Course Planning

Advising and Enrollment Dates

ACADEMIC CALENDAR (view the calendar for more details)

UVA SIS Class Search

UVA SIS Class Search (Go to "Search classes by semester", choose term and "Biology" for department)

Hoos List

Hoos List (an easy way to see course offerings at UVA)

Biology Laboratory Courses

Please note: the courses are listed by the semester they were historically offered in, but course offerings vary by semester and year. Please check the current course schedule at the top of this page for current offerings.

Fall Lab Courses

• BIOL 3410  - Human Anatomy & Physiology I (4cr)
• BIOL 4018  - NextGen Sequencing: Minions the Microbe Detective (3cr)
• BIOL 4020  - Computational Evolutionary Biology (3cr)
• BIOL 4070  - Developmental Biology Laboratory (3cr)
• BIOL 4200  - Networks in Biology (4cr)
• BIOL 4270  - Animal Behavior Laboratory (3cr)
• BIOL 4030 - Neurobiology from Molecules to Minds

Spring Lab Courses

• BIOL 3270 - General Microbiology with Laboratory (4cr)
• BIOL 4040 - Laboratory in Cell Biology (3cr)
• BIOL 4070 - Developmental Biology Laboratory (3cr)

Summer Lab Courses

• BIOL 3410 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I (4cr)
• BIOL 4752 - Stream Ecology (3cr)            
• BIOL 4754 - Field Herpetology (3cr)
• BIOL 4755 - Field Biology of Fishes (3cr)
• BIOL 4762 - Field Behavioral Ecology (3cr)

Undergraduate Research to Fulfill Lab Course Requirement

The BA major lab requirement may be satisfied by two semesters of undergraduate biology research conducted with the same faculty mentor. Visit the Undergraduate Research page to learn more about working in a research lab within the Biology Department (BIOL 4920) or outside of the biology department (BIOL 4910). 

• BIOL 4910 - Life Sciences Research - 2 semesters (2+2, 4 credits total)
• BIOL 4920 - Biology Research - 2 semesters (2+2, 4 credits total)

Approved Courses Outside of Biology (EVSC and CHEM)

Approved courses taken outside of Biology are limited to 6 credits or less.