KU Biology Courses: Typical schedules

These courses represent the most commonly taken biology courses, but many other courses are not on this list. Consult the appropriate KU Undergraduate Course Catalog to see more classes and more information, including course descriptions and prerequisites.

KU Undergraduate Course Catalog

Course Timetable

Biology Course List
COURSECOURSE TITLECREDIT HOURSLAB HOURSTYPICALLY OFFERED

Core Goal 6/BIOL Capstone

BIOL 105BIOLOGY ORIENTATION SEMINAR10FALL/SUMMER

NO

BIOL 150PRINCIPLES OF MOLECULAR & CELLULAR BIOLOGY30FALL/SPRING/SUMMERNO
BIOL 151PRINCIPLES OF MOLECULAR & CELLULAR BIOLOGY HONORS30FALLNO
BIOL 152PRINCIPLES OF ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY30FALL/SPRING

NO

BIOL 153PRINCIPLES OF ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY HONORS30SPRINGNO
BIOL 154INTRO BIOLOGY LAB FOR STEM MAJORS20FALL/SPRING/SUMMERNO
BIOL 240FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN ANATOMY30FALL/SPRING/SUMMERNO
BIOL 241HUMAN ANATOMY OBSERVATION LAB20FALL/SPRING/SUMMERNO
BIOL 350PRINCIPLES OF GENETICS40FALL/SPRING/SUMMERNO
BIOL 360PRINCIPLES OF GENETICS HONORS40FALLNO
BIOL 370INTRODUCTION TO BIOSTATISTICS40FALL/SPRINGNO
BIOL 400FUNDAMENTALS OF MICROBIOLOGY30FALL/SPRING/SUMMERNO
BIOL 401FUNDAMENTALS OF MICROBIOLOGY HONORS40FALLNO
BIOL 402FUNDAMENTALS OF MICROBIOLOGY LAB22FALL/SUMMERNO
BIOL 405LABORATORY IN GENETICS33FALLNO
BIOL 412EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY40SPRINGNO

BIOL 413

THE TREE OF LIFE40FALLNO
BIOL 414PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY30FALLNO
BIOL 415FIELD AND LAB METHODS IN ECOLOGY22FALLNO
BIOL 416CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION30FALL/SPRING/SUMMERNO
BIOL 417BIOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT30SPRINGNO
BIOL 418LABORATORY IN: SPECIAL TOPICSVARIESVARIESVARIESNO
BIOL 420BIOLOGY SEMINARVARIESVARIESFALL/SPRING/SUMMERNO
BIOL 426LABORATORY IN CELL BIOLOGY33SPRING/SUMMERYES, IF TAKEN SPRING 2023 OR LATER
BIOL 428INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMATICS30SPRINGNO
BIOL 435INTRODUCTION TO NEUROBIOLOGY30FALLNO
BIOL 442HUMAN ANATOMY DISSECTION LABORATOROY33FALL/SPRING

NO

BIOL 446BIOLOGY OF SLEEP30FALL

YES

BIOL 480MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY30FALL (EVEN YEARS)NO
BIOL 480MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY LAB11FALL (EVEN YEARS)NO
BIOL 490INTERNSHIP AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONVARIES0FALL/SPRING/SUMMERYES, IF EARNED 3 OR MORE OF 490
BIOL 499INTRODUCTION TO HONORS RESEARCH20FALLNO
BIOL 503IMMUNOLOGY30FALL/SPRINGNO
BIOL 504IMMUNOLOGY LAB22FALLNO
BIOL 506BACTERIAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES30SPRINGNO
BIOL 507BACTERIAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES LAB33SPRINGYES, IF TAKEIN IN SPRING 2024 OR LATER
BIOL 509BIOLOGY OF SPIDERS30FALLNO
BIOL 512GENERAL VIROLOGY30SPRINGNO
BIOL 513GENERAL VIROLOGY LAB22SPRINGNO
BIOL 518BACTERIAL GENETICS30FALLNO
BIOL 519BACTERIAL GENETICS LAB22FALL NO
BIOL 520MARINE BIOLOGY30INFREQUENTNO
BIOL 524MAMMALIAN PALEONTOLOGY30SPRING (EVEN YEARS)NO
BIOL 533BIOLOGY OF FUNGI41SPRING (ODD YEARS)YES
BIOL 540GENERAL INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY42SPRING (ODD YEARS)NO
BIOL 544COMPARATIVE ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY30FALLNO
BIOL 545EVOLUTION OF DEVELOPMENT43FALL (ODD YEARS)YES
BIOL 546MAMMALIAN PHYSIOLOGY30SPRINGNO
BIOL 547MAMMALIAN PHYSIOLOGY LAB20SPRINGNO
BIOL 583HERPETOLOGY40FALL (ODD YEARS)NO
BIOL 592ICHTHYOLOGY41SPRING (EVEN YEARS)NO
BIOL 593ORINTHOLOGY31SPRING (ODD YEARS)NO
BIOL 594FOREST ECOSYSTEMS30FALL (INFREQUENT)NO
BIOL 599BIOLOGY SENIOR SEMINAR10FALL/SPRINGYES
BIOL 600INTRODUCTION TO BIOCHEMISTRY30FALL/SPRING/SUMMERNO
BIOL 602PLANT ECOLOGY30SPRING (EVEN YEARS)NO
BIOL 622PALEONTOLOGY30SPRINGNO
BIOL 623PALEONTOLOGY LAB10SPRINGNO
BIOL 630CONSERVATION AND WILDLIFE BIOLOGY30SPRING (EVEN YEARS)NO
BIOL 636BIOCHEMISTRY I40FALLNO
BIOL 637BIOCHEMISTRY I LABORATORY20FALLNO
BIOL 368BIOCHEMISTRY II40SPRINGNO
BIOL 639BIOCHEMISTRY II LABORATORY30SPRINGYES, IT TAKEN SPRING 2019 OR LATER
BIOL 648SYSTEMATICS AND MACROEVOLUTION30FALL (ODD YEARS)NO
BIOL 650ADVANCED NEUROBIOLOGY30SPRINGNO
BIOL 652COMPARATIVE ANIMAL BEHAVIOR30SPRING (EVEN YEARS)NO
BIOL 661ECOLOGY OF RIVERS AND LAKES30FALL (INFREQUENT)NO
BIOL 668EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY30SPRING (ODD YEARS)NO
BIOL 672GENE EXPRESSION30SPRINGNO
BIOL 680GENOMICS30SPRINGNO
BIOL 688MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF CANCER30FALLNO
BIOL 699BIOLOGY HONORS RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM10SPRINGNO