B.A. degree program in biology
HEGIS code 0401
NYS SED program code 01985

Program/Department Advisers

Please contact the department for information on academic advisers and office hours.

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Department requirements (42-55 credits)
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A student with a grade of D+ or lower in any course applied toward fulfillment of department requirements must repeat the course until the grade of C- or higher is earned, or offer another course of equal or higher rank. Similarly, to enroll in any course students must have completed the appropriate pre-requisite courses with a grade of C- or better. Any substitution of courses must be approved by the chairperson or deputy chair for advising. At least one course taken must be a writing intensive (W) course offered by the Department of Biology. Students who completed Biology 1080 and 1081 before fall 2010 may substitute them for Biology 1001 and 1002 in all degree requirements.

All of the following: Biology 1001, 1002, 3003, 3004, 3006 or 3007W, 3011.

At least 8 credits of the following: Biology 1531 or Math 1531, Biology 2001, 2002 or 2002W, 2010, 2020 or Psychology 2610, Biology 3020 or Psychology 3610, Biology 3030W, 3083, 4001, 4009 or 4010W or Computer and Information Science 2810W, Biology 4011, 4012, 4013, 4022, 4028 or 4024W, 4025, 4026, 4027, 5000 or 5001 or 5003W or 5010 or 5014W, 5020, Chemistry 4581.

One of the following chemistry sequences, a), b), c), or d):
a) Either (Chemistry 1100, (or (both 1050 and 2050), or (1050 and 2060 and 1201), or (both 1200 and 1201), and 2500.
b) Either (Chemistry 1100, or (both 1050 and 2050), or (1050 and 2060 and 1201), or (both 1200 and 1201), and either 2100, or (both 2200 and 2201), 2110, and either 3510, or (both 3511 and 3512).
c) Either (Chemistry 1100, or (both 1050 and 2050), or (1050 and 2060 and 1201), or (both 1200 and 1201), either 2100, or (both 2200 and 2201, 2110, either 3510, or (both 3511 and 3512), and either 3520, or (both 3521 and 3522).
d) Either (Chemistry 1100, or (both 1050 and 2050), or (1050 and 2060 and 1201), or (both 1200 and 1201), either 2100, or (both 2200 and 2201), and 2500.

Mathematics 1201 or Psychology 3400.
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Department recommendations
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Chemistry 3510 (or both 3511 and 3512) and 3520 or (both 3521 and 3522) and Physics 1100 and 2100 are required for some professional programs and are strongly recommended for prospective graduate students in biology. Students who anticipate majoring in biology must see a departmental adviser before the end of the sophomore year in order to plan their programs.
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Additional requirements for a B.A. degree
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Candidates for a B.A. degree with a major in biology must complete at least 60 credits in science and mathematics. Candidates for a B.A. degree with a major in biology must complete at least 18 credits in advanced courses in the Biology department or allowed electives in other departments as described above (not including Biology 1001, Chemistry 1100, 1050, 1200, 1201, 2050, 2060, 2100, 2200, 2201 and Mathematics 1201). These 18 credits must be completed with a grade of C- or higher in each course, and 15 or more credits must be completed at Brooklyn College. Specific course requirements for a B.A. degree are described above.

The following courses may be applied toward the 60 credits in science and mathematics:
A) All courses in the departments of biology, chemistry, computer and information science, earth and environmental sciences, mathematics, physics and psychology.
B) Courses marked with a (#) symbol in the department of health and nutrition sciences.

C) ---Anthropology 1200, 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260, 3235, 3440.
--- Biology 1010, Chemistry 1007, Physics 1331, Earth and Environmental Sciences 1010.
--- Anthropology and Archaeology 2216, 1205, Chemistry 1037, Computer and Information Science 1003, Earth and Environmental Sciences 1050, 1060, Health and Nutrition Sciences 3314, MATH 1801, Physics 1040, 1070 ,1080 , 1085, 1090.
---Economics 3400, 4410, 3410, 4422.
---Philosophy 3203, 3204, 3601.
---Kinesiology 3271, 3275, 3281, 3285, 4200W, 4229, 4251.
---Sociology 2701
---MCHC 2001.