Biological Sciences
Delay General Biology and General Chemistry due to Math/English Placement Course Plan
| Freshman Year: Fall | Cr. |
| Prep for Bio - required for this plan | 4 |
| Basic Composition | 3 |
| Intermediate Algebra | 4 |
| School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses | Varies |
| Freshman Year: Spring | Cr. |
| General Biology 115 | 4 |
| English 355:101/355:104 (SAS Core) | 3 |
| Pre-Calc part I | 4 |
| School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses | Varies |
| Sophomore Year: Fall | Cr. |
| General Biology I16 | 4 |
| General Chemistry I | 4 |
| Pre-Calc part II | 4 |
| 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).
Delay Chem I to Spring Semester Course Plan
| Freshman Year: Fall | Cr. |
| General Bio I | 4 |
| English 101/104 (SAS core) | 3 |
| Calculus I | 4 |
| School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses | Varies |
| Freshman Year: Spring | Cr. |
| General Biology II | 4 |
| General Chemistry I | 4 |
| Biological Research Lab | 2 |
| Basic Stat 401 (or Calc II) | 3 (or 4) |
| School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses | Varies |
| Sophomore Year: Fall | Cr. |
| General Chem II | 4 |
| Intro to Experimentation | 1 |
| Physics I and lab I | 4 |
| School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses | Varies |
| Sophomore Year: Spring | Cr. |
| Orgo Chem I | 4 |
| Physics II and lab | 4 |
| School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses | Varies |
| Junior Year: Fall |
Cr. |
| Orgo Chem II | 4 |
| Genetics | 4 |
| Orgo Lab | 2 |
| School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses | Varies |
| Junior 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 |
| Senior Year: Fall | Cr. |
| Life science elective with lab | 4 |
| Life science elective | 3 |
| School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses | Varies |
| Senior Year: Spring | Cr. |
| Life Science elective with lab | 4 |
| Life Science elective | 3 |
| School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses | Varies |
Delay General Biology to Sophomore Year Course Plan
| Freshman Year: Fall | Cr. |
| General Chemistry I 161 | 4 |
|
English 355:101 /355:104 (SAS core) |
3 |
| Calculus I | 4 |
| School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses | Varies |
| Freshman Year: Spring | Cr. |
| General Chemistry II 162 | 4 |
| Intro to Experimentation 171 | 1 |
| Basic Stat 401 (or Calc II) | 3 (or 4) |
| School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses | Varies |
| Sophomore Year: Fall | Cr. |
| General Biology I 115 | 4 |
| Organic Chemistry I 307 | 2 |
| School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses | Varies |
| Sophomore Year: Spring | Cr. |
| General Biology II 116 | 4 |
| Organic Chemistry II 308 | 4 |
| Biological Research Lab 117 | 2 |
| School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses | Varies |
| Junior Year: Fall |
Cr. |
| Genetics 380 | 4 |
| Physics I and lab | 4 |
| Orgo Lab 311 | 2 |
| School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses | Varies |
| Junior Year: Spring | Cr. |
| Physics II and lab | 4 |
| Life Science elective | 3 |
| Life Science elective | 3 |
| School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses | Varies |
| Senior Year: Fall | Cr. |
| Life science elective with lab | 4 |
| 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 |
Traditional Course Plan
| Freshman Year | ||||
| Fall | Spring | |||
| Cr. | Cr. | |||
| General Biology 115 | 4 | General Biology 116 | 4 | |
| General Chemistry 161 | 4 | General Chemistry 162 | 4 | |
| English 101/104 (SAS core) | 3 | Intro to Experimentation 171 | 1 | |
| Calculus I | 4 | Basic Stat 401 (or Calc II) | 3 (or 4) | |
| FIGs or Byrnes | 1 | School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses | Varies | |
| Sophomore Year | ||||
| Fall | Spring | |||
| Organic Chemistry I 307 | 4 | Organic Chemistry II 308 | 4 | |
| Biological Research Lab 117 | 2 | Organic Chem Lab 311 | 2 | |
| Physics I with lab | 4 | Physics II with lab | 4 | |
| School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses | Varies | School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses | Varies | |
| Junior Year | ||||
| Fall | Spring | |||
| Genetics 380 | 4 | Life Science elective with lab | 4 | |
| Life Science elective | 3 | Life Science elective | 3 | |
| School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses | Varies | School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses | Varies | |
| Senior Year | ||||
| Fall | Spring | |||
| Life science elective with lab | 4 | Life Science elective with lab | 4 | |
| Life Science elective | 3 | Life Science elective | 3 | |
| School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses | Varies | School Core, Minor, or Unspecified Elective courses | Varies | |
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* Students may choose to move Physics series to junior year and complete Genetics and a life science elective in their place during sophomore year. * 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). |
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SAS and SEBS
Rutgers-New Brunswick/Piscataway provides students with a diverse set of educational opportunities in the area of life sciences through majors offered by both the Division of Life Sciences (DLS) of the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) and the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS). SAS offers majors that focus on biology and its application to biomedicine, while SEBS offers majors that focus on the biological sciences as applied to the natural world. As indicated on the majors list below, selected majors are available to students in both schools. Prospective students unsure of which area of the biological/life sciences they wish to pursue are advised to apply to both SAS and SEBS. An intensive advising program, jointly sponsored by SAS and SEBS, will be available to incoming students interested in the biological and life sciences. The purpose of this advising program is to assist students with making an informed major and career choice.
Click here for all majors offered by the School of Arts and Sciences
Click here for all majors offered by the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
| Major | School of Arts and Sciences | School of Environmental and Biological Sciences |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture and Food Systems | X | |
| Animal Sciences | X | |
| Biochemistry | X | |
| Biological Sciences | X | X |
| Biotechnology | X | |
| Cell Biology and Neuroscience | X | |
| Chemistry ( Option in Chemical Biology ) | X | |
| Ecology and Natural Resources | X | X |
| Environmental Sciences | X | |
| Exercise Science and Sport Studies | X | X |
| Food Science | X | |
| Genetics | X | |
| Marine Sciences | X | X |
| Microbiology | X | X |
| Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | X | |
| Nutritional Sciences | X | |
| Plant Science | X | |
| Psychology ( Option in Behavioral Neuroscience ) | X |
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