- Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality.
- Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Cell and Molecular Biology Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to College | ||
| BIOL 1000 | Biology at Northeastern | 1 |
| or INSC 1000 | Science at Northeastern | |
| Experiential Learning Introduction | ||
| EESC 2000 | Professional Development for Co-op | 1 |
| Cell and Molecular Biology Core Courses | ||
| BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1108 | Foundations of Biology and Lab for BIOL 1107 | 5 |
| BIOL 2299 | Inquiries in Biological Sciences | 4 |
| BIOL 2301 and BIOL 2302 | Genetics and Molecular Biology and Lab for BIOL 2301 | 5 |
| BIOL 2309 | Biology Project Lab | 4 |
| BIOL 3611 and BIOL 3612 | Biochemistry and Lab for BIOL 3611 | 5 |
| BIOL 4707 | Cell and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 5591 | Advanced Genomics | 4 |
| Intermediate/Advanced Cell and Molecular Biology Electives | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 8–9 | |
| Bioethics | ||
| Current Topics in Cell and Molecular Biology | ||
| Microbiology and Lab for BIOL 3421 | ||
| Neural Systems and Behavior | ||
| Mammalian Systems Physiology | ||
| Developmental Neurobiology | ||
| Endocrinology | ||
| Stem Cells and Regeneration | ||
| Inventions in Microbial Biotechnology | ||
| Medical Microbiology | ||
| Biological Imaging | ||
| Immunology | ||
| Evolution | ||
| Comparative Neurobiology | ||
| Cell and Molecular Biology of Aging | ||
| Immunotherapies of Cancer and Infectious Disease | ||
| Research | ||
| One of the two intermediate/advanced electives can be a research course: | 4 | |
| Junior/Senior Honors Project 1 | ||
| Junior/Senior Honors Project 2 | ||
| Research | ||
| Internship | ||
Biology Capstone
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following to fulfill the capstone requirement: | 1–4 | |
| Biology Capstone | ||
| Biology Research Capstone (concurrent with BIOL 4991 or BIOL 4994, which may be used toward Intermediate/Advanced Cell and Molecular Biology Electives) | ||
| Junior/Senior Honors Project 2 | ||
Supporting Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | ||
| MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| Statistics | ||
| ENVR 2500 and ENVR 2501 | Biostatistics and Lab for ENVR 2500 | 5 |
| Chemistry | ||
| CHEM 1161 and CHEM 1162 and CHEM 1163 | General Chemistry for Science Majors and Lab for CHEM 1161 and Recitation for CHEM 1161 | 5 |
| CHEM 2311 and CHEM 2312 | Organic Chemistry 1 and Lab for CHEM 2311 | 5 |
| CHEM 2313 and CHEM 2314 | Organic Chemistry 2 and Lab for CHEM 2313 | 5 |
| Physics 1 | ||
| Complete one of the following lecture/lab pairs (PHYS 1145/PHYS 1146 is recommended): | 5 | |
| Physics for Life Sciences 1 and Lab for PHYS 1145 (Preferred) | ||
| Physics for Engineering 1 and Lab for PHYS 1151 and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1151 | ||
| Physics 1 and Lab for PHYS 1161 and Recitation for PHYS 1161 (Physics 1) | ||
| Physics 2 | ||
| Complete one of the following lecture/lab pairs (PHYS 1147/PHYS 1148 is recommended): | 5 | |
| Physics for Life Sciences 2 and Lab for PHYS 1147 | ||
| Physics for Engineering 2 and Lab for PHYS 1155 and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1155 | ||
| Physics 2 and Lab for PHYS 1165 and Recitation for PHYS 1165 | ||
| Intermediate or Advanced Science | ||
| Complete one course from the following: | 4–5 | |
BIOL 2301 to BIOL 5999 | ||
CHEM 2311 to CHEM 5999 | ||
EEMB 2290 to EEMB 5999 | ||
ENVR 2310 to ENVR 5999 | ||
MATH 2280 to MATH 5999 | ||
PHYS 2303 to PHYS 5999 | ||
PSYC 2290 to PSYC 5999 | ||
Writing Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| ENGW 3307 | Advanced Writing in the Sciences | 4 |
| or ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | |
Cell and Molecular Biology Major Credit/GPA Requirement
Complete 78 semester hours in the major with a cumulative GPA of 2.000.
Due to overlap in course content, double majoring in cell and molecular biology and biology, biochemistry, marine biology, or behavioral neuroscience is not permitted.
Program Requirement
130 total semester hours required
Please note that these are sample plans of study. They include a selection of course options that carry corequisite labs and the 4-semester-hour capstone option. Total program hours may be lower for students who choose other course options and/or other capstone options. While the requirements are the same for all students, individual schedules may vary.
Sample Plan of Study: Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| BIOL 1107 | 4 | BIOL 2299 | 4 | BIOL 2301 | 4 | Vacation | |
| BIOL 1108 | 1 | CHEM 2311 | 4 | BIOL 2302 | 1 | ||
| CHEM 1161 | 4 | CHEM 2312 | 1 | Elective | 4 | ||
| CHEM 1162 | 1 | ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||
| INSC 1000 | 1 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| MATH 1341 | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CHEM 2313 | 4 | BIOL 2309 | 4 | BIOL 3611 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| CHEM 2314 | 1 | EESC 2000 | 1 | BIOL 3612 | 1 | ||
| ENVR 2500 | 4 | PHYS 1145 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| ENVR 2501 | 1 | PHYS 1146 | 1 | ||||
| Intermediate/advanced CMB elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 18 | 18 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | ENGW 3307 | 4 | BIOL 4707 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| PHYS 1147 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| PHYS 1148 | 1 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| Intermediate/advanced CMB elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | BIOL 5591 | 4 | ||||
| Capstone | 4 | ||||||
| Intermediate/advanced science elective | 4 | ||||||
| Intermediate/advanced biology laboratory | 1 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 132 | |||||||
Sample Plan of Study: Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| BIOL 1107 | 4 | BIOL 2299 | 4 | BIOL 2301 | 4 | Vacation | |
| BIOL 1108 | 1 | CHEM 2311 | 4 | BIOL 2302 | 1 | ||
| CHEM 1161 | 4 | CHEM 2312 | 1 | Elective | 4 | ||
| CHEM 1162 | 1 | ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||
| MATH 1341 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| INSC 1000 | 1 | ||||||
| 15 | 17 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CHEM 2313 | 4 | BIOL 2309 | 4 | BIOL 3611 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| CHEM 2314 | 1 | EESC 2000 | 1 | BIOL 3612 | 1 | ||
| ENVR 2500 | 4 | PHYS 1145 | 4 | ||||
| ENVR 2501 | 1 | PHYS 1146 | 1 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 18 | 18 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | BIOL 4707 | 4 | Vacation | Co-op | 0 | |
| ENGW 3307 | 4 | ||||||
| PHYS 1147 | 4 | ||||||
| PHYS 1148 | 1 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | Intermediate/advanced CMB elective | 4 | Vacation | Co-op | 0 | |
| Intermediate/advanced science elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 5 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | BIOL 5591 | 4 | ||||
| Capstone | 4 | ||||||
| Intermediate/advanced CMB elective | 4 | ||||||
| Intermediate/advanced CMB elective lab | 1 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 132 | |||||||