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The recommended graduation plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees on time. These plans are the recommended sequences of courses. 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 022 to MATH 024 to MATH 110

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)
Gen Ed: CHEM 116 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LECTURE (HRS 4) & Gen Ed: CHEM 116L - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB (HRS 1)
Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
Major: BIOL 111 - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY I LECTURE WI (HRS 4) & Major: BIOL 111L - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY I LAB WI (HRS 1)
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: CMPS 130 - SCI PROBLEM SOLVING-PYTHON (HRS 4)
Gen Ed: Quantitative Reasoning – MATH 121 - CALCULUS I * (HRS 4)
Career Pathways: PATH TS1 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 1 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
Total: (HRS 18)

Second Year

Fall Semester

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: CMPS 240 - DATA ANALYTICS IN PYTHON * (HRS 4)
DATA 101 - INTRODUCTION TO DATA SCIENCE (HRS 4)
General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
Career Pathways: PATH TS2 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 2 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
Total: (HRS 17)

Spring Semester

Major: CHEM 213 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LECTURE *(HRS 4) & Major: CHEM 213L - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB * OR Elective (HRS 1)
Major: BIOL 332 - GENETICS LECTURE * (HRS 4) & Major: BIOL 332L - GENETICS LAB * (HRS 1.5)
Major: PSYC 242 - STATISTICS * OR ENSC 345 - RESEARCH DESIGN & STATISTICS * (HRS 4)
Career Pathways: PATH TS3 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
Total: (HRS 14.5)

Third Year

Fall Semester

Major: BIOL 407 - CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LEC * WI (HRS 4) & Major: BIOL 407L - CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LAB * WI (HRS 1.5)
Major: MATH 237 - DISCRETE STRUCTURES * (HRS 4)
Major: Bioinformatics Elective (Group I) (HRS 4)
General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
Total: (HRS 17.5)

Spring Semester

Major: BIIN 430 - BIOINFORMATICS: LECTURE AND LAB * (HRS 4)
Major: CMPS 364 - DATABASE DESIGN * (HRS 4)
General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
Total: (HRS 16)

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Major: Bioinformatics Elective (Group II) (HRS 4)
General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
Major: Bioinformatics Elective (one semester Honors Research) (HRS 0-1)
Major: Bioinformatics Elective (Group II) (HRS 4)
Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 1-2)
Total: (HRS 14)

Spring Semester

Major: BIIN 450 - ADVANCED BIOINFORMATICS * WI (HRS 4)
General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
Major: Bioinformatics Elective (Group I or II or second semester Honors Research) (HRS 1 or 4)
Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 2-5)
Total: (HRS 14)

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.

WI: Writing Intensive-3 required in the major

*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 (+W)

SOCIAL SCIENCE INQUIRY

Scientific Reasoning

SCIENTIFIC REASONING

Historical Perspectives (+W)

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES

Studies in the Arts and Humanities (+W)

STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES

Global Awareness (+W)

GLOBAL AWARENESS

Distribution Category (Outside of TAS)

VALUES AND ETHICS; SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY; OR CULTURE AND CREATIVITY