What courses should a first-year student take if they are interested in the Biology major?
First-year students interested in the Biology major (even if they have not yet declared Biology as a major) should take the full year (fall and spring semesters) of both General Biology and General Chemistry. (This is also the case for first-year students who wish to major in Environmental Science or Biochemistry.) In addition, all first-year students at Saint Michael’s College must take one semester of a first-year seminar course. Additional courses should be selected that address the Liberal Studies requirements of the College. First-year students in the Biology major may also wish to take a math course (calculus or statistics) and address the foreign language requirement, depending on how much they wish to maintain some continuity from high school. We recommend that incoming students speak to an academic advisor before making their decisions, and attend one of the summer advising sessions to select their courses.
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