After BIO 102
Gateway: BIO 102
Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Generated from Saint Joseph's University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
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.
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 72 BIO and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 121 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.
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Three upper-level biology courses, from from Group A, one from Group B, and one from Group C, belowchoose 1
At least 6 additional credits of upper-level Biology courses. These credits can be from any of the courses in group A - C above, as well as in groups D and E, below.choose 1
Chemistry/Physics Elective8 required
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Students interested in the following areas select two classes.6 required
Students interested in Drug Delivery and Development Engineering need to take the following courses. For prerequisites students can use the free electives.all required
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in BIO. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
4 courses deep, ending at BIO 203
4 courses deep, ending at BIO 261
4 courses deep, ending at BIO 335
2 courses deep, ending at BIO 151L
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Group C: Evolution and Diversity of Lifechoose 4
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At least 13 additional credits of upper-level Biology courses. These credits can be from any of the courses in group A - C above, as well as in groups D and E, below. A maximum of 6 of these credits can be from group E courses.13 required
Four courses total, with at least one course from each of the following three groupschoose 1
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Physics (will count as CCC: Natural Science)all required
Select three of the followingchoose 12
Select one of the following in-depth Chemistry courseschoose 3
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Group A: Biological Scienceschoose 4
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Group B: Physical Sciencechoose 3
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Group C: Environmental Studieschoose 3
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Select four additional upper-level environmental science electives.choose 12
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12 Credits of Core Courses Required12 required
Research/Experiential Requirement: Select 2 courses from Group A or 3 credits from Group Bchoose 1
Track Electives (select five courses, at least one from each area)15 required
Clinical Health (select at least one)choose 1
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Molecular & Medicinal (select at least one)choose 1
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Computational & Theoretical (select at least one)choose 1
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Students interested in Bio-Engineering need select a minimum of 2 of the following 4*** level courses). For prerequisites students can use the free electives.all required
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All BIO courses in the Saint Joseph's catalog
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No clubs or organizations on record under BIO yet.
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