Permission of Department Courses
ON-LINE SYSTEM FOR APPLYING FOR SPRING 2027
When course scheduling opens for the Spring 2027 semester on October 26, 2027, at
9:00 am, students may complete an ONLINE application to request enrollment in these
courses. Forms submitted before 9:00 AM on October 26, 2027, will not be considered.
Completion of an application for enrollment does not guarantee a seat in the course!
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Ms. Britanny Skuse at (bskuse1@lsu.edu).
BIOL Courses
BIOL 3116 Advanced Microbiology Lab
BIOL 4093 General Biochemistry
BIOL 4126 Methods in Microbial Diversity
BIOL 4162 Food Microbiology
BIOL 4263 Marine Communities Lab
Priorities for enrollment in these courses are as follows:
BIOL 3116 Advanced Microbiology Lab – Microbiology majors
BIOL 4126 Methods in Microbial Diversity – Microbiology majors
BIOL 4162 Food Microbiology – Microbiology majors
BIOL 4093 General Biochemistry – Biochemistry majors
BIOL 4263 Marine Communities Lab – Biological Sciences - Marine Biology Concentration
majors
After these priorities are accommodated, the regular university priority schedule will be employed until each section is filled. Waitlists will be maintained in the Department of Biological Sciences Office of Undergraduate Studies.
BIOL 4800
Special Topics
BIOL 4800 Section 1: Introduction to Systems Biology of the Cell – Dr. Nao Kato
BIOL 4800 Section 2: Epigenetics – Dr. Joo Kim
BIOL 4800 Section 1: Introduction to Systems Biology of the Cell – Dr. Nao Kato
3 credit hours, 1:30-2:50 pm (T Th)
Course Description: This course aims to understand molecular cell biology quantitatively by translating molecular reactions to ordinary differential equations (ODEs) and analyzing them computationally. At the end of the course, the students should be able to analyze large networks of interacting molecules in cells. Contact Dr. Kato kato@lsu.edu for more information.
The course will count toward the Group 1 elective requirement in BIOL, or as an approved BCH or MBIO elective. Enrollment maximum = 15.
BIOL 4800 Section 2: Epigenetics – Dr. Joo Kim
3 credit hours, 3:00-5:50 PM (Th)
Course Description: Open to both undergraduates and graduate students (as BIOL 7800). The inheritance patterns of living organisms can be explained not only through genetic but also through epigenetic mechanisms. This class will discuss the main mechanisms of epigenetics, DNA and histone modifications, and also the associated phenomena, genomic imprinting, reprogramming and cancers.
Overlapped with graduate course BIOL 7800. Undergraduate prerequisites = BIOL 3090, plus BIOL 4087 or BIOL 4093, or permission of instructor.
The course will count toward the Group 1 elective requirement in BIOL, or as an approved BCH or MBIO elective. Enrollment maximum = 10.