Access the complete curriculum for the BS, Biology, Environmental Science specialization, from the Natural Sciences Department section of the Daemen catalog.
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.
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)
- CORE ELECTIVES (9)
- Total Credits (17)
SECOND SEMESTER
- CHE302/L Organic Chemistry II (3/1)
- NSC231 Natural Science: Scientific Language and Literacy (3)
- Science Elective or Specialization (3)
- CORE ELECTIVE (6)
- 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 PHY201/L Physics I or PHY151/L General Physics (4)
- BIO302/L General Ecology*(3/1) OR BIO303/L Plant Biology* (4/0)
- NSC331 Natural Science Literature Survey (2)
- Science Elective or SPECIALIZATION-additional requirement (3)
- CORE ELECTIVE (3)
- Total Credits (16)
SECOND SEMESTER
- BIO308/L Genetics* (4/0) OR PHY202 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)
- CORE ELECTIVE (3)
- 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 PHY201/L Physics I or PHY151/L General Physics I (4)
- Science Elective (3-4) OR SPECIALIZATION-additional requirement (3-4)
- CORE ELECTIVE (3)
- Total Credits (13-15)
SECOND SEMESTER
- BIO308/L Genetics* (4/0) OR PHY202 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)
- CORE ELECTIVE (3)
- Total Credits (16-18)
*Course offered in alternate years- may be taken in second, third or fourth year.