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Biology-Medical 3+4 Track
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The recommended four-year plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees within four years. These plans are the recommended sequences of courses. 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.
NOTE: This recommended Four-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2022-2023 academic year.
First Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: Scientific Reasoning – CHEM 116 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LECTURE^ (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: Scientific Reasoning – CHEM 116L - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB^ (HRS 1)
- Major: BIOL 111 - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY I LECTURE^ (HRS 4)
- Major: BIOL 111L - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY I LAB^ (HRS 1)
- Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II^ (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)
- Major: QUANTITATIVE REASONING – MATH 121 - CALCULUS I ABC (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: SOCIAL SCIENCE INQUIRY^ (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH TS1 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 1 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
- Total: (HRS 18)
Summer Semester
Second Year
Fall Semester
- Major: CHEM 211 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LECTURE*^ (HRS 4)
- Major: CHEM 211L - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB*^ (HRS 1)
- Major: BIOL 332 - GENETICS LECTURE*^ (HRS 4)
- Major: BIOL 332L - GENETICS LAB*^ (WI) (HRS 1.5)
- Gen Ed: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES** (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: GLOBAL AWARENESS** (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH TS2 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 2 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
- Total: (HRS 18.5)
Spring Semester
- Biology Elective (HRS 4 – 5.5)
- BIOL 221 - GENERAL ECOLOGY* (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES formerly known as STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES AIID 201 - STUDIES IN THE ARTS & HUMANITIES or HNRS 201 - HONORS STUDIES IN THE ARTS & HUMANITIES **^ (HRS 4)
- Major: CHEM 213 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LECTURE*^ (HRS 4)
- Major: CHEM 213L - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB*^ (HRS 1)
- Career Pathways: PATH TS3 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
- Total: (HRS 17-18.5)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- Major: PHYS 111 - FUNDAMENTALS PHYSICS I LECTURE^ (HRS 4)
- Major: PHYS 116L - INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I LAB or PHYS 118L - INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I LAB^ (HRS 1)
- Major: BIOL 407 - CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LEC* WI (HRS 4)
- Major: BIOL 407L - CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LAB* (HRS 1.5)
- Major: PSYC 242 - STATISTICS or ENSC 345 - RESEARCH DESIGN & STATISTICS (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: Distribution Category (choose 1): CULTURE AND CREATIVITY; SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY; or VALUES AND ETHICS** (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 18.5)
Spring Semester
- Major: PHYS 113 - FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS II LECTURE * (HRS 4)
- Major: PHYS 119L - INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS II LAB* (HRS 1)
- Major: BIOL 356 - EVOLUTION * WI (HRS 4)
- Major: CHEM 425 - BIOCHEMISTRY I*^ (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
- Lake Erie College of Medicine
Total Credits Required: 128 credits (actual RCNJ credits = 111.5)
Minimum GPA: 3.2 Science; 3.5 overall
*This course has a pre-requisite. Please refer to the course catalog for information about pre-requisites.
*Biology Electives require at least a “C” average in BIOL111 and BIOL 113.
^ No grade below C will be accepted
AThis course requires a CLM test for placement purposes.
BIf needed.
C If Pre-Calculus is taken then a summer course would be needed between the First and Second year
WI: Writing Intensive-3 required in the major
** General Education courses can be taken in any sequence, not necessarily what is suggested here.
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