Office of Academic Advising
Behavioral Biology Major
Garland Hall, Suite 300 / 3400 N. Charles St.
Baltimore MD 21218
410-516-8216
advising@jhu.edu
www.advising.jhu.edu
Course No. and Title
Completed
In Progress
To be Done
Behavioral Biology Sequence
200.208 Animal Behavior
200.141 Foundations of Brain, Behavior and Cognition
290.101 Human Origins
080.250 Neuroscience Lab
(students entering Fall 2012 and earlier have the option of taking
080.305 Nervous Systems I instead of 080.250)
Mathematics Courses
110.106 Calculus I for Biological Sciences (or 110.108)
110.107 Calculus II for Biological Sciences (or 110.109)
Statistics Courses
550.111 Statistical Analysis I
AND
550.112 Statistical Analysis II
OR one (1) of the following:
550.211 Probability and Statistics for the Life Sciences
550.230 Introduction to Biostatistics
550.310 Probability and Statistics for the Physical Sciences
550.311 Probability and Statistics for the Biological Sciences
Science Courses
171.101 General Physics I (or 171.103)
173.111 General Physics Laboratory I
171.102 General Physics II (or 171.104)
173.112 General Physics Laboratory II
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Course No. and Title
Completed
In Progress
To be Done
030.101 Introductory Chemistry I
030.105 Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I
030.102 Introductory Chemistry II
030.106 Introductory Chemistry Laboratory II
020.151 General Biology I
020.153 General Biology Lab I
020.152 General Biology II
020.154 General Biology Lab II
(Note: Pre-med students are required to take additional courses, which are listed at the following webpage:
http://web.jhu.edu/prepro/index.html.)
Advanced Biobehavioral Sciences Courses (9 credits).
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Intermediate/Advanced Social/Developmental/Cognitive Sciences Courses (6 credits).
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Capstone Course (1 credit). Required for all majors.
290.490 Behavioral Biology Senior Seminar
Research (6 credits). Six credits of research obtained through work in one of the laboratories participating in the program.
Students register for 290.5XX, where the last two digits of the course number correspond to the student’s year and the
semester. Recommended but not required of majors.
290.5
Research—Freshmen
290.5
Research—Sophomores
290.5
Research—Juniors
290.5
Research—Seniors
290.5
Independent Study
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Other Departmental Requirements:
No departmental requirements may be taken S/U. A grade of C- or higher is mandatory for courses fulfilling departmental
degree requirements.
Honors in Your Major
To graduate with honors in your major, you must complete an HONORS CLEARANCE CHECKLIST by April 1 st in the year you
expect to graduate in May. Most commonly, this means by April 1 st of your senior year. Failure to submit this checklist by this
date will mean that you will not receive honors in your major. You cannot complete the checklist before February 1 st of the same
year. Please note that these requirements are not related to “General University Honors.” General University Honors are
automatically assigned to all students who graduate with a 3.5 or higher.
To receive Honors in Behavioral Biology, you must have met the following criteria:
1. Have a GPA in your major requirements of a 3.5 or higher.
2. Research and Presentation
3. Recommendation from research mentor
To notify us that you are eligible for honors, you must:
1. Obtain an honors checklist by either downloading it from www.advising.jhu.edu or by picking one up in the Office of
Academic Advising.
2. Submit the following materials to Ms. Hope Stein in 434 Dunning Hall by March 1:

Completed honors checklist
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One recommendation from your PI(in a sealed envelope)
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Proof of research presentation
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