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Program checklist · Biology & Society (BA, BS)

Biology & Society (BA, BS)

Cornell University · Ithaca, 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
Biology & Society (BA, BS)
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
30.2701
Credits (computed from items)
474.5-479.5
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
190415
CourseShelf checklist
CK_190415_0d6a992f
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Prerequisite and Basic Courses

0 items

    Introductory Biology 1

    0 items

      Select two of the following sequences:

      4 items
      1. or: BIOG 1445 Introduction to Comparative Anatomy and Physiology, Individualized Instruction
        3
      2. or: BIOSM 1610 Ecology and the Marine Environment
        3-4
      3. 3
      4. 4-5

      College Calculus 1

      0 items

        Select one of the following: (AP credit may be accepted for Calculus)

        3 items
        1. 4
        2. 4
        3. 4

        or any higher-level calculus course

        0 items

          Statistics 1

          0 items

            Select one of the following: (AP credit may be accepted for Calculus)

            8 items
            1. 4
            2. 4
            3. 4
            4. 4
            5. 3
            6. 4
            7. 4
            8. 4

            Recommended for Students on a Pre-health Careers Track

            0 items

              General chemistry (one-year sequence) (prerequisite to biochemistry and other chemistry courses):

              0 items

                Select one of the following:

                3 items
                1. CHEM 2070& CHEM 2071
                  General Chemistry Iand General Chemistry I Laboratory (or)
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. CHEM 2080& CHEM 2081
                  General Chemistry IIand General Chemistry II Laboratory (or)
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. 4

                Ethics Foundation

                0 items

                  Ethics

                  0 items

                    Select one course to be complete by the end of junior year:

                    2 items
                    1. 4
                    2. 4

                    Social Sciences/Humanities Foundation

                    0 items

                      Select two courses; must be taken from two different subject areas:

                      0 items

                        History of Science

                        6 items
                        1. As published: “Introduction to the History of Medicine (crosslisted)”
                          4
                        2. As published: “Environmental History (crosslisted)”
                          4
                        3. As published: “Medicine, Magic and Science in the Ancient Near East (crosslisted)”
                          3
                        4. As published: “Introduction to Ancient Medicine (crosslisted)”
                          4
                        5. As published: “Evolution (crosslisted)”
                          3
                        6. As published: “Fighting for Our Lives: Black Women's Reproductive Health and Activism in Historical Perspective (crosslisted)”
                          3-4

                        Philosophy of Science

                        2 items
                        1. 3
                        2. As published: “Introduction to Bioethics (crosslisted)”
                          4

                        Sociology of Science

                        8 items
                        1. As published: “Plagues and People (crosslisted)”
                          3
                        2. As published: “Medicine, Culture, and Society (crosslisted)”
                          4
                        3. As published: “Life Sciences and Society (crosslisted)”
                          3
                        4. 3
                        5. 3
                        6. 3
                        7. As published: “What Is Science? An Introduction to the Social Studies of Science and Technology (crosslisted)”
                          3
                        8. As published: “Social Studies of Medicine (crosslisted)”
                          3

                        Politics of Science

                        5 items
                        1. As published: “Environmental Governance (crosslisted)”
                          3
                        2. 3
                        3. 3
                        4. As published: “Environmental Sociology (crosslisted)”
                          3
                        5. As published: “Science in American Politics (crosslisted)”
                          3

                        Science Communication

                        2 items
                        1. 3
                        2. As published: “Communication, Environment, Science, and Health (crosslisted)”
                          3

                        Literature and Science

                        2 items
                        1. As published: “Science Fiction (crosslisted)”
                          3
                        2. As published: “Literature and Medicine (crosslisted)”
                          3

                        Anthropology of Science, Medicine, and Environment

                        4 items
                        1. As published: “Early Agriculture (crosslisted)”
                          3
                        2. As published: “Health and Disease in the Ancient World (crosslisted)”
                          3
                        3. As published: “Nature-Culture: Ethnographic Approaches to Human Environment Relations (crosslisted)”
                          4
                        4. 4

                        Biology Foundation (Breadth Requirement)

                        0 items

                          Three courses; must be taken from three different subject areas:

                          0 items

                            Anatomy and Physiology

                            3 items
                            1. 3
                            2. As published: “Principles of Animal Physiology (crosslisted)”
                              3
                            3. 4

                            Animal Behavior

                            2 items
                            1. 3
                            2. 3-4

                            Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology

                            5 items
                            1. 4
                            2. 3
                            3. 4
                            4. 3
                            5. 4

                            Biological Diversity

                            12 items
                            1. 4
                            2. 3
                            3. 3
                            4. 3
                            5. 3-4
                            6. 3
                            7. 3
                            8. 4
                            9. 4
                            10. 4
                            11. 4
                            12. 4

                            Genetics and Development

                            3 items
                            1. 3
                            2. As published: “DNA, Genes and Genetic Diversity (crosslisted)”
                              4
                            3. 4

                            Neurobiology

                            1 item
                            1. 3-4

                            Nutrition

                            2 items
                            1. 3
                            2. 3

                            Biology Foundation (Depth Requirement)

                            0 items

                              Complete one sequence from any one of the following subject areas:

                              0 items

                                Anatomy and Physiology

                                0 items

                                  Sequence 1

                                  2 items
                                  1. As published: “Biology of Reproduction (and)”
                                    3
                                  2. As published: “Reproductive Physiology and Management of Dairy Cattle (Depth Course)”
                                    3

                                  Sequence 2

                                  2 items
                                  1. As published: “Principles of Animal Physiology (and)”
                                    3
                                  2. As published: “Principles of Pharmacology (Depth course)”
                                    3

                                  Sequence 3

                                  2 items
                                  1. As published: “Human Anatomy and Physiology (and)”
                                    4
                                  2. As published: “Principles of Pharmacology (Depth course)”
                                    3

                                  Animal Behavior

                                  0 items

                                    Sequence 1

                                    1 item
                                    1. As published: “The Natural History of Chimpanzees and the Origins of Politics (and)”
                                      3

                                    Sequence 1 Depth course: No Depth Courses Available

                                    0 items

                                      Sequence 2

                                      1 item
                                      1. As published: “Neurobiology and Behavior I: Introduction to Behavior (and)”
                                        3-4

                                      Sequence 2 Depth course: Select one of the following:

                                      4 items
                                      1. 4
                                      2. 4
                                      3. 3
                                      4. 3

                                      Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology

                                      0 items

                                        Sequence 1

                                        1 item
                                        1. As published: “Principles of Biochemistry, Individualized Instruction (and)”
                                          4

                                        Sequence 1 Depth course: Select one of the following:

                                        13 items
                                        1. 3
                                        2. 3
                                        3. 3
                                        4. 3
                                        5. 3
                                        6. 3
                                        7. 3
                                        8. 4
                                        9. 3
                                        10. 3
                                        11. 2-3
                                        12. 3
                                        13. 4

                                        Sequence 2

                                        1 item
                                        1. As published: “Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins and Metabolism (and)”
                                          3

                                        Sequence 2 Depth course: Select one of the following:

                                        10 items
                                        1. 3
                                        2. 3
                                        3. 3
                                        4. 3
                                        5. 3
                                        6. 3
                                        7. 2-3
                                        8. 4
                                        9. 3
                                        10. 4

                                        Sequence 3

                                        1 item
                                        1. As published: “Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins, Metabolism, and Molecular Biology (and)”
                                          4

                                        Sequence 3 Depth course: Select one of the following:

                                        8 items
                                        1. 3
                                        2. 3
                                        3. 3
                                        4. 3
                                        5. 3
                                        6. 3
                                        7. 2-3
                                        8. 4

                                        Sequence 4

                                        1 item
                                        1. As published: “Introduction to Human Biochemistry (and)”
                                          4

                                        Sequence 4 Depth course: Select one of the following:

                                        3 items
                                        1. 4
                                        2. 3
                                        3. 4

                                        Biological Diversity

                                        0 items

                                          Sequence 1

                                          1 item
                                          1. As published: “The Vertebrates: Form, Function, and Evolution (and)”
                                            4

                                          Sequence 1 Depth course: Select one of the following:

                                          2 items
                                          1. 3
                                          2. 3

                                          Sequence 2

                                          1 item
                                          1. As published: “Biodiversity and Biology of the Marine Invertebrates (and)”
                                            3

                                          Sequence 2 Depth course: No Depth Courses Available

                                          0 items

                                            Sequence 3

                                            1 item
                                            1. As published: “Ornithology, Lectures (and)”
                                              3

                                            Sequence 3 Depth course: No Depth Courses Available

                                            0 items

                                              Sequence 4

                                              1 item
                                              1. As published: “Ichthyology: Biology of Fishes, Lectures (and)”
                                                3

                                              Sequence 4 Depth course: No Depth Courses Available

                                              0 items

                                                Sequence 5

                                                1 item
                                                1. As published: “General Microbiology Lectures (and)”
                                                  3-4

                                                Sequence 5 Depth course: Select one of the following:

                                                6 items
                                                1. 3
                                                2. 3
                                                3. 2-3
                                                4. 3
                                                5. 3
                                                6. 2-3

                                                Sequence 6

                                                1 item
                                                1. As published: “Anatomy and Function of Marine Vertebrates (and)”
                                                  3

                                                Sequence 6 Depth course: No Depth Courses Available

                                                0 items

                                                  Sequence 7

                                                  1 item
                                                  1. As published: “Field Ornithology (and)”
                                                    3

                                                  Sequence 7 Depth course: No Depth Courses Available

                                                  0 items

                                                    Sequence 8

                                                    1 item
                                                    1. As published: “Insect Biology (and)”
                                                      4

                                                    Sequence 8 Depth course: Select one of the following:

                                                    4 items
                                                    1. 3
                                                    2. 3
                                                    3. 3
                                                    4. 4

                                                    Sequence 9

                                                    1 item
                                                    1. As published: “Introductory Plant Diversity and Evolution (and)”
                                                      4

                                                    Sequence 9 Depth course: Select one of the following:

                                                    4 items
                                                    1. 3
                                                    2. 4
                                                    3. 3
                                                    4. 3

                                                    Sequence 10

                                                    1 item
                                                    1. As published: “Vascular Plant Systematics (and)”
                                                      4

                                                    Sequence 10 Depth course: No Depth Courses Available

                                                    0 items

                                                      Sequence 11

                                                      2 items
                                                      1. As published: “Biology and Management of Plant Diseases (and)”
                                                        4
                                                      2. As published: “Systems Epidemiology for Plant Pathology (Depth course)”
                                                        3

                                                      Sequence 12

                                                      1 item
                                                      1. As published: “Mycology: The Interactive World of Fungi (and)”
                                                        4

                                                      Sequence 12 Depth course: No Depth Courses Available

                                                      0 items

                                                        Genetics and Development:

                                                        0 items

                                                          Sequence 1

                                                          1 item
                                                          1. As published: “Lectures in Genetics and Genomics (and)”
                                                            3

                                                          Sequence 1 Depth course: Select one of the following:

                                                          10 items
                                                          1. 3
                                                          2. 3
                                                          3. 3
                                                          4. 3
                                                          5. 3
                                                          6. 3
                                                          7. 3
                                                          8. 3
                                                          9. 3
                                                          10. 2-3

                                                          Sequence 2

                                                          1 item
                                                          1. As published: “DNA, Genes and Genetic Diversity (and)”
                                                            4

                                                          Sequence 2 Depth course: No Depth Courses Available

                                                          0 items

                                                            Sequence 3

                                                            1 item
                                                            1. As published: “Plant Genetics (and)”
                                                              4

                                                            Sequence 3 Depth course: No Depth Courses Available

                                                            0 items

                                                              Neurobiology

                                                              0 items

                                                                Sequence 1

                                                                1 item
                                                                1. 3-4

                                                                Sequence 1 Depth course: Select one of the following:

                                                                11 items
                                                                1. 3
                                                                2. 3
                                                                3. 3
                                                                4. 4
                                                                5. 4
                                                                6. 3
                                                                7. 3
                                                                8. 3
                                                                9. 3
                                                                10. 3
                                                                11. 4

                                                                Nutrition

                                                                0 items

                                                                  Sequence 1

                                                                  1 item
                                                                  1. As published: “Nutrition, Health, and Society (and)”
                                                                    3

                                                                  Sequence 1 Depth course: Select one of the following:

                                                                  13 items
                                                                  1. NS 2750
                                                                    Not resolved to a course
                                                                  2. 3
                                                                  3. 3
                                                                  4. 4
                                                                  5. 4
                                                                  6. 3
                                                                  7. 4
                                                                  8. 3
                                                                  9. 3
                                                                  10. 3
                                                                  11. 3
                                                                  12. 4
                                                                  13. 3

                                                                  Sequence 2

                                                                  1 item
                                                                  1. 3

                                                                  Sequence 2 Depth course: Select one of the following:

                                                                  14 items
                                                                  1. NS 2750
                                                                    Not resolved to a course
                                                                  2. 3
                                                                  3. 3
                                                                  4. 4
                                                                  5. 3
                                                                  6. 4
                                                                  7. 3
                                                                  8. 4
                                                                  9. 3
                                                                  10. 3
                                                                  11. 3
                                                                  12. 3
                                                                  13. 4
                                                                  14. 3

                                                                  Core Courses

                                                                  major core · 0 items

                                                                    Select one of the following:

                                                                    2 items
                                                                    1. 4
                                                                    2. 4

                                                                    Theme

                                                                    0 items

                                                                      Natural Science/Biology Electives (two courses)

                                                                      electives · 0 items

                                                                        Select two courses from the following list of BSOC approved Natural Science/Biology Elective courses:

                                                                        electives · 37 items
                                                                        1. 3
                                                                        2. As published: “Bioarchaeology (crosslisted)”
                                                                          3
                                                                        3. As published: “Primate Behavior and Ecology with Emphasis on African Apes (crosslisted)”
                                                                          3
                                                                        4. 3
                                                                        5. 3
                                                                        6. 4
                                                                        7. 3
                                                                        8. 3
                                                                        9. 3
                                                                        10. 3
                                                                        11. 3
                                                                        12. 3
                                                                        13. As published: “Gender and the Brain (crosslisted)”
                                                                          3
                                                                        14. 3
                                                                        15. 3
                                                                        16. As published: “Plagues and People (crosslisted)”
                                                                          3
                                                                        17. As published: “Insect Conservation Biology (crosslisted)”
                                                                          3
                                                                        18. 3
                                                                        19. 3
                                                                        20. As published: “The Human Brain and Mind: An Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience (crosslisted)”
                                                                          3
                                                                        21. 3
                                                                        22. As published: “Gender and Psychopathology (crosslisted)”
                                                                          3
                                                                        23. As published: “Translational Research on Memory and Neuroscience (crosslisted)”
                                                                          3
                                                                        24. 3
                                                                        25. As published: “Obesity and the Regulation of Body Weight (crosslisted)”
                                                                          3
                                                                        26. 4
                                                                        27. 3
                                                                        28. 4
                                                                        29. 3
                                                                        30. 3
                                                                        31. 3
                                                                        32. 3
                                                                        33. As published: “Integrated Pest Management (crosslisted)”
                                                                          4
                                                                        34. 3
                                                                        35. 4
                                                                        36. As published: “Intro to Behavioral Neuroscience (crosslisted)”
                                                                          3
                                                                        37. As published: “Introduction to Personality (crosslisted)”
                                                                          3

                                                                        Humanities/Social Sciences Electives (two courses) 1

                                                                        electives · 0 items

                                                                          Select two courses from the following list of BSOC approved Humanities/Social Science Elective courses:

                                                                          electives · 44 items
                                                                          1. As published: “Resource Economics (crosslisted)”
                                                                            3
                                                                          2. As published: “Worlding Sex and Gender (crosslisted)”
                                                                            3
                                                                          3. As published: “Humans and Animals (crosslisted)”
                                                                            4
                                                                          4. As published: “Primate Behavior and Ecology with Emphasis on African Apes (crosslisted)”
                                                                            3
                                                                          5. 4
                                                                          6. 3
                                                                          7. 3
                                                                          8. As published: “Plagues and People (crosslisted)”
                                                                            3
                                                                          9. As published: “Medicine and Healing in China (crosslisted)”
                                                                            4
                                                                          10. As published: “Literature and Medicine (crosslisted)”
                                                                            3
                                                                          11. As published: “Environmental History (crosslisted)”
                                                                            4
                                                                          12. As published: “Introduction to Ancient Medicine (crosslisted)”
                                                                            4
                                                                          13. As published: “Living in an Uncertain World: Science, Technology, and Risk (crosslisted)”
                                                                            4
                                                                          14. As published: “Environmental Governance (crosslisted)”
                                                                            3
                                                                          15. As published: “Anthropology of the Body (crosslisted)”
                                                                            3
                                                                          16. As published: “Postcolonial Science (crosslisted)”
                                                                            3
                                                                          17. As published: “Environments, Disasters, Health (crosslisted)”
                                                                            3
                                                                          18. As published: “Ecological Literacy and Design (crosslisted)”
                                                                            3
                                                                          19. 3
                                                                          20. 3
                                                                          21. 3
                                                                          22. 3
                                                                          23. 3
                                                                          24. As published: “Social Gerontology: Aging and the Life Course (crosslisted)”
                                                                            3
                                                                          25. As published: “Memory and the Law (crosslisted)”
                                                                            3
                                                                          26. As published: “Gender and Psychopathology (crosslisted)”
                                                                            3
                                                                          27. 3
                                                                          28. As published: “Translational Research on Memory and Neuroscience (crosslisted)”
                                                                            3
                                                                          29. 3
                                                                          30. As published: “Obesity and the Regulation of Body Weight (crosslisted)”
                                                                            3
                                                                          31. 3
                                                                          32. As published: “Toward a Sustainable Global Food System: Food Policy for Developing Countries (crosslisted)”
                                                                            3
                                                                          33. As published: “Health, Poverty, and Inequality: A Global Perspective (crosslisted)”
                                                                            3
                                                                          34. As published: “Ways of Knowing: Indigenous and Place-Based Ecological Knowledge (crosslisted)”
                                                                            3
                                                                          35. 3
                                                                          36. 3
                                                                          37. 3
                                                                          38. As published: “Health Disparities (crosslisted)”
                                                                            3
                                                                          39. As published: “Fundamentals of Population Health (crosslisted)”
                                                                            3
                                                                          40. 3
                                                                          41. As published: “The Economics of Health Care Markets (crosslisted)”
                                                                            3
                                                                          42. 3
                                                                          43. As published: “Introduction to Personality (crosslisted)”
                                                                            3
                                                                          44. As published: “Introduction to Social Psychology (crosslisted)”
                                                                            3

                                                                          Senior Seminar (one course taken junior or senior year)

                                                                          0 items

                                                                            Select from the list of BSOC approved Senior Seminars: 1

                                                                            23 items
                                                                            1. As published: “Resource Economics (crosslisted)”
                                                                              3
                                                                            2. As published: “Death, Dying, and the Dead (crosslisted)”
                                                                              3
                                                                            3. 3
                                                                            4. As published: “Medicine and Healing in Africa (crosslisted)”
                                                                              3
                                                                            5. As published: “Women and Gender Issues in Africa (crosslisted)”
                                                                              3
                                                                            6. 4
                                                                            7. As published: “Comparative Environmental History (crosslisted)”
                                                                              3
                                                                            8. As published: “Embodiment of Inequality: A Bioarchaeological Perspective (crosslisted)”
                                                                              3
                                                                            9. As published: “Conceptions of the Body in Medicine and Healing (crosslisted)”
                                                                              3
                                                                            10. As published: “Curating the British Empire (crosslisted)”
                                                                              3
                                                                            11. As published: “Medicine and Healing in Africa (crosslisted)”
                                                                              3
                                                                            12. As published: “Food, Agriculture, and Society (crosslisted)”
                                                                              3
                                                                            13. As published: “Vitality and Power in China (crosslisted)”
                                                                              4
                                                                            14. 3
                                                                            15. As published: “The Body Politic in Asia (crosslisted)”
                                                                              4
                                                                            16. As published: “Toward a Sustainable Global Food System: Food Policy for Developing Countries (crosslisted)”
                                                                              3
                                                                            17. As published: “Economics of Food and Malnutrition (crosslisted)”
                                                                              3
                                                                            18. As published: “Health, Poverty, and Inequality: A Global Perspective (crosslisted)”
                                                                              3
                                                                            19. 0.5
                                                                            20. 3
                                                                            21. 3
                                                                            22. 3
                                                                            23. As published: “Gender and Technology in Historical Perspectives (crosslisted)”
                                                                              4
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