We recommend an intro to cell biology course as early as possible because this will allow you to take more advanced courses later. If you received AP biology credit then this is already done.
- BL 1200 General Bio II: Intro to Cellular Biology AND BL 1210 General Bio II Lab: Into to Cellular Biology. (spring semesters, preferred course)
- or BL 1400 Principles of Biology AND BL 1410 Principles of Biology Lab. (fall and summer semesters)
We also recommend our bioprocessing lab because it’s a good introduction to the entire manufacturing process for making products using microorganisms.
- CM 3025 Bioprocessing Lab (spring semesters, can be taken anytime after University Chemistry I)
After that, you have lots of choices, depending on your interests. Dr. Ong has put together a list of possible courses. This information was accurate as of the 2023-24 academic year, so be sure to look in the current catalog of classes and schedule of classes for the most up-to-date information.
| Course | Title | Credits | Type of Course | Prerequisites | Semester |
| CM 4710 | Biochemical Processes | 3 | lecture | CH 2410 | fall of odd years |
| CM 4780 | Biomanufacturing and Biosafety | 3 | lecture | CH 4710 or CM 4710 or (CM 3110 (C) and Intro to Bio) or undergrad research in bio or bioengineering | fall of even years |
| BE 4200 | Cellular & Molecular Bio II | 3 | lecture | BE 2400 | spring and summer |
| BE 2200 | Genetics | 3 | lecture | Intro to Bio | spring |
| BL 2210 | Genetics Lab | 1 | lab | BL 2200 (C) concurrently | spring |
| BL 2700 | Principles of Computational Biology | 3 | lecture | Intro to Bio | fall |
| BL 3020 | Biochemistry I | 3 | lecture | Intro to Bio and CH 2410 | fall and summer |
| BL 3210 | General Microbiology | 4 | lecture and lab | Intro to Bio | fall and summer |
| BL 3300 | Intro to Genomics | 3 | lecture | BL 2200 or FW3320 | fall |
| BL 3310 | Environmental Microbiology | 3 | lecture and lab | Intro to Bio | spring |
| BL 3820 | Biochemical Lab Techniques I | 2 | lab | BL 3020 (C) or CH 4710 (C) or BL 3025 (C) concurrently | spring |
| BL 4020 | Biochemistry II | 3 | lecture | BL 3020 | spring and summer |
| BL 4030 | Molecular Biology | 3 | lecture | BL 3020 or CH 4710 or BL 3025 | fall and summer |
| BL 4153 | Applied Genome Editing | 3 | lecture and lab | BL 2200 or FW 3230 | fall of odd years |
| BL 4200 | Microbial Physiology | 3 | lecture | BL 3210 or BL 3310 | fall of even years |
| BL 4300 | Applied Bacterial Genomics | 3 | lecture | BL 2200 | fall of odd years |
| BL 4310 | Applied Eukaryotic Genomics | 3 | lecture | BL 2200 and BL 2210 | fall of even years |
| BL 4805 | Molecular Diagnostics | 5 | lecture and lab | BL 2200 and BL 3025 | spring |
| BL 4840 | Molecular Biology Techniques | 3 | lecture and lab | BL 2200 and BL 4030 (C) concurrently | fall |
| CH 3200 | Chemistry and Biology of Brewing | 2 | lecture and lab | CH 1150 and CH 1151 | spring |
| CH 3540 | Biophysical Chemistry | 3 | lecture | Intro to bio and CH 1160 and CH 1161 and MA 2160 | spring |
| CH 3541 | Biophysical Chemistry Lab | 2 | lab | CH 3540 (C) concurrently | spring |
| CH 4110 | Medicinal Chemistry: Mechanism of Drug Action | 3 | lecture | CH 2410 | spring |
| CH 4120 | Medicinal Chemistry: Drug Design | 3 | lecture | CH 2420 | fall |
| CH 4140 | Intro to Pharmaceutical Analysis | 3 | lecture and lab | CH 2410 | spring |
| CH 4710 | Biomolecular Chemistry I | 3 | lecture | CH 2420 | fall |
| CH 4720 | Biomolecular Chemistry II | 3 | lecture | BL 3020 or CH 4710 | spring |