Bachelor of Science in Biology
Employers in the STEM field are looking for innovators and critically-thinking problem solvers. The biology bachelor’s program encourages students to develop these skills both academically and pragmatically in the classrooms and in the laboratories.
The program delves broadly and deeply into the science of living systems while maintaining the solid foundation in chemical and physical sciences necessary for innovative research and development in the health sciences. Students will have the opportunity to do original research with Stevens faculty in modern cancer research, drug discovery, medicinal chemistry, and antimicrobial research.
Compared to many undergraduate biology programs, the Stevens biology bachelor’s program retains a distinctive institutional focus on quantitative skills by incorporating rigorous mathematics and physical science training. This approach ensures a high degree of comfort with the molecular underpinnings of biological phenomena and well positions our graduates for careers in research and industry that increasingly value these skills.
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 179 | Career Pathways in Chemical and Biological Sciences | 1 |
| MA 121 | Differential Calculus | 2 |
| MA 122 | Integral Calculus | 2 |
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| CS 105 | Introduction to Scientific Computing | 3 |
| | Or | |
| CS 115 | Introduction to Computer Science | 4 |
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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 |
| CH 189 | Seminar in Chemistry and Biology | 1 |
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| MA 125 | Vectors and Matrices | 2 |
| | And | |
| MA 126 | Multivariable Calculus I | 2 |
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| PEP 112 | Electricity and Magnetism | 3 |
Term III
| BIO 381 | Cell and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| CH 243 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CH 245 | Organic Chemistry Lab I | 1 |
| HUM | Humanities | 3 |
| MA 221 | Differential Equations | 4 |
| PEP 221 | Physics Lab I for Scientists | 1 |
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 |
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| MA 222 | Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| | Or | |
| ENGR 241 | Probability and Statistics with Data Science Applications | 4 |
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| PEP 222 | Physics Lab II for Scientists | 1 |
| HUM | Humanities | 3 |
Term V
| BIO 484 | Molecular Genetics | 4 |
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| BT 243 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| | Or | |
| BT 244 | Microeconomics | 3 |
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| CH 362 | Instrumental Analysis I - Spectroscopy and Chromatography | 4 |
| CH 580 | Biochemistry I - Cellular Metabolism and Regulation | 3 |
| HUM | Humanities | 3 |
Term VI
| CH 461 | Instrumental Analysis II - Electrochemistry | 4 |
| | Or | |
| CH 321 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
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| CH 398 | Research Proposals for Undergraduate Research | 1 |
| CH 581 | Biochemistry II: Biomolecular Structure and Function | 3 |
| G.E. | General Elective | 3 |
| HUM | Humanities | 3 |
| | Technical Elective | 3 |
Term VII
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| CH 496 | Chemistry Project I | 3 |
| | Or | |
| CH 498 | Chemical Research I | 3 |
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| G.E. | General Elective | 3 |
| HUM | Humanities | 3 |
| | Technical Elective | 3 |
| | Technical Elective | 3 |
Term VIII
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| CH 497 | Chemistry Project II | 3 |
| | Or | |
| CH 499 | Chemical Research II | 3 |
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| PEP 242 | Modern Physics | 3 |
| G.E. | General Elective | 3 |
| HUM | Humanities | 3 |
| | Technical Elective | 3 |
Note:
General Education Electives: Chosen by the student, can be any approved 3 or 4 credit course including ones needed towards a minor, major concentration; research course; independent study; language course or course taken during an international experience.
Technical elective: can be selected from available CH and BIO 4XX and 5XX that are not part of your degree program (examples include CH520 Advanced Physical Chemistry, CH 550 Spectra and Structure, BIO 568 Computational Biology, BIO 526 Cancer Biology, BIO 584 Pathophysiology, etc.). If you see a course in another department that you are interested in taking and is related to biology, please contact your academic advisor.
Humanities requirements can be found in the College of Arts and Letters, Humanities Requirements.