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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Biology B.S.
Sample Plan: Biology
Total Credits: 120.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
BIOL 1805 - Nature of Life : 2.0 cr
BIOL 1009H - Honors: General Biology : 4.0 cr : BIOL SCI, PEOPLE/ENV
CA 1xxx : 3.0 cr
CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I : 3.0 cr : PHYS SCI, PEOPLE/ENV
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS SCI, PEOPLE/ENV
COMP 1011 - Composition I : 3.0 cr : COMMUNICAT
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
BIOL 2012 - General Zoology : 4.0 cr
CHEM 1062 - Chemical Principles II : 3.0 cr
CHEM 1066 - Chemical Principles II Laboratory : 1.0 cr
COMP 1013 - Composition II : 3.0 cr : COMMUNICAT
LE (Goal 5 - Hist & Behavrl/SocSci) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
BIOL 2032 - General Microbiology : 4.0 cr
CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I : 3.0 cr
CHEM 2310 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I : 2.0 cr
MATH 1150 - Introduction to Statistics : 3.0 cr : MATH THINK
COMM 1101 - Public Speaking : 3.0 cr : COMMUNICAT
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
BIOL 3022 - Principles of Genetics : 3.0 cr
CHEM 2302 - Organic Chemistry II : 3.0 cr
CHEM 2311 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II : 2.0 cr
SOIL 1293 - Soil Science : 3.0 cr
LE (Goal 5 - Hist & Behavrl/SocSci) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
BIOL 3027 - Cell Biology : 3.0 cr
MATH 1271 - Calculus I : 4.0 cr : MATH THINK
NATR 3374 - Ecology : 4.0 cr : BIOL SCI
LE (Goal 9 - Eth/Civic Responsblty) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.5 cr
BIOL 3122 - Evolution : 3.0 cr
BIOL 3822 - Techniques in Molecular Biology : 4.0 cr
BIOL 3899 - Pre-Internship Seminar : 0.5 cr
CHEM 3021 - Biochemistry I : 3.0 cr
LE (Goal 6 - Hum: Arts/Lit/Phil) :3.0 cr
LE (Goal 8 - Global Perspective) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Summer Semester: 2.0 cr
BIOL 3900 - Internship : 2.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
BIOL 3994 - Undergraduate Research : 1.0 cr
WRIT 3303 - Writing in Your Profession : 3.0 cr
PHYS 1101 - Introductory College Physics I : 4.0 cr : PHYS SCI
LE (Goal 6 - Hum: Arts/Lit/Phil) :3.0 cr
LE (Goal 7 - Human Diversity) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.5 cr
BIOL 2104 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II : 4.0 cr
BIOL 3131 - Plant Physiology : 3.0 cr
BIOL 3901 - Post-Internship Seminar : 0.5 cr
BIOL 4101 - Biology Seminar : 1.0 cr
PHYS 1102 - Introductory College Physics II : 4.0 cr : PHYS SCI
Open Electives 2.0 cr