This Eight Semester Plan is provided as a general guideline. It DOES NOT reduce the importance of careful discussions between a student and his or her academic advisor.
Some degree requirements, such as those for upper division and liberal arts credits, may not be completely delineated in this plan. Students are responsible for reviewing their own Degree
Audit Report each semester to track their own progress toward degree requirements.
Please see additional
disclaimers and information about these Eight Semester Plans, which are currently under development.
Biology - Cellular/Molecular
Year 1
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| BIO201 General Biology I | 4 | | CHE201 General Chemistry I | 3 | | Intro Stat | 3 | | Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | | Total | 13 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| BIO202 General Biology II | 4 | | Calculus | 4 | | Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | | CHE202 General Chemistry II | 3 | | Total | 14 |
|
Year 2
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| Major Course | 4 | | Major elective | 3-4 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | CHE318 Organic Chemistry I | 3 | | Total | 13-14 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| 22319 Org Chem II or 15318 Bio Chem | 3-4 | | Major Course | 4 | | Major Course | 4 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | Total | 14-15 |
|
Year 3
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| Major Elective | 3-4 | | Upper-Division Elective | 3-4 | | Gen Ed: Western Civilization (WEST) | 3 | | Gen Ed: The Arts (ART) | 3 | | PHY201 General Physics 1(4) (3 hr. lec., 3 hr. lab/rec.) | 4 | | Total | 16-18 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| BIO430 Principles of Cell Biology | 3 | | Gen Ed: United States Studies (USST) | 3-4 | | Upper-Division Major Elective | 3-4 | | Upper-Division Elective | 4 | | Gen Ed: Humanities (HUM) | 3 | | Total | 16-18 |
|
Year 4
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| Gen Ed: World Civilizations and Cultures (WRLD) | 3 | | BIO516 Molecular Biology Alternate year/Spring | 3 | | Upper-Division Electives | 7-8 | | Gen Ed: Social Sciences (SSCI) | 3 | | Total | 16-17 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| Gen Ed: Diversity (DIVR) | 3 | | Upper-Division Electives | 13-16 | | Total | 16-19 |
|
Notes
Major courses: Genetics (should be taken in semester 3 or 4), Gen Microbiology, Develop Biology or Dev Plant Anatomy)
Upper division courses: designated by 3xx, 4xx or 5xx. Only seniors wit 90 or more credits earned may take 500-level courses with PI.
One of the above courses must be writing-intensive (WI).
Total Credits: 118-128
