{"id":4379,"date":"2018-06-23T10:34:30","date_gmt":"2018-06-23T14:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2019\/?p=4379"},"modified":"2024-08-09T11:13:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T15:13:11","slug":"bachelor-of-arts-in-biology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2024\/bachelor-of-arts-in-biology\/","title":{"rendered":"Bachelor of Arts in Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>General Education Curriculum<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All degree programs require completion of the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2024\/daemen-overview\/general-education\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">General Education Curriculum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. A complete description of the gen ed and its requirements are available in the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2024\/daemen-overview\/general-education\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">General Education Curriculum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> section of the Daemen catalog. Courses that satisfy a portion or complete a core requirement will have such designation indicated after the course title.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Required Courses<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Major: 54 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>BIO109\/L General Biology I (3\/1)<\/li>\n<li>BIO110L General Biology II (3\/1)<\/li>\n<li>BIO436\/L Evolutionary Biology (4\/0)<\/li>\n<li>CHE110\/L Chemistry I (4\/0)<\/li>\n<li>CHE111\/L Chemistry II (4\/0)<\/li>\n<li>NSC310 Biostatistics (3)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SELECT ONE<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>BIO302\/L General Ecology (3\/1) <strong>OR<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>BIO325\/L Cell Biology (3\/1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;font-weight: 800\">Science Electives: <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">18 credits to be selected from <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1rem\" href=\"http:\/\/www.daemen.edu\/academics\/areas-study\/natural-sciences\/science-electives\">recommended Science courses<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Foreign Language Requirement: 6 credits<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Students must complete 6 credits of a foreign language at any 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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/undergrad\/programs-of-study-degrees\/#foreign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/undergrad\/programs-of-study-degrees\/%23foreign&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1723296202398000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3nyGNnt3xfdAtxwmUhcbZw\">Foreign Language<\/a>\u00a0section of the Daemen catalog.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">CMP101 Composition I (3)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. General Education Curriculum: 36 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Year Seminar (3)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learning Communities (6)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Depth &#8211; Discovery (9)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Breadth &#8211; Exploration:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Natural Sciences and Mathematics:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>MTH134 Precalculus (3)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choose one course from: Math and Computer Science. (3)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Social Sciences:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choose two courses from: Anthropology, Economics, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Science, and Sociology. (6)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Humanities:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>CMP311 Adv English Composition (3)<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choose one course from: Art, English, Language (French or Spanish), Music, Philosophy, Religion, and Theater. (3)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Free Electives: 30 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Courses from the Natural Science Department are not allowed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS = 120 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<h2>Suggested Course Sequence<\/h2>\n<p>Access the suggested course sequences for: <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2024\/suggested-course-sequence-ba-in-biology\/\">BA in Biology<\/a>, from the Natural Sciences Department web page or the Program Plans site on the Registrar\u2019s web page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Education Curriculum All degree programs require completion of the General Education Curriculum. 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