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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology, B.S. - 4-Year Degree Map


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First Year

Fall Credit   Spring Credit
BIOL 1002  OR BIOL 1004  OR BIOL 1006    3   BIOL 1002  OR BIOL 1004  OR BIOL 1006   3
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I   4   BIOL 1001 - Investigative Biology Laboratory   1
COMP 1000 - Composition   3   CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II   4
Gen Ed Elective 3   Gen Ed Elective 3
Gen Ed Elective 3   Gen Ed Elective 3
TOTAL 16   TOTAL 14

Second Year

Fall Credit   Spring Credit
CHEM 2212  OR CHEM 2262   4   BIOL 2000  OR BIOL 2002  OR BIOL 2004  OR BIOL 2006     4
BIOL 2000  OR BIOL 2002  OR BIOL 2004  OR BIOL 2006    4   Elective 3
BIOL 3800  OR STAT 1010   3   Gen Ed Elective and/or OCS Elective 3
Gen Ed Elective (if STAT 1010) or MATH (Gen Ed Elective) 3   Gen Ed Elective 3
      Elective 3
TOTAL 14   TOTAL 16

Third Year

Fall Credit   Spring Credit
BIOL Upper Division Elective 4   BIOL Upper Division Elective 4
BIOL Upper Division Elective 3   PHYS 1040  OR PHYS 2040   4
PHYS 1030  OR PHYS 2030   4   BIOL Upper Division Elective 3
Elective 3   Elective 3
Elective 3      
TOTAL 17   TOTAL 14

Fourth Year

Fall Credit   Spring Credit
BIOL Upper Division Elective 3   Applied Biology Course  1
BIOL Upper Division Elective 3   Upper Division Elective 3
Upper Division Elective 3   Upper Division Elective 3
Upper Division Elective 3   Elective 4
Elective 3   Elective 3
TOTAL 15   TOTAL 14

Total Credits for Degree: 120 

Elective Key and Math Course Guidance


Gen Ed Elective: a course carrying one or more Gen Ed area attribute(s): Basic Communication (BC3), Mathematics (M3), American History (AM3), World Civilizations (OW3), Foreign Language (FL3), Social Sciences (SS3), Humanities (H3), The Arts (A3), Natural Sciences (NS3), Western Civilization (WC3). Elective courses and major courses carrying Gen Ed attributes apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s Gen Ed requirements .

OCS Elective: any course that carries an Oral Communication Skills (OCS) attribute. 

Liberal Arts Elective: any course that carries a Liberal Arts (LA) attribute. SUNY Oneonta’s minimum LA requirements  vary by degree award.

Upper Division Elective: any elective course numbered 3000 and above. All courses (required and elective) at this level apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s upper division requirement .

Upper Division Liberal Arts Elective: any course numbered 3000 and above that carries a LA attribute.

Elective: any course outside the major. Electives apply toward the total credits required by a degree program. Electives may also be needed to satisfy other degree requirements , including the minimum number of credits outside the department of the major.

Math Course Guidance


SUNY Oneonta recognizes that students enter college with different math backgrounds. For guidance on the math course(s) most suited to your preparation and program of study, visit the College’s Math Pathways site.

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