Concentrations

The Biology major provides all biology students with a core set of courses introducing the basic concepts of life science and an in-depth introduction to the fundamentals of biological processes. A subsequent series of courses provides a broad biological base for advanced work in specific concentration areas.

Concentration in Biological Science		CREDITS
BIO 231 BIO 301	Human Anatomy and Physiology II or General Physiology	4
BIO 348	Ecology	4
PHY 102	General Physics II	4
BIO Electives - Select three additional electives. Two or more electives must be 300-level or higher. At least one elective must have a laboratory.		10
Total credits in concentration Total credits overall		22 53

Concentration in Molecular Biology & Biotechnology		CREDITS
BIO 308	General Microbiology	4
BIO 312	Theory and Practice in Biotechnology	4
BIO 318	Virology	3
BIO 420	Immunology	3
BIO/CHE 440	Biochemistry I	4
CHE Electives - Select from BIO/CHE 441, CHE 201, CHE 316, or CHE 407		3-4
CHE 212	Organic Chemistry II	4
PHY 102	General Physics II	4
Total credits in concentration Total credits overall		29-30 60-61

Concentration in Pre-Medicine		CREDITS
BIO 231 BIO 301	Human Anatomy and Physiology II or General Physiology	4
BIO 308	General Microbiology	4
BIO/CHE 440	Biochemistry I	4
PHY 102	General Physics II	4
BIO Electives - Select three additional approved electives. Two or more electives must be 300-level or higher.		9
CHE 212	Organic Chemistry II	4
Total credits in concentration Total credits overall		29 60

Concentration in Secondary Education Certification in Biology		CREDITS
BIO 248	Biological Applications of Earth Science	1
BIO 348	Ecology	4
BIO Electives - Select three additional approved electives. At least one elective must be 300-level or higher.		9
Additional Secondary Education Certification Requirements (excludes 3 credits from student teaching which are counted toward the Internship requirement of the Biology General Education Program)		30
Total credits in concentration Total credits overall		47 78

Biology Electives
BIO 205	Animal Behavior**
BIO 209	Field Biology/Costa Rica**
BIO/ENS 211	Watershed Ecology**
BIO 225	Parasitology
BIO 230	Human Anatomy and Physiology I
BIO 231	Human Anatomy and Physiology II
BIO 250	Nutrition
BIO 301	General Physiology
BIO 308	General Microbiology
BIO 312	Theory and Practice in Biotechnology
BIO 318	Virology
BIO 331	Neuroscience
BIO/ENS 348	Ecology and Laboratory**
BIO 350	Topics in Biology
BIO 420	Immunology
BIO 430	Developmental Biology
BIO/CHE 440	Biochemistry I
BIO/CHE 441	Biochemistry II
BIO 499	Independent Study
ENS 204	Wetlands Ecology**
R-BIO 466	Undergraduate Research

Other transfer courses may be accepted on a case-by-case basis. With the exception of BIO 101-102, CHE 111-112, or PHY 101-102, all science courses for the major whether taken at Cabrini College or a transfer institution must be taken at the 200-level or higher.

**Pre-Medicine students may not use these electives to fulfill their biology electives requirements for their concentration. They may be used as free electives. H-BIO courses designed for non-majors may not be used to fill major elective requirements.

No courses in the major may be taken under the pass/fail option.