These requirements are for students who matriculated in academic year 2024-2025. Students who matriculated prior to fall 2024 should refer to the Archives to view the requirements for their Bulletin year.
Bachelor of Science Requirements
Summary of Requirements for the Degree
- University Requirements
- Students must complete all University requirements including those listed below.
- All undergraduate students must complete at least two writing-intensive courses for a total of at least six credits at Temple as part of their major. The specific writing-intensive course options for this major are:
Course List Code Title Credit Hours BIOL 2297 Research Techniques in Genetics 3 BIOL 4396 Advanced Study in Biology 3 - Students must complete the General Education (GenEd) requirements.
- See the General Education section of the Undergraduate Bulletin for the GenEd curriculum.
- Students who complete CST majors receive a waiver for 2 Science & Technology (GS) and 1 Quantitative Literacy (GQ) GenEd courses.
- Students must satisfy general Temple University residency requirements.
- College Requirements
- A minimum of 90 total credits within the College of Science & Technology (CST), the College of Liberal Arts (CLA), and/or the College of Engineering (ENG).
- A minimum of 45 of these credits must be upper-level (courses numbered 2000 and above).
- Complete a one-credit first-year or transfer seminar.
- SCTC 1001 CST First Year Seminar for every entering first-year CST student.
- SCTC 2001 CST Transfer Seminar for every entering transfer CST student.
- A minimum of 90 total credits within the College of Science & Technology (CST), the College of Liberal Arts (CLA), and/or the College of Engineering (ENG).
- Major Requirements for Bachelor of Science (79-85 s.h.)
At least 9 courses required for the major must be completed at Temple. At least 6 Biology courses must be completed at Temple.Course List Code Title Credit Hours Biology BIOL 1111 Introduction to Organismal Biology 4 or BIOL 1911 Honors Introduction to Organismal Biology BIOL 1112 Introduction to Biomolecules, Cells and Genomes 4 or BIOL 1912 Honors Introduction to Biomolecules, Cells and Genomes BIOL 2207 Genetics 3 BIOL 2297 Research Techniques in Genetics (WI) 1 3 BIOL 3113 Genome Analytics 3 Select one of the following: 2 3-4 BIOL 3204Cell Structure and Function (F) BIOL 3324Molecular Biology BIOL 4375General Biochemistry I BIOL 3403 Genomic Biology 3 Select one of the following: 3-4 BIOL 3514Biological Models in Python CIS 1051Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming in Python CIS 1057Computer Programming in C BIOL 4396 Advanced Study in Biology 3 BIOL 4XXX 3 Chemistry Select one of the following: 4 CHEM 1031
& CHEM 1033General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry Laboratory ICHEM 1951
& CHEM 1953Honors General Chemical Science I
and Honors Chemical Science Laboratory I (F)Select one of the following: 4 CHEM 1032
& CHEM 1034General Chemistry II
and General Chemistry Laboratory IICHEM 1952
& CHEM 1954Honors General Chemical Science II
and Honors Chemical Science Laboratory II (S)Select one of the following: 4 CHEM 2201
& CHEM 2203Organic Chemistry I
and Organic Chemistry Laboratory ICHEM 2921
& CHEM 2923Organic Chemistry for Honors I
and Organic Honors Laboratory I (F)Select one of the following: 4 CHEM 2202
& CHEM 2204Organic Chemistry II
and Organic Chemistry Laboratory IICHEM 2922
& CHEM 2924Organic Chemistry for Honors II
and Organic Honors Laboratory II (S)College of Science and Technology SCTC 1013 Elements of Data Science for the Physical and Life Sciences 3 Integrative Genetics and Genomics Electives Select four from the following: 3, 4, 5 12-16 BIOL 2311Human Evolution BIOL 2812Fundamentals of Medical Genetics BIOL 3011Integrative Cell and Tissue Biology BIOL 3083Directed Readings (With Approval from Program Director) BIOL 3101Evolution BIOL 3112Fundamentals of Genomic Evolutionary Medicine BIOL 3114Evolutionary Ecology BIOL 3128Genomics and Infectious Disease Dynamics BIOL 3201Human Genetics BIOL 3212Introduction to Bioinformatics and Computational Biology BIOL 3204Cell Structure and Function 2 BIOL 3214Theoretical Population Genetics BIOL 3225Evolutionary Genetics and Phylogenetics BIOL 3232Behavioral Genetics BIOL 3241Genomics and Evolutionary Biology of Parasites and Other Dependent Species BIOL 3243Parasitology BIOL 3244Experimental Marine Biology BIOL 3245Marine Ecology BIOL 3254Animal Behavior BIOL 3265Developmental Biology BIOL 3268Fundamentals of Cell and Cancer Biology BIOL 3275Ecology of Invasive Species BIOL 3301Advanced Cell Biology BIOL 3307Conservation Biology BIOL 3312Biostatistics BIOL 3316Tropical Marine Biology BIOL 3317General Microbiology BIOL 3321Plant Community Ecology BIOL 3323Global Change Science: Analytics with R BIOL 3324Molecular Biology 2 BIOL 3327Immunology BIOL 3328Virology BIOL 3329Developmental Genetics BIOL 3334Mammalian Physiology BIOL 3335Life at the Extremes - Polar Biology BIOL 3336Freshwater Ecology BIOL 3352Systems Neuroscience BIOL 3354Neural Basis of Animal Behavior BIOL 3356Organization and Development of the Nervous System BIOL 3358Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience BIOL 3361Molecular Neuropharmacology BIOL 3363Mammalian Development BIOL 3364Theory and Applications of Cancer Biology BIOL 3365The New Neuroimmunology BIOL 3368Biology of Cancer BIOL 3369Approaches to Disease Modeling, Diagnosis and Therapy BIOL 3371Cell Proliferation BIOL 3372The Molecular Regulation of Cell Migration and Morphogenesis During Development and Disease BIOL 3373Cell Signaling BIOL 3379Biotechnology BIOL 3380Contemporary Biology (With Approval from Program Director) BIOL 3389Field Research in Community Ecology BIOL 4327Biological Impacts of Global Climate Change BIOL 4338Epigenetics BIOL 4341Genome Editing BIOL 4364Biochemistry of Embryogenesis BIOL 4365Evolutionary Developmental Biology: Evo-Devo BIOL 4366Stem Cell Biology BIOL 4370Advanced Special Topics in Biochemistry BIOL 4375General Biochemistry I 2 BIOL 4376General Biochemistry II CHEM 3103Analytical Chemistry CHEM 3105Analytical Chemistry Lab CHEM 4201Organic Structure and Mechanisms CHEM 4202Organic Synthesis Methodology CHEM 4207Synthesis and Identification of Organic and Medicinal Compounds CIS 2033Computational Probability and Statistics CIS 2109Database Management Systems CIS 2166Mathematical Concepts in Computing II CIS 2168Data Structures CIS 2229Architecture, Operating Systems and Networking CIS 3203Introduction to Artificial Intelligence CIS 3207Introduction to Systems Programming and Operating Systems CIS 3217Computer Architecture CIS 3223Data Structures and Algorithms CIS 3715Principles of Data Science CIS 3755Introduction to Information Visualization CIS 4331Principles of Database Systems CIS 4372C++ Applications Programming CIS 4523Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining CIS 4526Foundations of Machine Learning MATH 2031Probability and Statistics MATH 2101Linear Algebra MATH 3031Probability Theory I MATH 3032Mathematical Statistics Mathematics MATH 1041 Calculus I 4 or MATH 1941 Honors Calculus I Select one of the following: 4 MATH 1042Calculus II or MATH 1942Honors Calculus II MATH 1044Introduction to Probability and Statistics for the Life Sciences Physics Select one of the following: 4 PHYS 1021Introduction to General Physics I PHYS 1061Elementary Classical Physics I or PHYS 1961Honors Elementary Classical Physics I PHYS 2021General Physics I or PHYS 2921Honors General Physics I Select one of the following: 4 PHYS 1022Introduction to General Physics II PHYS 1062Elementary Classical Physics II or PHYS 1962Honors Elementary Classical Physics II PHYS 2022General Physics II or PHYS 2922Honors General Physics II Total Credit Hours 79-85 Course List Code Title Credit Hours (F) - Fall only course (S) - Spring only course - 1
This course has a co-requisite of BIOL 2207.
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Only one of these courses (BIOL 3204, BIOL 3324, or BIOL 4375) need be selected to meet the requirement of the major. If additional courses from this group are taken they may be used to fulfill the requirement for upper-level electives.
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Up to one (1) Elective (3-4 s.h.) may be replaced by a Cognate elective selected from the following: MATH 1042/MATH 1942; or MATH 2043/MATH 2943 (but only one of these math courses, and MATH 1042/MATH 1942 may only count if MATH 1044 is used to satisfy the second math course requirement in the major); or PHYS 2511 and PHYS 3511.
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Students may fulfill one upper-level elective by completing a total of 6 credits of research. A maximum of 3 credits may come from the junior level research course BIOL 3082 and the remaining 3 credits must come from a senior level (4000+) research course. Students may also complete all 6 credits using two semesters of the senior research course if they prefer. Consult with your departmental advisor to determine which course(s) are appropriate. Once completed, students must seek approval from a CST advisor to obtain the waiver for credit towards one upper-level elective.
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Note that some of the upper-level elective choices in CIS require additional prerequisites that you may need to plan for. Please consult with a CST advisor if you are considering choosing electives from CIS.
With the exception in footnote 4 above, the research and independent study courses shown below do not count as Integrative Genetics and Genomics electives, but they may count as free elective credits toward graduation. Most research courses can only be taken ONCE for a letter grade. Check individual course descriptions for details and/or exceptions.
Course List Code Title Credit Hours BIOL 2082 Independent Research I 1 to 4 BIOL 3082 Independent Research II 1 to 4 BIOL 3181 Cooperative Research in Biochemistry 3 BIOL 3681 Cooperative Studies 2 to 4 BIOL 3685 Externship Studies 3 BIOL 4291 Extradepartmental Research 1 to 4 BIOL 4391 Accelerated Research in Biology 1 to 4 BIOL 4483 Accelerated Research in Biochemistry 3 BIOL 4491 Research in Biochemistry 3 BIOL 4591 Research in Neuroscience 1 to 4 Note: Grades of C- or higher are required unless otherwise specified in all courses for the major, including course prerequisites. The College of Science and Technology requires that students have a GPA of at least 2.00 overall and at least 2.00 in the courses applicable to their major and/or minor GPA to graduate.
A total of one semester of Biology research courses numbered lower than 4000 (to include: BIOL 2082, BIOL 3082, BIOL 3181, and BIOL 3681) may be taken for a letter grade. Any additional semesters in research courses in this category can be taken only on a CR/NC basis.