Quantitative Biology Home

Hunter College is one of only nine institutions of higher education in the country to offer an interdisciplinary program in quantitative biology.  Students majoring in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics or Statistics can add a quantitative biology concentration to their major.  Among the many benefits of this innovative program are access to competitive scholarships, small classes, training by a multidisciplinary team of research scientists and dedicated academics, individual mentoring, the opportunity to participate in research conducted at Hunter and nationally, topnotch preparation for graduate studies and for scientific careers in this new frontier.

Requirements

Students must have a declared major in one of the five disciplines listed above.  They must take all of the following core science courses, and must obtain a B- or better in four of the five marked with an asterisk; BIOL 100*, CHEM 102, CHEM 104*-106, CHEM 222*, MATH 150*, MATH 155 and    STAT 213*.  No more than one of the four may be passed with a grade of C.  All students must take the Bioinformatics capstone course, BIOL 425.  The rest of the course sequence is dependent on the students major, as described on the relevant pages of this website.  For students majoring in Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics or Statistics, a minor in Biology is strongly recommended.

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