Admissions

Once admitted to the University of Washington, you would be eligible to declare a biology major once you complete the minimum admission requirements:

All Biology Majors have Minimum Admission Requirements; these are:

1. Completion of BIOL 180 or it's equivalent with a grade of 2.5 or better OR completion of BIOL 180, 200, 220 or 211, 212, 213 with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better for the series.
2. All major coursework completed thus far must average to a 2.0 or better cumulative grade point average. This includes any introductory Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Quantitative Science, and Physics you have taken as well as any other courses applicable to the major.

Once you have met the Minimum Admissions Requirements, you can come to the Biology Academic Services Office to do the necessary paperwork in order to be declared a Biology major.

For information about applying to the University of Washington, contact the Office of Admissions

If you are transferring to UW from a Washington State Community College and you want to know what courses will transfer, please take a look at the UW Course Equivalencies for Community Colleges in Washington

Neurobiology is a competitive major and interested students should contact that program.