Biology, General Track B.S.

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Hegis Code 0401

Major Requirements:

Study Within the Major Field: Min. 37 s.h.

Core Courses: 16 s.h.

Complete the Following Courses: 8 s.h.

BIOL 1001 - Investigative Biology Laboratory 2 s.h.
BIOL 1002 - Cellular Perspectives in Biology 3 s.h.
BIOL 1006 - Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives in Biology 3 s.h.

Choose Two of the Following Courses: 8 s.h.

BIOL 2000 - Cell and Molecular Biology 4 s.h.
BIOL 2002 - Genetics 4 s.h.
BIOL 2004 - Evolution 4 s.h.
BIOL 2006 - Ecology 4 s.h.

Electives: Min. 21 s.h.

Choose One Applied Biology Course: 1-4 s.h.

BIOL 3096 - Directed Research III 1 s.h. - 12 s.h.
BIOL 3097 - Internship in Biology 1 s.h. - 15 s.h.
BIOL 3099 - Independent Study in Biology 1 s.h. - 6 s.h.
BIOL 3406 - Field Botany 3 s.h.
BIOL 3506 - Field Entomology 4 s.h.
BIOL 3708 - Field Study of the Rocky Mountain Region 3 s.h.
BIOL 3712 - Tropical Biology Field Course 3 s.h. - 5 s.h.
BIOL 3714 - NY Stream Biota: Identification and Ecology 4 s.h.
BIOL 3810 - Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience 3 s.h.
BIOL 3906 - Global Studies in Conservation and Sustainability 2 s.h.

Select Seven Other Courses 21-28 s.h.

Select seven other courses from BIOL 3000-4099, CHEM 4312 , CHEM 3302 , CHEM 4322 , two with laboratories; up to one course between 3096-3099, 4096-4099 (cannot overlap with applied biology course).

Related Work: Min. 21 s.h.

BIOL 3800 - Quantitative Biology 4 s.h.
Or
STAT 1010 - Introduction to Statistics 3 s.h.
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I 4 s.h.
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II 4 s.h.
CHEM 2212 - Organic Chemistry I 4 s.h.
Or
CHEM 2262 - Essential Organic Chemistry 4 s.h.
Or
3 s.h. GEOL/ESCI/GEOG/ENSS (3-4 s.h.)
PHYS 1030 - General Physics I (Non-Calculus) 4 s.h.
Or
PHYS 2030 - General Physics I 4 s.h.
PHIL 3220 - Environmental Ethics 3 s.h.
Or
PHIL 3250 - Bioethics 3 s.h.

Total: Min. 58 s.h.

Note: This program aligns with the Biology SUNY Transfer Path requirements.