B.S. BIOLOGY with M.S.

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 3 + 2: GRADUATION CHECKLIST 1/2014

B.S. BIOLOGY (128-138 credits) NAME:

I. COLLEGE CORE (17 courses + VPA [54 cr]; 46 cr not incl mth and bio)

First Year Seminar (Core 100) 3 Le Moyne Hrs Courses

Writing 101 3
Philosophy 3 Transfer Hrs Courses
Philosophy 3
Religious Studies 3 [Items in brackets are courses taken as part of PA program]
Theology 3
English 3
English 3
History 3
History 3
Mathematics (fulfilled by major req.) 3
Encountering Another Culture/Language 61
Social Science 3
Natural Science (fulfilled by major requirements) 3
[ IDS: Interdisciplinary Nat. Sci./Soc. Sci./Mathematics 3 Med Hum. I]
[ Interdisciplinary Senior Capstone (Core 400) 3 Med. Hum. II]
Visual & Performing Arts 12
Diversity 03

II. MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

Biology (10 courses; 37-39 credits) A minimum of 8 courses must be classroom courses (as opposed to research), and
at least 5 Biology courses must be taken at Le Moyne College.

BIO 191 4 credits, fulfills Nat. Sci. core requirement

BIO 192 4 credits
BIO 218 (Cell & Molec.) 4 credits
BIO 225 (Poison.Planet) 3 credits

6 additional Biology courses, at least one taken from each of the areas listed below; at least two taken from outside the
groups. At least 4 of these courses must have lab components (i.e. be 4 credit courses)

Molec.& Cell. Bio 3/4 credits Math-Science Distribution (8 courses; 30-32 cr)
Ecol/Popul Bio 3/4 credits
Organismal Bio BIO 281 4 credits CHM 151-152 8 credits
BIO BIO 282 4 credits CHM 223-224 8 credits
[Human A & P I 4 credits] PHY101-102 or 105-106 (+ labs) 8 credits
[Human A & P II 4 credits] MTH 110/111-112 6-7 credits
*Two semesters of MTH 145-146 may be substituted. Please
note that most allied health programs and many other graduate programs
require at least one semester of statistics. Students should consult with their
advisors to determine which math they should take.

III. ELECTIVES (15 cr minimum)

Soc Sci elec ______ 3 credits
[ Pharm. I 3 credits]
[ Pharm.II 3 credits] V. 750 hours health care experience ___
[Clin Med. I 7 credits]

1
Typical number of credits to fulfill requirement. However, students may also fulfill this requirement with a semester of study abroad
or by demonstrating intermediate language proficiency in an examination accepted by the Department of Foreign Languages.
2
Students may fulfill this requirement by taking any approved 3-credit course in the appreciation or creation of visual, creative or
performing arts; by taking any college course with a "VPA" designation, indicating that it includes 1-credit worth of VPA content; or,
by taking an approved 1-credit independent study or special topics in performance or appreciation.
3
While this is a non-credit-bearing requirement, all students must take one course listed with a "DIV" designation from the list of such
courses offered throughout the College.
All Biological Sciences majors must take at least one course from each group below: Molecular & Cellular Biology;
Organismal Biology; and Ecology & Population Biology. The semester each course is typically offered is indicated in parenthesis
(e.g. S indicates course is usually offered in the spring, though not necessarily every spring; some courses are offered alternate years).

Molecular & Cellular: (C) Organismal: (O)

BIO 320 – Genetics (F) highly recommended BIO 281 – A&P I (F) REQUIRED
BIO 321 – Developmental Bio (F) BIO 282 – A&P II* (S) REQUIRED
BIO 410 – Toxicology recommended BIO 322 – Histology (S)
BIO 418 – Advanced Molecular Bio (S) BIO 325 – Microbiology (S) highly recommended
BIO 427 – Bioinformatics (S) BIO 327 – Botany (F)
BIO 460 – Biochem I (F) recommended BIO 340 – Parasitology (S) recommended
BIO 461 – Biochem II* (S) BIO 350 – Invertebrate Bio (F)
BIO 475 – Stem Cell Biology (S) BIO 375 – Neurobiology (S) recommended
BIO 480 – Seminar: Biology of Cancer (S) BIO 405 – Endocrinology
BIO 481 – Seminar: Endocrine Disruptors BIO 425 – Plant Physiology
BIO 431 – Mammalian Physiology (S)

Ecology & Population: (P)

BIO 230 – Ecology (F)
BIO XXX – Aquatic Ecology (F)
BIO 245 – Evolution (S) recommended
BIO 270 – Animal Behavior (J-mester) recommended
BIO 330 – Tropical Marine Biology (S)
BIO 335 – Biodiversity (S?)
BIO/ESS 348 - Envir. Res. Iceland (S)
BIO 360 – Insect Ecology (F)
BIO 458 – Global Climate Systems
BIO 470 – Seminar: Environmental Topics
BIO 471 – Perspectives on Human Life (S)
 B.S. BIOLOGY + M.S. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 3 + 2

Typical Program 2014 (new core)

First Year
FALL SPRING
BIO 191 4 credits BIO 192 4 credits
CHM 151 + Lab 4 credits CHM 152 + Lab 4 credits
WRT 101 3 credits PHL 110 3 credits
MTH 110/111 3-4 credits MTH 112 3 credits
COR 100 3 credits Social Science Intro
Psych
to
3 credits
17-18 credits 17 credits

Second Year
FALL SPRING
BIO 218 4 credits BIO 225 3 credits
CHM 223 + Lab 4 credits CHM 224 + Lab 4 credits
HST 110 3 credits HST 111 3 credits
EAC/Language 3 credits EAC/Language 3 credits
THE 3 credits ENG 210 3 credits
17-18 credits 17 credits

Third Year
FALL SPRING
BIO 281 4 credits BIO 282 4 credits
PHY 101/105 + Lab 4 credits PHY 102/106 + Lab 4 credits
ENG 310 3 credits Social Science Child
Development
3 credits
REL 3 credits BIO 4 credits
BIO Biodiversity 3-4 credits PHL 2 3 credits
Biodiversity 17-18 credits 17-18 credits

Four th Year

First year of PA curriculum is fourth year. See checksheet for which PA courses count specifically to fill graduation
requirements. Only courses counting specifically towards Core or Major are indicated below. Other PAS courses count as
free electives.

FALL SPRING
BIO [PAS] 4 credits BIO [PAS] 4 credits
IDS [PAS] 3 credits COR 400 [PAS] 3 credits