University administrators say they will carefully monitor the transformation of the undergraduate biology major and elimination of introductory classes that will go into effect next semester.

To the Editor:

Re: “Operating on the Bio Major,” Opinion, Nov. 12

I would like to point out an omission in this editorial, and also make a comment.

The editorial reports the decision has been made to “... scrap the two traditional introductory courses ...” from the biology major, but two other courses that met the requirements of the biology major will also be eliminated: The summer session introductory biology courses BIO 1107 and 1108. BIO 1107-1108 will be offered in the summer of 2010, so they will be the last introductory biology courses taught at Cornell before the shift to the new system takes effect in the fall of 2010.