Current Sequencing Plan for B.S. in Biology Degree Program
Fall 2010 Academic Catalog


BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY SUGGESTED DEGREE PROGRAM SEQUENCE

In the sequence below, only courses marked with an asterisk (*) are program requirements.  Other courses are recommended selections from categories within the program requirements. 

FRESHMAN YEAR

First Semester

 

Second Semester

Course

Title

Hours

 

Course

Title

Hours

ENGL 1101*

English Composition I

3

 

ENGL 1102*

English Composition II

3

MATH 1112A*

Trigonometry & Analytic Geometry

3

 

HIST 2111

Pre-Modern World History

3

BIOL 1107*

Principles of Biology I

3

 

BIOL 1108*

Principles of Biology II

3

BIOL 1107L*

Principles of Biology Lab I

1

 

BIOL 1108L*

Principles of Biology Lab II

1

CHEM 1211*

Principles of Chemistry I

3

 

CHEM 1212*

Principles of Chemistry II

3

CHEM 1211L*

Principles of Chem Lab I

1

 

CHEM 1211L*

Principles of Chem Lab II

1

POLS 1101*

American Government

3

 

COMM 1001*

Presentational Speaking

1

Total

 

17

 

Total

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOPHOMORE YEAR

First Semester

 

Second Semester

Course

Title

Hours

 

Course

Title

Hours

ENGL 2132

American Literature II

3

 

ART 2301

Art of the Pre-Modern World

3

CHEM 2411*

Organic Chemistry I

3

 

CHEM 2412*

Organic Chemistry II

3

CHEM 2411L*

Organic Chemistry Lab I

1

 

CHEM 2412L

Organic Chemistry Lab II

1

PSYC 1101

Intro General Psychology

3

 

MATH 1231*

Introductory Statistics

3

CRIT 1101*

Critical Thinking

3

 

HIST 1111

Themes in World History

3

 

 

 

 

BIOL 2500*

Introductory Plant Biology

2

Total

 

13

 

Total

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUNIOR YEAR

First Semester

 

Second Semester

Course

Title

Hours

 

Course

Title

Hours

PHYS 1111*

Introductory Physics I

3

 

PHYS 1112*

Introductory Physics II

3

PHYS 1111L*

Introductory Physics Lab I

1

 

PHYS 1112L*

Introductory Physics Lab II

1

BIOL 3650*

Comparative Vert Anatomy

3

 

BIOL 3380*

Evolution and Population Biology

3

BIOL 3650L*

Comparative Vert Anat Lab

1

 

BIOL 3201*

Genetics

3

BIOL 3200*

Cell Biology

3

 

BIOL 3250*

Microbiology

3

BIOL 3/4xxx

Biology Elective (upper division)

3

 

BIOL 3250L*

Microbiology Laboratory

1

XXXX xxxx

Directed Elective

3

       

Total

 

17

 

Total

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SENIOR YEAR

First Semester

 

Second Semester

Course

Title

Hours

 

Course

Title

Hours

CHEM 4202*

Biochemistry I

3

 

BIOL 4900*

Biocomputing

3

BIOL 4500*

Biology Seminar

1

 

BIOL 4202L*

Biotechnology Lab

3

XXXX xxxx

Directed Elective

3-4

 

BIOL 4100*

Animal Physiology

3

BIOL 3500*

Ecology

3

 

BIOL 4/3xxx

Biology Elective (upper division)

3

BIOL 3500L*

Ecology Lab

1

 

XXXX xxxx

Directed Elective

3-4

BIOL 4222

Biology Research Practicum

3

 

BIOL 4999A

Student Evaluation

0

Total

 

14-15

 

Total

 

15-16