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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 2
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: 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: 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
SOC 1001 - Introduction to Sociology : 4.0 cr : SOCS, DSJ
Or take a different Disciplinary Perspectives course with LE
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
PMB 3002 - Plant Biology: Function : 2.0 cr
PMB 3005W - Plant Function Laboratory : 2.0 cr : WI
Or take a different Biosciences Elective course with Lab option
CHEM 2304 - Organic Chemistry II for the Life Sciences : 3.0 cr
Or take a different Biosciences Elective course
HSCI 3244 - Nature's History: Science, Humans, and the Environment : 3.0 cr : HIS, ENV
Or take a different Science & Society Elective course with LE
BSE 2001 - An Introduction to Biology, Society, and Environment : 2.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
BIOC 3021 - Biochemistry : 3.0 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 WI
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives, Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
EEB 3408W - Ecology : 4.0 cr : WI
Or take a different Biosciences Required course
ESPM 3575 - Wetlands : 3.0 cr
Or take a different Biosciences Elective course
SOC 3801 - Sociological Research Methods : 4.0 cr
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
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
PHYS 1201W - Introductory Physics for Biology and Pre-medicine I : 5.0 cr : PHYS, WI
SOC 4305 - Environment & Society: An Enduring Conflict : 3.0 cr : ENV
Or take a different Science & Society Required course with LE
SOC 4093 - Directed Study : 2.0 cr
Or complete Senior Project by another Method or with a different course
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
PHIL 3302W - Moral Problems of Contemporary Society : 4.0 cr : CIV, WI
Or take a different Science & Society Elective course with LE
LE (Arts/Humanities) :4.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr