Courses

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Please consult the projected courses for the most up to date course list.

Course numbers greater than 100 have an intermediate level pre-requisite.

Spring 2025

BIOL 002. Organismal and Population Biology
- Natural sciences and engineering practicum.
BIOL 010. Genetics
- Natural sciences and engineering practicum.
BIOL 024. Developmental Biology
- Natural sciences and engineering practicum.
BIOL 025. Plant Biology
- Natural sciences and engineering practicum.
BIOL 093. Directed Reading
BIOL 094. Research Project
BIOL 097. Themes in Biology
- Natural science and engineering.
BIOL 098. Neuroscience Thesis
BIOL 111. Genome Regulation by Noncoding RNA
- Natural sciences and engineering.
BIOL 137. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
- Natural sciences and engineering.
BIOL 180. Honors Research
BIOL 199. Senior Honors Study

Fall 2025

BIOL 001. Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Natural sciences and engineering practicum.
BIOL 001SP. Cellular and Molecular Biology
BIOL 006. The Art of Biological Discovery
- Natural Sciences and Engineering.
BIOL 009. Our Food
- Natural sciences and engineering.
BIOL 022. Neurobiology
- Natural sciences and engineering practicum.
BIOL 030. Animal Behavior
- Natural sciences and engineering practicum.
BIOL 034. Evolution
- Natural sciences and engineering practicum.
BIOL 036. Ecology
- Natural sciences and engineering practicum.
BIOL 093. Directed Reading
BIOL 094. Research Project
BIOL 098. Neuroscience Thesis
BIOL 119. Genomics and Systems Biology
- Natural sciences and engineering.
BIOL 123. Stress Physiology.
- Natural science and engineering.
BIOL 134. Evolution of Animal Societies
- Natural sciences and engineering.
BIOL 180. Honors Research

Spring 2026

BIOL 002. Organismal and Population Biology
- Natural sciences and engineering practicum.
BIOL 002SP. Organismal and Population Biology
BIOL 010. Genetics
- Natural sciences and engineering practicum.
BIOL 016. Microbiology
- Natural sciences and engineering practicum.
BIOL 022. Neurobiology
- Natural sciences and engineering practicum.
BIOL 027. Systems Biology
- Natural sciences and engineering practicum.
BIOL 061. Biomedical Modeling and Simulation
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Practicum.
BIOL 093. Directed Reading
BIOL 094. Research Project
BIOL 097. Themes in Biology
- Natural science and engineering.
BIOL 098. Neuroscience Thesis
BIOL 127. Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
- Natural sciences and engineering.
BIOL 128. Evolution and Development
- Natural sciences and engineering.
BIOL 137. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
- Natural sciences and engineering.
BIOL 180. Honors Research
BIOL 199. Senior Honors Study

Fall 2026

BIOL 001. Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Natural sciences and engineering practicum.
BIOL 001SP. Cellular and Molecular Biology
BIOL 007. Scientific Problem Solving: Quantitative Skills, Basic Statistics, and Model Building
- Natural Sciences and Engineering.
BIOL 009. Our Food
- Natural sciences and engineering.
BIOL 019. Omics
- Natural sciences and engineering practicum.
BIOL 020. Animal Physiology
- Natural sciences and engineering practicum.
BIOL 030. Animal Behavior
- Natural sciences and engineering practicum.
BIOL 034. Evolution
- Natural sciences and engineering practicum.
BIOL 093. Directed Reading
BIOL 094. Research Project
BIOL 098. Neuroscience Thesis
BIOL 114. Host-Pathogen-Microbiota Interactions
- Natural sciences and engineering.
BIOL 129. Developmental Neurotoxicology
- Natural sciences and engineering.
BIOL 180. Honors Research

Spring 2027

BIOL 002. Organismal and Population Biology
- Natural sciences and engineering practicum.
BIOL 002SP. Organismal and Population Biology
BIOL 010. Genetics
- Natural sciences and engineering practicum.
BIOL 016. Microbiology
- Natural sciences and engineering practicum.
BIOL 024. Developmental Biology
- Natural sciences and engineering practicum.
BIOL 027. Systems Biology
- Natural sciences and engineering practicum.
BIOL 093. Directed Reading
BIOL 094. Research Project
BIOL 097. Themes in Biology
- Natural science and engineering.
BIOL 098. Neuroscience Thesis
BIOL 115E. Plant Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology
- Natural sciences and engineering.
BIOL 180. Honors Research
BIOL 199. Senior Honors Study

Interdisciplinary Special Majors

Swarthmore students may pursue interdisciplinary curricula developed by the faculty, or they may take the initiative to define their own distinct academic program with the support of faculty mentors.

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