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May 20, 2025
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Biology, B.S.
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Biology Foundation Courses: 15 cr
Students matriculated at Marist and majoring in Biology are expected to take all BIOL courses at Marist. Exceptions will be considered under special circumstances, as when students get abroad offerings pre-approved. Transfer students must complete a minimum of 12 credits in 300-400 level BIOL classes at Marist (not including internships or research). Students must earn a C or higher in both BIOL 130L - General Biology I and BIOL 131L - General Biology II Concentration in Biological Sciences: 47-52 cr
If students elect the full-year organic chemistry option, must earn at least a C in CHEM 111L - General Chemistry I: Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry and CHEM 112L - General Chemistry II: Introduction to Physical Chemistry and CHEM 115L - General Chemistry Laboratory I and CHEM 116L - General Chemistry Laboratory II. Related Field Requirements for Biological Sciences: 29-34 cr
Related Field Electives: 8 cr
At least one course must be a 4-credit class that has a lab and are not credits from research or internships or from a MATH class and are not used to satisfy other requirements of the major. Choose from: BIOL courses for which BIOL 130L -BIOL 131L are prerequisites and are not used to satisfy other requirements for the major. Note: Students who takeBIOL 201L and/or BIOL 202L for credit may not then take BIOL 340L and/or BIOL 440L or credit, and who take BIOL 340L and/or BIOL 440L for credit may not then take BIOL 201L and/or BIOL 202L for credit. BIOL 201L and BIOL 202L do NOT count as satisfying the requirements for BIOL classes at the 300-400 level. Classes that qualify as 4-credit classes with a lab:
Human Biology Elective Courses: 7 cr
These elective credits must be selected from 300-400 level BIOL classes at Marist, not including internships or research, and are not used to satisfy other requirements for the major. At least one class must be a 4-credit BIOL course that has a laboratory component. Students in this concentration may not take BIOL 340L and BIOL 440L as Biology Electives (but may request to substitute BIOL 340L and BIOL 440L for BIOL 201L & BIOL 202L ). All 300-400 level BIOL classes have as prerequisites a grade of C or higher in BIOL 130L - General Biology I & BIOL 131L - General Biology II. Related Field Requirements for Human Biology: 35-40 cr
Total Credit Requirement for a Major in Biology: 62-75 cr
Core/Liberal Studies Requirement:
Distribution: 15 cr
- PHIL 101L - Philosophical Perspectives 3 Credit(s)
- Ethics, Applied Ethics, Religious Studies 0 Credit(s) (fullfilled by major field req.)
- Fine Arts 3 Credit(s)
- History 3 Credit(s)
- Literature 3 Credit(s)
- Mathematics 0 Credit(s) (fullfilled by major field req.)
- Natural Science 0 Credit(s) (fullfilled by major field req.)
- Social Science 3 Credit(s)
Pathway: 12 cr
Breadth and Pathway courses may overlap, but all students must take a total of 36 distribution credits (including related field requirements). Students majoring in Breadth areas may apply a maximum of 6 credits to their distribution total. If applicable to a Pathway, 3 credits may come from disciplines outside of Core Breadth areas. Although foreign language and culture courses are not required within the Core, some courses in these fields may be used to fulfill distribution requirements. See the Core/LS Program website for a detailed list of all courses that satisfy distribution requirements. - Courses addressing an interdisciplinary topic.
Total Core/Liberal Studies Requirements: 34 cr
Total Requirement for Graduation: 120 cr
Recommended Program Sequences for a Bachelor of Science in Biology
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