Biology and Geo-Science Courses

It is the intent of the Biology and Geo-Science Department to offer courses containing the most current and pertinent content and concepts in science. To this end, we offer elective courses that are both career oriented and courses for the student who has a generally high interest in science. Every basic, intermediate and advanced elective course contains a laboratory component which increases interest in the course and provides for a hands-on experience and practical skill in the content area.

The Biology and Geo-Science curriculum is separated into 4 major sections. The Required Course for graduation is Regents Biology. We also offer a Biological Science Career Program which contains laboratory courses which are pre-requisites for Advanced Placement Biology. Please note that taking a course in one career program does not limit the student to that program for subsequent course choices.

Students who have decided to go into the field of medicine, should investigate our Medical Careers Program and the special courses designed to prepare students to do an Hospital Internship at one of our local hospitals.

For those students interested in Environmental Studies, we offer college level courses in Environmental Science, Meteorology, Oceanography and Geology. Two of these classes use our meteorological satellite weather downlink and interpret weather photos real-time.

Selective Courses in the department are those classes which need departmental approval. These courses require more time in school or after school and are for students with exceptional skills in organization, writing and inter-personal communication. Courses include Research in Biology, Research in Psychology and Research in Geo-Science each of which leads the students into a project which is entered into the Intel Science Talent Search. Also included are courses in Advanced Placement Biology and Advanced Placement Psychology and an Internship in our local hospitals.

Major student publications, sponsored by the department, include the Bio-Med Times and the Environment Times. These have consistently won high awards in Scholastic Press competitions. Another major magazine, The Journal of Student Science Research, reports abstracts of the science research projects performed by students in the Intel Science Talent Search classes.

The department hosts several extracurricular clubs which include the Science Olympiad Team, the Biology Olympiad Team,the Science Research Society, The Bio-Med Society, The Medical Ethics Club, and the Meteorology Club which uses our satellite weather station.

The department has a long, unbroken history of winning major awards in science research, science essay and science fair contests. For example, Stuyvesant students are regularly semi-finalists and finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search competition, The Otto P. Burgdorf Student Science Research Conference sponsored by the New York Biology Teachers Association, St. John's University Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, the Manhattan Borough and New York City Science Fairs, the International Science and Engineering Fair, and the Science Olympiad.

Required Courses

Course Code

Miscellany

Regents Living Environment

SL1 and SL2

Full year course.

Living Environment Research

SL1S and SL2S

Full year course. By invitation.

Advanced Topics In Biology & Research Techniques

SUB1 and SUB2

Not offered at this time. Full year course. By invitation. Prerequisite for A.P. Biology.

Regents Living Environment Molecular

SL1M and SL2M

Full year course. For Juniors who took Physics in freshman year. Prerequisite for A.P. Biology.

Elective Courses

Laboratory Courses: These courses cannot be taken to fulfill the Science Requirement for Graduation.

Course Code

Miscellany

Biological Lab Techniques

SB3LLT

Single term, Fall term.
Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. Corequisite or prerequisite for A.P. Biology.

Laboratory Techniques

SB4LLT

Single term, Spring term.
Sophomores,Juniors and Seniors. Corequisite or prerequisite for A.P. Biology.

Vertebrate Zoology

SB3LVZ

Single term. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors.
Corequisite or prerequisite for A.P. Biology.

Biology Courses:

Course Code

Miscellany

Anthropology & Sociobiology

SB5PAS

Juniors and Seniors only.

Biochemistry of Proteins

SB5PBC

Juniors and Seniors only. Not offered at this time.

Fundamentals of Nutrition Science

SB3PNS

Single term. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors.

Genetics Research

SB3PGR

Fall Term only. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. Prerequisite for A.P. Biology.

Hospital Internship

SB8PHI

Spring Term only. Seniors only. Prerequisites are one of the following: SB5PME, SB3PHD1, SB3PHD2, SB3PHG, SB5PMD, SB5PHP1, SB5PHP2 or SA5PVM. Students must see Dr. Akintunde in Room 702 after successfully registering for the course.

Human Diseases I

SB3PHD1

Fall Term only. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. Prerequisite for Hospital Internship,SB7PHI. Not sequential with SB3PHD2. Either course may be taken independently and interested students may take both.

Human Diseases II

SB3PHD2

Spring Term only. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. Prerequisite for SB7PHI. Not sequential with SB3PHD1. Either course may be taken independently and interested students may take both.

Medical Diagnosis

SB5PMD

Juniors and Seniors only. Prerequisite for SB7PHI.

Medical Ethics

SB5PME

Juniors and Seniors only. Prerequisite for SB7PHI.

Medical Human Genetics

SB3PHG

Spring Term only. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. Prerequisite for SB7PHI.

Medical Human Physiology I

SB5PHP1

Fall term only. Juniors and Seniors only. Prerequisite for SB7PHI.

Medical Human Physiology II

SB5PHP2

Spring term only. Juniors and Seniors only. Prerequisite for SB7PHI.

Molecular Biology of Nucleic Acids

SB5PMB

Juniors and Seniors only. Not offered at this time.

Molecular Genetics

SB3PMG

Spring Term only. Sophomores only. SB3PMS a prerequisite. Prerequisite for A.P. Biology.

Molecular Science

SB3PMS

Fall Term only. Sophomores only.By application.

Molecular Basis of Cancer

SB3PON

Single term. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors.

Practical Botany

SB3PPB

Not offered 2008. Spring term only. Sophomores,Juniors and Seniors.

Veterinary Medical Diagnosis

SA5PVM

Single term. Juniors and Seniors only

Environmental Science:

Course Code

Miscellany

Environmental Studies

SE3PES

Single term. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. Beginning 2009-10, corequisite or prerequisite for A.P. Environmental.

Meteorology

SE5PMT

Single term. Juniors and Seniors only. Beginning 2009-10, corequisite or prerequisite for A.P. Environmental.

Geology

SE3PGE

Spring term only. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. Beginning 2009-10, corequisite or prerequisite for A.P. Environmental.

Oceanography

SM5POG

Fall term only. Juniors and Seniors only. Beginning 2009-10, corequisite or prerequisite for A.P. Environmental.

Advanced Placement, Psychology and Research:

Course Code

Miscellany

Advanced Placement Biology

SB3X and SB4X

Full year course. Juniors and Seniors.By application.

Advanced Placement Environmental Science

SE1X and SE2X

Full year course. Juniors and Seniors. By application.

Advanced Placement Psychology and Research

SY1X and SY2X

Full year course. Juniors and Seniors. Prerequisite is SL2 (taken in Grade 8 or 9) or SL2M. Beginning with the Class of 2007, this course CANNOT fulfill the Science Requirement for graduation unless an approved research program is taken concurrently.
Does fulfill the Senior Elective requirement. By application.

Introduction to Psychology

SY5PIP

This course does NOT fulfill the Science Requirement for graduation.
Does fulfill the Senior Elective requirement. Not offered at this time.

Readings in the Theory of Personality

SY7PTP

Not offered 2008. Spring term only. Seniors only. Prerequisite is SY1X, A.P. Psychology Term 1.
This course does NOT fulfill the Science Requirement for graduation.
Does fulfill the Senior Elective requirement.

Research For Intel

SB7R5 OR SY7R5

By application. These courses do NOT fulfill the Science Requirement for graduation.

Senior Research (Intel)

SB7RA

Seniors only - Fall term; Juniors only - Spring term.This course fulfills your 10 Tech lab requirement, once the research paper has been accepted. Does NOT fulfill Science Requirement.By application.

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	Course Code	Miscellany
Regents Living Environment	SL1 and SL2	Full year course.
Living Environment Research	SL1S and SL2S	Full year course. By invitation.
Advanced Topics In Biology & Research Techniques	SUB1 and SUB2	Not offered at this time. Full year course. By invitation. Prerequisite for A.P. Biology.
Regents Living Environment Molecular	SL1M and SL2M	Full year course. For Juniors who took Physics in freshman year. Prerequisite for A.P. Biology.

Laboratory Courses: These courses cannot be taken to fulfill the Science Requirement for Graduation.	Course Code	Miscellany
Biological Lab Techniques	SB3LLT	Single term, Fall term. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. Corequisite or prerequisite for A.P. Biology.
Laboratory Techniques	SB4LLT	Single term, Spring term. Sophomores,Juniors and Seniors. Corequisite or prerequisite for A.P. Biology.
Vertebrate Zoology	SB3LVZ	Single term. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. Corequisite or prerequisite for A.P. Biology.

Biology Courses:	Course Code	Miscellany
Anthropology & Sociobiology	SB5PAS	Juniors and Seniors only.
Biochemistry of Proteins	SB5PBC	Juniors and Seniors only. Not offered at this time.
Fundamentals of Nutrition Science	SB3PNS	Single term. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors.
Genetics Research	SB3PGR	Fall Term only. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. Prerequisite for A.P. Biology.
Hospital Internship	SB8PHI	Spring Term only. Seniors only. Prerequisites are one of the following: SB5PME, SB3PHD1, SB3PHD2, SB3PHG, SB5PMD, SB5PHP1, SB5PHP2 or SA5PVM. Students must see Dr. Akintunde in Room 702 after successfully registering for the course.
Human Diseases I	SB3PHD1	Fall Term only. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. Prerequisite for Hospital Internship,SB7PHI. Not sequential with SB3PHD2. Either course may be taken independently and interested students may take both.
Human Diseases II	SB3PHD2	Spring Term only. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. Prerequisite for SB7PHI. Not sequential with SB3PHD1. Either course may be taken independently and interested students may take both.
Medical Diagnosis	SB5PMD	Juniors and Seniors only. Prerequisite for SB7PHI.
Medical Ethics	SB5PME	Juniors and Seniors only. Prerequisite for SB7PHI.
Medical Human Genetics	SB3PHG	Spring Term only. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. Prerequisite for SB7PHI.
Medical Human Physiology I	SB5PHP1	Fall term only. Juniors and Seniors only. Prerequisite for SB7PHI.
Medical Human Physiology II	SB5PHP2	Spring term only. Juniors and Seniors only. Prerequisite for SB7PHI.
Molecular Biology of Nucleic Acids	SB5PMB	Juniors and Seniors only. Not offered at this time.
Molecular Genetics	SB3PMG	Spring Term only. Sophomores only. SB3PMS a prerequisite. Prerequisite for A.P. Biology.
Molecular Science	SB3PMS	Fall Term only. Sophomores only.By application.
Molecular Basis of Cancer	SB3PON	Single term. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors.
Practical Botany	SB3PPB	Not offered 2008. Spring term only. Sophomores,Juniors and Seniors.
Veterinary Medical Diagnosis	SA5PVM	Single term. Juniors and Seniors only

Environmental Science:	Course Code	Miscellany
Environmental Studies	SE3PES	Single term. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. Beginning 2009-10, corequisite or prerequisite for A.P. Environmental.
Meteorology	SE5PMT	Single term. Juniors and Seniors only. Beginning 2009-10, corequisite or prerequisite for A.P. Environmental.
Geology	SE3PGE	Spring term only. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. Beginning 2009-10, corequisite or prerequisite for A.P. Environmental.
Oceanography	SM5POG	Fall term only. Juniors and Seniors only. Beginning 2009-10, corequisite or prerequisite for A.P. Environmental.

Advanced Placement, Psychology and Research:	Course Code	Miscellany
Advanced Placement Biology	SB3X and SB4X	Full year course. Juniors and Seniors.By application.
Advanced Placement Environmental Science	SE1X and SE2X	Full year course. Juniors and Seniors. By application.
Advanced Placement Psychology and Research	SY1X and SY2X	Full year course. Juniors and Seniors. Prerequisite is SL2 (taken in Grade 8 or 9) or SL2M. Beginning with the Class of 2007, this course CANNOT fulfill the Science Requirement for graduation unless an approved research program is taken concurrently. Does fulfill the Senior Elective requirement. By application.
Introduction to Psychology	SY5PIP	This course does NOT fulfill the Science Requirement for graduation. Does fulfill the Senior Elective requirement. Not offered at this time.
Readings in the Theory of Personality	SY7PTP	Not offered 2008. Spring term only. Seniors only. Prerequisite is SY1X, A.P. Psychology Term 1. This course does NOT fulfill the Science Requirement for graduation. Does fulfill the Senior Elective requirement.
Research For Intel	SB7R5 OR SY7R5	By application. These courses do NOT fulfill the Science Requirement for graduation.
Senior Research (Intel)	SB7RA	Seniors only - Fall term; Juniors only - Spring term.This course fulfills your 10 Tech lab requirement, once the research paper has been accepted. Does NOT fulfill Science Requirement.By application.