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BIOLOGY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (students entering CCNY Fall 2009 or after)

REQUIRED CORE COURSES COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS
Biology 10100 4 Chem 10301 4 120 total credits needed for graduation
Biology 10200 4 Chem 10401 4 (Students must take one Perspective course
Biology 20600 3 or 4 Chem 26100 3 from each of five of the six categories)
Physics 20300 4 Math 20500 4 FIQWS Perspectives X
Physics 20400 4 Math 20900 4 English 21003 U.S Society
Language Global History/Culture
At least two of the following three must be taken (a third
can be taken for 4 units of Biology elective credit) Language Self & Society
Biology 20700 4 Biology 22900 4 Speech 11100 Artistic
Biology 22800 4 Literary
Logical / Philosophical
BIOLOGY ELECTIVES (enough to reach 39 total Biology
credits) (add 300- or 400- level Biology courses if not on form)
COURSE PLAN
Bio 31206 3 Bio 38000 4 Fall 20?? Spring 20??
Bio 31310 3 Bio 40000 4
Bio 31311 3 Bio 40100 4
Bio 31400 3 Bio 40200 4
Bio 31490 4 Bio 40500 3
Bio 31590 4 Bio 41000 3
Bio 31595 4 Bio 42000 4 Summer 20??
Bio 31612 3 Bio 45300 3
Bio 31616 3 Bio 44300 4 Fall 20?? Spring 20??
Bio 31706 3 Bio 45100 3
Bio 32700 3 Bio 45400 3
Bio 33000 3 Bio 45500 3
Bio 34000 4 Bio 45900 3
Bio 34500 4 Bio 46000 3
Bio 35000 4 Bio 46400 4 Summer 20??
Bio 35500 4 Bio 46800 4
Bio 36400 3 Bio 48300 5 Fall 20?? Spring 20??
Bio 37500 3 Bio 48500 3
Bio 37900 3 Chem 45902 4
Phys 42200 3
Sci 28000 3

Summer 20??

Research Electives – A max of 6 cr. can be counted as Bio Fall 20?? Spring 20??
electives (Bio 31000 can be counted multiple times):
Bio 30100 3 Bio 30300 3
Bio 30200 3 Bio 31000

Summer 20??
This student has fulfilled all requirements for the Major in Fall 20?? Spring 20??
Biology

Head Biology Major

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Date: Summer 20??
 Requirements for Biology Major (B.S.)
REQUIRED COURSES
BIOLOGY
BIO 101 Biological Foundations I (4 cr)
BIO 102 Biological Foundations II (4 cr)
BIO 206 Introduction of Genetics
(Fall 2009 and before: 3 cr)
(Spring 2010 and after: 4 cr)
Two of the following three:
BIO 207 Organismic Biology (4 cr)
BIO 228 Ecology and Evolution (4 cr)
BIO 229 Cell and Molecular Biology (4 cr)
CHEMISTRY
CHEM 103 General Chemistry I (4 cr)
CHEM 104 General Chemistry II (4 cr)
CHEM 261 Organic Chemistry I (3 cr)
MATHEMATICS
MATH 205 Elements of Calculus (4 cr)
MATH 209 Elements of Calculus & Stat (4 cr)
PHYSICS
PHYS 203 General Physics I (4 cr)
PHYS 204 General Physics II (4 cr)
ADVANCED BIOLOGY ELECTIVES
BIO 31100-32000 Selected Topics in Biology
(maximum 4 cr)
BIO 31310 Biogeography (3 cr)
BIO 31311 Neuroscience of Motor Control (3 cr)
BIO 31400 Bioethics (3 cr)
BIO 31590 Introduction to Neuroscience (4 cr)
BIO 31595 Sensory Perception (4 cr)
BIO 31612 Biomolecular Systems (3 cr)
BIO 31616 Vertebrate Biology/Women’s Health (3 cr)
BIO 31706 Cancer Biology (3 cr)
BIO 330 Survey of the Vertebrates (3 cr)
BIO 340 Biology of Invertebrates (4 cr)
BIO 345 Botany (4 cr)
BIO 350 Microbiology (4 cr)
BIO 355 Analysis of Scientific Literature (4 cr)
BIO 375 Developmental Biology (3 cr)
BIO 379 Developmental Neurobiology (3 cr)
BIO 380 Eukaryotic Genetics (4 cr)
BIO 400 Physiology and Functional Anatomy I (4 cr)
BIO 401 Physiology and Functional Anatomy II (4 cr)
BIO 402 Physiology and Functional Anatomy III (4 cr)
BIO 405 Development and Evolution (3 cr)
BIO 410 Cell Development and Senescence (3 cr)
BIO 420 Virology (4 cr)
BIO 443 Insect Ecology (4 cr)
BIO 451 Neuroscience of Motor Control (3 cr)
BIO 453 Conservation Biology (3 cr)
BIO 454 Sensory Perception (3 cr)
BIO 455 Advanced Ecology (3 cr)
BIO 459 Biological Oceanography (3 cr)
BIO 460 Animal Behavior (3 cr)
BIO 464 Introduction to Neurobiology (4 cr)
BIO 466 Plant Physiology (4 cr)
BIO 468 Comparative Animal Physiology (4 cr)
BIO 483 Laboratory in Biotechnology (5 cr)
BIO 485 Evolution (3 cr)
BIO 301-303 Honors I-1I1 (maximum 6 cr)
BIO 310 Independent Study (1-3 cr/semester;
maximum 6 cr)
CHEM 45902 Biochemistry (3 cr)
PHYSICS 42200 Biophysics (3 cr)
SCIENCE 28000 Bioinformatics and Biomolecular Systems
(3 cr)