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The recommended four-year plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees within four years. Students must meet with their Major Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree. This plan assumes that no developmental courses are required. If developmental courses are needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which are not listed in the plan and may extend degree completion.
NOTE: This recommended Four-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2021-2022 academic year.
First Year
Fall Semester
- Major: BIOL 111 - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY I LECTURE (HRS 4)
- Major: BIOL 111L - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY I LAB (HRS 1)
- Major/Gen Ed: CHEM 116 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LECTURE (HRS 4)
- Major/Gen Ed: CHEM 116L - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB (HRS 1)
- Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 18)
Spring Semester
- Major: BIOL 113 - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY II LEC * (HRS 4)
- Major: BIOL 113L - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY II LAB * (HRS 1)
- Major: CHEM 117 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LECTURE * (HRS 4)
- Major: CHEM 117L - GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LAB * (HRS 1)
- Gen Ed: Quantitative Reasoning – MATH 110 - PRECALCULUS ^, or MATH 121 - CALCULUS I ^, or CMPS 147 - COMPUTER SCIENCE I (strongly recommended) (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH TS1 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 1 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
- Total: (HRS 18)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- Major: BIOL 221 - GENERAL ECOLOGY * (HRS 4)
- Major: CHEM 211 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LECTURE * OR CHEM 206 - ESSNTLS ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LEC * (HRS 4)
- Major: CHEM 211L - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB * OR CHEM 206L - ESSNTLS ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB * (HRS 1)
- Major: MATH 122 - CALCULUS II * OR BIOL 354 - RESEARCH DESIGN & STATISTICS*/ENSC 345 - RESEARCH DESIGN & STATISTICS * OR PSYC 242 - STATISTICS * (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: SOCIAL SCIENCE INQUIRY (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH TS2 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 2 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
- Total: (HRS 17)
Spring Semester
- Major: Bio Elective I (HRS 4)
- Major: CHEM 213 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LECTURE * (HRS 4) & CHEM 213L - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB * (HRS 1) OR Gen Ed: STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES formerly known as STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES AIID 201 - STUDIES IN THE ARTS & HUMANITIES * (if CHEM 206 & 206L are taken in Fall) (HRS 4)
- Major: BIOL 332 - GENETICS LECTURE * WI (HRS 4)
- Major: BIOL 332L - GENETICS LAB * WI (HRS 1.5)
- Gen Ed: Distribution Category (choose 1): CULTURE AND CREATIVITY; SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY; or VALUES AND ETHICS (OR move to Third Year Fall Semester if CHEM 213 & 213L is taken) (HRS 0 OR 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH TS3 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
- Total: (HRS 14.5 – 17.5)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- Major: BIOL 356 - EVOLUTION * WI (HRS 4)
- Major: PHYS 111 - FUNDAMENTALS PHYSICS I LECTURE (HRS 4)
- Major: PHYS 118L - INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I LAB (HRS 1)
- Major: Bio Elective II w/lab # (HRS 5.5)
- Total: (HRS 14.5)
Spring Semester
- Major: Bio Elective III # (HRS 4-5.5)
- Major: PHYS 113 - FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS II LECTURE * (HRS 4)
- Major: PHYS 119L - INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS II LAB * (HRS 1)
- Gen Ed: GLOBAL AWARENESS (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: Distribution Category (choose 1): CULTURE AND CREATIVITY; SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY; or VALUES AND ETHICS (Must be outside of TAS) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 17)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Major: Bio Elective 4 # (HRS 4-5.5)
- Major: BIOL 407 - CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LEC * WI (HRS 4)
- Major: BIOL 407L - CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LAB * WI (HRS 1.5)
- General Elective: Elective 1 OR Gen Ed: STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES formerly known as STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES AIID 201 - STUDIES IN THE ARTS & HUMANITIES * (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 13.5)
Spring Semester
- General Elective: Elective 2 ( HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective 3 ( HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective 4 ( HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective 5 + ( HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
The General Education courses can be taken in any sequence, not necessarily what is suggested here.
Total Credits Required: 128 credits
GPA Required: 2.0
* This course has a pre-requisite. Please refer to the course catalog for information about pre-requisites.
# Biology electives with Lab or Field experiences are up to to 5.5 credits. One of the four required Biology electives must include Lab or Field experience. Only one can be 200 level. BIOL 214/214L and BIOL 216/216L count as one elective.
A This course requires a CLM test for placement purposes.
+ Depending on the Biology electives selected, students may need to take a 5th Elective to reach 128 credits.
WI: Writing Intensive-3 required in the major
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