Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Department of Biological Sciences

Instruction in the biological sciences has been offered at Northwestern since the University's inception, under a variety of administrative arrangement. A course in zoology is listed in the University's first catalog (1856). Beginning in 1862 the natural history course taught by Professor Oliver Marcy included instruction in zoology and botany. A separate course entitled “Biology” was offered in 1882; soon afterward it was divided into two courses: one for juniors, emphasizing life histories; and a second for seniors, concentrating on vertebrate histology, bacteriology, and embryology.

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