Program: Biology, Pre-Physical Therapy/Pre-Physician’s Assistant, BS (0401) - Iona College

2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog

Jun 13, 2025

Overview:

	General Biology	Pre-Physical Therapy/Pre-Physician’s Assistant	Cell and Molecular Biology
College Core*	43 credits	43 credits	43 credits
Co-requisite Courses	31 credits	32 credits	29 credits
Biology Core	27 credits	28 credits**	37 credits
Required Upper Level Biology	14-20 credits	6-10 credits	6-10 credits
Required Internship		6 credits
Liberal Arts Requirements	0-5 credits	1-5 credits	1-5 credits
TOTAL	120-121	120	120

Note:

*college core is noted at 43 credits which is three less than required due to science requirements for Biology majors.

**includes an upper level psychology course.

GPA Requirement for all Biology Majors

(Including all tracks & Environmental Science):

Students must complete BIO 101 and BIO 102 with a grade of C or better in order to continue in the Biology major. Students that fail to earn a C or better must retake the 100-level course(s) before attempting additional Biology courses. Intended majors must earn a C or better in all Biology courses. Students that fail to earn a C or better must repeat that course for it to be considered for major credit.

College Core

To Satisfy College Core Area: STEM

MTH 231 4 Credits

Co-requisite Courses

CHM 109 - General Chemistry 1 Credits: 5
CHM 110 - General Chemistry 2 Credits: 5
CHM 209 - Organic Chemistry I Credits: 3
CHM 210 - Organic Chemistry II Credits: 3
CHM 220 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I Credits: 2
MTH 270 - Applied Statistics Credits: 3
PHY 101 - General Physics I Credits: 4
PHY 102 - General Physics II Credits: 4
Plus one upper-level Psychology (PSY 341 PSY 441 , PSY 461 ) 3 Credits

Note:

MTH 232 may substitute for MTH 270 .

Major Core

BIO 101 - General Biology 1 Credits: 4.5
BIO 102 - General Biology 2 Credits: 4.5
BIO 211 - Genetics Credits: 5
BIO 238 - Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 Credits: 4
BIO 239 - Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 Credits: 4
BIO 316 - Microbiology Credits: 4
BIO 445 - Internship in Biology Credits: 3
BIO 446 - Internship in Biology Credits: 3
BIO 450 - Seminar Credits: 2
Plus two more Biology electives 6-10 Credits

Pre-Physical Therapy/Pre-Physician’s Assistant Concentration

The two additional upper-level biology electives must be chosen from those at the 200 to 400 level, not to include BIO 440 - Research 1 , BIO 441 - Research 2 Biology, unless the permission of the department chair is obtained. Note: The combination of BIO 419 /BIO 420 is counted as one course. The combination of BIO 480 /BIO 481 is counted as one course.