Biology, BS (Boston)

Undergraduatemajor2027 catalogScienceBoston130 semester hours totalunverified parse — check the source

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Introduction to College

• One of:
  • BIOL 1000 — Biology at Northeastern
  • INSC 1000 — Science at Northeastern

Experiential Learning Introduction

• EESC 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
• One of:
  • BIOL 2309 — Biology Project Lab
  • BIOL 2407 — Computational Project Lab
• All of:
  • BIOL 3611 — Biochemistry
  • BIOL 3612 — Lab for BIOL 3611

Organismal and Evolutionary Biology

From the catalog

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 and Advanced Biology

From the catalog

Complete three additional 4– or 5-semester-hour courses from the following:

BIOL 2321 to BIOL 3999

BIOL 4705 to 4990

BIOL 5000 to BIOL 5999

EEMB 2290 to EEMB 5515

EEMB 5520 to EEMB 5535

EEMB 5548 to EEMB 5569

One of the three intermediate/advanced electives can be a research course:

• Choose 12 semester hours from:
  • Any BIOL course numbered 2321–3999
  • Any BIOL course numbered 4705–4990
  • Any BIOL course numbered 5000–5999
  • Any EEMB course numbered 2290–5515
  • Any EEMB course numbered 5520–5535
  • Any EEMB course numbered 5548–5569
  • BIOL 4970 — Junior/Senior Honors Project 1
  • BIOL 4971 — Junior/Senior Honors Project 2
  • BIOL 4991 — Research
  • BIOL 4994 — Internship

Biology Capstone

From the catalog

Please complete one of the following options to fulfill the capstone requirement:

• One of:
  • BIOL 4701 — Biology Capstone
  • BIOL 4971 — Junior/Senior Honors Project 2
  • BIOL 4900 — Biology Research Capstone

Mathematics

• MATH 1341 — Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering

Statistics

• All of:
  • ENVR 2500 — Biostatistics
  • ENVR 2501 — Lab for ENVR 2500

Chemistry

From the catalog

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

Physics 1

• One of:
  • All of:
    • PHYS 1145 — Physics for Life Sciences 1
    • PHYS 1146 — Lab for PHYS 1145

Physics 2

• One of:
  • All of:
    • PHYS 1147 — Physics for Life Sciences 2
    • PHYS 1148 — Lab for PHYS 1147

Intermediate or Advanced Science

From the catalog

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

• 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

Substitutions

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

• ENGW 1102 ↔ ENGW 1111 (tier C)
• ENGW 3307 ↔ ENGW 3315 (tier C)

What the tiers mean

Parsed from the catalog by NU Map; the structured machine copy is in this college's JSON for the 2027 catalog, under biology-bs-boston, and the official page is the authority.