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 - Cellular/Molecular
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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| BIO320 Genetics | 3 | | BIO321 Genetics Lab | 1 | | CHE318 Organic Chemistry I | 3 | | CHE306 Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | PHY201 General Physics 1 (Natural Science Lecture) | 3 | | PHY211 Physics 1 Laboratory (Natural Science Lab) | 1 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| BIO309 Basic Cell Biology | 4 | | CHE319 Organic Chemistry II | 3 | | CHE309 Organic Chemistry II Lab | 1 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | PHY202 General Physics 2 (Natural Science Lecture) | 3 | | PHY212 General Physics 2 Lab (Natural Science Lab) | 1 | | Total | 15 |
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Year 3
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| BIO308 Basic Molecular Biology | 4 | | MAT241 Introduction to Statistics (Mathematics) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Western Civilization (WEST) | 3 | | Gen Ed: The Arts (ART) | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Total | 16 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| Biology elective with lab | 4 | | Gen Ed: World Civilizations and Cultures (WRLD) | 3 | | Upper-division Biology elective | 3-4 | | Upper-division elective | 3 | | Gen Ed: Humanities (HUM) | 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 | 3-4 | | Gen Ed: Diversity (DIVR) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Writing Intensive (WI) | 3-4 | | Gen Ed: Social Sciences (SSCI) | 3 | | Total | 12-14 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| BIO412 Evolutionary Theory | 3 | | Biology track elective - Note 1 | 4 | | Electives | 6 | | Gen Ed: United States Studies (USST) | 3 | | Total | 16 |
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Notes
Choose one of the track electives (BIO350 General Microbiology is a GE: Writing Intensive course):BIO311 Developmental Plant Anatomy, BIO313 Developmental Biology, BIO350 General Microbiology
Total Credits: 120-123
