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  Newark Undergraduate Catalog 2016–2018 Liberal Arts Colleges Academic Programs and Courses Biological Sciences 120 Major Requirements for Bachelor of Arts in Biology  

Major Requirements for Bachelor of Arts in Biology


The bachelor of arts (B.A.) degree in the biological sciences (biology, cell and molecular biology, ecology and evolution, neurobiology, plant sciences) is offered as a joint program between Rutgers University–Newark and the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) through their Federated Department of Biological Sciences. The B.A. major requires 38 credits of coursework in biological sciences, plus cognate courses in chemistry, physics, and mathematics. Courses are offered at both Rutgers-Newark and NJIT.

Rutgers students can officially declare their intention to pursue a course of study leading to a B.A. degree in biology after completing 120:200 Concepts in Biology and one of the two Foundations course pairs (201/202 or 205/206).

To declare their major and their preference for the bachelor of arts curriculum, students must visit the biological sciences office in Boyden Hall 206 to submit an application for admission to the major. At this time the student's record will be reviewed and, if accepted into the major, an academic major adviser will be assigned. Students should meet with their adviser regularly, at least once a semester, to plan their course of study.

After completing 120:200 Concepts in Biology, students take 120:201 Foundations of Biology: Cell and Molecular Biology (3), 120:202 Foundations Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory (1), 120:205 Foundations of Biology: Ecology and Evolution (3) and 120:206 Foundations Ecology and Evolution Laboratory (1) as their core curricular requirements; together, these five courses provide students with the necessary background to enroll in upper-division courses. Please be aware that many upper-division courses require completion of both the Concepts and Foundations: Cell and Molecular Biology courses as prerequisites.

Beyond the core courses, all students must successfully complete one course from each of three biological concepts clusters and two courses designated as laboratory/field experience.

Students complete their course of study by successfully completing, with grades of C or better, courses in biological sciences for a minimum of 38 credits.

Among the courses successfully completed for the B.A. degree, one of those courses must be recognized as writing intensive (WI). Students should check the WI status of courses before registering, as the roster of WI courses may vary from semester to semester.

All cognate courses must be completed with grades of C or better. Cognate courses can be completed by enrolling in the appropriate courses either at Rutgers-Newark or at NJIT. Please note that in the case of sequential cognate courses the entire sequence must be completed at one or the other campus. Courses offered by NJIT are indicated as School 28 or with the prefix NJIT.

 

 

1. Core Course Requirements (12 credits required)

28:120:200  Concepts in Biology (4)

21:120:201  Foundations of Biology: Cell and Molecular Biology (3)

21:120:202  Foundations of Biology: Cell and Molecular Biology Lab (1)

28:120:205  Foundations of Biology: Ecology and Evolution (3)

28:120:206  Foundations of Biology: Ecology and Evolution Lab (1)

 

2. Concept Clusters (10 credits)

A) Ecological and Evolutionary Framework (one course required)

21:120:211  Plant Kingdom (4)

28:120:222  Evolution (3)

21:120:280  Ecology (3)

21:120:282  Animal Behavior (3)

 

B) The Functional Organism (four credits required)

21:120:230  Biology of Seed Plants (4)

21:120:335  General Microbiology (4)

21:120:300  Plant Physiology (4)

21:120:340  Mammalian Physiology (4)

21:120:342/343  Developmental Biology Lecture and Laboratory (4)

 

C) Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms (one course required)

21:120:352  Genetics (3)

21:120:355  Cell Biology (3) 

21:120:356  Molecular Biology (3)

21:120:360  Biochemistry (3)

 

3. Laboratory/Field Experience (two courses, minimum of 6 credits)

21:120:211  Plant Kingdom (4)

21:120:230  Biology of Seed Plants (4)

21:120:285  Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (4)

21:120:311  Flora of New Jersey (4)

21:120:325/326  Animal Parasites and Parasitology Laboratory (4)

21:120:328  Ecology of Birds (3)

21:120:330  Plant Physiology (4)

21:120:335  General Microbiology (4)

21:120:340  Mammalian Physiology (4)

21:120:342/343  Developmental Biology Lecture and Laboratory (1)

21:120:381  Ecological History of North America (3)

28:120:385  Evolution of Behavior Laboratory (3)

21:120:404  Introduction to Neuroanatomy (4)

21:120:405  Microanatomy of Tissues (4)

21:120:430  Plant Growth and Development (4)

21/28:120:451  Cell Physiology and Imaging (4)

21:120:452  Laboratory in Molecular Biotechniques (4)

28:120:475  Ecological Field Methods (3)

 

4. Biology B.A. Electives

28:120:315  Principles of Neurobiology (3)

28:120:320  Discovering Biological Research (3)

28:120:337  Collective Intelligence of Biological Systems (3)

28:120:338  Ecology of the Dining Hall (3)

28:120:341  Introduction to Neurophysiology (3)

28:120:344  Physiological Mechanisms (3)

28:120:345  Comparative Physiology (3)

21/28:120:350  Immunology (3)

21:120:365  Evolution of Humans (3)

28:120:368  Ecology and Evolution of Disease (3)

21:120:370  Plant Ecology (3)

28:120:375  Conservation Biology (3)

28:120:383  Neural Basis of Behavior  (3)

28:120:400  Biology of Science Fiction (3)

21:120:402  Biology of Cancer (3)

21:120:422  Biological Invasions (3)

28:120:440  Cell Biology of Disease (3)

21:120:444  Cellular Neurobiology (3)

21/28:120:445  Neuroendocrinology (3)

28:120:447  Systems Neurobiology (3)
28:120:448  Neuropathophysiology (3)

21:120:455  Molecular Cell Biology (3)

21:120:491  Problems in Biology (1-3)

21:120:492  Problems in Biology (1-3)


 

5. Cognate Courses

21:160:115  General Chemistry I (4)

21:160:116  General Chemistry II (4)

21:160:113  General Chemistry Laboratory (1)

21:160:114  General Chemistry Laboratory (1)

21:160:335  Organic Chemistry I (4)

21:160:336  Organic Chemistry II (4)

21:160:331  Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)

21:640:135  Calculus I (4)

21:750:203  General Physics I (4) or

21:750:213  University Physics I (4)

21:750:204  General Physics II (4) or

21:750:214  University Physics II (4)

21:750:205  Introductory Physics Laboratory I (1)

21:750:206  Introductory Physics Laboratory II (1)

 


 
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