What is the biology program like at UMBC?

CrashOverridelol
Mon, 31 May 2010 02:35:24 +0000

I’m not a Bio major but I can offer some insight. The biology classes are tough but not unmanageable(at least the beginning courses). The real truly difficult classes are found under math/engineering majors. Chemistry classes and the bio100 lab are the worst part for incoming bio majors(Bio100 lab is a guaranteed ‘C’ for most people who try, a ‘B’ if you try hard)

Upper level classes from what I hear aren’t that bad. Just be aware that most of these are curved to a C/C+ range and that class averages in Bio100 lectures of 58-60% is common so getting an ‘A’ in large part is fighting to be ranked highest in the class point wise.

So I guess I should say being a Biology major is fairly manageable, I’ve taken my share of biology courses, but holding a 4.0GPA won’t be easy and will take work. If you’re pre-med and can’t handle it rethink your priorities, everyone else holding a 3.0+GPA shouldn’t even be a problem if you go to lecture and study for a few days before the exams at least for the first couple years.

If you miss lecture often you will be penalized. MASSIVE amounts of information gets covered fast and is impossible to write down without printing out power point slides before hand(which at best account for a third of the information you’re expected to know)