- Course times and locations (Office of the Registrar)
- Bio-150 section titles & descriptions
- All other biology course descriptions (College Catalog)
- Planned Electives (300-level) and Faculty Leaves for the next two years.
- "Investigations," A Handbook for Biology & Chemistry Courses
- Off Campus Study Courses Approved for the Biology Major - OCS-Biology.pdf; Off Campus Study Programs.
The Major
The Department graduates approximately 30 majors per year; approximately 40% of our majors go on to graduate school and about 15% enter one of the health professions. Our graduates have been recent awardees of both NSF and HHMI Predoctoral Fellowships, Rhodes Scholarships, Fulbright and Watson Fellowships, and our faculty members have secured grant support for teaching and research from NSF, NIH, and other agencies.
For detailed information about the requirements of a biology major at Grinnell, please visit the College Catalog
Cognate Credit
Up to four credits of advanced work in a related field may be applied toward the biology major. The current list of courses approved for cognate credit includes: ANT 221 or 325; BCM 262; PSY 336; Sci-350 (Freedom & Authority: Control of Reproduction); and ENV 395 (topic changes from year to year, so check with the department).
Fall 2012
- BIO-150-01: Introduction to Biological Inquiry, "Prairie Restoration" - J. Brown
- BIO-150-02: Introduction to Biological Inquiry, "Plant Genetics and the Environment" - B. DeRidder
- BIO-150-03: Introduction to Biological Inquiry, "The Effects of Climate Change on Organisms" - P. Jacobson
- BIO-150-04: Introduction to Biological Inquiry, "Genes, Drugs & Toxins" - D. Kuzmanovic
- BIO-150-05: Introduction to Biological Inquiry, "Cell Fate: Calvin or Hobbes?" - V. Praitis
- BIO-251-01: Molecules, Cells & Organisms, with Lab - B. DeRidder
- BIO-251-02: Molecules, Cells & Organisms, with Lab - S. Hinsa-Leasure
- BIO-251-02: Molecules, Cells & Organisms, with Lab - D. Kuzmanovic
- BIO-251-04: Molecules, Cells & Organisms, with Lab - J. Sandquist
- BIO-325-01: Fungal Biology, with Lab - K. Jacobson
- BIO-364-01: Animal Physiology, with Lab - E. Queathem
- BIO-368-01: Ecology, with Lab - V. Eckhart
- BIO-370-01: Advanced Cell Biology, with Lab - J. Sandquist
- BIO-380-01: Molecular Biology, with Lab - L. Gregg-Jolly
- BIO-395-01: Special Topic, "Namib Desert Ecology" - K. Jacobson & P. Jacobson
Spring 2013
- BIO-150-01: Introduction to Biological Inquiry, "Biological Responses to Stress" - L. Gregg-Jolly
- BIO-150-02: Introduction to Biological Inquiry, "Survivor" - S. Hinsa-Leasure
- BIO-150-03: Introduction to Biological Inquiry, "The Effects of Climate Change on Organisms" - P. Jacobson
- BIO-150-04: Introduction to Biological Inquiry, - J. Sandquist
- BIO-252-01: Organisms, Evolution and Ecology, with Lab - V. Eckhart
- BIO-252-02: Organisms, Evolution and Ecology, with Lab - K. Jacobson
- BIO-252-03: Organisms, Evolution and Ecology, with Lab - E. Queathem
- BIO-301-01: History of Biological Thought - J. Brown
- BIO-346-01: Environmental Microbiology, with Lab - S. Hinsa-Leasure
- BIO-355-01: Developmental Genetics, with Lab - V. Praitis
- BIO-373-01: Mechanisms of Evolution, with Lab - J. Brown
- BIO-380-01: Molecular Biology, with Lab - B. DeRidder
