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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Cellular and Organismal Physiology B.S.
Sample Plan: Cellular and Organismal Physiology (with Chem 1061 track)
Total Credits: 120.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 14.5 cr
BIOL 1805 - Nature of Life: Introducing New Students to the Biological Sciences : 0.5 cr
MATH 1241 - Calculus and Dynamical Systems in Biology : 4.0 cr : MATH
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I : 3.0 cr : PHYS
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
Freshman Composition :3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.5 cr
BIOL 1806 - Nature of Life, Part Two : 0.5 cr
BIOL 1951 - Foundations of Biology Lecture I for Biological Sciences Majors : 4.0 cr : BIOL
BIOL 1961 - Foundations of Biology Lab I for Biological Sciences Majors : 2.0 cr : BIOL
CHEM 1062 - Chemical Principles II : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1066 - Chemical Principles II Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.5 cr
BIOL 2905 - Nature of Life, Part III : 0.5 cr
BIOL 2003 - Foundations of Biology for Biological Sciences Majors, Part II : 3.0 cr
BIOL 3004 - Foundations of Biology for Biological Sciences Majors, Part II Laboratory : 3.0 cr
CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I : 3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.5 cr
BIOL 2906 - Nature of Life, Part IV : 0.5 cr
CHEM 2302 - Organic Chemistry II : 3.0 cr
PHYS 1221 - Introductory Physics for Life Science Majors I : 4.0 cr : PHYS
LE (Race, Power, and Justice US) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
PHYS 1222 - Introductory Physics for Life Science Majors II : 4.0 cr : PHYS
LE (Environment) :3.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr
BIOL 3211 - Physiology of Humans and Other Animals : 3.0 cr
BIOC 3022 - Biochemistry for Life Scientists : 3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
EEB 3408W - Ecology : 4.0 cr : WI
BIOL 4003 - Genetics : 3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
MICB 3301 - Biology of Microorganisms : 5.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
PMB 4111 - Microbial Physiology and Diversity : 3.0 cr
PHSL 3051 - Human Physiology : 4.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis : 4.0 cr : MATH
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
BIOL 4004 - Cell Biology : 3.0 cr
PMB 3005W - Plant Function Laboratory : 2.0 cr : WI
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
COP 4994 - Directed Research : 4.0 cr