General Education Curriculum

All degree programs require completion of the General Education Curriculum. A complete description of the gen ed and its requirements are available in the General Education Curriculum section of the Daemen catalog. Courses that satisfy a portion or complete a core requirement will have such designation indicated after the course title.

Required Courses

1. Major: 54 CREDITS

• • BIO109/L General Biology I (3/1)
  • BIO110L General Biology II (3/1)
  • BIO436/L Evolutionary Biology (4/0)
  • CHE110/L Chemistry I (4/0)
  • CHE111/L Chemistry II (4/0)
  • NSC310 Biostatistics (3)
  • SELECT ONE:
    • BIO302/L General Ecology (3/1) OR
    • BIO325/L Cell Biology (3/1)
  • Science Electives: 18 credits to be selected from recommended Science courses.
  • Foreign Language Requirement: 6 credits
    • Students must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language through the intermediate level. The requirement may be satisfied through the completion of college-level coursework or the successful completion of a proficiency examination. A complete description of the requirement is available in the Foreign Languages Requirement section of the Daemen catalog.
  • CMP101 Composition I (3)

2. General Education Curriculum: 36 CREDITS

• • First Year Seminar (3)
  • Learning Communities (6)
  • Depth – Discovery (9)
  • Breadth – Exploration:  
    • Natural Sciences and Mathematics: 
      • MTH134 Precalculus (3)
      • Choose one course from: Math and Computer Science. (3)
    • Social Sciences: 
      • Choose two courses from: Anthropology, Economics, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Science, and Sociology. (6)
    • Humanities:
      • CMP311 Adv English Composition (3) 
      • Choose one course from: Art, English, Language (French or Spanish), Music, Philosophy, Religion, and Theater. (3)

3. Free Electives: 30 CREDITS

• • 3 credits must be Service Learning. Courses from the Natural Science Department are not allowed.

TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS = 120 CREDITS

Suggested Course Sequence

Access the suggested course sequences for: BA in Biology, from the Natural Sciences Department web page or the Program Plans site on the Registrar’s web page.