After BIO 115
Gateway: BIO 115
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Department paths
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate BIO coursework.
Generated from Rider University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate BIO work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 34 BIO and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 7 more BIO courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on BIO, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Biologyall required
Behavioral Neurosciencechoose 1
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Mathematicschoose 1
Chemistryall required
Upper-level Biology Course2 required · verify with the official sheet
Any PSY 200-level or higher course
Additional Electives1 required
Any additional BNS 300-level course with a lab; Any PSY 300-level course with a lab; Any CHE 200-level or higher course with a lab
Senior Capstone Seminarchoose 1
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Foundational Coursesall required
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Biologyall required
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Geological, Environmental, and Marine Sciencesall required
Complete all of the following:
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Basic Education Core Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Complete the following courses:; History Elective; Fine Arts elective (Appreciation or Studio); Literature elective; Foreign Language elective; Social Science Elective (may be used toward a minor, including PSY 230 , PSY 212 , PSY 237 , PSY 330 , MCS 110
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: BIO 115
The deepest prerequisite chains in BIO. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
5 courses deep, ending at BIO 350
5 courses deep, ending at BIO 372
3 courses deep, ending at BIO 110
3 courses deep, ending at BIO 116
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Senior Capstone4 required
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Select three courses from Group I and Group II, with at least one course selected from each Group12 required
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Chemistrychoose 1
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Physics8 required
Upper Level Electives4 required · verify with the official sheet
Students must take 4 more credits of upper level courses at the 300 level or above in BCH, CHE, BNS, or BIO (excluding extra credits in Independent Research and Study). At least one of the four credits must be connected to a laboratory course.
Complete one of the following Physics course sequences8 required
Complete one of the following Chemistry course sequences8 required
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Biologychoose 1
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General Education Electives4 required
Science Requirementchoose 1
A minimum of 15 credits in any science and at any level are needed, with at least 3 courses that include a Lab section (12 credits) and one non-Lab science (3 credits). The following are options to select from to complete the credits required for both Basic Education core and Multidisciplinary Concentration in Sciences and Mathematics.; Lab-science courses. Select a total of three 4-credit and 3-c
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All BIO courses in the Rider catalog
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No clubs or organizations on record under BIO yet.
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