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Biology, BS

Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY

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Program
Award
BS
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
Fall 2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Biology is the study of organisms, including the molecular and cellular basis of life, development of the individual and its genetic basis, maintenance of the individual, and interaction of organisms with their biotic and physical environment.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196097
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196097_fc663490
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
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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

    0 items

      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 4 credits
        Not resolved to a course
        or: CHE 152 - Molecular Science I 4 credits

      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 4 credits
      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 Laboratory 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 Sequence Options

      7 items
      1. MAT 125
        Calculus A 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      2. MAT 130
        Trigonometry and Logarithms 1 credit,
        Not resolved to a course
      3. MAT 126
        Calculus B 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
        or: MAT 125 - Calculus A 3 credits
      4. MAT 126
        Calculus B 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      5. MAT 131
        As published: “Calculus I 4 credits”
        4
      6. MAT 132
        Calculus II 4 credits
        Not resolved to a course
        or: AMS 151 - Applied Calculus I 3 credits
      7. AMS 161
        Applied Calculus II 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
        or: Level 8 or 9 on the Mathematics Placement Examination.

      Requirements

      5 items
      1. MAT 125
        Calculus A 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      2. MAT 126
        Calculus B 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      3. MAT 127
        Calculus C 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
        or: MAT 131 - Calculus I 4 credits
      4. MAT 132
        Calculus II 4 credits
        Not resolved to a course
        or: AMS 151 - Applied Calculus I 3 credits
      5. AMS 161
        Applied Calculus II 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course

      Physics Sequence Options

      11 items
      1. PHY 121
        Physics for the Life Sciences I 4 credits (see note)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. PHY 122
        Physics for the Life Sciences II 4 credits (see note)
        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 1 credit
        Not resolved to a course
        or: PHY 141 - Classical Physics I: Honors 3 credits
      10. PHY 142
        Classical Physics II: Honors 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      11. *Note: The Physics for Life Sciences Sequence is not accepted for the Bioengineering Specialization
        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. AP statistics will not satisfy the BIO Major Statistics requirement.
        Not resolved to a course

      Core Courses in Biology

      7 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 2 credits
      6. BIO 207
        Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry in the Biological Sciences IIB 2 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      7. Note: AP Biology will not satisfy any of the listed Core Courses in Biology.
        Not resolved to a course

      Advanced Courses in Biology

      0 items

        Advanced BIO Courses

        0 items

          Requirements

          19 items
          1. BIO 306
            Principles of Virology (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          2. BIO 310
            Cell Biology 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          3. BIO 312
            Bioinformatics and Computational Biology 3 credits (Lecture with Laboratory)
            Not resolved to a course
          4. BIO 314
            Cancer Biology 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          5. BIO 316
            Molecular Immunology 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          6. BIO 320
            General Genetics 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          7. BIO 361
            Biochemistry I 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          8. BIO 362
            Biochemistry II 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          9. BIO 364
            Laboratory Techniques in Cancer Biology 3 credits (Laboratory)
            Not resolved to a course
          10. BIO 365
            Biochemistry Laboratory 3 credits (Laboratory)
            Not resolved to a course
          11. BIO 368
            Food Microbiology 2 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          12. BIO 520
            Topics in Genetics (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          13. AMS 333
            Mathematical Biology 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          14. BME 304
            Genetic Engineering 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          15. BME 404
            Essentials of Tissue Engineering 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          16. CHE 346
            Biomolecular Structure and Reactivity 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          17. CSM 546
            Topics in Biotechnology (Lecture with Laboratory)
            Not resolved to a course
          18. EBH 302
            Human Genetics 3 credits (Lecture, previously crosslisted with BIO 302)
            Not resolved to a course
          19. EBH 370
            Advanced Human Genetics 3 credits (Lecture with Laboratory, previously crosslisted with BIO 303)
            Not resolved to a course

          Requirements

          18 items
          1. BIO 317
            Principles of Cellular Signaling 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          2. BIO 328
            Mammalian Physiology 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          3. BIO 332
            Computational Modeling of Physiological Systems 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          4. BIO 333
            Neurotechnology 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          5. BIO 334
            Principles of Neurobiology 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          6. BIO 335
            Neurobiology Laboratory 3 credits (Laboratory)
            Not resolved to a course
          7. BIO 337
            Neurotransmission and Neuromodulation: Implications for Brain Function 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          8. BIO 338
            From Synapse to Circuit: Self-organization of the Brain 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          9. BIO 339
            Neurobiology of Disease 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          10. BIO 347
            Introduction to Neural Computation 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          11. BIO 369
            Animal Nutrition 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          12. BCP 401
            Principles of Pharmacology 4 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          13. BME 301
            Bioelectricity 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          14. BME 303
            Biomechanics 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          15. EBH 316
            The Evolution of the Human Brain 3 credits (Lecture, previously listed as ANP 316)
            Not resolved to a course
          16. EBH 331
            Hormones and Behavior 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          17. NEU 517
            Principles of Cell Signaling (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          18. NEU 547
            Introduction to Neural Computation (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course

          Requirements

          15 items
          1. BIO 315
            Microbiology 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          2. BIO 325
            Animal Development 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          3. BIO 327
            Developmental Genetics Laboratory 3 credits (Laboratory)
            Not resolved to a course
          4. BIO 341
            Plant Diversity 4 credits (Lecture with Laboratory)
            Not resolved to a course
          5. BIO 342
            Invertebrate Zoology 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          6. BIO 343
            Invertebrate Zoology Laboratory 2 credits (Laboratory)
            Not resolved to a course
          7. BIO 344
            Chordate Zoology 4 credits (Lecture with Laboratory)
            Not resolved to a course
          8. BIO 348
            Herpetology 3 credits (Lecture with Laboratory)
            Not resolved to a course
          9. BIO 366
            Molecular Microbiology Laboratory 4 credits (Lecture with Laboratory)
            Not resolved to a course
          10. CSM 548
            Current Topics in Microbiology (Laboratory)
            Not resolved to a course
          11. MAR 370
            Marine Mammals 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          12. MAR 375
            Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Rehabilitation 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          13. MAR 376
            Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          14. MAR 377
            Biology and Conservation of Seabirds 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          15. MAR 380
            Ichthyology 3 credits (Lecture with Laboratory)
            Not resolved to a course

          Requirements

          40 items
          1. BIO 319
            Landscape Ecology Laboratory 3 credits (Laboratory)
            Not resolved to a course
          2. BIO 321
            Ecological Genetics 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          3. BIO 336
            Conservation Biology 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          4. BIO 350
            Darwinian Medicine (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          5. BIO 351
            Ecology 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          6. BIO 352
            Ecology Laboratory 3 credits (Laboratory)
            Not resolved to a course
          7. BIO 353
            Marine Ecology 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          8. BIO 354
            Evolution 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          9. BIO 356
            Population and Community Ecology Computer Laboratory 2 credits (Laboratory)
            Not resolved to a course
          10. BIO 358
            Biology and Human Social and Sexual Behavior 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          11. BIO 367
            Molecular Diversity Laboratory 3 credits (Laboratory)
            Not resolved to a course
          12. BIO 371
            Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems 4 credits (Lecture with Laboratory)
            Not resolved to a course
          13. BIO 383
            Paleobiology 3 credits (Lecture with Laboratory)
            Not resolved to a course
          14. BIO 385
            Plant Ecology 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          15. BIO 386
            Ecosystem Ecology and the Global Environment 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          16. BIO 558
            Biology and Human Social and Sexual Behavior (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          17. ANT 304
            Ecology: Linking People and Nature (with emphasis on the Turkana Basin) 3 credits (Lecture with Laboratory)
            Not resolved to a course
          18. ANT 303
            Earth and Life Through Time: Vertebrate Paleontology & Paleoecology (with emphasis on the Turkana Basin) 3 credits (Laboratory)
            Not resolved to a course
          19. ANT 306
            Human Evolution (and evidence from the Turkana Basin) 3 credits (Lecture with Laboratory)
            Not resolved to a course
          20. ANT 309
            Comparing Ecosystems in Madagascar 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          21. ANP 325
            Primate Behavior (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          22. ANT 326
            Lemurs of Madagascar 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          23. ANT 352
            Methods in Studying Primates 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          24. ANT 353
            Biodiversity Assessment Methods for Tropical Field Research 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          25. ANT 361
            Primate Conservation 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          26. EBH 359
            Behavioral Ecology 3 credits (Lecture) (formerly BIO 359)
            Not resolved to a course
          27. EBH 380
            Genomics 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          28. EBH 381
            Genomics Laboratory 3 credits (Lecture with Laboratory, previously crosslisted with BIO 305)
            Not resolved to a course
          29. ENS 311
            Ecosystem Ecology and the Global Environment 3 credits (Lecture, not for credit in addition to BIO 386 )
            Not resolved to a course
          30. MAR 301
            Environmental Microbiology 4 credits (Lecture with Laboratory)
            Not resolved to a course
          31. MAR 302
            Marine Microbiology and Microbial Ecology 3 credits (Lecture, not for credit in addition to MAR 301 )
            Not resolved to a course
          32. MAR 303
            Long Island Marine Habitats 4 credits (Lecture with Laboratory)
            Not resolved to a course
          33. MAR 305
            Experimental Marine Biology 3 credits (Laboratory)
            Not resolved to a course
          34. MAR 315
            Marine Conservation 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          35. MAR 320
            Limnology 4 credits
            Not resolved to a course
          36. MAR 366
            Plankton Ecology (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          37. MAR 373
            Marine Apex Predators: Ecology and Conservation 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          38. MAR 384
            Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          39. MAR 386
            Ecosystem Science for Fisheries Management 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          40. MAR 388
            Tropical Marine Ecology 4 credits (Lecture with Laboratory)
            Not resolved to a course

          Requirements

          4 items
          1. ATM 305
            Global Atmospheric Change 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          2. ATM 397
            Air Pollution and Global Warming 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          3. MAR 318
            Engineering Geology and Coastal Processes 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course
          4. MAR 333
            Coastal Oceanography 3 credits (Lecture)
            Not resolved to a course

          Advanced Course Requirements for the Specialization in Bioengineering

          0 items

            Minor Requirements

            0 items

              Required Courses for Each Track

              2 items
              1. BME 100
                Introduction to Biomedical Engineering 3 credits
                Not resolved to a course
              2. BME 120
                Programming Fundamentals in Biomedical Engineering 3 credits
                Not resolved to a course

              Specialization Tracks

              0 items

                Requirements

                3 items
                1. BME 260
                  Statics and Dynamics in Biological Systems 4 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. BME 303
                  Biomechanics 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. BME 353
                  Introduction to Biomaterials 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                  or: BME 381 - Nanofabrication in Biomedical Applications 3 credits

                Requirements

                1 item
                1. AMS 261
                  Applied Calculus III 4 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                  or: MAT 203 - Calculus III with Applications 4 credits

                Requirements

                3 items
                1. BME 271
                  Introduction to Electric Circuits and Bioelectricity 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. BME 301
                  Bioelectricity 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. BME 311
                  Fundamentals of Macro to Molecular Bioimaging 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                  or: BME 313 - Bioinstrumentation 3 credits
                  or: BME 481 - Biosensors 3 credits

                Requirements

                1 item
                1. AMS 210
                  Applied Linear Algebra 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                  or: MAT 211 - Introduction to Linear Algebra 3 credits

                Requirements

                2 items
                1. BME 304
                  Genetic Engineering 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. BME 381
                  Nanofabrication in Biomedical Applications 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course

                Requirements

                3 items
                1. BME 404
                  Essentials of Tissue Engineering 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. BME 402
                  Contemporary Biotechnology 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. BME 371
                  Biological Microfluidics 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course

                Requirements

                2 items
                1. One advanced biology lecture course
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. One advanced biology laboratory course
                  Not resolved to a course

                Advanced Course Requirements for the Specialization in Developmental Genetics

                3 items
                1. BIO 320
                  General Genetics 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                  or: BIO 321 - Ecological Genetics 3 credits
                2. BIO 325
                  Animal Development 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. BIO 327
                  Developmental Genetics Laboratory 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course

                One course from the following list

                8 items
                1. BIO 310
                  Cell Biology 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. BIO 314
                  Cancer Biology 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. BIO 317
                  Principles of Cellular Signaling 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                4. BIO 339
                  Neurobiology of Disease 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                5. BIO 354
                  Evolution 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                6. EBH 302
                  Human Genetics 3 credits (previously cross-listed with BIO 302)
                  Not resolved to a course
                7. EBH 380
                  Genomics 3 credits (previously cross-listed with BIO 304)
                  Not resolved to a course
                8. NEU 517
                  Principles of Cell Signaling
                  Not resolved to a course

                Requirements

                3 items
                1. Two additional advanced BIO lecture courses including at least one from either Area I (Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology), or Area II (Neurobiology and Physiology) or Area IV (Ecology and Evolution) or from the list of advanced courses offered by other Departments and accepted for BIO Major credit in these three areas.
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. One additional advanced BIO laboratory course from any of the four areas of BIO courses or from the list of advanced courses offered by other Departments and accepted for BIO major credit in these four areas. Note, the elective advanced laboratory course can be replaced by two consecutive semesters of independent research for a total of at least 4 credits in a BIO research course.
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. Additional advanced BIO lecture, laboratory, reading, or independent research courses, as needed, for a minimum of 20 credits of advanced biology coursework.
                  Not resolved to a course

                Advanced Course Requirements for the Specialization in Ecology and Evolution

                2 items
                1. BIO 351
                  Ecology 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. BIO 354
                  Evolution 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course

                Additional Requirements

                4 items
                1. One additional advanced BIO lecture course and one advanced BIO laboratory course from either Area III (Organisms), or Area IV (Ecology and Evolution) or from the list of advanced courses offered by other Departments that are accepted for BIO major credit in these two areas. Note: 4 credit courses identified as a Lecture with Laboratory may be used to satisfy both requirements.
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. Two additional advanced BIO lecture courses including at least one course from either Area I (Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology), or Area II (Neurobiology and Physiology) or from the list of advanced courses offered by other Departments and accepted for BIO major credit in these two areas.
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. One advanced BIO laboratory course from either Area I (Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology), Area II (Neurobiology and Physiology), or Area III (Organisms) or from the list of advanced laboratory courses offered by other Departments and accepted for BIO major credit in these three areas. Note, the elective advanced laboratory course can be replaced by two consecutive semesters of independent research for a total of at least 4 credits in a BIO research course.
                  Not resolved to a course
                4. Additional advanced BIO lecture, laboratory, reading, or independent research courses, as needed, for a minimum of 20 credits of advanced biology coursework.
                  Not resolved to a course

                Advanced Course Requirements for the Specialization in Environmental Biology

                1 item
                1. BIO 351
                  Ecology 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course

                Additional Requirements

                5 items
                1. One advanced BIO laboratory course from Area IV (Ecology and Evolution) or from the list of advanced laboratory courses offered by other Departments and accepted for BIO major credit in this area.
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. Two additional advanced BIO courses from Area IV (Ecology and Evolution) that may include at most one of the advanced courses in Environmental Biology offered by other Departments and accepted for BIO major credit.
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. Two additional advanced BIO lecture courses including at least one course from either Area I (Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology), or Area II (Neurobiology and Physiology) or from the list of advanced courses offered by other Departments and accepted for BIO major credit in these two areas.
                  Not resolved to a course
                4. One advanced BIO laboratory course from either Area I (Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology), Area II (Neurobiology and Physiology), or Area III (Organisms) or from the list of advanced courses offered by other Departments and accepted for BIO major credit in these three areas. Note, the elective advanced laboratory course can be replaced by two consecutive semesters of independent research for a total of at least 4 credits in a BIO research course.
                  Not resolved to a course
                5. Additional advanced BIO lecture, laboratory, reading, or independent research courses, as needed, for a minimum of 20 credits of advanced biology coursework.
                  Not resolved to a course

                Advanced Course Requirements for the Specialization in Interdisciplinary Biology

                4 items
                1. At least one advanced BIO lecture Course in Area I (Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology), and Area II (Neurobiology and Physiology), and Area III (Organisms), and Area IV (Ecology and Evolution) or from the list of advanced courses offered by other Departments and accepted for BIO major credit in these four areas.
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. Two advanced BIO laboratory courses chosen from two of the four different areas of advanced courses or advanced courses from other Departments and accepted for BIO major credit in these four areas. Note, one advanced laboratory course can be replaced by two consecutive semesters of independent research for a total of at least 4 credits in a BIO research course.
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. A second advanced BIO lecture course in one of the four areas of advanced biology courses or from the list of advanced courses offered by other Departments and accepted for BIO major credit.
                  Not resolved to a course
                4. Additional advanced BIO lecture, laboratory, reading, or independent research courses, as needed, for a minimum of 20 credits of advanced biology coursework.
                  Not resolved to a course

                Advanced Course Requirements for the Specialization in Neuroscience

                2 items
                1. BIO 334
                  Principles of Neurobiology 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. BIO 335
                  Neurobiology Laboratory 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course

                Two courses from the following list

                10 items
                1. BIO 317
                  Principles of Cellular Signaling 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. BIO 328
                  Mammalian Physiology 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. BIO 337
                  Neurotransmission and Neuromodulation: Implications for Brain Function 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                4. BIO 338
                  From Synapse to Circuit: Self-organization of the Brain 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                5. BIO 339
                  Neurobiology of Disease 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                6. BIO 347
                  Introduction to Neural Computation 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                7. BCP 401
                  Principles of Pharmacology 4 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                8. EBH 316
                  The Evolution of the Human Brain 3 credits (previously listed as ANP 316)
                  Not resolved to a course
                9. NEU 517
                  Principles of Cell Signaling
                  Not resolved to a course
                10. NEU 547
                  Introduction to Neural Computation
                  Not resolved to a course

                Additional Requirements

                3 items
                1. Two additional advanced BIO lecture courses including at least one course from either Area I (Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology), or Area III (Organisms), or Area IV (Ecology and Evolution) or from the list of advanced courses offered by other Departments and accepted for BIO major credit in these three areas.
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. One advanced BIO laboratory course from either Area I (Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology), or Area III (Organisms), or Area IV (Ecology and Evolution) or from the list of advanced courses offered by other Departments and accepted for BIO major credit in these three areas. Note, the elective advanced laboratory course can be replaced by two consecutive semesters of independent research for a total of at least 4 credits in a BIO research course.
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. Additional advanced BIO lecture, laboratory, reading, or independent research courses, as needed, for a minimum of 20 credits of advanced biology coursework.
                  Not resolved to a course

                Advanced Course Requirements for the Specialization in Quantitative Biology and Bioinformatics

                4 items
                1. MAT 127
                  Calculus C 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                  or: MAT 132 - Calculus II 4 credits
                  or: MAT 142 - Honors Calculus II
                  or: AMS 161 - Applied Calculus II 3 credits
                2. AMS 333
                  Mathematical Biology 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. BIO 332
                  Computational Modeling of Physiological Systems 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                4. BIO 312
                  Bioinformatics and Computational Biology 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course

                One course from the following list

                7 items
                1. BIO 317
                  Principles of Cellular Signaling 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. CHE 346
                  Biomolecular Structure and Reactivity 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                5. EBH 380
                  Genomics 3 credits (previously cross-listed with BIO 304)
                  Not resolved to a course
                6. NEU 517
                  Principles of Cell Signaling
                  Not resolved to a course
                7. NEU 547
                  Introduction to Neural Computation
                  Not resolved to a course

                Additional Requirements

                3 items
                1. Two additional advanced BIO lecture courses, including at least one course from either Area III (Organisms), or Area IV (Ecology and Evolution) or from the list of advanced courses offered by other Departments and accepted for BIO Major credit in these four areas.
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. One additional advanced BIO laboratory course from any of the four areas of BIO courses or from the list of advanced courses offered by other Departments and accepted for BIO Major credit in these four areas. Note, the elective advanced laboratory course can be replaced by two consecutive semesters of independent research for a total of at least 4 credits in a BIO research course.
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. Additional advanced BIO lecture, laboratory, reading, or independent research courses, as needed, for a minimum of 20 credits of advanced biology coursework.
                  Not resolved to a course

                Upper-Division Writing Requirement

                19 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 356
                  Population and Community Ecology Computer Laboratory 2 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                12. BIO 364
                  Laboratory Techniques in Cancer Biology 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                13. BIO 365
                  Biochemistry Laboratory 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                14. BIO 366
                  Molecular Microbiology Laboratory 4 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                15. BIO 367
                  Molecular Diversity Laboratory 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                16. BIO 385
                  Plant Ecology 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                17. BIO 386
                  Ecosystem Ecology and the Global Environment 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                18. EBH 302
                  Human Genetics 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course
                19. EBH 380
                  Genomics 3 credits
                  Not resolved to a course

                Application of Transfer Credits to the Biology BS Requirements

                0 items

                  Honors Programs in Biology and in Biology and Society

                  2 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

                  Approved Research and Internship Courses

                  9 items
                  1. BIO 484
                    Research in Biology and Society 0-6 credits,
                    Not resolved to a course
                  2. BIO 486
                    Research in Neurobiology and Physiology 0-6 credits,
                    Not resolved to a course
                  3. BIO 487
                    Research in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology 0-6 credits,
                    Not resolved to a course
                  4. BIO 488
                    Internship in Biological Sciences 0-6 credits,
                    Not resolved to a course
                  5. BIO 489
                    Research in Ecology and Evolution 0-6 credits,
                    Not resolved to a course
                  6. MAR 487
                    Research in Marine Sciences 0-6 credits (Environmental Biology Specialization only)
                    Not resolved to a course
                  7. MAR 488
                    Internship 0-6 credits, (Environmental Biology Specialization only)
                    Not resolved to a course
                  8. ATM 487
                    Senior Research in Atmospheric Sciences 0-6 credits (Environmental Biology Specialization only)
                    Not resolved to a course
                  9. BME 499
                    Research in Biomedical Engineering 0-3 credits (Biomedical Engineering Specialization only)
                    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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