About the Major

Delay General Biology and General Chemistry due to Math/English Placement Course Plan

Freshman Year: Fall Cr.
Concepts in Biology 4
Basic Composition 3
Intermediate Algebra 4
School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses Varies
   
Freshman Year: Spring Cr.
General Biology 115 4
Expository Writing (SAS Core) 4
Pre-Calc part I 4
School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses Varies
   
Sophomore Year: Fall Cr.
General Biology 116 4
General Chemistry I 4
Pre-Calc part II 2
Biological Research Lab 117 2
School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses Varies
   
Sophomore Year: Spring Cr.
General Chem II 4
Calc I 4
Extended Physics I (with lab) 5
School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses Varies
   
Junior Year: Fall Cr.
Orgo I 4
Extended Physics II (with lab) 5
Life Science Elective 3
Calc II or Upper level Statistics (960:401 recommended)  3
School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses Varies 
   
Junior Year: Spring Cr.
Orgo II 4
Orgo Lab 2
Genetics 4
School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses Varies
   
Senior Year: Fall Cr.
Life science elective with lab 4
Life Science elective 3
Life Science elective with lab 4
School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses Varies
   
Senior Year: Spring Cr.
Life Science elective with lab 4
Life Science elective 3
Life Science elective 3
School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses Varies

 

* Biology majors can fulfill the following SAS core requirements with courses towards the Bio major requirements major: NS, QQ, QR, ITR, leaving 9 core requirements (of which more than 1 core requirement may be fulfilled by a single course).