Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Biology Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to College | ||
| BIOL 1000 | Biology at Northeastern | 1 |
| or INSC 1000 | Science at Northeastern | |
| or MATH 1000 | Mathematics at Northeastern | |
| Experiential Learning Introduction | ||
| EESC 2000 | Professional Development for Co-op | 1 |
| MATH 3000 | Co-op and Experiential Learning Reflection Seminar 1 | 1 |
| Biology Core Courses | ||
| BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1108 | Foundations of Biology and Lab for BIOL 1107 | 5 |
| BIOL 2299 | Inquiries in Biological Sciences | 4 |
| BIOL 2301 and BIOL 2302 | Genetics and Molecular Biology and Lab for BIOL 2301 | 5 |
| BIOL 2309 | Biology Project Lab | 4 |
| BIOL 3611 and BIOL 3612 | Biochemistry and Lab for BIOL 3611 | 5 |
| Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Elective | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4-5 | |
| Human Parasitology | ||
| Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy | ||
| Current Topics in Organismal and Population Biology | ||
| Evolution | ||
| Ecology and Lab for EEMB 2302 | ||
| Introduction to Evolution | ||
| Plant Biology | ||
| Marine Biology and Lab for EEMB 2700 | ||
| Conservation Biology | ||
| Disease Ecology | ||
| Animal Behavior | ||
| Intermediate/Advanced Biology Electives | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4-5 | |
BIOL 2327 to BIOL 3999 | ||
BIOL 4705 to BIOL 5999 | ||
| Supporting Courses for Biology | ||
| Chemistry | ||
| CHEM 1161 and CHEM 1162 and CHEM 1163 | General Chemistry for Science Majors and Lab for CHEM 1161 and Recitation for CHEM 1161 | 5 |
| CHEM 2311 and CHEM 2312 | Organic Chemistry 1 and Lab for CHEM 2311 | 5 |
| CHEM 2313 and CHEM 2314 | Organic Chemistry 2 and Lab for CHEM 2313 | 5 |
| Writing | ||
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| or ENGW 1102 | First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers | |
| ENGW 3307 | Advanced Writing in the Sciences (Preferred) | 4 |
| or ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | |
Mathematics Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Calculus 1 | ||
| MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| Calculus 2 and Calculus 3 | ||
| MATH 1342 | Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| MATH 2321 | Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| Physics | ||
| PHYS 1161 and PHYS 1162 | Physics 1 and Lab for PHYS 1161 | 5 |
| Required Mathematics Courses | ||
| MATH 1365 | Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning | 4 |
| MATH 2341 | Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering | 4 |
| MATH 3081 | Probability and Statistics | 4 |
| Mathematics Electives | ||
| Complete three of the following: | 12 | |
| Linear Algebra | ||
MATH 3001 to MATH 4899 | ||
Capstone and Integrative Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Capstone | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 1-4 | |
| Biology Capstone | ||
| Biology Research Capstone (concurrent with BIOL 4991 or BIOL 4994, which may be used toward Intermediate/Advanced Biology) | ||
| Junior/Senior Honors Project 2 | ||
| Research Capstone | ||
| Applied Mathematics Capstone | ||
| Introduction to Mathematical Methods and Modeling | ||
| Biology/Mathematics Integrative Courses | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 8-10 | |
| Bioinformatics Programming | ||
| Introduction to Bioinformatics | ||
| Neurobiology | ||
| Biological Imaging | ||
| Advanced Genomics | ||
| Introduction to Program Design and Implementation and Lab for CS 2000 | ||
| Program Design and Implementation 1 and Lab for CS 2100 | ||
| Population Dynamics | ||
| Statistics and Stochastic Processes | ||
| Applied Statistics | ||
Biology and Mathematics Combined Major Credit/GPA Requirements
Complete 93 semester hours in the major. A minimum 2.000 GPA in the following course codes is required: BIOC, BIOL, BNSC, CHEM, EEMB, ENVR, MATH, PHYS, PSYC.
NUpath Requirements Satisfied
- Advanced Writing in the Discipline
- Analyzing and Using Data
- Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
- Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone
- Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
- Writing in the First Year
- Writing-Intensive in the Major
Program Requirements
139 total semester hours required
Sample Plan of Study
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer First Half
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| BIOL 1000 or MATH 1000 | 1 | BIOL 2299 | 4 | BIOL 2301 | 4 | Vacation | |
| BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1108 | 5 | CHEM 2311 | 4 | BIOL 2302 | 1 | ||
| CHEM 1161 | 4 | CHEM 2312 | 1 | SI NUpath elective | 4 | ||
| CHEM 1162 | 1 | MATH 1342 | 4 | ||||
| CHEM 1163 | 0 | MATH 1365 | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||||
| MATH 1341 | 4 | ||||||
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| BIOL 2309 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | MATH elective | 4 |
| CHEM 2313 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective with lab | 5 | ||
| CHEM 2314 | 1 | ||||||
| EESC 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| MATH 2321 | 4 | ||||||
| MATH 2341 | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 4 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| BIOL 3611 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | ER NUpath elective | 4 |
| BIOL 3612 | 1 | ENGW 3307 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| MATH 3000 | 1 | ||||||
| PHYS 1161 | 4 | ||||||
| PHYS 1162 | 1 | ||||||
| PHYS 1163 | 0 | ||||||
| MATH elective | 4 | ||||||
| MATH elective | 4 | ||||||
| 19 | 0 | 4 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| MATH 3081 | 4 | Biology/mathematics integrative course | 4 | ||||
| Biology/mathematics integrative course | 4 | Capstone option | 4 | ||||
| DD NUpath elective | 4 | IC NUpath elective | 4 | ||||
| Organismal and evolutionary biology elective | 4 | Intermediate/advanced biology elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 139 | |||||||