Department of Biology
Department of Biology

Course Planning

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Advising and Enrollment Dates

ACADEMIC CALENDAR (view the calendar for more details)

Course Search Tools

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UVA SIS Class Search

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

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Hoos List

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

Courses by Category

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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 in SIS and in Hoo's List 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 4030  - The Study of Neuroscience from Molecules to Minds
  • BIOL 4047  - Neural Development Lab 
  • BIOL 4200  - Networks in Biology (4cr)
  • BIOL 4030  - Neurobiology from Molecules to Minds

Spring Lab Courses

  • BIOL 3270 - General Microbiology with Laboratory (4cr)
  • BIOL 4030  - The Study of Neuroscience from Molecules to Minds
  • BIOL 4070 - Developmental Biology Laboratory (3cr)
  • BIOL 4270  - Animal Behavior Laboratory (3cr)

Summer Lab Courses

  • BIOL 3410 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I (4cr)
  • BIOL 4752 - Stream Ecology (3cr)            
  • BIOL 4754 - Field Herpetology at MLBS (3cr)
  • BIOL 4755 - Field Biology of Fishes at MLBS (3cr)
  • BIOL 4762 - Field Behavioral Ecology at MLBS (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)
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Approved Courses Outside of Biology (EVSC and CHEM)

Students in the Biology BA and BS may apply a maximum of 6 credits from courses outside the Biology Department.  Outside courses are approved courses in other departments at UVA (see links below), Study Abroad courses that are not Direct Credit, and pre-approved courses transferred from other institutions.  Biology Minors are limited to a maximum of 4 outside credits.

For a full list of approved CHEM and EVSC courses see the most recent Undergraduate Record: