UNDERGRADUATE BIOLOGY at
STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
Location, mission, & overview of
the curriculum ……
J. Peter Gergen (Director, Undergraduate Biology)
UNDERGRADUATE BIOLOGY
FACILITIES - LOCATION
The UG BIO Facility (BLL)
contains:
• Teaching Labs
• BIO Learning Ctr (BLC)
• Administrative Offices:
o Advising (G-04)
o Registration (G-05)
o Course Admin (G-05)
• Preparatory Facilities
• Executive Offices
Located in Center for Molecular Medicine/
Biology Learning Laboratories (a.k.a. CMM/BLL)
UNDERGRADUATE BIOLOGY
MISSION
Provide support and coordinate efforts of the
Departments of:
• Biochemistry and Cell Biology
• Ecology and Evolution
• Neurobiology and Behavior
in offering the Biology and Biochemistry majors
at Stony Brook University.
BIOLOGY PROGRAM - Overview
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As of 4/28/2011 there were 2,111 eligible and
registered Majors and Minors in Biology
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There are 7 different tracks of the Biology Major
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General Biology
Developmental Genetics
Neuroscience
Ecology & Evolution
Environmental Biology
BIO Major/BNG Minor
BIO/CLS Double Major
 AND a Biology Minor
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The most popular of these tracks are:
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General Biology (70-75%)
Developmental Genetics
Neuroscience
Biology (the beginning) at Stony Brook
Required courses in other areas:
(Biology @ SBU builds on a foundation in math and chemistry)
Calculus (2 semesters)
General Chemistry (2 semesters, with lab)
Organic Chemistry (2 semesters, with lab)
Physics (2 semesters, with lab)
Statistics (1 semester)
Introductory Biology Lecture Courses (not a sequence!) :
BIO201: Organisms to ecosystems
BIO202: Molecular & cellular biology
BIO203: Cellular and organ physiology
Introductory Biology Laboratory Courses (a sequence!) :
BIO204 & 205: Fundamentals of scientific inquiry in the
Biological Sciences
The first couple of years of the Biology Major basically cover
the PRE-MED Requirements
BIOLOGY MAJOR
The Upper Division Level
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Five Upper Division Biology Lectures
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Two Upper Division Biology Labs
It is at the UPPER DIVISION Level the BIOLOGY
TRACKS differ
Advanced Track in Developmental Genetics
• Prerequisite course from the core curriculum =
• Fundamentals of Molecular & Cellular Biology (BIO202)
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Advanced lecture courses =
General Genetics (BIO320)
Animal Development (BIO325)
Either Cell Biology (BIO310), or
Cancer Biology (BIO314), or
Evolution (BIO354), or
Molecular Development of the Nervous System (BIO339)
• + 2 courses outside of track (can use optional courses listed above)
• Advanced laboratory courses =
• Developmental Genetics Laboratory (BIO327)
Offered in spring semesters - aim for junior year!
• + 1 advanced lab outside track,
e.g. Techniques in Molecular & Cellular Biology (BIO311)
Developmental Genetics Track:
(Pre-requisites and the plan of attack)
• BIO202, a prerequisite for all courses in the
Developmental Genetics track, is offered every
semester.
• Animal Development (BIO325), which is offered in the
fall, is a prerequisite for the laboratory course in
Developmental Genetics.
• General Genetics (BIO320), which is offered in the
spring should be taken either before, or concurrent
with the Developmental Genetics laboratory.
• BIO202 first (& ASAP), BIO325 in the fall, BIO320
and BIO327, the Developmental Genetics Laboratory
the following spring!!!!
For more info see:
www.stonybrook.edu/biology
and that’s all folks……………….
ANY QUESTIONS?