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Program checklist · BA

Biology, BA

Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, 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
BA
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
26.0210
Credits (computed from items)
9
Catalog edition
Fall 2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196097
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196097_3b5cfd60
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Degree Requirements

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    Foundational Courses in Related Fields

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      Chemistry Sequence Lecture Options

      4 items
      1. CHE 129
        As published: “General Chemistry IA 4 credits”
      2. CHE 130
        Problem Solving in General Chemistry 1 credit,
        Not resolved to a course
      3. CHE 132
        General Chemistry II 4 credits
        Not resolved to a course
        or: CHE 131 - General Chemistry IB 4 credits
      4. CHE 132
        General Chemistry II
        Not resolved to a course
        or: CHE 152 - Molecular Science I 4 credits
        4

      Chemistry Sequence Laboratory Options

      2 items
      1. CHE 133
        As published: “General Chemistry Laboratory I 1 credit”
      2. CHE 134
        General Chemistry Laboratory II 1 credit
        Not resolved to a course
        or: CHE 154 - Molecular Science Laboratory I 2 credits

      Organic Chemistry Lecture Options

      4 items
      1. CHE 321
        Organic Chemistry I 4 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      2. CHE 322
        Organic Chemistry IIA 4 credits
        Not resolved to a course
        or: CHE 321 - Organic Chemistry I
      3. CHE 326
        Organic Chemistry IIB
        Not resolved to a course
        or: CHE 331 - Molecular Science II 4 credits
      4. CHE 332
        Molecular Science III 4 credits
        Not resolved to a course

      Organic Chemistry Lecture Options

      1 item
      1. CHE 327
        Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2 credits
        Not resolved to a course
        or: CHE 383 - Introductory Synthetic and Spectroscopic Laboratory Techniques 2 credits

      Calculus Course Options

      2 items
      1. MAT 125
        Calculus A 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
        or: MAT 130 - Trigonometry and Logarithms 1 credit,
      2. MAT 125
        Calculus A
        Not resolved to a course
        or: MAT 131 - Calculus I 4 credits
        or: MAT 141 - Analysis I
        or: MAT 171 - Accelerated Single Variable Calculus
        or: AMS 151 - Applied Calculus I 3 credits
        or: Level 6, 7, 8, or 9 on the Mathematics Placement Examination.
        3

      Physics Sequence Options

      10 items
      1. PHY 121
        Physics for the Life Sciences I 4 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      2. PHY 122
        Physics for the Life Sciences II 4 credits
        Not resolved to a course
        or: PHY 125 - Classical Physics A 3 credits
      3. PHY 126
        Classical Physics B 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      4. PHY 127
        Classical Physics C 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      5. PHY 133
        Classical Physics Laboratory I 1 credit
        Not resolved to a course
      6. PHY 134
        Classical Physics Laboratory II 1 credit
        Not resolved to a course
        or: PHY 131 - Classical Physics I 3 credits
      7. PHY 133
        Classical Physics Laboratory I
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      8. PHY 132
        Classical Physics II 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      9. PHY 134
        Classical Physics Laboratory II
        Not resolved to a course
        or: PHY 141 - Classical Physics I: Honors 3 credits
        1
      10. PHY 142
        Classical Physics II: Honors 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course

      Statistics Course Options

      2 items
      1. BIO 211
        Statistics and Data Analysis: A Conceptual Approach 4 credits
        Not resolved to a course
        or: AMS 110 - Probability and Statistics in the Life Sciences 3 credits
        or: AMS 310 - Survey of Probability and Statistics 3 credits
        or: EBH 230 - Computer-based Biostatistics 4 credits
      2. Note: Students who transfer in AMS 102 from another institution with a grade of ‘A’ or higher will receive credit for the statistics course.
        Not resolved to a course

      Core Courses in Biology

      6 items
      1. BIO 201
        Fundamentals of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      2. BIO 202
        Fundamentals of Biology: Molecular and Cellular Biology 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      3. BIO 203
        Fundamentals of Biology: Cellular and Organ Physiology 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      4. BIO 204
        Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry in the Biological Sciences I 2 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      5. BIO 205
        Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry in the Biological Sciences IIA 2 credits
        Not resolved to a course
        or: BIO 204 - Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry in the Biological Sciences I
      6. BIO 207
        Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry in the Biological Sciences IIB 2 credits
        Not resolved to a course

      Advanced Courses in Biology

      4 items
      1. BIO 320
        General Genetics 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      2. BIO 321
        Ecological Genetics 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      3. BIO 354
        Evolution 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      4. EBH 302
        Human Genetics 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course

      Advanced Biology Electives

      0 items

        Note Regarding Minors

        0 items

          Upper-Division Writing Requirement

          17 items
          1. BIO 312
            Bioinformatics and Computational Biology 3 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          2. BIO 320
            General Genetics 3 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          3. BIO 321
            Ecological Genetics 3 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          4. BIO 327
            Developmental Genetics Laboratory 3 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          5. BIO 335
            Neurobiology Laboratory 3 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          6. BIO 336
            Conservation Biology 3 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          7. BIO 344
            Chordate Zoology 4 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          8. BIO 352
            Ecology Laboratory 3 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          9. BIO 353
            Marine Ecology 3 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          10. BIO 354
            Evolution 3 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          11. BIO 364
            Laboratory Techniques in Cancer Biology 3 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          12. BIO 365
            Biochemistry Laboratory 3 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          13. BIO 366
            Molecular Microbiology Laboratory 4 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          14. BIO 367
            Molecular Diversity Laboratory 3 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          15. BIO 385
            Plant Ecology 3 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          16. BIO 386
            Ecosystem Ecology and the Global Environment 3 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          17. EBH 302
            Human Genetics 3 credits
            Not resolved to a course

          Application of Transfer Credits to the Biology BA Requirements

          0 items

            Honors Programs in Biology and in Biology and Society

            11 items
            1. A cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher in all courses required for the major.
              Not resolved to a course
            2. Presentation of an acceptable thesis based on a project involving independent research for credit in an approved Research or Internship Course for at least two semesters written in the form of a paper for a scientific journal. A student interested in becoming a candidate for honors should submit a completed Honors Application to the Undergraduate Biology office as early as possible but no later than the second week of classes in the last semester (form available at: http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/biology/advising/Forms.html). On the application the student identifies the research project and provides an endorsement from their faculty research sponsor along with recommended names of at least two additional faculty members who have agreed to evaluate the written thesis, including at least one faculty member from a department different from that of the research sponsor. Applications approved by the Biology Program are returned to the student for inclusion with the completed thesis research project. The student must present a copy of the finished thesis along with a completed application form indicating written approval by their research sponsor and the two readers at least one week prior to the date of graduation.
              Not resolved to a course
            3. BIO 484
              Research in Biology and Society 0-6 credits,
              Not resolved to a course
            4. BIO 486
              Research in Neurobiology and Physiology 0-6 credits,
              Not resolved to a course
            5. BIO 487
              Research in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology 0-6 credits,
              Not resolved to a course
            6. BIO 488
              Internship in Biological Sciences 0-6 credits,
              Not resolved to a course
            7. BIO 489
              Research in Ecology and Evolution 0-6 credits,
              Not resolved to a course
            8. MAR 487
              Research in Marine Sciences 0-6 credits
              Not resolved to a course
            9. MAR 488
              Internship 0-6 credits,
              Not resolved to a course
            10. ATM 487
              Senior Research in Atmospheric Sciences 0-6 credits
              Not resolved to a course
            11. BME 499
              Research in Biomedical Engineering 0-3 credits
              Not resolved to a course

            Biology Secondary Teacher Education Program

            0 items

              SBC Courses

              3 items
              1. Freshmen who matriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later
                Not resolved to a course
              2. Transfer students who matriculate in the Spring of 2020 or later
                Not resolved to a course
              3. Students who rematriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later
                Not resolved to a course

              Sample Course Sequence

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                Source. Stony Brook University, catalog Fall 2026 Undergraduate Catalog — https://catalog.stonybrook.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=11&poid=1375&returnto=1134. Captured page pages/0205.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.