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Biological Sciences

Barnard College · New York, NY

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Biological Sciences
CIP
26.1310
Credits (computed from items)
246
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
189097
CourseShelf checklist
CK_189097_f7bb7169
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Introductory Biology & Genetics

0 items

    Introductory Biology Fall Offerings:

    4 items
    1. BIOL BC1500
      3.00
    2. BIOL BC1510
      BIOL BC1500 DISCUSSION SECTION
      As published: “BIOL BC1500 DISCUSSION SECTION (This is a co-requisite for BIOL BC1500.)”
      0.00
    3. BIOL BC1501
      2.00
    4. BIOL BC1511
      BIOL BC1501 RECITATION
      As published: “BIOL BC1501 RECITATION (This is a co-requisite for BIOL BC1501. It is asynchronous.)”
      0.00

    Introductory Biology Spring Offerings:

    4 items
    1. BIOL BC1502
      3.00
    2. BIOL BC1512
      BIOL BC1502 DISCUSSION SECTION
      As published: “BIOL BC1502 DISCUSSION SECTION (This is a co-requisite for BIOL BC1502.)”
      0.00
    3. BIOL BC1503
      2.00
    4. BIOL BC1513
      BIOL BC 1503 RECITATION
      As published: “BIOL BC 1503 RECITATION (This is a co-requisite for BIOL BC1503. It is asynchronous.)”
      0.00

    Genetics Requirement (Offered Fall & Spring)

    1 item
    1. BIOL BC2100
      3.00

    It is recommended, but not required, that Genetics be taken immediately after completing the 1500-level introductory sequence. Though it is a pre-requisite for many upper-level courses, it is not required for all.

    0 items

      Here is a list of courses related to each track/category:

      0 items

        Cellular & Molecular Biology (C&M)

        19 items
        1. BIOL BC2323
          3.00
        2. BIOL BC2278
          3
        3. BIOL BC2490
          CODING IN BIOLOGY
          As published: “CODING IN BIOLOGY (This course cannot fulfill the breadth requirement.)”
          3.00
        4. BIOL BC2500
          Programming for Scientists
          As published: “Programming for Scientists (This course cannot fulfill the breadth requirement.)”
          3.00
        5. BIOL BC3007
          Introduction to RNA-Seq Analysis
          As published: “Introduction to RNA-Seq Analysis (This course cannot fulfill the breadth requirement.)”
          3.00
        6. BIOL BC3141
          Advanced R in Biology
          As published: “Advanced R in Biology (This course cannot fulfill the breadth requirement.)”
          3.00
        7. BIOL BC3304
          3.00
        8. BIOL BC3308
          INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIAL GENOMICS
          As published: “INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIAL GENOMICS (This course cannot fulfill the breadth requirement.)”
          3.00
        9. BIOL BC3310
          3.00
        10. BIOL BC3320
          3.00
        11. BIOL BC3322
          4.00
        12. BIOL BC3352
          3.00
        13. BIOL BC3356
          3.00
        14. BIOL BC3362
          3.00
        15. CHEM BC3282
          3.00
        16. BIOL UN3004
          NEUROBIO I:CELLULAR ＆ MOLECULR
          Not resolved to a course
          3.00
        17. BIOL UN3034
          Biotechnology
          Not resolved to a course
          3.00
        18. BIOL UN3073
          CELLULAR/MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY
          Not resolved to a course
          3.00
        19. BIOL UN3310
          Virology
          Not resolved to a course
          3.00

        Physiology & Organismal Biology (P&O)

        12 items
        1. BIOL BC2280
          3.00
        2. BIOL BC2500
          Programming for Scientists
          As published: “Programming for Scientists (This course cannot fulfill the breadth requirement.)”
          3.00
        3. BIOL BC3007
          Introduction to RNA-Seq Analysis
          As published: “Introduction to RNA-Seq Analysis (This course cannot fulfill the breadth requirement.)”
          3.00
        4. BIOL BC3320
          3.00
        5. BIOL BC3352
          DEVELOPMENT
          As published: “DEVELOPMENT (OR BIOL UN3022 Developmental Biology)”
          3.00
        6. BIOL BC3356
          3.00
        7. BIOL BC3360
          PHYSIOLOGY
          As published: “PHYSIOLOGY (OR BIOL UN3006 General Physiology)”
          3.00
        8. BIOL BC3377
          3.00
        9. BIOL UN3005
          NEUROBIO II: DEVPT ＆ SYSTEMS
          Not resolved to a course
          4.00
        10. EEEB UN3011
          BEHAVIOR BIOL-LIVING PRIMATES (EEEB UN1011 is NOT equivalent.)
          Not resolved to a course
          3.00
        11. EEEB UN3208
          EXPLORATIONS IN PRIM ANATOMY
          Not resolved to a course
          3.00
        12. EEEB GU4112
          Ichthyology
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (E&E)

        16 items
        1. BIOL BC2240
          3.00
        2. BIOL BC2272
          3.00
        3. BIOL BC2278
          3
        4. BIOL BC2280
          3.00
        5. BIOL BC2500
          Programming for Scientists
          As published: “Programming for Scientists (This course cannot fulfill the breadth requirement.)”
          3.00
        6. BIOL BC2851
          PLANTS AND PROFITS:THE GLOBAL POWER OF B
          Not resolved to a course
          4.00
        7. BIOL BC3007
          Introduction to RNA-Seq Analysis
          As published: “Introduction to RNA-Seq Analysis (This course cannot fulfill the breadth requirement.)”
          3.00
        8. BIOL BC3320
          3.00
        9. BIOL BC3322
          4.00
        10. BIOL BC3377
          3.00
        11. BIOL BC3380
          3.00
        12. EEEB UN3005
          INTRO-STAT-ECOLOGY ＆ EVOL BIOL
          Not resolved to a course
          3.00
        13. EEEB UN3087
          CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
          Not resolved to a course
          3.00
        14. EEEB UN3220
          THE EVOL OF HUM GROWTH ＆ DEVPT
          Not resolved to a course
          3.00
        15. EEEB W4110
          Coastal and Estuarine Ecology
          Not resolved to a course
          4.00
        16. EEEB GU4111
          Ecosystem Ecology and Global Change
          Not resolved to a course
          3.00

        Computational Biology - Computing (CB-COMP)

        12 items
        1. BIOL BC2490
          3.00
        2. BIOL BC2500
          Programming for Scientists
          As published: “Programming for Scientists (This is a topics course. Each topic involves a different programming language and counts as an independent course.)”
          3.00
        3. BIOL BC2841
          3.00
        4. BIOL BC2851
          PLANTS AND PROFITS:THE GLOBAL POWER OF B
          Not resolved to a course
          4.00
        5. BIOL BC3007
          3.00
        6. BIOL BC3308
          3.00
        7. BIOL BC3141
          3.00
        8. BIOL BC3590
          SR SEM IN BIOLOGY
          As published: “SR SEM IN BIOLOGY (Only the Bacteria by Design topic for this course will fulfill an elective requirement. If this class is used to fulfill the elective requirement, this class may NOT count toward the senior capstone experience.)”
          4.00
        9. EESC BC3050
          3.00
        10. EESC GU4050
          GLOBAL ASSMT-REMOTE SENSING
          Not resolved to a course
          3.00
        11. COMS W3134
          3.00
        12. CBMF W4761
          3.00

        Computational Biology - Biology (CB-BIOL)

        7 items
        1. BIOL BC3304
          3.00
        2. BIOL BC3310
          3.00
        3. BIOL BC3320
          3.00
        4. BIOL BC3352
          3.00
        5. BIOL BC3360
          3.00
        6. BIOL BC3362
          3.00
        7. BIOL BC3380
          3.00

        Students pursuing the GB, C&M, P&O, or E&E specialization are required to take THREE upper-level lab courses

        0 items

          Commonly Offered Upper-Level Lab Courses

          12 items
          1. BIOL BC2281
            3.00
          2. BIOL BC2841
            3.00
          3. BIOL BC3303
            3.00
          4. BIOL BC3305
            PROJECT LAB IN MOLECULAR GENETICS
            As published: “PROJECT LAB IN MOLECULAR GENETICS (Yearlong course with BIOL BC3306)”
            3.00
          5. BIOL BC3306
            PROJECT LAB MOLECULAR GENETCS
            As published: “PROJECT LAB MOLECULAR GENETCS (Yearlong course with BIOL BC3305)”
            3.00
          6. BIOL BC3311
            3.00
          7. BIOL BC3321
            3.00
          8. BIOL BC3354
            3.00
          9. BIOL BC3361
            3.00
          10. BIOL BC3363
            3.00
          11. BIOL BC3591
            GUIDED RESEARCH ＆ SEMINAR
            As published: “GUIDED RESEARCH ＆ SEMINAR (Yearlong course with BIOL BC3592)”
            4.00
          12. BIOL BC3592
            GUIDED RESEARCH ＆ SEMINAR
            As published: “GUIDED RESEARCH ＆ SEMINAR (Yearlong course with BIOL BC3591)”
            4.00

          Students in non-Computational Biology major specializations may count ONE (and only one) Barnard biology CB-Comp elective course as a lab. Any course taken for lab credit will not count toward the elective requirement. Computational biology elective courses that can count as a lab requirement include:

          electives · 4 items
          1. BIOL BC2490
            3.00
          2. BIOL BC2500
            3.00
          3. BIOL BC3007
            3.00
          4. BIOL BC3308
            3.00

          Students pursuing the Computational Biology specialization are required to take ONE upper-level lab from the following list.

          0 items

            Upper-Level Lab Courses for the Computational Biology Specialization

            6 items
            1. BIOL BC3303
              3.00
            2. BIOL BC3305
              PROJECT LAB IN MOLECULAR GENETICS
              As published: “PROJECT LAB IN MOLECULAR GENETICS (yearlong course with BIOL BC3306)”
              3.00
            3. BIOL BC3311
              3.00
            4. BIOL BC3321
              3.00
            5. BIOL BC3361
              3.00
            6. BIOL BC3363
              3.00

            Introductory Computing/Statistics Requirement (CB Specialization)

            9 items
            1. COMS W1004
              3.00
            2. COMS BC1016
              3.00
            3. ENGI E1006
              INTRO TO COMP FOR ENG/APP SCI
              As published: “INTRO TO COMP FOR ENG/APP SCI (taught in Python)”
              3.00
            4. STAT UN1010
              3.00
            5. STAT UN1101
              3.00
            6. STAT UN1201
              3.00
            7. STAT UN2102
              3.00
            8. NSBV BC2002
              4.00
            9. EEEB UN3005
              INTRO-STAT-ECOLOGY ＆ EVOL BIOL
              Not resolved to a course

            Introductory Biology

            0 items

              Fall Component:

              3 items
              1. BIOL BC1500
                3.00
              2. BIOL BC1501
                2.00
              3. BIOL BC1511
                BIOL BC1501 RECITATION
                As published: “BIOL BC1501 RECITATION (This is a co-requisite for BIOL BC1501. It is asynchronous.)”
                0.00

              Spring Component:

              3 items
              1. BIOL BC1502
                3.00
              2. BIOL BC1503
                2.00
              3. BIOL BC1513
                BIOL BC 1503 RECITATION
                As published: “BIOL BC 1503 RECITATION (This is a co-requisite for BIOL BC1503. It is asynchronous.)”
                0.00
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