Program Requirements

General College degree requirements stipulate that students must maintain a grade of C or better in the following courses to progress to the sophomore year within the Biology Program: BIO 110, BIO 112, CHE 120, and CHE 121. Additional requirements for continuing within the program beyond the sophomore year are indicated within the individual course descriptions.

Bay Path College Core 43 credits:

BIO 110 Biology I for Science Majors
BIO 110L Biology I for Science Majors Lab
CIT 307 Communicating in the Sciences
ENG 114 Critical Reading and Responses
ENG 122 Literary Genres
ENG 124 Research and Writing in the Disciplines
EXT 104 First Year Experience: Self Discovery
EXT 105 First Year Experience: Leadership Seminar
EXT 203 Career Development Summit
HIS History Elective
HIS History Elective
HUM 101 Fine and Performing Arts
MAT 111 College Algebra (or higher)
MAT 120 Statistics
MAT 140 Calculus I
MAT 150 Calculus II
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology I

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology:

Completion of the core 43 credits, as outlined in the Bay Path College Core courses, and the following:

1. Biology courses: 112, 210, 260, 300, 320, 350, 425, 430, 470;
2. BIT 498 or BIO 499;
3. Five Chemistry courses: 120, 121, 220, 221, 300;
4. Two Physics courses: 101 and 102;
5. One Math course: 130;
6. Six additional courses: two general electives and four science electives.