Apr 03, 2025

Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Sample Course Sequence for the Major in Biology, B.S.

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FRESHMAN

FALL

First Year Seminar 101 Credits: 1 credit
WRT 101 - Introductory Writing Workshop 3 credits,
CHE 131 - General Chemistry IB 4 credits
OR
CHE 129 - General Chemistry IA 4 credits AND
CHE 130 - Problem Solving in General Chemistry 1 credit,
CHE 133 - General Chemistry Laboratory I 1 credit
MAT 125 - Calculus A 3 credits
OR
MAT 131 - Calculus I 4 credits
OR
AMS 151 - Applied Calculus I 3 credits
SBC Credits: 3 credits

Total: 15-16 Credits

SPRING

First Year Seminar 102 Credits: 1 credit
WRT 102 - Intermediate Writing Workshop 3 credits,
CHE 132 - General Chemistry II 4 credits
CHE 134 - General Chemistry Laboratory II 1 credit
BIO 201 - Fundamentals of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems 3 credits
OR
BIO 202 - Fundamentals of Biology: Molecular and Cellular Biology 3 credits
MAT 126 - Calculus B 3 credits
OR
MAT 132 - Calculus II 4 credits
OR
AMS 161 - Applied Calculus II 3 credits

Total: 15 Credits

SOPHOMORE

FALL

CHE 321 - Organic Chemistry I 4 credits
BIO 203 - Fundamentals of Biology: Cellular and Organ Physiology 3 credits
BIO 204 - Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry in the Biological Sciences I 2 credits
SBC Credits: 3 credits
SBC Credits: 3 credits

Total: 15 Credits

SPRING

CHE 322 - Organic Chemistry IIA 4 credits
BIO 202 - Fundamentals of Biology: Molecular and Cellular Biology 3 credits
OR
BIO 202 Fundamentals of Biology: Molecular and Cellular Biology Credits: 3 credits
BIO 205 - Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry in the Biological Sciences IIA 2 credits
OR
BIO 207 - Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry in the Biological Sciences IIB 2 credits
CHE 327 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2 credits
SBC Credits: 3 credits

Total: 14 Credits

JUNIOR

FALL

Advanced BIO Lecture Credits: 3 credits
PHY 121 - Physics for the Life Sciences I 4 credits
OR
PHY 131 - Classical Physics I 3 credits AND
PHY 133 - Classical Physics Laboratory I 1 credit
AMS 110 - Probability and Statistics in the Life Sciences 3 credits
OR
BIO 211 - Statistics and Data Analysis: A Conceptual Approach 4 credits
SBC Credits: 3 credits
SBC Credits: 3 credits

Total: 16 Credits

SPRING

PHY 122 - Physics for the Life Sciences II 4 credits
OR
PHY 132 - Classical Physics II 3 credits AND
PHY 134 - Classical Physics Laboratory II 1 credit
Advanced BIO Lecture Credits: 3 credits
Advanced BIO Lecture Credits: 3 credits
SBC Credits: 3 credits
SBC Credits: 3 credits

Total: 15-16 Credits

SENIOR

FALL

Advanced BIO Lecture Credits: 3 credits
Advanced BIO Lab Credits: 2-3 credits
Upper-division Elective Credits: 3 credits
SBC Credits: 3 credits
SBC Credits: 3 credits

Total: 14-15 Credits

SPRING

Advanced BIO Lecture Credits: 3 credits
Advanced BIO Lab Credits: 2-3 credits
Upper-division Elective Credits: 3 credits
Upper-division Elective Credits: 3 credits
Upper-division Elective Credits: 3 credits

Total: 14-15 Credits