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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Biology, Society, and Environment B.A.
Sample Plan: BSE (with advanced placement (AP) in Language (1 semester), Chemistry & Math) - Option 1
Total Credits: 121.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
MATH 1271 - Calculus I : 4.0 cr : MATH
CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
Freshman Seminar 2.0 cr
CLA 1001 : CLA First Year Experience I 1.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
CHEM 1062 - Chemical Principles II : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1066 - Chemical Principles II Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
CLA 1002 : CLA First Year Experience II 1.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
BIOL 1009 - General Biology : 4.0 cr : BIOL
CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I : 3.0 cr
PHIL 1006W - Philosophy and Cultural Diversity : 4.0 cr : AH, DSJ, WI
Or take a different Disciplinary Perspectives course with LE
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
BSE 2001 - An Introduction to Biology, Society, and Environment : 2.0 cr
PHYS 1201W - Introductory Physics for Biology and Pre-medicine I : 5.0 cr : PHYS, WI
CHEM 2304 - Organic Chemistry II for the Life Sciences : 3.0 cr
Or take a different Biosciences Elective course
HMED 3002W - Health Care in History II : 4.0 cr : HIS, WI
Or take a different Science & Society Elective course with LE
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
BIOL 3211 - Physiology of Humans and Other Animals : 3.0 cr
BIOL 2005 - Animal Diversity Laboratory : 2.0 cr
Or take a different Biosciences Elective course with Lab option
BIOC 3021 - Biochemistry : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
ANTH 3306W - Medical Anthropology : 3.0 cr : GP, WI
Or take a different Science & Society Required course with LE
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
GCD 3022 - Genetics : 3.0 cr
Or take a different Biosciences Required course
ANTH 3002 - Sex, Evolution, and Behavior: Examining Human Evolutionary Biology : 4.0 cr
Or take a different Biosciences Elective course
PSY 3801 - Introduction to Psychological Measurement and Data Analysis : 4.0 cr : MATH
Or take a different Science & Society Required Methods course
GEOG 3379 - Environment and Development in the Third World : 3.0 cr : SOCS, ENV
Or take a different Science & Society Required course with LE
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
EEB 3409 - Evolution : 3.0 cr
Or take a different Biosciences Required course
BSE 3361W - Geography and Public Policy : 3.0 cr : WI
Or take a different Science & Society Elective course with LE
BSE 3997 - Senior Project : 2.0 cr
Or complete Senior Project by another Method or with a different course
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
PHIL 3302W - Moral Problems of Contemporary Society : 4.0 cr : CIV, WI
Or take a different Science & Society Elective course with LE
LE (Environment) :4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr