Eight Semester Plan
This eight-semester plan (see important details) is intended to guide students through a four-year undergraduate career, with completion of an academic major and all college-wide degree requirements. The plan is designed as an advising tool – a starting point for careful discussions between students and their academic advisors. In consultation, a student and advisor will adjust the plan to accommodate the student’s prerequisite needs, transferred credits, and other such variables.
The plan below reflects General Education (GE4) requirements in effect as of Fall 2019. Students who matriculated prior to that date will find the previous plan associated with their majors here. For a summary of GE4 requirements, see New Paltz General Education Requirements.
Students are responsible for reviewing their Progress Reports each semester to track their own progress toward degree requirements.
Biology - Organismal/Environment
Year 1
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| BIO201 General Biology I (Natural Science Lecture) | 3 | | BIO211 Gen Bio 1 Lab (Natural Science Lab) | 1 | | CHE201 General Chemistry I (Natural Science Lecture) | 3 | | CHE211 General Chemistry I Lab (Natural Science Lab) | 1 | | MAT251 Calculus I (Mathematics) | 4 | | Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| BIO202 General Biology II (Natural Science Lecture) | 3 | | BIO212 Gen Bio 2 Lab (Natural Science Lab) | 1 | | CHE202 General Chemistry II (Natural Science Lecture) | 3 | | CHE212 General Chemistry II Lab (Natural Science Lab) | 1 | | MAT252 Calculus II | 4 | | Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | | Total | 15 |
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Year 2
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| CHE318 Organic Chemistry I | 3 | | CHE306 Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 | | BIO320 Genetics | 3 | | BIO321 Genetics Lab | 1 | | PHY201 General Physics 1 (Natural Science Lecture) | 3 | | PHY211 Physics 1 Laboratory (Natural Science Lab) | 1 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| CHE319 Organic Chemistry II | 3 | | CHE309 Organic Chemistry II Lab | 1 | | Biology track elective - Note 1 | 4-5 | | PHY202 General Physics 2 (Natural Science Lecture) | 3 | | PHY212 General Physics 2 Lab (Natural Science Lab) | 1 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | Total | 15-16 |
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Year 3
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| BIO340 Ecology | 4 | | MAT241 Introduction to Statistics (Mathematics) | 3 | | Upper-Division Biology elective | 3-4 | | Gen Ed: United States Studies (USST) | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Total | 16-17 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| Upper-division Biology elective | 3-4 | | Upper-division Biology elective | 4 | | Gen Ed: Western Civilization (WEST) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Humanities (HUM) | 3 | | Gen Ed: World Civilizations and Cultures (WRLD) | 3 | | Total | 16-17 |
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Year 4
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| Upper-division Biology elective with lab | 4 | | Gen Ed: Social Sciences (SSCI) | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Gen Ed: The Arts (ART) | 3 | | Total | 13 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| BIO412 Evolutionary Theory or BIO418 Animal Behavior | 3 | | Gen Ed: Diversity (DIVR) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Writing Intensive (WI) | 3-4 | | Elective | 4 | | Elective | 3 | | Total | 16-17 |
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Notes
Biology track electives:BIO305 Plant Morphology, BIO307 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, BIO417 Animal Physiology, BIO425 Plant Ecophysiology
Total Credits: 121-125
