Access the complete curriculum for the BS, Biology, Environmental Studies specialization, from the Natural Sciences Department section of the Daemen catalogue.
Following is a suggested course sequence for your program. Courses may be offered as indicated and/or at other times. Consult your Advisor for further direction and planning.
Course Loads
Maximum of 18 credits allowed at no additional tuition charge. Additional course loads are allowed for students who achieve Dean’s List. Consult the Dean’s List section of the Daemen catalogue for details on the Dean’s List privilege.
Year 1
LEARNING COMMUNITIES are generally completed in the first year (LC1 in the 1st semester; LC2 in the 2nd semester)
MATH REQUIREMENT
Students are expected to complete MTH134 Pre-Calculus by the end of the second year of study. Depending upon the Math background, a student may be required to complete lower-level Math courses as a prerequisite to the required MTH134. Therefore, students should begin their Math studies in Year 1.
FIRST SEMESTER
- BIO109/L General Biology I (3/1)
- CHE 110/L Chemistry I (4/0)
- IND101 Sustainable & Critical Relationships (3)
- MTH134 Pre-Calculus (3)
- CORE ELECTIVE (3)
- Total Credits (17)
SECOND SEMESTER
- BIO110/L General Biology II (3/1)
- CHE 111/L Chemistry II (4/0)
- CMP101 English Composition (3)
- CORE ELECTIVES (6)
- Total Credits (17)
Year 2
FIRST SEMESTER
- BIO302/L General Ecology* (3/1) OR BIO303/L Plant Biology* (4/0)
- CHE301/L Organic Chemistry I (3/1)
- PSC211 Environmental & Energy Policies I (3)
- CORE ELECTIVES (6)
- Total Credits (17)
SECOND SEMESTER
- CHE302/L Organic Chemistry II (3/1)
- ECO201 Principles of Microeconomics or ECO202 Principles of Macroeconomics OR CORE ELECTIVE (3)
- NSC231 Natural Science: Scientific Language and Literacy (3)
- PSC212 Environmental & Energy Policies (3)
- Select one: HST222 Urban America (3); HST230 Problems of the Third World (3); PSC113 Intro to American Politics (3); PSC114 State & Local Government (3)
- Total Credits (16)
*Course offered in alternate years- may be taken in second, third or fourth year.
Year 3
FIRST SEMESTER
- BCH313/L Biochemistry (3/1) OR PHY101/L Physics I or PHY151/L General Physics (4)
- BIO302/L General Ecology*(3/1) OR BIO303/L Plant Biology* (4/0)
- ECO201 Principles of Microeconomics or ECO202 Principles of Macroeconomics OR CORE ELECTIVE (3)
- NSC331 Natural Science Literature Survey (2)
- SPECIALIZATION-additional requirement (3)
- Total Credits (16)
SECOND SEMESTER
- BIO308/L Genetics* (4/0) OR PHY102 Physics II or PHY152/L General Physics II (4)
- BIO436/L Evolutionary Biology* (4/0) OR ENS304/L Environmental Chemistry* (4)
- Science Elective (3-4)
- SPECIALIZATION-additional requirement (3-4)
- Select one: HST222 Urban America (3); HST230 Problems of the Third World (3) PSC113 Intro to American Politics; PSC114 State & Local Government;
- Total Credits (17-18)
*Course offered in alternate years- may be taken in second, third or fourth year.
Year 4
FIRST SEMESTER
- BIO303/L Plant Biology* (4/0) OR Science Elective (3-4)
- BCH313/L Biochemistry (3/1) OR PHY101/L Physics I or PHY151/L General Physics I (4)
- Science Elective (3-4) OR SPECIALIZATION-additional requirement (3-4)
- PSC113 Intro to American Politics OR PSC114 State & Local Govt (3)
- Total Credits (13-15)
SECOND SEMESTER
- BIO308/L Genetics* (4/0) OR PHY102 Physics II or PHY152/L General Physics II (4)
- BIO436/L Evolutionary Biology* (4/0) OR ENS304/L Environmental Chemistry* (4)
- NSC443 Natural Science Research Seminar (2)
- Science Elective (3-4)
- SPECIALIZATION-additional requirement (3-4)
- Total Credits (16-18)
*Course offered in alternate years- may be taken in second, third or fourth year.