,4)
6. 01:160:311 Organic
Chemistry Laboratory (2)
7. 01:750:203-204 General
Physics (3,3) or 01:750:271-272 Honors Physics (3,3)*
8. 01:750:205-206 General
Physics Laboratory (1,1)*
9. 01:640:135,136
Calculus for the Life and Social Sciences (4,4) or 01:640:151-152
Calculus for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (4,4)**
10. 01:447:380 Genetics
(4)***.
*01:750:193-194 (4,4) or
01:750:201-202 (5,5) may be substituted for 01:750:203-204 (3,3) plus
01:750:205-206 (1,1).
**Basic Statistics for Research
(01:960:401, 3 credits), Basic Probability and Statistics (01:960:379, 3
credits), or Statistics I and II (01:960:211 and 212) may be substituted for
the second semester of Calculus.
***Students majoring in
genetics must take 01:447:384-385 (4,4) instead of 01:447:380
Programs of Study and Courses for Liberal Arts and Sciences Students 
