Biology, Human Biology Concentration, B.S.

Requirements for a Bachelor of Science in Biology, Human Biology Concentration

1.0 Course Requirements in Biology: 35 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 . Note: Students may request to take BIOL 340L & BIOL 440L instead of BIOL 201L and BIOL 202L , but those who take BIOL 340L and/or BIOL 440L for credit may not take BIOL 201L and/or BIOL 202L for credit, and students who take BIOL 201L and/or BIOL 202L may not take BIOL 340L and/or BIOL 440L for credit.

BIOL 130L - General Biology I 4 Credit(s)
BIOL 131L - General Biology II 4 Credit(s)
BIOL 201L - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 Credit(s)
BIOL 202L - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 Credit(s)
BIOL 312L - Microbiology 4 Credit(s)
BIOL 320L - Genetics 4 Credit(s)
BIOL 477L - Capping Course 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 494N - Biology Internship 1 Credit(s)

Biology Elective courses at the 300-400 level: 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 Fields Electives: Choose from: 9 cr

BIOL courses for which BIOL 130L -BIOL 131L are prerequisites and are not used to satisfy other requirements for the major.
Note: Students who take BIOL 201L and/or BIOL 202L for credit may not then take BIOL 340L and/or BIOL 440L for credit

BIOL internships and/or research (3-credit maximum) not used to satisfy other requirements of the major - note that all BIOL research credits require an oral presentation summarizing the accomplishments of the student’s research at the end of the semester in which the credits were earned.

CHEM courses for which CHEM 111L -CHEM 112L are prerequisites and are not used to satisfy other requirements for the major.

HLTH 202N - First Aid/CPR 3 Credit(s)
OR
HLTH 206N - Emergency Medical Technician II 4 Credit(s)
Any HLTH class that has BIOL 130L -BIOL 131L as a prerequisites
MATH courses numbered above 131 and are not used to satisfy other requirements of the major
MEDT courses numbered 200-400
PHYS 201L - College Physics I 3 Credit(s)
PHYS 202L - College Physics II 3 Credit(s)
OR
PHYS 211L - General Physics I 3 Credit(s)
PHYS 212L - General Physics II 3 Credit(s) if not used to satisfy other requirements of themajor (Students may not apply both to satisfy requirements of the major.)
PHYS 213L - Physics Lab I 1 Credit(s)
PHYS 214L - Physics Lab II 1 Credit(s) if not used to satisfy other requirements of the major
CMPT 120L - Introduction to Programming 4 Credit(s)
OR
CMPT 220L - Software Development I 4 Credit(s)
OR
CMPT 221L - Software Development II 4 Credit(s)
OR
CMPT 308N - Database Management 4 Credit(s)
DATA 220L - Introduction to Data Analysis 4 Credit(s)
OR
DATA 300L - Data Visualization 3 Credit(s)
OR
DATA 450L - Data Mining & Predictive Analytics 3 Credit(s)
PSYC 301L - Psychobiology and Lab 4 Credit(s)
OR
PSYC 302L - Neurobiology of Learning and Memory and Lab 4 Credit(s)
OR
PSYC 303L - Developmental Neuropsychology and Lab 4 Credit(s)
OR
PSYC 304L - Psychopharmacology and Lab 4 Credit(s)
OR
PSYC 305L - Neurobiology and Neuropsychology of Learning Disabilities and Lab 4 Credit(s)
OR
PSYC 306L - Cognitive Neuroscience & Neuropsychology + Lab 4 Credit(s)
OR
PSYC 308L - Human Memory + Lab 4 Credit(s)
OR
PSYC 350L - Psychological Research Methodology and Lab I 4 Credit(s)
OR
PSYC 351L - Psychological Research Methodology and Lab II 4 Credit(s)
OR
PSYC 420L - Psychological Research Methods III 3 Credit(s)

Credit Requirement in Biology: Human Biology Concentration: 70-75 cr

3.0 Core/Liberal Studies Requirements

3.1 Foundation: 7 cr

FYS 101L - First Year Seminar 4 Credit(s)
ENG 120L - Writing for College 3 Credit(s)

3.2 Distribution

Breadth: 15 cr

PHIL 101L - Philosophical Perspectives 3 Credit(s)
Ethics, Applied Ethics or Religious Studies 0 Credit(s) (fulfilled by major field req.)
Fine Arts 3 Credit(s)
History 3 Credit(s)
Literature 3 Credit(s)
Mathematics 0 Credit(s) (fulfilled by major field req.)
Natural Science 0 Credit(s) (fulfilled 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 Requirement: 34 cr

4.0 Electives: 11-16 cr

Total Credit Requirement for Graduation: 120 cr

In order to graduate in this major, the student must have a minimum overall 2.0 GPA in all Biology courses taken to satisfy the major, an overall 2.0 GPA in all course taken to satisfy the major, as well as the minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA.

Recommended Program Sequence for a Bachelor of Science in Biology, Human Biology Concentration

Recommended Program Sequence for a Bachelor of Science in Biology, Human Biology Concentration