Required Credits: 27 minimum

Minimum Course Prerequisites

• MATH 111 -  Calculus I Credits: (4) or MATH 131 - Calculus I for Life Sciences  Credits: (4) 
• MATH 112 -  Calculus II Credits: (4)

• or MATH 132 - Calculus II for Life Sciences  Credits: (4)  

• BIOL 203 -  Introduction to Molecules, Cells, Development Credits: (3)
• BIOL 204 -  Introduction to Organisms, Ecology, Evolution Credits: (3)

• Note: other prerequisite courses may be needed depending upon elective courses selected.

Major Writing Requirement

 The upper-division writing requirement may be satisfied in one of the following ways:

• Completion of
  BIOL 325
    or
  MATH 345
    with a grade of C- or better, or
• Completion of CAMS 495   and CAMS 496  , which requires the writing of an Honors thesis.

Major Computing Requirement

Proficiency in a high-level programming language and fundamental concepts in data structures is required. This is normally done by taking and passing CSCI 140 or 141 or DATA 141, and CSCI 241.

• CSCI 141 -  Introduction to Programming Credits: (4) or
• CSCI 241 -  Data Structures Credits: (3)

Major Mathematics Requirement

Proficiency in single variable calculus, linear algebra and multivariable calculus is required. This is normally done by taking and passing these courses.

• MATH 211 -  Linear Algebra Credits: (3)
• MATH 212 -  Introduction to Multivariable Calculus Credits: (3) or MATH 213 - Multivariable Calculus for Science and Mathematics  Credits: (4)

Mathematical Modeling Requirement (2 courses)

Two courses from:

• BIOL 325 - Introduction to Quantitative Biology  (3) OR   MATH 345 - Introduction to Mathematical Biology  (3) (only one of these may be used to count toward the minor.)
• APSC 351 (3) OR MATH 356  (3)

Statistics and Data Analysis Electives (2 courses)

• BIOL 327 -  Introduction to Biostatistics Credits: (3-4)
• MATH 351 -  Probability and Statistics for Scientists Credits: (3)
• MATH 352 -  Statistical Data Analysis Credits: (3)
• MATH 451 -  Probability Credits: (3)
• MATH 452 -  Mathematical Statistics Credits: (3)

• Note: MATH 351 cannot be taken for credit if credit for MATH 451 has already been given.

Computational Elective (1 course)

• BIOL 404  - Applied Programming for Biology Credits: (3)
• CSCI 303 -  Algorithms Credits: (3)
• CSCI 426 -  Simulation Credits: (3)
• CSCI 520 Computing in Operations Research (3)
• DATA 302 -  Databases Credits: (3)
• DATA 441 -  Advanced Applications of AI Credits: (3)
• DATA 442 -  Neural Networks & Deep Learning Credits: (3)
• PHYS 256 -  Practical Computing for Scientists Credits: (3)

Biology Electives (2 courses, of at least 3 credits each)

Any two BIOL 300-level or above courses, of at least 3 credits each. Examples include:

• BIOL 310 -  Molecular Cell Biology Credits: (3)
• BIOL 312 -  Evolution of Organisms Credits: (3)
• BIOL 401 -  Evolutionary Genetics Credits: (3)
• BIOL 417 -  Population and Community Ecology Credits: (4)
• BIOL 442 -  Molecular Genetics Credits: (3)
• BIOL 445 -  GIS for Biologists Credits: (3)

Applications and Models Electives (2 courses)

• APSC 327 -  Introduction to Laser Biomedicine Credits: (3)
• APSC 371 -  Matroids: The Value of Abstraction Credits: (3)
• APSC 427 -  Biomedical Materials and Devices Credits: (3)
• APSC 430 -  Biofabrication in Tissue Engineering Credits: (3)
• APSC 450 -  Computational Neuroscience Credits: (3)
• BIOL 377 -  Bioengineering and Synthetic Biology Credits: (3)
• CHEM 341 -  Physical and Analytical Chemistry for Life Sciences Credits: (3)
• CHEM 314 -  Biochemistry Credits: (3) / BIOL 314 -  Biochemistry  (3)
• CSCI 215 -  Introduction to Bioinformatics Credits: (3)
• CSCI 416 -  Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Credits: (3)
• DATA 301 -  Applied Machine Learning Credits: (3)
• DATA 340  - Time Series Analysis Credits: (3)
• DATA 431 -  Spatial Data Discovery Credits: (3)
• MATH 302 -  Ordinary Differential Equations Credits: (3)
• MATH 410
   /
  APSC 490
     -Topics in Mathematics (3)
• MATH 413 -  Introduction to Numerical Analysis I Credits: (3)
• MATH 414 -  Introduction to Numerical Analysis II Credits: (3)
• MATH 441 -  Nonlinear Dynamics Credits: (3)
• MATH 442 -  Partial Differential Equations Credits: (3)
• PHYS 302 -  Fluid Mechanics Credits: (3)
• PHYS 403 -  Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics Credits: (3)

Note:

Students may petition the Track Director or CAMS Director to substitute a single elective course with a research credit, independent study course, or honors thesis course. In total, at most one elective may be substituted in this manner. At the discretion of the directors, permission may be granted if the research content is considered equivalent to the elective requirement.