fall, spring. A consideration of the unity of life, emphasizing chemical and cellular organization, energy transfer through living systems, genetics, cellular information flow, ecology, and evolution/speciation. Concurrent enrollment in BIOL 115 required. Prerequisite: ACT comp of 22 or above; or an SAT total of 1110 or above; or a grade of "C" or better in BIOL 120.

Introduction to the biological sciences, with emphasis on the biology of organisms, their evolution, and the environment. The second of the two semester freshman biology sequence for Biology majors and minors, and all disciplines that require the majors Biology sequence, although students of all majors may take it to fulfill general education science requirements.