The introductory biology sequence is a three-quarter-long sequence starting with BIOL 1A. BIOL 1A and 1B have half-labs (i.e., students meet every other week), while BIOL 1C has a full (weekly) lab.

Editor’s note: First-year students, prospective students (and some of their parents) wonder and worry how they will handle the academic transition from high school to college. In a series of stories, ...

I nside a squat, brick-and-concrete building here at the University of Michigan, about 300 freshmen gather on a gray Monday morning for their introductory biology class. Under fluorescent lights, ...

As an American studies major at Georgetown University, Claudia Gilmore had plenty of experience taking exams. But at the age of 21, she faced an altogether different kind of test — and no amount of ...

When instructors at the University of Washington redesigned their introductory-biology course in a “highly structured” style, with active-learning exercises, daily quizzes, and weekly online essay ...

The Barbara E. Chick MD ’50 introductory biology teaching lab (room 430) and lab room 444 are located on the fourth floor of Carnegie Science Building. Each lab is equipped with wireless laptop ...

After reformatting introductory-level biology courses this fall, the University has seen substantial growth in the enrollment of those classes. Introductory biology courses faced logistical challenges ...

Professor of Biological Sciences Sara Wyse ’05 draws a two-dimensional model on a piece of paper. She labels boxes “structure” with arrows pointing from one to ...