SUNY Potsdam

39 credit hours required. Plus 27-28 credits of cognates.

All courses are 3 credits unless noted. Credits are divided as follows:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Required Courses		19
BIOL 151	General Biology I (4 credits)
BIOL 152	General Biology II (4 credits)
BIOL 300	Ecology (4 credits)
BIOL 311	Genetics (4 credits)
BIOL 483	Current Topics in Biology
Physiology Component*		4
BIOL 303	Plant Physiology
BIOL 407	Cell Physiology
BIOL 410	Human Physiology
BIOL 413	Neurophysiogy
BIOL 440	Comparative Animal Physiology
* Choose at least one with consultation with adviser.
Concentration Courses		16
Please note that concentrations are primarily used as a tool to better         advise students within the various subdisciplines of Biology. Students         are not required to take the courses listed under each concentration.             All courses are 3 credits unless noted.       Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Concentration       Recommended for everyone taking this concentration
BIOL 319	Evolutionary Biology (4 credits)
Recommended at least 12 hours from the following concentration       specific electives*
BIOL 312	Insect Ecology (4 credits)
BIOL 320	Microbiology (4 credits)
BIOL 330	Natural History of Lower Vertebrates (4 credits)
BIOL 331	Natural History of Higher Vertebrates (4 credits)
BIOL 334	Biology of Woody Plants
BIOL 350	Biotic Communities of South Florida
BIOL 351	Biology of Northern Ecosystems
BIOL 355	Invertebrate Zoology (4 credits)
BIOL 375	Behavioral Evolution (4 credits)
BIOL 400	Field Ecology (4 credits)
BIOL 402	Conservation Biology
BIOL 409	Aquatic Ecology (4 credits)
*Or additional upper division biology courses to reach at least 39       hours in major.
Cell and Molecular Biology Concentration       Recommended for everyone taking this concentration
BIOL 320	Microbiology (4 credits)
BIOL 407	Cell Physiology (4 credits)
Recommended at least 8 hours from the following concentration       specific electives*
BIOL 321	Cell Structure
BIOL 410	Human Physiology (4 credits)
BIOL 413	Neurophysiogy (4 credits)
BIOL 415	Virology
BIOL 420	Medical Microbiology
BIOL 425	Techniques in Molecular Biology
BIOL 426	Immunobiology
BIOL 431	Developmental Biology
BIOL 455	Molecular Genetics
*Or additional upper division biology courses to reach at least 39       hours in major.
Anatomy and Physiology Concentration       Recommended for everyone taking this concentration
BIOL 320	Microbiology (4 credits)
BIOL 325	Morphology of Lower Plants and Algae (4 credits)
BIOL 326	Morphology of Higher Land Plants
BIOL 407	Cell Physiology (4 credits)
BIOL 410	Human Physiology
BIOL 413	Neurophysiogy (4 credits)
BIOL 431	Developmental Biology
*Or additional upper division biology courses to reach at least 39       hours in major.
Pre-med and Pre-health sciences Concentration       Recommended for everyone taking this concentration
BIOL 320	Microbiology (4 credits)
BIOL 410	Human Physiology (4 credits)
Recommended at least 8 hours from the following concentration       specific electives*
BIOL 407	Cell Physiology (4 credits)
BIOL 413	Neurophysiology (4 credits)
BIOL 415	Virology
BIOL 420	Medical Microbiology
BIOL 426	Immunology
BIOL 431	Developmental Biology
BIOL 445	Human Genetic Diseases
*Or additional upper division biology courses to reach at least 39 Human Genetic Diseases       hours in major.
Marine Biology Concentration           The Marine Biology Concentration is completed by taking summer         courses through an affiliation with the University of Southern Mississippi’s         College of Marine Science. Potsdam students travel to the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL) in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.           Students pay in-state tuition and benefit from a reduced cost for room           and board. Biology students who do not elect the concentration may also           take any course offered at GCRL at a reduced rate and with preferred           levels of acceptance. Courses include Marine Science I - Marine Biology           (prerequisite for most other courses), Oceanography, Shark Biology,           Marine Mammals, Marine Ecology, and Marine Invertebrate Zoology.           Courses such as Coastal Ecology for Teachers may be of interest to           students who are not biology majors.                     For more information, please contact Dr. Walter Conley or visit the       GCRL Web site: www.usm.edu/gcrl/summer_field/index.php.
Cognate Requirements		27-28
MATH 151
CHEM 105
CHEM 106
CHEM 341
Plus one of the following
STAT 100
MATH 125
MATH 152
Plus physics sequence of		8
PHYS 101 and 202	College Physics I and II*** (8 credits)
	or
PHYS 103 and 204	University Physics I and II**** (8 credits)
All cognate courses must be completed with a 2.0/S or higher. CHEM 342 Organic Chemistry II is highly recommended for most         biology majors; CHEM 342 and CHEM 425 Biochemistry I are highly         recommended for the Pre-med and Pre-health sciences concentration. College Physics is preferred to University Physics for most majors.         Please consult with your adviser. MATH 151 and 152 (Calculus I and Calculus II) are corequisites       for the University Physics sequence.