Biology BS - Bachelor of Science
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Liberal Arts and Sciences Content Courses
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Students who enter the College with fewer than six credits are required to complete the non-credit College Life Unit Experience Program (CLUE) or complete a one-credit orientation course (SPD 101: Issues in College Life, or SKO 100: SEEK Freshman Orientation.) Students are expected to complete this requirement during their first semester or prior to the completion of 12 equated credits.
To satisfy this requirement students must:
Choose one of the following:
Successfully complete a one-credit freshman orientation course: SPD 101: Issues in College Life or SKO 100: SEEK Freshman Orientation (open only to SEEK students)
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Complete the five components of the non-credit College Life Unit Experiences (CLUE) program, which include: attendance at a general orientation session on such topics as the purposes of higher education, an overview of College policies and services, and an appreciation of diversity. Students should attend the orientation session prior to the beginning of classes.
ANDAttend four CLUE-certified events: two Personal Growth Experiences and two Co-curricular Experiences. Personal Growth topics include study skills, career development, self-development, substance abuse, and pluralism. Co-curricular Experiences include events offered in conjunction with the scholarly, cultural, and civic programs presented regularly at the College.
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Social Science or TALA course at or above 200-level
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Any 300-level or above course in foreign literature or equivalent courses in other languages will satisfy this requirement. Some courses require reading knowledge of the language; others allow students without knowledge of the language to read the works in English translation.
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3 credits is the minimum requirement. Students may opt to take course bearing 4 credits and either 3 or 4 hours to fulfill these requirements; additional credits will be applied towards electives.
For admission, and continuation students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
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At least three courses must be at or above the 300-level
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At least two courses must be at or above the 300-level and at least two courses must have a laboratory component.
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Mathematics Placement
Depending on placement results, some students may have to complete course and/or course, course and/or course prior to enrolling in course/course or course/course.
Chemistry Advisory
One-year of high school chemistry is required prior to entry into course/course. If you have not completed one-year of high school chemistry you will be required to complete course and course prior to registering for course/course.
Independent Study
With the permission of the Department, a maximum of one Independent Study (course-course) may be used to satisfy a major requirement.
Requisite Waivers
A student who has educational background or work experience that may be equivalent to the stated pre- or corequisite for a biology course should contact the chairperson of the Biology Department. If it is determined that a student has the appropriate background, a course requisite waiver will be issued.
Biology Master of Science Degree | Double Counting Policy
Undergraduate students who have accumulated a minimum of 75 credits with a 3.0 GPA are eligible to apply for early admission to the Master's of Biology program.  If accepted, students will be eligible to enroll in graduate courses that will count toward both their undergraduate and graduate degrees. Students will receive an admissions decision before selecting the last 30 credits toward their undergraduate degree program.
Once admitted to the master’s program, the student will register for the advised combination of graduate and undergraduate courses to complete the requisite number of credits to complete the undergraduate degree. If graduate courses substitute for specific undergraduate degree requirements, this should be noted. If graduate courses do not substitute for specific undergraduate degree requirements, students must complete their undergraduate degree requirements using the appropriate graduate and undergraduate courses. Once undergraduate requirements are completed, the undergraduate degree will be conferred. Up to 12 credits of approved graduate courses taken as an undergraduate will count toward the graduate degree. Graduate courses taken will appear simultaneously on both the undergraduate record and the graduate record as original coursework with grades calculated into the GPA. Double counting 12 credits is accepted. Any credits taken after that number will be charged at the appropriate graduate program level. 
Neuroscience Master of Science Degree | Double Counting Policy
Undergraduate matriculated CSI Biology majors at the College of Staten Island who have accumulated a minimum of 90 credits with a 3.3 GPA are eligible to apply for admission and conditional acceptance into the Neuroscience Master of Science graduate program. If accepted, students who meet the criteria below may be granted permission to take up to three CSI 700-level Neuroscience (NSM) graduate courses a to be counted toward their bachelor’s degree (to satisfy their 300- or 400-level elective requirements) and their Neuroscience Master’s degree. All graduate courses in the MS in Neuroscience can be taken as double-counting courses.
Criteria:
Current enrollment in bachelor’s degree in Biology at the College of Staten Island and successful completion of three years of study with 90 or more earned credits.
Cumulative GPA 3.3 or above.
Permission from the course instructor, the coordinator of the Neuroscience MS program, and the Biology Department chairperson.
Two letters of recommendation, at least one from a full-time College of Staten Island Biology faculty under whom the applicant has studied.
Application for admission and conditional acceptance into the Neuroscience graduate program.
Honors
The honors program in Biology is available to eligible seniors with a 3.5 grade point average or better. The program requires a minimum of one year to complete. The student may receive up to eight credits for independent study (course) while completing the honors program. However, students do not automatically gain entrance into the honors program by registering for independent study.
To be accepted into the honors program, the student must first obtain approval from a full-time member of the department to carry out an honors research project. This faculty member will then serve as the student’s advisor. Thereafter, the student will prepare and present a detailed written preliminary proposal of the honors research project for approval to a three-member departmental committee, consisting of the faculty adviser and two other faculty members. The committee will evaluate the proposal. After an oral presentation by the student and upon the recommendation of the committee, the student will be accepted into the program. The student will meet with his or her committee midway through the first semester for evaluation of the project. In addition, the student will submit a written progress report to the committee at the end of the first semester. On the basis of this report, the committee will decide whether the student should proceed further. If the student does not continue in the honors program, he or she may still acquire the credits for independent study.
When the research is completed, the student is required to write up the research in the form of a thesis that will be evaluated at early and final stages by the committee. The thesis format must adhere to that used by leading biological journals, or as outlined in the AIBS style manual. The ultimate decision on thesis format lies with the committee.
Because it will take at least one year to complete the honors program in Biology, it is suggested that the student begin work during the summer immediately following the junior year.