Course Requirements

Biological Sciences Courses

• BIO 191 GENERAL BIOLOGY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS
• BIO 192 GENERAL BIOLOGY II FOR SCIENCE MAJORS
• BIO 193 GENERAL BIOLOGY III FOR SCIENCE MAJORS
• BIO 250 CELL BIOLOGY
• BIO 260 GENETICS
• BIO 310 VERTEBRATE PHYSIOLOGY
• BIO 206 BIOSTATISTICS
  OR ENV 260 ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ANALYSIS

Biology courses that fulfill the Scientific Inquiry Domain requirements, other than the General Biology sequence, do not generate credit toward the major.

Allied Field Courses

Allied Field courses are required for completion of a major's requirements, but which are offered by departments other than the major department.

Chemistry

• CHE 130 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and CHE 131 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY
• CHE 132 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and CHE 133 GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II
• CHE 134 GENERAL CHEMISTRY III and CHE 135 GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY III
• CHE 230 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I and CHE 231 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I
• CHE 232 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II and CHE 233 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II
• CHE 234 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY III and CHE 235 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY III

First-year chemistry courses should be taken simultaneously with BIO 191, BIO 192, and BIO 193.

Physics

• PHY 150 GENERAL PHYSICS I 
• PHY 151 GENERAL PHYSICS II 

Students may take any comparable sequences of Physics courses designed for science majors.

Mathematics

Choose one of the following three course Calculus sequences

• Sequence One
• MAT 150 CALCULUS I 
• MAT 151 CALCULUS II
• Sequence Two
• MAT 147 CALCULUS WITH INTEGRATED PRECALCULUS I 
• MAT 148 CALCULUS WITH INTEGRATED PRECALCULUS II 
• Sequence Three
• MAT 160 CALCULUS FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE MAJORS I 
• MAT 161 CALCULUS FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE MAJORS II 
• Sequence Four
• MAT 170 CALCULUS I WITH SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS 
• MAT 171 CALCULUS II WITH SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS 

Students may be advised on the basis of their performance on the Mathematics Diagnostic test to take one or more pre-calculus courses.   

Concentration Requirements

Sequencing

Since programs in the Biological Sciences tend to be structured, it is useful for students to take courses in sequence. Students should begin with the General Biology and Chemistry sequences. These are prerequisite to Cell Biology, Genetics, and Organic Chemistry, which should preferably be taken in the sophomore year. Since calculus is required, students should also begin their study of mathematics as soon as possible, preferably prior to their junior year, so that they can be adequately prepared for the General Physics sequence, best taken in the junior year. Because of this highly structured sequence, students are strongly encouraged to work with their Program Director, Dr. Rajah, in order to plan their course schedules and plan alternatives if necessary. Such planning is particularly important for transfer students, as the sequence presented above is highly recommended and most likely to be completed in a timely fashion.

The predominance of chemistry and biology sequences in the freshman and sophomore years generally dictates that, with the exception of the Liberal Studies Core courses, the majority of the Liberal Studies courses may be postponed until the junior and senior years. Students therefore tend to take fewer Liberal Studies courses in the first two years, concentrating instead on major field requirements, which are prerequisites to upper division courses. For the Clinical Lab Sciences concentration, students will complete their post-graduate (fifth year) internship at an associated hospital. For the Nuclear Medicine Technology and Radiation Therapy concentrations, students apply to take the internship during their fourth year. Entry into the fifth year (CLS) and fourth year (NMT and RT) program is on a competitive basis.