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This recommended graduation plan is designed to provide a guide and framework for students to help them complete their degrees on time. This guide illustrates a generally recommended sequence and arrangement of courses. Please use this guide to help you think through your plan. All students must meet with their Academic Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree.

NOTE: This recommended Graduation Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2024-2025 academic year.

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CRWT Placement

CRWT 101 to CRWT 102

CRWT 101S to CRWT 102S

Math Placement

MATH 021/022 to MATH 108-121

NOTE: CRWT and MATH courses are determined by placement testing and should be taken following the sequence above.

First Year

Fall Semester

Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
Major: BIOL 111 - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY I LECTURE (HRS 4) & Major: BIOL 111L - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY I LAB (HRS 1)
Gen Ed: Scientific Reasoning/Major: CHEM 116 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LECTURE (HRS 4) & Gen Ed: Scientific Reasoning/Major: CHEM 116L - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB (HRS 1)
Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
Total: (HRS 18)

Spring Semester

Gen Ed: QUANTITATIVE REASONING – (Preferred) MATH 108 - ELEMENTARY PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS (HRS 4)
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: NEUR 201 - INTRO TO NEUROSCIENCE (HRS 4)
Career Pathways: PATH SS1 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 1 FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMAN SERVICES
Total: (HRS 18)

Second Year

Fall Semester

Major: CHEM 211 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LECTURE (HRS 4) & Major: CHEM 211L - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB (HRS 1)
Major: PHYS 111 - FUNDAMENTALS PHYSICS I LECTURE (HRS 4) & Major: PHYS 118L - INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I LAB (HRS 1)
School Core: Sustainability, Society and Civic Mindedness: Intro Course Outside of Major – PSYC 101 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Recommended (HRS 4)
General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
Career Pathways: PATH SS2 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 2 FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMAN SERVICES
Total: (HRS 18)

Spring Semester

Major: CHEM 213 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LECTURE (HRS 4) & Major: CHEM 213L - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB (HRS 1)
Major: PHYS 113 - FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS II LECTURE (HRS 4) & Major: PHYS 119L - INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS II LAB (HRS 1)
Gen Ed/School Core – SOCIAL SCIENCE INQUIRY (HRS 4)
Major: PSYC 242 - STATISTICS (HRS 4)
Career Pathways: PATH SS3 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMAN SERVICES
Total: (HRS 18)

Third Year

Fall Semester

Major: NEUR 305 - RESEARCH METHODS IN NEUROSCIENCE (HRS 4)
Major: Neuro Elective Pick 1 (HRS 4)
Major: Psychology Elective (HRS 4)
Major: BIOL 332 - GENETICS LECTURE (HRS 4) & Major: BIOL 332L - GENETICS LAB (HRS 1.5)
Total: (HRS 17)

Spring Semester

Major: NEUR 375 - JUNIOR NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (HRS 2)
Major: Neuro Elective Pick 1 (HRS 4)
Major: CHEM 425 - BIOCHEMISTRY I
School Core: SOSC 235 - HISTORY OF SOCIAL THOUGHT (HRS 4)
General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
Total: (HRS 18)

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Major: Neuro Elective – Pick 1 (HRS 4)
Major: NEUR 475 - SENIOR NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (HRS 2)
General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
Major: NEUR 400 - IS:NEUROSCIENCE or Free Elective
General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
Total: (HRS 16-18)

Spring Semester

Major: NEUR 430 - Capstone (HRS 4)
General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
Major: NEUR 400 - IS:NEUROSCIENCE or BIOL 407 - CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LEC (HRS 4) & Major: BIOL 407L - CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LAB (HRS 1.5)
Total: (HRS 12-13.5)

Total Credits Required: 128 credits

Total Credits with Pre Med Track: 135.5-139 credits

GPA Required: 2.0 WI: Writing Intensive courses needed prior to graduation

**Gen Ed Distribution Categories: two of the three categories are required with 1 course from outside of academic school.

General Education courses can be done in any order with the exception of INTD 101, CRWT and MATH. Those three general education courses will need to be done first. First Year Seminar is taken in the first semester. Failure to complete CRWT and MATH will result in a hold when the student hits 64 credits. The following general education courses can be done in any order. For more info on these courses, please visit the General Education program requirements website in the College Catalog:

Social Science Inquiry