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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog

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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology Major (with minor) Suggested Course Sequence

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Freshman Year

First Semester

BIOL 1110 - Biology for Science Majors Lecture I (4 credits)
BIOL 1111 - Biology for Science Majors Laboratory I (0 credit)
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry Lecture I (4 credits)
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry Laboratory I (0 credit)
ENGL 1010 - Critical Reading and Expository Writing (3 credits)
MATH 1910 - Calculus I (4 credits)

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Second Semester

BIOL 1120 - Biology for Science Majors Lecture II (4 credits)
BIOL 1121 - Biology for Science Majors Laboratory II (0 credit)
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry Lecture II (4 credits)
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry Laboratory II (0 credit)
MATH 1530 - Probability and Statistics – Noncalculus (3 credits)
ENGL 1020 - Critical Thinking and Argumentation (3 credits)
SPCH 2320 - Argumentation and Debate (3 credits)

Semester Total: 17 Credit Hours

Sophomore Year

First Semester

BIOL 1130 - Biology for Science Majors Lecture III (4 credits)
BIOL 1131 - Biology for Science Majors Laboratory III (0 credit)
CHEM 2010 - Organic Chemistry Lecture I (3 credits)
CHEM 2011 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (2 credits)
PHYS 2010 - General Physics I-Noncalculus (3 credits)
PHYS 2011 - General Physics Laboratory I-Noncalculus (1 credit)
Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credits)

Semester Total: 16 Credit Hours

Second Semester

BIOL 3100 - General Genetics (3 credits)
CHEM 2020 - Organic Chemistry Lecture II (3 credits)
CHEM 2021 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (2 credits)
PHYS 2020 - General Physics II-Noncalculus (3 credits)
PHYS 2021 - General Physics Laboratory II-Noncalculus (1 credit)
PHIL 2640 - Science and the Modern World (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Junior Year

First Semester

Molecular Advanced Course (6 credits)
Minor Requirements or BIOL Electives (6 credits)
HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Second Semester

Organismal Advanced Course (4 credits)
Minor Requirements (6 credits)
Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credits)
HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877 (3 credits)

Semester Total: 16 Credit Hours

Senior Year

First Semester

Biodiversity Advanced Course (4 credits)
Minor Requirements (3 credits)
Fine Arts (3 credits)
Literature (3 credits)

Semester Total: 13 Credit Hours

Second Semester

Population Advanced Course (4 credits)
BIOL Electives (3 credits)
Minor Requirements (3 credits)
General Electives* (3 credits)

Semester Total: 13 Credit Hours

Note:

* The number of General Electives depends on Math and Physics courses selected.

Total: 120 Credit Hours