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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Biology B.A.
Sample Plan: Biology with organismal/ecology focus
Total Credits: 116.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
BIOL 1111 - Fundamentals of Genetics, Evolution, and Development : 3.0 cr : SCI
CHEM 1101 - General Chemistry I : 5.0 cr : SCI-L
GE (Intellectual Community) :2.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
BIOL 2101 - Evolution of Biodiversity : 4.0 cr : SCI-L
CHEM 1102 - General Chemistry II : 5.0 cr : SCI-L
GenEd or Elective 4.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
BIOL 2111 - Cell Biology : 4.0 cr : SCI-L
CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I : 4.0 cr : SCI
CHEM 2311 - Organic Chemistry Lab I : 1.0 cr
STAT 2601 - Statistical Methods : 4.0 cr : M/SR
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
BIOL 3121 - Molecular Biology : 4.0 cr : SCI-L
GenEd or Elective 4.0 cr
GenEd or Elective 2.0 cr
BIOL 3700 - Biological Communication I : 1.0 cr
MATH 1021 - Survey of Calculus : 4.0 cr : M/SR
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
BIOL 3131 - Ecology : 4.0 cr : ENVT
GenEd or Elective 4.0 cr
BIOL 3701W - Biological Communication II : 1.0 cr
Language :4.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 20.0 cr
BIOL 4121 - Herpetology : 4.0 cr
GenEd or Elective 4.0 cr
BIOL 4161 - Evolution : 4.0 cr
BIOL 4312 - Genetics : 4.0 cr
Language :4.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
BIOL 4901 - Senior Seminar : 1.0 cr
BIOL 4151 - Entomology : 4.0 cr
GenEd or Elective 4.0 cr
GenEd or Elective 4.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
GenEd or Elective 4.0 cr
GenEd or Elective 4.0 cr
Stat 4601 Biostatistics 3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr