Students must also complete the Undergraduate Registration Requirement and the degree requirements of their home school.

NOTE: This Catalog describes Weinberg College BA requirements that pertain to students who matriculated at Northwestern after spring quarter 2023. Refer to the Archives if you are following BA requirements described in the 2018-2019 through 2022-2023 editions.

The Integrated Science Program is a highly selective BA program in Weinberg College (see Integrated Science Program). Students majoring in ISP who wish to complete a second major in biological sciences should fulfill the following requirements. For concentration area options, see those listed on the stand-alone Biological Sciences Major page. Note that if an ISP student is pursuing both a Biological Sciences and a Chemistry second major, it is allowable to co-count CHEM 217-2 Accelerated Organic Chemistry II toward both.

Honors in Biological Sciences

Seniors may be recommended to the college for graduation with honors if they have completed BIOL_SCI 397-0 Senior Thesis Colloquium and at least one quarter of BIOL_SCI 398-0 Tutorial in Biology or BIOL_SCI 399-0 Independent Research, have written an approved honors thesis based on their independent study, and have sufficiently high grades.

Majors with strong academic records and an interest in pursuing honors must complete BIOL_SCI 397-0 Senior Thesis Colloquium in Winter Quarter of Senior Year. 

For more information consult the biological sciences website and see the Honors in the Major.