To earn their Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology, students
complete 126 credits, including core, major sequence and
elective requirements, as outlined below. For more information
about courses, please see the St. John’s College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences section of our
Undergraduate Bulletin.
Common Core — 24
Credits
| DNY | 1000C | Discover New York | 3 |
| ENG | 1000C | English Composition | 3 |
| ENG | 1100C | Literature in a Global Context | 3 |
| HIS | 1000C | Emergence of a Global Society | 3 |
| PHI | 1000C | Philosophy of the Human Person | 3 |
| PHI | 3000C | Metaphysics | 3 |
| THE | 1000C | Perspectives on Christianity | 3 |
| SPE | 1000C | Public Speaking | 3 |
Distributed Core — 18
Credits
| Foreign Language | | | 6 |
| PHI | 2200C | Ethics | 3 |
| THE | 2000 level | Any course this level. | 3 |
| THE | 3000 level | Any course this level. | 3 |
| SOC | | Choose any course. | 3 |
St. John's Core — 9
Credits
| Art or Music | | | 3 |
| Core Elective | | | 3 |
| Core Elective | | | 3 |
Major Sequence — 32
Credits
| BIO | 1000 | Fundamentals of Biology I | 3 |
| BIO | 1001L | Lab corequisite with BIO 1000 | 1 |
| BIO | 2000 | Fundamentals of Biology II | 3 |
| BIO | 2000L | Lab corequisite with BIO 2000 | 1 |
| BIO | 3000 | Fundamentals of Biology III | 3 |
| BIO | 3000L | Lab corequisite with BIO 3000 | 1 |
| BIO | | Choose 20 credits in BIO electives. | 20 |
Additional Requirements — 32
Credits
| CHE | 1210 | General Chemistry I | 5 |
| CHE | 1220 | General Chemistry II | 5 |
| CHE | 2230 | Organic Chemistry | 5 |
| CHE | 2240 | Organic Chemistry | 5 |
| MTH | 1210 | Bio-Statistics | 4 |
| MTH | 1220 | Calculus, Biological Applications | 4 |
| PHY | 1610, 1620 | College Physics I and II | 8 |
| | | OR | |
| PHY | 1930, 1940 | University Physics I and II | 8 |
* BIO 1050, 1060, 1360 and 1600 are not applicable to the major
sequence. Students are encouraged to take advantage of research
opportunities: BIO 4953 and 4954.