Bachelor of Science in Biology
Stevens instituted a major in biology in Fall of 2015. The biology program reflects Stevens’ philosophy that life sciences are best approached with a strong foundation in chemical and physical sciences. As a result, the Biology and Chemical Biology Programs share the same curriculum through three semesters. The principle difference between the programs relates to the amount of chemistry required in the advance undergraduate curriculum. In the biology major, additional upper level courses are dedicated to expanding the breadth and depth of exposure to biology topics and additional technical and general electives encourage pairing of the biology curriculum with the pursuit of minor fields of study, graduate certificates, double majors or master’s degrees in other disciplines. Like the chemical biology curriculum, the biology curriculum will provide students with a strong background in chemistry, physics and mathematics that will ensure that students will have the ability to understand and engineer life science systems.
Graduates of the biology program at Stevens will be well prepared to pursue employment in biomedical science, biotechnology, or clinical research laboratories, to continue their education at the master’s or doctoral level in a wide array of programs in biological sciences, to gain admission to professional training in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, physician assistant, physical therapy, or other health professions, or to combine their knowledge of life sciences with employment in other areas of employment such as scientific publishing, law, business, or healthcare.
Biology Curriculum
Term I
| CAL 103 | Writing and Communications Colloquium | 3 |
| CH 115 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CH 117 | General Chemistry Laboratory I | 1 |
| CH 189 | Seminar in Chemistry and Biology | 1 |
| CS 105 | Introduction to Scientific Computing | 3 |
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| MA 121 | Differential Calculus | 2 |
| | And | |
| MA 122 | Integral Calculus | 2 |
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| PEP 111 | Mechanics | 3 |
Term II
| BIO 281 | Biology and Biotechnology | 3 |
| CAL 105 | CAL Colloquium: Knowledge, Nature, Culture | 3 |
| CH 116 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| CH 118 | General Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
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| MA 123 | Series, Vectors, Functions and Surfaces | 2 |
| | And | |
| MA 124 | Calculus of Two Variables | 2 |
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| PEP 112 | Electricity and Magnetism | 3 |
Term III (16 Credits)
| CH 243 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CH 245 | Organic Chemistry Lab I | 1 |
| MA 221 | Differential Equations | 4 |
| BIO 381 | Cell Biology | 4 |
| PEP 221 | Physics Lab I for Scientists | 1 |
| HUM | Humanities | 3 |
| | Physical Education | |
Term IV
| BIO 382 | Biological Systems | 4 |
| CH 244 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CH 246 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
| CH 301 | Professional Ethics in Chemical Research | 1 |
| ENGR 243 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | 3 |
| PEP 222 | Physics Lab II for Scientists | 1 |
| HUM | Humanities | 3 |
| | Physical Education | |
Term V (17 Credits)
| CH 362 | Instrumental Analysis I - Spectroscopy and Chromatography | 4 |
| BIO 484 | Molecular Genetics | 4 |
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| BT 243 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| | Or | |
| BT 244 | Microeconomics | 3 |
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| CH 580 | Biochemistry I - Cellular Metabolism and Regulation | 3 |
| HUM | Humanities | 3 |
| | Physical Education | |
Term VI (17 Credits)
| CH 461 | Instrumental Analysis II - Electrochemistry | 4 |
| | Or | |
| CH 321 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
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| CH 581 | Biochemistry II: Biomolecular Structure and Function | 3 |
| T.E. | Technical Elective | 3 |
| G.E. | General Elective | 3 |
| HUM | Humanities | 3 |
| | Physical Education | |
| CH 398 | Research Proposals for Undergraduate Research | 1 |
Term VII (15 Credits)
| T.E. | Technical Elective | 3 |
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| CH 496 | Chemistry Project I | 3 |
| | Or | |
| CH 498 | Chemical Research I | 3 |
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| T.E. | Technical Elective | 3 |
| G.E. | General Elective | 3 |
| HUM | Humanities | 3 |
Term VIII
Note:
E 243: MA 222 can be taken in place of E 243.
Humanities requirements can be found in the College of Arts and Letters, Humanities Requirements.
Biology Technical Electrive can be selected from available CH. Technical electives can be selected from CH and BIO.
General Education Electives - Chosen by the student can be any approved 3 or 4 credit course used towards a minor, major concentration, research, independent study, language courses, or a course taken during international experience.