First Year

Fall Semester

• Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
• Major: BIOL 111 - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY I LECTURE (WI) (HRS 4)
• Major: BIOL 111L - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY I LAB (HRS 1)
• Gen Ed: Scientific Reasoning – CHEM 116 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LECTURE (HRS 4)
• Gen Ed: Scientific Reasoning – CHEM 116L - GENERAL CHEMISTRY 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)
• Gen Ed: Quantitative Reasoning – MATH 121 - CALCULUS I or MATH 110 - PRECALCULUS (HRS 4)
• Gen Ed: SOCIAL SCIENCE INQUIRY (HRS 4)
• Career Pathways: PATH TS1 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 1 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
• Total: (HRS 18)

Second Year

Fall Semester

• Major: BIOL 214 - ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I LECTURE*** (HRS 4)
• Major: BIOL 214L - ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I LAB*** (HRS 1.5)
• Major: CHEM 206 - ESSNTLS ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LEC* (HRS 4)
• Major: CHEM 206L - ESSNTLS ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB (HRS 1)
• Major: PSYC 242 - STATISTICS or ENSC 345 - RESEARCH DESIGN & STATISTICS (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** (HRS 4)
• Career Pathways: PATH TS2 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 2 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
• Total: (HRS 18.5)

Spring Semester

• Major: BIOL 216 - ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II LECTUR*** (HRS 4)
• Major: BIOL 216L - ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II LAB*** (HRS 1.5)
• Major: BIOL 332 - GENETICS LECTURE* (WI) (HRS 4)
• Major: BIOL 332L - GENETICS LAB (HRS 1.5)
• Gen Ed: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES** (HRS 4)
• Career Pathways: PATH TS3 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
• Total: (HRS 15)

Third Year

Fall Semester

• Major: CHEM 425 - BIOCHEMISTRY I* (HRS 4)
• Major: PHYS 101 - PHYSICS FOR NON-SCIENTSTS OR PHYS 111 - FUNDAMENTALS PHYSICS I LECTURE and PHYS 118L - INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I LAB (HRS 4-5)
• Gen Ed: Distribution Category (choose 1): CULTURE AND CREATIVITY; SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY; or VALUES AND ETHICS** (HRS 4)
• Gen Ed: GLOBAL AWARENESS** (HRS 4)
• Total: (HRS 16-17)

Spring Semester

• Major: BIOL 407 - CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LEC* (WI) (HRS 4)
• Major: BIOL 407L - CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LAB (HRS 1.5)
• Gen Ed: Distribution Category (choose 1): CULTURE AND CREATIVITY; SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY; or VALUES AND ETHICS** (Must be outside of TAS)  (HRS 4)
• General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
• Major: Biology WI Elective* (HRS 4)
• Total: (HRS 17.5)

* Students can choose Biochemistry or Cell & Molecular Biology or both. If only one is taken, the student needs to select another Biology course for their elective.

** The sequence for the Gen. Ed. Courses is flexible and open to the student’s discretion 

*** a minimum grade of B- is required for entry to the program

WI: Writing Intensive-3 required in the major

NOTE:  Student’s application to RUTGERS SHP is due in mid January of year 3, to start the program after the Fall of the senior year. (Rutgers Program is > 15 months, beginning in the Fall of year 4.)

Note:  Three Writing Intensive courses are required in the major and/or school core.  Consult with your advisor.