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  Undergraduate Catalog :: School of Biological Sciences
 
  

Suggested Plan of Study

This is a general plan that may be adjusted to accommodate individual background interests, abilities and career objectives.
  

Freshman Year

Fall Semester                                 Hours
 BIOL 108      General Biology I                  3
 BIOL 108L     General Biology I Lab              1
 CHEM 211      General Chemistry I                4
 CHEM 211L     Experimental General Chemistry I   1
 General Education Requirement
   (ex: ENGL 110)                                 3
Total                                            12


Spring Semester
 BIOL 109      General Biology II                 3
 BIOL 109L     General Biology II Lab             1
 CHEM 212R     General Chemistry II               4
 CHEM 212LR    Experimental General
                 Chemistry II                     1
 General Education Requirement
   (ex. COMST 110 or 140)                         3
 General Education Requirement
   (ex. Higher Order Thinking elective)           3
Total                                            15

  

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester                                 Hours
 BIOL 202      Cell Biology                       3
 CHEM 321      Organic Chemistry I                3 
 CHEM 321L     Organic Chemistry I Lab            1 
 MATH 210*     Calculus I                         4
 General Education Requirement
   (ex. English 225)                              3
 General Education Requirement
   (ex. Constitution requirement)                 3
Total                                            17
* Prerequisite MATH 110 or 4 years HS Math
   including Algebra II, and Trigonometry.


Spring Semester
 BIOL 206      Genetics                           3
 CHEM 322R     Organic Chemistry II               3
 CHEM 322L     Organic Chemistry II Lab           1
 MATH 220      Calculus II                        4
 BIOL ___      Secondary Elective                 3
Total                                            14

  

Junior Year

Fall Semester                                 Hours
 LSBIOC 341    Basic Biochemistry                 3
 BIOL ___      Primary Elective #1                3
 PHYS 240      Physics for Science and
                 Engineering I                    5
 General Education Requirement
   (ex. Humanities Elective)                      3
 Elective                                         2
Total                                            16


Spring Semester
 BIOL ___      Primary Elective #2                3
 BIOL ___      Primary Lab Elective #1            3
 PHYS 250      Physics for Science and
                 Engineering II                   5
 General Education Requirement
   (ex. Higher Order Thinking elective)           3
 Elective                                         2 
Total                                            16

  

Senior Year

Fall Semester                                 Hours
 BIOL ___      Primary Elective #3                3
 BIOL ___      Primary Lab Elective #2            3
 BIOL ___      Primary Elective #4                3
 General Education Requirement
   (ex. Social & Behavioral Science Elective)     3
 General Education Requirement
   (ex. Fine Art Elective)                        3
Total                                            15


Spring Semester
 Biology Synthesis                                3
 General Education Requirement
  (ex. Social and Behavioral Science Elective)    3
 BIOL ___      Secondary Elective                 3
 Elective                                         3
 Elective                                         3
Total                                            15

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