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- Course time/locations: visit Office of the Registrar.
- Bio-150 section titles & descriptions: click here.
- All other biology course descriptions*: visit the College Catalog.
* Please note this new description for Bio-334, which will be included in the next release of the College Catalog:
An assessment of the physiological, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms underlying the life processes of plants. This course will examine major plant functions with emphasis on the physiology and biochemistry of photosynthesis, respiration, nutrient metabolism, translocation, control of growth, and response of plants to environmental stress. Prerequisite: Biology 252, or Biological Chemistry 262, or permission of the instructor. DERIDDER
- Planned Electives (300-level) & Faculty Leaves: planned out for the next two years.
- Investigations - A Handbook for Biology & Chemistry Courses [ .pdf, on our "Links" page ]
- Off Campus Study Courses Approved for the Biology Major [ .pdf ]
- BIO-150-01: Introduction to Biological Inquiry, "Prairie Restoration" - J. Brown
- BIO-150-02: Introduction to Biological Inquiry, "Sex Life of Plants" - V. Eckhart
- BIO-150-03: Introduction to Biological Inquiry, "Effect of Climate Change on Organisms" - K. Jacobson
- BIO-150-04: Introduction to Biological Inquiry, "Language of Neurons" - C. Lindgren
- BIO-150-05: Introduction to Biological Inquiry, "Sex Life of Plants" - V. Eckhart
- BIO-220-01: Biotechnology and Its Social Impact - D. Robertson
- BIO-251-01: Molecules, Cells & Organisms, with Lab - V. Praitis
- BIO-251-02: Molecules, Cells & Organisms, with Lab - G. Whitworth
- BIO-251-02: Molecules, Cells & Organisms, with Lab - B. DeRidder
- BIO-251-04: Molecules, Cells & Organisms, with Lab - S. Hinsa-Leasure
- BIO/CSC-295-01: Special Topic "Bioinformatics" - V. Praitis & S. Rebelsky
- BIO-305-01: Evolution of the Iowa Flora - V. Eckhart
- BIO-334-01: Plant Physiology, with Lab - B. DeRidder
- BIO-370-01: Advaced Cell Biology, with Lab - G. Whitworth
- BIO-373-01: Mechanisms of Evolution, with Lab - G. Ruthig
- BIO-395-01: Special Topic "Environmental Microbiology: How Microbes Impact the Environment" - S. Hinsa-Leasure
- BIO-150-01: Introduction to Biological Inquiry, "Plant Genetics and the Environment" - B. DeRidder
- BIO-150-02: Introduction to Biological Inquiry, "Survivor" - S. Hinsa-Leasure
- BIO-150-03: Introduction to Biological Inquiry, "Cell Fate: Calvin & Hobbes" - V. Praitis
- BIO-150-04: Introduction to Biological Inquiry, "Genes, Drugs, and Toxins" - G. Whitworth
- BIO-150-05: Introduction to Biological Inquiry, "Animal Locomotion" - L. Queathem
- BIO-220-01: Biotechnology & Its Social Impact - D. Robertson
- BIO-252-01: Organisms, Evolution and Ecology, with Lab - K. Jacobson
- BIO-252-02: Organisms, Evolution and Ecology, with Lab - G. Ruthig
- BIO-252-03: Organisms, Evolution and Ecology, with Lab - V. Eckhart
- BIO-295-01: Special Topic "Animal Behavior" with Lab - J. Brown
- BIO-301-01: History of Biological Thought - J. Brown
- BIO-339-01: Biogeochemistry, with Lab - P. Jacobson
- BIO-345-01: Advanced Genetics, with Lab - V. Praitis
- BIO-363-01: Neurobiology, with Lab - C. Lindgren
- BIO-395-01: Special Topic "Biology of Infectious Diseases" - G. Ruthig
- BIO-395-02: Special Topic "Spatial Ecology" - V. Eckhart
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.
Up to four credits of advances 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; and ENV 395 (topic changes from year to year, so check with the department).
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