[bioundgrd] ***New for 2007-08: Undergraduate BioTracks in the major

[Janice Chang]

Dear Biology Undergraduates:

Beginning in 2007-2008, sophomores and juniors will have the option 
of pursuing a specific Track within the Biology major.  These tracks 
recommend a set of courses that provide breadth and depth in a 
particular topic area or sub-discipline of Biology.  The tracks 
offered are:

	General Biology
	Biochemistry
	Bioengineering
	Biophysics
	Cell, Developmental, and Molecular Biology
	Computational Biology
	Human Biology
	Microbiology
	Neurobiology

Information and guidelines on the BioTracks are available on the 
website:  http://mit.edu/biology/www/undergrad/biotracks.html. 
Specific courses for each track are recommended and are generally 
additional to the major curriculum.  Should you wish to substitute 
another course, your faculty advisor can approve a substitution.  If 
you are in doubt as to the acceptability of a course, please contact 
biotracks at mit.edu.

This program is completely optional and is not required.  Once you 
have have completed a specific track, submit a BioTracks completion 
form to the Education Office by the end of the term in which you 
graduate.  The Biology Department will provide an official letter of 
acknowledgement that a track has been completed.



Regards,
Janice