BIO 202 · Compass

BIO 202

Fundamentals of Biology: Molecular and Cellular Biology

3 credits · STEM+ · D or higher for SBC

The fundamentals of cell biology, biochemistry, and genetics. The biochemical and molecular bases of cell structure, energy metabolism, gene regulation, heredity, and development in living organisms from bacteria to man are discussed. This course has been designated as a High Demand/Controlled Access (HD/CA) course. Students registering for HD/CA courses for the first time will have priority to do so.

Prerequisites

One of

CHE 129General Chemistry IAC or higher

CHE 131General Chemistry IBC or higher

CHE 152Molecular Science IC or higher, may be taken together

Catalog text

C or higher in CHE 129 or CHE 131 or Corequisite CHE 152

Sections

Summer 2026

Section	Days	Time	Room	Instructor
LEC 30	TuTh	11:00AM–12:00PM	ONLINE ONLINE ONLINE	Vitaly Citovsky★ 2.4, Kristen Slovak

Fall 2026

Section	Days	Time	Room	Instructor
LEC 01	MoWe	3:30PM–4:50PM	FREY HALL 104 WESTCAMPUS	Mojtaba Sadeghi, Kristen Slovak
LEC 02	TuTh	11:00AM–12:20PM	FREY HALL 104 WESTCAMPUS	Mojtaba Sadeghi, Kristen Slovak

Spring 2027

Section	Days	Time	Room	Instructor
LEC 01	TuTh	12:30PM–1:50PM	JAVITS LECTR 100 WESTCAMPUS	Mojtaba Sadeghi, Kristen Slovak
LEC 02	MoWe	9:30AM–10:50AM	JAVITS LECTR 100 WESTCAMPUS	Vitaly Citovsky★ 2.4, Benjamin Lin★ 4.5, Kristen Slovak

Leads to

AMS 332Computational Modeling of Physiological Systems
ANT 407Building Bones: Bone Development and Evolution
BCP 201Introduction to Pharmacology: Drug Use & Its Molecular Basis
BCP 406Pharmacology Colloquium
BCP 487Research in Pharmacology
BIO 204Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry in the Biological Sciences I
BIO 205Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry in the Biological Sciences IIA
BIO 207Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry in the Biological Sciences IIB
BIO 299Advanced Microbiology for Nursing & Allied Health
BIO 310Cell Biology
BIO 312Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
BIO 314Cancer Biology
BIO 315Microbiology
BIO 316Molecular Immunology
BIO 317Principles of Cellular Signaling
BIO 320General Genetics
BIO 321Ecological Genetics
BIO 325Animal Development
BIO 332Computational Modeling of Physiological Systems
BIO 339Neurobiology of Disease
BIO 341Plant Diversity
BIO 347Introduction to Neural Computation
BIO 354Evolution
BIO 357Urban Microbial Ecology & the Microbiome of the Built Environment
BIO 358Biology and Human Social and Sexual Behavior
BIO 361Biochemistry I
BIO 367Molecular Diversity Laboratory
BIO 369Animal Nutrition
BIO 371Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems
BIO 384Intermediate Statistics
BME 212Biomedical Engineering Research Fundamentals
BME 301Bioelectricity
BME 303Biomechanics
BME 304Genetic Engineering
BME 305Biofluids
BME 381Nanofabrication in Biomedical Applications
BME 404Essentials of Tissue Engineering
BME 430Quantitative Human Physiology
BME 481Biosensors
EBH 204Research Skills
EBH 302Human Genetics
EBH 331Hormones and Behavior
EBH 380Genomics
EBH 381Genomics Laboratory
HBM 320General Microbiology
HBM 321General Microbiology Laboratory
MAR 301Environmental Microbiology
MAR 302Marine Microbiology and Microbial Ecology
MAR 382Introduction to Next Generation Sequencing and its applications across fields
MAR 384Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
PSY 354Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
PSY 356Physiological Psychology
PSY 358Special Topics in Biopsychology
PSY 359Special Topics in Biopsychology
SUS 351Design and Implement a Research Project in Ecotoxicology

Section

Days

Time

Room

Instructor

LEC 30

TuTh

11:00AM–12:00PM

ONLINE ONLINE ONLINE

Vitaly Citovsky★ 2.4, Kristen Slovak

Section

Days

Time

Room

Instructor

LEC 01

MoWe

3:30PM–4:50PM

FREY HALL 104 WESTCAMPUS

Mojtaba Sadeghi, Kristen Slovak

LEC 02

TuTh

11:00AM–12:20PM

FREY HALL 104 WESTCAMPUS

Mojtaba Sadeghi, Kristen Slovak

Section

Days

Time

Room

Instructor

LEC 01

TuTh

12:30PM–1:50PM

JAVITS LECTR 100 WESTCAMPUS

Mojtaba Sadeghi, Kristen Slovak

LEC 02

MoWe

9:30AM–10:50AM

JAVITS LECTR 100 WESTCAMPUS

Vitaly Citovsky★ 2.4, Benjamin Lin★ 4.5, Kristen Slovak