Total 40 credits

Biology Electives (Three Courses)

Take three courses from any non-core course in the BIO offerings.

One must be at or above the 200-level

Two must be at or above the 300-level

Only one of the three Biology elective courses required may be satisfied from the following list. In order to satisfy the single elective course requirement, students must earn at least 2 credits, either by completing a single course with two or more credits, or by completing two courses with one credit each. The listed courses may not be used to satisfy a Biology elective requirement if the Biology Elective with Lab requirement is satisfied with BIO 485 and BIO 486.

Note: BIO 201 Medical Terminology Credit(s) 3 may not be used toward fulfillment of this requirement.

 

• BIO 285 Research Training I Credit(s): 1 - 2
• BIO 286 Research Training II Credit(s): 1 - 2
• BIO 490 Clinical Internship Credit(s): 1 to 12
• BIO 485 Independent Research I Credit(s): 1 - 3
• BIO 486 Independent Research II Credit(s): 1 - 3

Biology Elective with Lab (One Course)

Must be at or above the 300-level

May be fulfilled by completing both BIO 485  and BIO 486  with 4 or more credits earned.

Chemistry Electives (Two Courses)

Must be at or above the 300-level

Program Total: 60-64 credits

Collateral Recommendation:

• PHYS 111 College Physics I Credit(s): 4
• PHYS 112 College Physics II Credit(s): 4

• or

• PHYS 121 General Physics I Credit(s): 4
• PHYS 122 General Physics II Credit(s): 4

Note:

**The requirement for MATH 102  may be waived if a student: 1) has completed one year of Calculus in high school, 2) has completed one year of Precalculus in high school with an earned grade of “B” or higher or 3) places out of MATH 102  on a diagnostic test.

Total 40 credits

1st Year

• BIO 121 General Biology I Credit(s): 4 (ShenEd Natural Science)
• BIO 122 General Biology II Credit(s): 4
• ENG 101 Composition Credit(s): 3 (ShenEd Written Communication)
• FL 101/102 Foreign Language Credit(s): 3-6 (Arts & Sciences requirement)
• FYS 101 Going Global First-Year Seminar Credit(s): 3
• MATH 102 Precalculus Credit(s): 3
• MATH 207 Introduction to Statistics Credit(s): 3
• Gen Ed, second major, minor and professional school prerequisite courses or general electives Credit(s): 6-9

2nd Year

• BIO 260 Microbiology Credit(s): 4 (Fall or Spring)
• BIO 316 Genetics Credit(s): 3 (Spring)
• Biology elective 200-level or higher Credit(s): 2-4
• CHEM 121 General Chemistry I Credit(s): 4
• CHEM 122 General Chemistry II Credit(s): 4
• FL 201/202 Foreign Language Credit(s): 3-6 (Arts and Sciences requirement)
• ShenEd, second major, minor and professional school prerequisite courses or general electives Credit(s): 9

3rd Year

• BIO 316 Genetics Credit(s): 3 (Fall, if not already taken)
• BIO 321 Ecology Credit(s): 4 (Fall)

• BIO 340 Evolution or BIO 460 Experimental Evolution

• Biology elective 300-level or higher Credit(s): 3-4
• Two chemistry electives 300-level or higher Credit(s): 7-8
• ShenEd, second major, minor and professional school prerequisite courses or general electives (including Physics if it is a prerequisite for a graduate program) Credit(s): 9-12

4th Year

• BIO 321 Ecology Credit(s): 4 (Fall, if not already taken) (If not already taken)
• BIO 409 Cell Biology Credit(s): 4 (Fall or Spring)

• BIO 340 Evolution or BIO 460 Experimental Evolution

• Biology electives 300-level or higher Credit(s): 6-8
• Remaining ShenEd, second major, minor and professional school prerequisite courses variable