Double Major in Biology & Mathematical Sciences
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(124 credits)
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st Semester | Credits | |
| MATH 111 | Calculus I | 4 |
| BIOL 200 | Concepts in Biology | 4 |
| ENGL 101 | English Composition: Introduction to Academic Writing | 3 |
| CHEM 125 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 125A | General Chemistry Lab I | 1 |
| FYS SEM | First-Year Student Seminar | 0 |
| Term Credits | 15 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| MATH 112 | Calculus II | 4 |
| BIOL 201 | Found of Biol: Cell & Molecula | 3 |
| BIOL 202 | Found of Biol: Cell & Molecula | 1 |
| CHEM 126 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| ENGL 102 | English Composition: Introduction to Writing for Research | 3 |
| Term Credits | 14 | |
| Second Year | ||
| 1st Semester | ||
| MATH 211 | Calculus III A | 3 |
| BIOL 205 | Foundations of Biology: Ecology and Evolution Lecture | 3 |
| BIOL 206 | Foundations of Biology: Ecology and Evolution Lab | 1 |
| CHEM 243 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| PHYS 111 | Physics I | 3 |
| PHYS 111A | Physics I Lab | 1 |
| BNFO 135 or CS 101 | Programming for Bioinformatics or Computer Programming and Problem Solving | 3 |
| Term Credits | 17 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| MATH 222 | Differential Equations | 4 |
| CHEM 244 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 244A | Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | 2 |
| PHYS 121 | Physics II | 3 |
| PHYS 121A | Physics II Lab | 1 |
| BNFO 236 or CS 101 | Programming for Bioinformatics II or Computer Programming and Problem Solving | 3 |
| Term Credits | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| 1st Semester | ||
| MATH 337 | Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 340 | Applied Numerical Methods | 3 |
| Biology Functional Organism Laboratory | 4 | |
| History and Humanities GER 200 | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 13 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| MATH 331 | Introduction to Partial Differential Equations | 3 |
| MATH 333 | Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| MATH 373 | Introduction to Mathematical Biology | 3 |
| Biology Cluster Elective | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 12 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| 1st Semester | ||
| MATH 450 | Methods Of Applied Math | 3 |
| MATH 371 or MATH 430 | Physiology And Medicine or Analytical and Computational Neuroscience | 3 |
| Biology Cluster Elective | 3 | |
| History and Humanities GER 300+ level | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 12 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| MATH 332 | Introduction to Functions of a Complex Variable | 3 |
| MATH 451 | Methods Appl Math II | 3 |
| Biology Laboratory Elective | 4 | |
| History and Humanities GER 300+ level | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 13 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| 1st Semester | ||
| MATH 480 | Introductory Mathematical Analysis | 3 |
| Biology Laboratory Elective | 3 | |
| Social Sciences GER | 3 | |
| Humanities and Social Science Senior Seminar GER | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 124 | |
Biology Electives
Concept Cluster Ecology and Evolution
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 222 | Evolution | 3 |
| or R216 222 | Evolution | |
| R120 282 | Animal Behavior | 3 |
| R216 280 | Ecology | 3 |
| R120 370 | Plant Ecology | 3 |
Concept Cluster Molecular and Cellular
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| R120 352 | Genetics | 3 |
| or BIOL 352 | Genetics | |
| R120 355 | Cell Biology | 3 |
| R120 356 | Molecular Biology | 3 |
| R120 360 | Biochemistry | 3 |
| or CHEM 473 | Biochemistry | |
Concept Cluster Functional Organism(4 cr)
Laboratory/ Field Experience (Four Credit Laboratories)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| R216 211 | Plant Kingdom | 4 |
| R120 227 | Biol Invertebrates | 4 |
| R216 230 | Biology Of Seed Plants | 4 |
| R120 285 | Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy | 4 |
| R120 311 | Flora of New Jersey | 4 |
| R120 325 & R120 326 | Animal Parasites and Parasitology Lab | 4 |
| R216 330 | Plant Physiology | 4 |
| R120 335 | General Microbiology | 4 |
| BIOL 340 | Mammalian Physiology | 4 |
| or R120 340 | Mammalian Physiology | |
| R120 342 & R120 343 | Developmental Biology and Developmental Biology Lab | 4 |
| BIOL 347 | Lab Approaches in Neuroscience | 4 |
| R120 404 | Intro to Neuroanatomy | 4 |
| R120 405 | Microanatomy of Cells | 4 |
| R216 430 | Plant Growth & Development | 4 |
| BIOL 451 | Cell Physiology and Imaging | 4 |
| R120 452 | Molecular Biol Techniques | 4 |
Three Credit Laboratories
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| R216 328 | Ornithology | 3 |
| R216 371 | Field Study Plant Ecology | 3 |
| R216 380 | Field Ecology | 3 |
| R216 381 | Ecological History of North Am | 3 |
| BIOL 484 | Evolution of Animal Behavior Laboratory | 3 |
| BIOL 475 | Ecological Field Methods and Analysis | 3 |
| R120 486 | Tropical Field Biology | 2 |
Biology Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 315 | Principles of Neurobiology | 3 |
| BIOL 337 | Collective Intel in Biol Syst | 3 |
| BIOL 338 | Ecology of the Dining Hall | 3 |
| BIOL 441 | Neurophysiology | 3 |
| BIOL 423 | Physiological Mechanisms | 3 |
| R120 345 | Comparative Physiology | 3 |
| R120 346 | Neurobiology | 3 |
| R120 350 | Immunology | 3 |
| R216 365 | Evolutions of Humans | 3 |
| BIOL 468 | Disease Ecology & Evolution | 3 |
| BIOL 375 | Conservation Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 383 | Neural Basis of Behavior | 3 |
| BIOL 400 | Biology in Science Fiction | 3 |
| R120 402 | Biology of Cancer | 3 |
| R216 422 | Biological Invasions | 3 |
| BIOL 440 | Cell Biology of Disease: Cells gone Bad! | 3 |
| BIOL 445 | Endocrinology | 3 |
| or R120 445 | Endocrinology | |
| BIOL 447 | Systems Neurobiology | 3 |
| BIOL 448 | Neuropathophysiology: Nervous System Gone Bad! | 3 |
| R120 455 | Molec Cell Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 462 | Comparative Biomechanics | 3 |
| R120 472 | Environmental Assessment | 3 |
| BIOL 491 & BIOL 492 | Research and Independent Study and Research and Independent Study | 6 |
| R120 493 & R120 494 | Seminar In Biology and Seminar In Biol | 2 |
| BIOL 495 | Honors Seminar in Biology | 3 |
