Departmental Advisors
Undergraduate Advisor
Departmental Notes
For course descriptions and pre-requisite information click on the subject column next to the appropriate catalog number.
THIS DEPARTMENT ENFORCES UNDERGRADUATE PREREQUISITES. Please note that the registration system may not factor in transfer work when determining if prerequisites have been met. If you are unable to register for a course and think you have met the prerequisite(s), please contact an advisor from this department to inquire about obtaining a permission code. You may be administratively dropped from a course if the prerequisite has not been met.
Attention: Classroom assignments may change between the time you
register and when classes begin. Please check your class schedule for the latest classroom location
information before attending class.
BIOL 1610 - 001 Fund. of Biology I
The course fee covers digital course materials through the Instant Access program. Students may request to opt out here: https://portal.verba.io/utah/login
BIOL 1610 - 001 Fund. of Biology I
- Class Number: 1299
- Instructor: TANNER, COLBY
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 4.0
- Wait List: Yes
- Seats Available: 200
The course fee covers digital course materials through the Instant Access program. Students may request to opt out here: https://portal.verba.io/utah/login
BIOL 1615 - 001 Fund. of Biol Lab I
BIOL 1615 - 001 Fund. of Biol Lab I
- Class Number: 1296
- Instructor: RUPPER, ADAM C
- Component: Laboratory
- Type: In Person
- Units: 1.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: Yes
- Fees: $50.00
- Seats Available: 24
BIOL 1615 - 002 Fund. of Biol Lab I
BIOL 1615 - 002 Fund. of Biol Lab I
- Class Number: 1297
- Instructor: RUPPER, ADAM C
- Component: Laboratory
- Type: In Person
- Units: 1.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: Yes
- Fees: $50.00
- Seats Available: 24
BIOL 1615 - 003 Fund. of Biol Lab I
BIOL 1615 - 003 Fund. of Biol Lab I
- Class Number: 1298
- Instructor: RUPPER, ADAM C
- Component: Laboratory
- Type: In Person
- Units: 1.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: Yes
- Fees: $50.00
- Seats Available: 24
BIOL 2325 - 001 Human Anatomy
Sections 2 - 5 belong to this lecture. Students will be automatically registered for this lecture section when registering for the pertinent lab section. Due to the accelerated pace of this course during Summer semester students are required to take all lecture exams, lab quizzes, and lab exams on the day and time scheduled on the syllabus. The course fee covers digital course materials through the Instant Access program. Students may request to opt out here: https://portal.verba.io/utah/login
BIOL 2325 - 001 Human Anatomy
- Class Number:
- Instructor: MILLER, SHAWN
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 4.0
- Wait List: Yes
- Fees: $30.00
- Seats Available: 180
Sections 2 - 5 belong to this lecture. Students will be automatically registered for this lecture section when registering for the pertinent lab section. Due to the accelerated pace of this course during Summer semester students are required to take all lecture exams, lab quizzes, and lab exams on the day and time scheduled on the syllabus. The course fee covers digital course materials through the Instant Access program. Students may request to opt out here: https://portal.verba.io/utah/login
BIOL 2325 - 002 Human Anatomy
BIOL 2325 - 002 Human Anatomy
- Class Number: 1344
- Instructor: MILLER, SHAWN
- Component: Laboratory
- Type: In Person
- Units: --
- Wait List: Yes
- Fees: $30.00
- Seats Available: 45
BIOL 2325 - 003 Human Anatomy
BIOL 2325 - 003 Human Anatomy
- Class Number: 1345
- Instructor: MILLER, SHAWN
- Component: Laboratory
- Type: In Person
- Units: --
- Wait List: Yes
- Fees: $30.00
- Seats Available: 45
BIOL 2325 - 004 Human Anatomy
BIOL 2325 - 004 Human Anatomy
- Class Number: 1346
- Instructor: MILLER, SHAWN
- Component: Laboratory
- Type: In Person
- Units: --
- Wait List: Yes
- Fees: $30.00
- Seats Available: 45
BIOL 2325 - 005 Human Anatomy
BIOL 2325 - 005 Human Anatomy
- Class Number: 1347
- Instructor: MILLER, SHAWN
- Component: Laboratory
- Type: In Person
- Units: --
- Wait List: Yes
- Fees: $30.00
- Seats Available: 45
BIOL 2420 - 070 Human Physiology
This class meets at the Sandy Center 10011 Centennial Parkway, Suite 100, Sandy. For directions call 801.587.2520 or visit https://sandy.utah.edu
BIOL 2420 - 070 Human Physiology
- Class Number: 7734
- Instructor: DECKER, STEPHEN
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 4.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: Yes
- Seats Available: 58
This class meets at the Sandy Center 10011 Centennial Parkway, Suite 100, Sandy. For directions call 801.587.2520 or visit https://sandy.utah.edu
BIOL 2420 - 071 Human Physiology
This class meets at the Sandy Center at 10011 Centennial Parkway, Suite 100, Sandy. For directions call 801.587.2520 or visit https://sandy.utah.edu/ .Students needing a permission code for this section should reach out directly to the Program Coordinator at denise.white@utah.edu. Please include which section you're looking at and your UNID. The course fee covers digital course materials through the Instant Access program. Students may request to opt out here: https://portal.verba.io/utah/login
BIOL 2420 - 071 Human Physiology
- Class Number: 7317
- Instructor: DECKER, STEPHEN
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 4.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: Yes
- Seats Available: 58
This class meets at the Sandy Center at 10011 Centennial Parkway, Suite 100, Sandy. For directions call 801.587.2520 or visit https://sandy.utah.edu/ .Students needing a permission code for this section should reach out directly to the Program Coordinator at denise.white@utah.edu. Please include which section you're looking at and your UNID. The course fee covers digital course materials through the Instant Access program. Students may request to opt out here: https://portal.verba.io/utah/login
BIOL 2425 - 001 Human Physiology Lab
BIOL 2425 - 001 Human Physiology Lab
- Class Number: 1341
- Instructor: TANNER, COLBY
- Component: Laboratory
- Type: In Person
- Units: 1.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: Yes
- Fees: $55.00
- Seats Available: 24
BIOL 4950 - 001 Directed Reading
Please contact Melody Tsai in the School of Biological Sciences for more information on this course YiJu.Melody.Tsai@utah.edu
BIOL 4950 - 001 Directed Reading
- Class Number: 1368
- Component: Independent Study
- Type: In Person
- Units: 1.0 - 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 10
Please contact Melody Tsai in the School of Biological Sciences for more information on this course YiJu.Melody.Tsai@utah.edu
BIOL 4955 - 001 Individual Research
Please download, complete, and sign the form using the link https://uofu.box.com/s/9n2kak6ya4yrztmsxk0a01di1mhdve7l. Submit the completed PDF via email to Yiju.Melody.Tsai@utah.edu by Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
BIOL 4955 - 001 Individual Research
- Class Number: 1348
- Component: Independent Study
- Type: In Person
- Units: 1.0 - 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 10
Please download, complete, and sign the form using the link https://uofu.box.com/s/9n2kak6ya4yrztmsxk0a01di1mhdve7l. Submit the completed PDF via email to Yiju.Melody.Tsai@utah.edu by Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
BIOL 4965 - 001 Independent Internship
This course is designed to allow biology majors to earn academic credit for biology- focused internships. Please contact the instructor for more information.
BIOL 4965 - 001 Independent Internship
- Class Number: 1295
- Instructor: Phadnis, Naina
- Component: Independent Study
- Type: In Person
- Units: 1.0 - 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 20
This course is designed to allow biology majors to earn academic credit for biology- focused internships. Please contact the instructor for more information.
BIOL 4995 - 001 Biology Honors Research
BIOL 4995 - 001 Biology Honors Research
- Class Number: 1293
- Instructor: Phadnis, Naina
- Component: Independent Study
- Type: In Person
- Units: 1.0 - 4.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 30
BIOL 4999 - 001 Hon Thesis/Project
BIOL 4999 - 001 Hon Thesis/Project
- Class Number: 1446
- Instructor: Phadnis, Naina
- Component: Honors Thesis Project
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 20
BIOL 5665 - 001 Comp. Paleobiology
This course is by Instructor Permission. Please email farmer@biology.utah.edu for more information on the course and to request a permission code. This course has a field trip TBA at the Bonderman Field Station.
BIOL 5665 - 001 Comp. Paleobiology
- Class Number: 1294
- Instructor: FARMER, COLLEEN
- Component: Field Work
- Type: Hybrid
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $315.00
- Seats Available: 14
This course is by Instructor Permission. Please email farmer@biology.utah.edu for more information on the course and to request a permission code. This course has a field trip TBA at the Bonderman Field Station.
BIOL 5800 - 001 Regenerative Biology
Regenerative medicine aims to repair or replace tissues and organs damaged by aging, disease, and trauma. This is an area of immense interest in human health because humans have limited potential for regeneration in adult organs. Much of what informs current regenerative medicine research is work done on model organisms with vast regenerative potential, including planarians, axolotls, and zebrafish. This course will examine research done on various model regenerators, human stem cell research, and how basic research informs translational research. Topics in the course will include stem cells and regenerative potential, regeneration as the recapitulation of development, key findings from model organism work, and the ethics of human stem cell research. The course will include assigned readings and homework, class discussions, in-class activities, and team-based learning. In addition to covering content on regeneration, this course will integrate learning strategies for critical evaluation of primary scientific literature. Key goals of the course include interpreting and assessing data in primary literature, assessing how science is portrayed in the media, and contributing to an active learning environment.
BIOL 5800 - 001 Regenerative Biology
- Class Number: 1300
- Instructor: JOHNSON, KRISTIN
- Instructor: YOUNG, HANNAH
- Component: Special Topics
- Type: In Person
- Units: 2.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: Yes
- Seats Available: 20
Regenerative medicine aims to repair or replace tissues and organs damaged by aging, disease, and trauma. This is an area of immense interest in human health because humans have limited potential for regeneration in adult organs. Much of what informs current regenerative medicine research is work done on model organisms with vast regenerative potential, including planarians, axolotls, and zebrafish. This course will examine research done on various model regenerators, human stem cell research, and how basic research informs translational research. Topics in the course will include stem cells and regenerative potential, regeneration as the recapitulation of development, key findings from model organism work, and the ethics of human stem cell research. The course will include assigned readings and homework, class discussions, in-class activities, and team-based learning. In addition to covering content on regeneration, this course will integrate learning strategies for critical evaluation of primary scientific literature. Key goals of the course include interpreting and assessing data in primary literature, assessing how science is portrayed in the media, and contributing to an active learning environment.
BIOL 5800 - 002 Science of Aging
Turning back time: Exploration into the molecular mechanisms of aging and aging-related diseases: Despite aging being a common part of life, the science behind how and why we age is highly complex and involves a variety of interrelated environmental, cellular, and molecular factors. This course will cover major molecular hallmarks of aging, such as genomic instability, telomere dysfunction, and alterations in proteostasis, and will review how current research into these areas is aiding our understanding of aging. Topics in this course will include a review of the molecular mechanisms of aging, analysis of standard experimental methods and model systems used in aging research, discussion of research on aging-associated diseases such as neurodegenerative diseases and progeroid syndromes, and insights into current interventions and treatments. The course will include a combination of assigned readings and homework, class discussions, team-based learning, and in-class activities. In addition to covering the course content, this course will integrate learning strategies for reading and interpreting scientific literature. Key goals of this course include improving critical thinking skills, scientific literature comprehension, data interpretation, and conversing in an active learning environment.
BIOL 5800 - 002 Science of Aging
- Class Number: 1301
- Instructor: SAIK, NATASHA
- Instructor: TORREZ, RACHEL M
- Component: Special Topics
- Type: In Person
- Units: 2.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: Yes
- Seats Available: 20
Turning back time: Exploration into the molecular mechanisms of aging and aging-related diseases: Despite aging being a common part of life, the science behind how and why we age is highly complex and involves a variety of interrelated environmental, cellular, and molecular factors. This course will cover major molecular hallmarks of aging, such as genomic instability, telomere dysfunction, and alterations in proteostasis, and will review how current research into these areas is aiding our understanding of aging. Topics in this course will include a review of the molecular mechanisms of aging, analysis of standard experimental methods and model systems used in aging research, discussion of research on aging-associated diseases such as neurodegenerative diseases and progeroid syndromes, and insights into current interventions and treatments. The course will include a combination of assigned readings and homework, class discussions, team-based learning, and in-class activities. In addition to covering the course content, this course will integrate learning strategies for reading and interpreting scientific literature. Key goals of this course include improving critical thinking skills, scientific literature comprehension, data interpretation, and conversing in an active learning environment.