Biology and English, BS (Boston)

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Introduction to College

One of:
- BIOL 1000 — Biology at Northeastern
- ENGL 1000 — English at Northeastern
- INSC 1000 — Science at Northeastern

Experiential Learning Introduction

One of:
- EESC 2000 — Professional Development for Co-op
- EESH 2000 — Professional Development for Co-op

Biology Core Courses

All of:
- BIOL 1107 — Foundations of Biology
- BIOL 1108 — Lab for BIOL 1107
BIOL 2299 — Inquiries in Biological Sciences
All of:
- BIOL 2301 — Genetics and Molecular Biology
- BIOL 2302 — Lab for BIOL 2301
BIOL 2309 — Biology Project Lab
All of:
- BIOL 3611 — Biochemistry
- BIOL 3612 — Lab for BIOL 3611

Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Elective

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Complete one of the following:

One of:
- BIOL 2327 — Human Parasitology
- BIOL 3401 — Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
- BIOL 3413 — Current Topics in Organismal and Population Biology
- BIOL 3427 — Microbial Evolution
- BIOL 3451 — Avian Biology
- BIOL 5585 — Evolution
- All of:
  - EEMB 2302 — Ecology
  - EEMB 2303 — Lab for EEMB 2302
- EEMB 2400 — Introduction to Evolution
- EEMB 2610 — Plant Biology
- All of:
  - EEMB 2700 — Marine Biology
  - EEMB 2701 — Lab for EEMB 2700
- EEMB 3460 — Conservation Biology
- EEMB 3466 — Disease Ecology
- EEMB 3600 — Animal Behavior

Intermediate/Advanced Biology Elective

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Complete one course from the following:
BIOL 2327 to BIOL 3999
BIOL 4705 to BIOL 5999

Choose 4 semester hours from:
- Any BIOL course numbered 2327–3999
- Any BIOL course numbered 4705–5999

Supporting Courses for Biology

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Chemistry
A grade of D or better is required in CHEM 1161 and CHEM 1162.

All of:
- CHEM 1161 — General Chemistry for Science Majors
- CHEM 1162 — Lab for CHEM 1161
- CHEM 1163 — Recitation for CHEM 1161
All of:
- CHEM 2311 — Organic Chemistry 1
- CHEM 2312 — Lab for CHEM 2311
All of:
- CHEM 2313 — Organic Chemistry 2
- CHEM 2314 — Lab for CHEM 2313
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Math
MATH 1341 — Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
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Biostatistics
All of:
- ENVR 2500 — Biostatistics
- ENVR 2501 — Lab for ENVR 2500
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Physics
All of:
- PHYS 1145 — Physics for Life Sciences 1
- PHYS 1146 — Lab for PHYS 1145
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Intermediate/Advanced Science Elective
Complete one course from the following:
BIOL 2301 to BIOL 5999
CHEM 2311 to CHEM 5999
EEMB 2290 to EEMB 5999
ENVR 2310 to ENVR 5999
MATH 2280 to MATH 5999
PHYS 2303 to PHYS 5999
PSYC 2290 to PSYC 5999
Choose 4 semester hours from:
- Any BIOL course numbered 2301–5999
- Any CHEM course numbered 2311–5999
- Any EEMB course numbered 2290–5999
- Any ENVR course numbered 2310–5999
- Any MATH course numbered 2280–5999
- Any PHYS course numbered 2303–5999
- Any PSYC course numbered 2290–5999

Writing Requirements for the College

One of:
- ENGW 1111 — First-Year Writing
- ENGW 1102 — First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
One of:
- ENGW 3307 — Advanced Writing in the Sciences
- ENGW 3315 — Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Foundational Courses

One of:
- ENGL 1160 — Introduction to Rhetoric
- ENGL 1410 — Introduction to Research on Writing
ENGL 1300 — Introduction to Health and Humanities
ENGL 1400 — Introduction to Literary Studies

Diversity

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Complete one of the following (you may reuse this course to fulfill an additional English requirement below):

One of:
- ENGL 2296 — Early African-American Literature
- ENGL 2450 — Postcolonial Literature
- ENGL 2455 — American Women Writers
- ENGL 2470 — Asian-American Literature
- ENGL 2760 — Writing in Global Contexts
- ENGL 3678 — Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity

Literary Periods

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Pre-1850
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- ENGL 1600 — Introduction to Shakespeare
- ENGL 2296 — Early African-American Literature
- ENGL 3101 — Early Literatures
- ENGL 3619 — Emerson and Thoreau
- ENGL 3120 — 17th- and 18th-Century Literatures
- ENGL 3160 — Topics in 17th- and 18th-Century British Literatures
- One of:
  - ENGL 3678 — Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity
  - JWSS 3678 — Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity
- ENGL 4010 — Topics in Shakespeare
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Post-1850
Complete one of the following:
One of:
- ENGL 2301 — The Graphic Novel
- ENGL 2430 — Contemporary Fiction
- ENGL 2450 — Postcolonial Literature
- ENGL 2451 — Postcolonial Women Writers
- ENGL 2455 — American Women Writers
- ENGL 2470 — Asian-American Literature
- ENGL 2600 — Irish Literary Culture
- ENGL 3161 — 20th- and 21st-Century Literatures

Theories and Methods

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Complete one of the following:

One of:
- ENGL 1160 — Introduction to Rhetoric
- ENGL 1410 — Introduction to Research on Writing
- ENGL 1450 — Reading and Writing in the Digital Age
- ENGL 2520 — Science Fiction
- ENGL 2620 — What Is Nature?
- ENGL 3070 — Literary Genres
- ENGL 3325 — Rhetoric of Law
- ENGL 3381 — The Practice and Theory of Teaching Writing
- ENGL 3400 — Opening the Archive
- ENGL 3487 — Film and Text
- ENGL 3700 — Narrative Medicine
- LING 1150 — Introduction to Linguistics
- LING 2350 — Linguistic Analysis
- LING 3450 — Syntax
- LING 3452 — Semantics
- LING 3454 — History of English
- LING 3456 — Language and Gender

Major Seminar

ENGL 3710 — Major Seminar

Writing

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Complete one of the following:

One of:
- ENGL 2700 — Creative Writing
- ENGL 2710 — Style and Editing
- ENGL 2760 — Writing in Global Contexts
- ENGL 2770 — Writing to Heal
- ENGL 3375 — Writing Boston
- ENGL 3376 — Creative Nonfiction
- ENGL 3377 — Poetry Workshop
- ENGL 3378 — Fiction Workshop
- ENGL 3380 — Writing Seminar

English Elective

4 semester hours.

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Complete any one ENGL course that has not already been used to fulfill another requirement.

Integrative Courses

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Complete three of the following:

Choose 12 semester hours from:
- ENGL 2620 — What Is Nature?
- ENGL 2650 — Science Writing: Origins, Ethics, and Emerging Genres
- ENGL 2770 — Writing to Heal
- ENGL 3340 — Technologies of Text
- ENGL 3460 — The Archives of Public Health
- ENGL 3700 — Narrative Medicine
- ENVR 2118 — Ocean Literacies

Capstone

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Complete one of the following:

One of:
- BIOL 4701 — Biology Capstone
- BIOL 4900 — Biology Research Capstone
- BIOL 4971 — Junior/Senior Honors Project 2
- ENGL 4710 — Capstone Seminar

GPA requirements

Minimum 2.000 GPA required in all BIOC, BIOL, CHEM, PHYS, MATH, EEMB, ENVR, and PSYC courses
Minimum 2.000 GPA required in all ENGL courses

Substitutions

Possible equivalents for this program — dashed means a suggestion, not a rule, and every substitution needs your advisor's approval:

EESC 2000 ↔ EESH 2000 (tier B)
ENGW 1102 ↔ ENGW 1111 (tier C)
ENGW 3307 ↔ ENGW 3315 (tier C)

What the tiers mean

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