Computational Major www.Biology.Pitt.edu Revised: 11/2019

Computational biology is a growing field of study in the sciences. This major trains students in the programming, laboratory techniques, and other skills they will need to succeed in graduate school and in the workforce. This program is administered by the Department of Biological Sciences in the Dietrich School and the Department of in the School of and Information,

Required courses for the Biological Sciences Elective courses; select one course major BIOSC 0351 Lab BIOSC 0370 The Computational Biology major requires completion of 61-66 BIOSC 1005 Introduction to Lab credits of coursework, detailed as follows. BIOSC 1130

BIOSC 1285 Lab Biological Science courses BIOSC 1320 Biology BIOSC 0150 Foundations of Biology 1 BIOSC 1500 Biology BIOSC 0160 Foundations of Biology 2 BIOSC 1520 BIOSC 0350 Genetics BIOSC 1545 Mathematics of Biology BIOSC 1000 Biochemistry * BIOSC 1760 BIOSC 1820 Metabolic Pathways and Regulation * *Note: Students may alternately choose BIOSC 1810 BIOSC 1850 Macromolecular Structure and and BIOSC 1820 BIOSC 1940 Metabolic Pathways in lieu of BIOSC 1000. In this case, BIOSC CHEM 0250 Analytical 1820 becomes the elective course. CHEM 0320 Organic Chemistry 2 CHEM 1460 Introduction to Modern Computer Science courses CHEM 1830 CS 0011 Introduction to Computing for CS 1502 in Computer Science CS 0401 Intermediate Programming CS 1520 Programming Languages for Web Applications CS 0441 Discrete Structures CS 1555 Management Systems CS 0445 Data Structures CS 1566 Introduction to CS 1501 Implementation CS 1675 Introduction to CS 1656 Introduction to Data Science MATH 0230 Analytical Geometry and Calculus 2 MATH 0280 Introduction to Matrices and Linear Algebra Computational Biology courses NROSCI 1000 Introduction to BIOSC 1540 Computational Biology PHYS 0174 Basic Physics for Science and Engineering 1 BIOSC 1542 or BIOSC 1544 Simulation STAT 1221 Applied Regression and Modeling BIOSC 1630 Computational Biology Seminar *Note: This course must be taken in conjunction with BIOSC 1810; BIOSC 1640 Computational Biology Research Course or CS 1640 the pair of courses are in lieu of BIOSC 1000. Writing (W) requirement Co-requisite courses Students must complete at least one W-course in the major. Chemistry BIOSC 1630 meets this requirement. CHEM 0110 General Chemistry 1 CHEM 0120 General Chemistry 2 Grade requirements CHEM 0310 Organic Chemistry 1 All courses offered by Biological Sciences and Computer Science must be completed with a letter grade of C or better. Mathematics and courses

MATH 0220 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 STAT 1000 Applied Statistical Methods Satisfactory/Audit option One core course required for the major may be taken on an S/NC Note: Any University Honors College (UHC) equivalents to basis. required courses or elective courses are acceptable.

Co-Requisite courses Checklist for the Computational Biology major Students must complete co-requisite courses in the departments of Mathematics, Statistics, and Chemistry with an overall average Biological Science courses of C or better, with the exceptions of CHEM 0110 and CHEM ______BIOSC 0150 or 0715 0120. Students must earn letter grades of C or better in each of ______BIOSC 0160 or 0716 these classes. ______BIOSC 0350 ______BIOSC 1000 * Honors A Dietrich School student may achieve honors in the Department Computer Science courses of Biological Sciences by meeting these requirements: ______CS 0011 Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.25; and ______CS 0401 Complete a faculty-supported research project. ______CS 0441 ______CS 0445 Advising ______CS 1501 ______CS 1656 The Biological Sciences Departmental Advisors are located in

A258 Langley Hall. You are encouraged to stop by to peruse handouts or meet with an advisor even before declaring a major. Computational Biology courses They love visitors! Students will officially be advised by the ______BIOSC 1540 Biological Sciences Advising office after declaring a major offered ______BIOSC 1542 or BIOSC 1544 in the department. ______BIOSC 1630 ______BIOSC 1640 or CS 1640 Advisors Co-requisite courses Available year round Chemistry Christine Berliner Kevin Wu ______CHEM 0110 or 0710 LANGY A258 LANGY A258 ______CHEM 0120 or 0720 412-624-4819 412-624-4273 ______CHEM 0310 or 0730 Available during the academic year Mathematics and Statistics courses ______MATH 0220 Ellen Kelsey Jessica Wandelt Dan Wetzel ______STAT 1000 LANGY A258 LANGY A258 LANGY A258 412-624-0421 412-624-7192 412-648-4286 Electives; choose one course ______BIOSC 0351 Advising e-mail: [email protected] ______BIOSC 0370 ______BIOSC 1005 School of Computing and Information students ______BIOSC 1130 Students completing the Computational Biology major through the ______BIOSC 1285 School of Computing and Information need to contact ______BIOSC 1320 [email protected]. ______BIOSC 1500 ______BIOSC 1520 ______BIOSC 1545 Declaring the major ______BIOSC 1760 Before students officially declare the Computational Biology major, ______BIOSC 1820 * they must have completed BIOSC 0150, BIOSC 0160, CHEM ______BIOSC 1850 0110, CHEM 0120, and CS 0011 with a grade of C (not C-) or ______BIOSC 1940 better. Transfer students who have finished these requirements ______CHEM 0250 prior to admission to the University of Pittsburgh are asked to ______CHEM 0320 complete one term of course work, including at least one BIOSC ______CHEM 1460 course that counts toward the major, before declaring. ______CHEM 1830 ______CS 1502 Restrictions ______CS 1520 All BIOSC courses at the 0800-level are designed for non-majors. ______CS 1555 Therefore, these courses to not count toward the major. ______CS 1566 Independent study and independent research credits do not count ______CS 1675 toward the major. The department encourages students to pursue ______MATH 0230 these opportunities. ______MATH 0280 ______NROSCI 1000 Other Biological Sciences major options ______PHYS 0174 Biological Sciences Ecology and Evolution ______STAT 1221 Microbiology Molecular Biology *Students may choose BIOSC 1810 Macromolecular Structure and Function and BIOSC 1820 Metabolic Pathways in lieu of BIOSC 1000. In this case, students will take two elective courses