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Equivalency Guidelines for the BIS2 and BIO123 Series

For students who have started the BIS 2 series, you should try your best to complete the series. However, if you need to mix and match, follow the guidelines below.

Here are the main likely scenarios a student could face:

For students who have taken BIS 2A but did not take 2B or 2C, they can take:

  • BIS 2B or (BIO 1 + BIO 1L)
  • BIS 2C or BIO 3 or BIS 70
    • BIO 1 & BIO 2 are pre-reqs for BIO 3. Therefore, you will be required to submit a pre-req petition if you have taken BIS 2A.
    • Unlike BIS 2C, BIO 3 & BIS 70 do not have a lab component. Therefore, pre-professional students needing intro bio with lab would need to take a second lab course. For this, we encourage you to take BIO 2L – Introductory Biology Lab: Molecules to Cells (will need pre-req petition).

For students who have taken BIS 2B but did not take BIS 2A or 2C, they should take:

  • BIS 2A or BIO 2
    • BIO 1 is a pre-req for BIO 2. Therefore, you will be required to submit a pre-req petition if you have taken BIS 2B.
  • BIS 2C or BIO 3 or BIS 70
    • BIO 1 & BIO 2 are pre-reqs for BIO 3. Therefore, you will be required to submit a pre-req petition if you have taken BIS 2A.
    • Unlike BIS 2C, BIO 3 & BIS 70 do not have a lab component. Therefore, pre-professional students needing intro bio with lab would need to take a second lab course. For this, we encourage you to take BIO 2L – Introductory Biology Lab: Molecules to Cells (will need pre-req petition).

For students who have taken BIS 2A and BIS 2B but not BIS 2C, they should take:

  • BIS 2C or BIO 3 or BIS 70
    • BIO 1 & BIO 2 are pre-reqs for BIO 3. Therefore, you will be required to submit a pre-req petition if you have taken BIS 2A and BIS 2B.
    • Unlike BIS 2C, BIO 3 & BIS 70 do not have a lab component. Therefore, pre-professional students needing intro bio with lab would need to take a second lab course. For this, we encourage you to take BIO 2L – Introductory Biology Lab: Molecules to Cells (will need pre-req petition).

For students who took BIS 2B and 2C, but not BIS 2A, they should take:

  • BIS 2A or BIO 2
    • Note: these students do not need to take BIO 2L because they will have already had 2 quarters of lab from 2B and 2C.

For students who have taken BIS 2A, BIS 2B, and BIS 2C AND require BIS 2D, they should take:

  • BIO 3

For students who have taken BIS 2A and BIS 2B and need to take both BIS 2C and BIS 2D, they should take:

  • BIO 3 and BIO 2L