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Biological Sciences, BS

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA

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Program
Award
BS
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
26.0101
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
215293
CourseShelf checklist
CK_215293_66c15699
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Biology Course Requirements

0 items

    Biological Science Required Courses

    12 items
    1. BIOSC 0150
      3
    2. BIOSC 0160
      3
    3. BIOSC 0157
      2
    4. BIOSC 0267
      2
    5. BIOSC 0350
      3
    6. BIOSC 0370
      ECOLOGY
      As published: “ECOLOGY or”
      3
    7. BIOSC 0377
      FIELD ECOLOGY
      As published: “FIELD ECOLOGY or”
      3
    8. BIOSC 1130
      3
    9. BIOSC 1000
      BIOCHEMISTRY
      As published: “BIOCHEMISTRY or the two-semester biochemistry sequence”
      3
    10. BIOSC 1810
      MACROMOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
      As published: “MACROMOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION and”
      3
    11. BIOSC 1820
      3
    12. *Note: If the two-semester biochemistry sequence is selected, BIOSC 1820 METABOLIC PATHWAYS AND REGULATION will count as a higher-level elective course.
      Not resolved to a course

    Writing Intensive and Seminar Course

    1 item
    1. BIOSC 1010
      2

    Elective courses

    68 items
    1. BIOSC 0353
      2
    2. BIOSC 0357
      2
    3. BIOSC 0359
      2
    4. BIOSC 0370
      3
    5. BIOSC 0377
      3
    6. BIOSC 0373
      2
    7. BIOSC 1003
      2
    8. BIOSC 1050
      3
    9. BIOSC 1120
      3
    10. BIOSC 1130
      3
    11. BIOSC 1133
      2
    12. BIOSC 1140
      3
    13. BIOSC 1160
      3
    14. BIOSC 1170
      3
    15. BIOSC 1180
      3
    16. BIOSC 1190
      3
    17. BIOSC 1200
      3
    18. BIOSC 1203
      2
    19. BIOSC 1220
      3
    20. BIOSC 1223
      2
    21. BIOSC 1230
      3
    22. BIOSC 1250
      HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
      As published: “HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY or”
      3
    23. NROSCI 1250
      3
    24. BIOSC 1253
      2
    25. BIOSC 1270
      3
    26. BIOSC 1275
      3
    27. BIOSC 1280
      3
    28. BIOSC 1310
      3
    29. BIOSC 1330
      3
    30. BIOSC 1340
      3
    31. BIOSC 1350
      3
    32. BIOSC 1360
      3
    33. BIOSC 1375
      3
    34. BIOSC 1390
      3
    35. BIOSC 1400
      3
    36. BIOSC 1405
      3
    37. BIOSC 1415
      3
    38. BIOSC 1420
      3
    39. BIOSC 1425
      3
    40. BIOSC 1430
      3
    41. BIOSC 1435
      3
    42. BIOSC 1440
      3
    43. BIOSC 1445
      3
    44. BIOSC 1455
      3
    45. BIOSC 1470
      3
    46. BIOSC 1500
      3
    47. BIOSC 1503
      2
    48. BIOSC 1515
      3
    49. BIOSC 1520
      3
    50. BIOSC 1523
      2
    51. BIOSC 1540
      3
    52. BIOSC 1542
      3
    53. BIOSC 1544
      3
    54. BIOSC 1610
      3
    55. BIOSC 1615
      3
    56. BIOSC 1730
      3
    57. BIOSC 1760
      3
    58. BIOSC 1850
      3
    59. BIOSC 1853
      2
    60. BIOSC 1857
      2
    61. BIOSC 1859
      2
    62. BIOSC 1865
      3
    63. BIOSC 1940
      3
    64. BIOSC 1945
      3
    65. BIOSC 1998
      3
    66. BIOSC 1999
      3
    67. CHEM 1830
      3
    68. NROSCI 1000
      3

    Co-requisite courses

    46 items
    1. CHEM 0110
      4
    2. CHEM 0120
      4
    3. CHEM 0310
      ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1
      As published: “ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1 * or”
      3
    4. CHEM 0350
      PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
      As published: “PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY *”
      3
    5. MATH 0220
      4
    6. STAT 1000
      4
    7. Choose one STEM co-requisite lecture course (minimum 3 credits) and lab course (minimum 1 credit) from the following options:
      Not resolved to a course
    8. ANTH 1602
      THE HUMAN SKELETON
      As published: “THE HUMAN SKELETON (satisfies lecture and lab)”
      4
    9. CHEM 0250
      INTRODUCTION TO ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
      As published: “INTRODUCTION TO ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY and”
      3
    10. CHEM 0260
      1
    11. CHEM 0320
      ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2
      As published: “ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2 * and”
      3
    12. CHEM 0345
      ORGANIC LABORATORY
      As published: “ORGANIC LABORATORY *”
      2
    13. CMPINF 0401
      INTERMEDIATE PROGRAMMING
      As published: “INTERMEDIATE PROGRAMMING (satisfies lecture and lab)”
      4
    14. CS 0011
      INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING FOR SCIENTISTS
      As published: “INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING FOR SCIENTISTS (satisfies lecture and lab)”
      4
    15. GEOL 0800
      GEOLOGY
      As published: “GEOLOGY or”
      3
    16. GEOL 0802
      GEOLOGY OF THE NATIONAL PARKS
      As published: “GEOLOGY OF THE NATIONAL PARKS or”
      3
    17. GEOL 0820
      NATURAL DISASTERS
      As published: “NATURAL DISASTERS or”
      3
    18. GEOL 0840
      ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
      As published: “ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE or”
      3
    19. GEOL 0860
      ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY
      As published: “ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY and”
      3
    20. GEOL 0055
      2
    21. GEOL 1203
      PALEONTOLOGY: INVERTEBRATES AND PRIMITIVE VERTEBRATES
      As published: “PALEONTOLOGY: INVERTEBRATES AND PRIMITIVE VERTEBRATES (satisfies lecture and lab)”
      4
    22. PHYS 0110
      INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS 1
      As published: “INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS 1 * and”
      3
    23. PHYS 0111
      INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS 2
      As published: “INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS 2 * and”
      3
    24. PHYS 0212
      INTRODUCTION TO LABORATORY PHYSICS
      As published: “INTRODUCTION TO LABORATORY PHYSICS *”
      2
    25. PHYS 0174
      BASIC PHYSICS FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 1
      As published: “BASIC PHYSICS FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 1 * and”
      4
    26. PHYS 0175
      BASIC PHYSICS FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2
      As published: “BASIC PHYSICS FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2 * and”
      4
    27. PHYS 0219
      BASIC LABORATORY PHYSICS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
      As published: “BASIC LABORATORY PHYSICS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING *”
      2
    28. or choose
      Not resolved to a course
    29. CHEM 0330
      1
    30. and choose any previously listed STEM co-requisite lecture course or any of the following stand-alone lecture courses:
      Not resolved to a course
    31. ANTH 1801
      3
    32. GEOL 0890
      3
    33. GEOL 1050
      4
    34. GEOL 1445
      3
    35. GEOL 1460
      3
    36. MATH 0230
      4
    37. MATH 0280
      3
    38. STAT 1201
      3
    39. STAT 1211
      3
    40. STAT 1221
      3
    41. STAT 1231
      3
    42. STAT 1241
      3
    43. STAT 1261
      3
    44. STAT 1281
      3
    45. STAT 1301
      3
    46. *Note: Students planning to apply to medical, dental, optometry, or some veterinary schools or other pre-professional health programs, or who intend to pursue graduate study in certain scientific disciplines, should complete the two-semester organic chemistry lecture and laboratory sequence CHEM 0310/0320/0345 (8 credits) and the two-semester introductory physics lecture and laboratory sequence, either PHYS 0110/0111/0212 (algebra-based; 8 credits) or PHYS 0174/0175/0219 (calculus-based; 10 credits).
      Not resolved to a course

    Restrictions

    9 items
    1. All BIOSC courses at the 0800-level are designed for non-majors and do not count toward the major.
      Not resolved to a course
    2. Undergraduate teaching assistant (BIOSC 1690), independent study (BIOSC 1901), and undergraduate research credits (e.g., BIOSC 1903) do not count toward the major, although the department encourages students to pursue these opportunities.
      Not resolved to a course
    3. Anatomy lecture and lab courses do not count toward the major.
      Not resolved to a course
    4. Only one physiology course can be counted towards the major.
      Not resolved to a course
    5. The following courses are considered as course repeats, and students cannot earn credit for both:
      Not resolved to a course
    6. BIOSC 0370
      ECOLOGY
      As published: “ECOLOGY and BIOSC 0377 FIELD ECOLOGY”
      3
    7. BIOSC 1140
      FIELD BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY
      As published: “FIELD BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY and BIOSC 1440 ANIMAL BEHAVIOR”
      3
    8. BIOSC 1000
      BIOCHEMISTRY
      As published: “BIOCHEMISTRY and BIOSC 1810 MACROMOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION”
      3
    9. Students must complete at least two upper-level BIOSC labs (or one upper-level lab and one field course) for the major, and at least one of them must be taken at the Pittsburgh campus. Online labs cannot be used for the Biological Sciences major.
      Not resolved to a course

    Grade Requirements

    4 items
    1. All biology core courses, seminar course, writing course, and electives must be completed with a grade of C or better.
      Not resolved to a course
    2. A minimum GPA of 2.0 in all departmental courses taken is required for graduation. If a C- or lower is earned in an elective course for the major but is not repeated, the course will be used to calculate the departmental GPA but will not be counted toward the 35 credits required for the major.
      Not resolved to a course
    3. Students must also earn a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the co-requisite courses. A passing grade of C- or lower in a co-requisite course can be accepted if balanced by a higher grade in another co-requisite course so that the co-requisite GPA is 2.0 or higher. Exceptions: CHEM 0110 and CHEM 0120 require a C or better to declare the major; PHYS 0110 / PHYS 0174 require a C or better to enroll in PHYS 0111 / PHYS 0175 ; MATH 0220 requires a C or better to enroll in MATH 0230 .
      Not resolved to a course
    4. Only one BIOSC course may be taken on a Satisfactory/No Credit (S/NC) basis.
      Not resolved to a course
    Source. University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.upp.pitt.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=241&poid=78999. Captured page pages/0299.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.