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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
BIOLOGY 108* General Biology I 3
BIOLOGY 108L* General Biology I Lab 1
CHEM 211 General Chemistry I 4
CHEM 211L Experimental General Chemistry I 1
General Education Requirement
  (ex: COMM-ST 110) 3
Total: 12

Spring Semester
BIOLOGY 109* General Biology II 3
BIOLOGY 109L* General Biology II Lab 1
CHEM 212R General Chemistry II 4
CHEM 212LR Experimental General
   Chemistry II 1
General Education Requirement
  (ex. ENGLISH 110) 3
General Education Requirement
  (ex. Higher Order Thinking elective) 3
Total: 15

*General Biology II may be taken before General Biology I
if desired.
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester                                    Hours
BIOLOGY 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
BIOLOGY 206 Genetics 3
CHEM 322R Organic Chemistry II 3
CHEM 322L Organic Chemistry II Lab 1
MATH 220 or Calculus II or Elementary
STAT 235 Statistics 3-4
BIOLOGY ___ Biology Elective 3
Total: 13-14
Junior Year
Fall Semester                                    Hours
LS-BIOC 341 Basic Biochemistry 3
BIOLOGY ___ Biology Elective 3
PHYSICS 210 or General Physics I or
PHYSICS 240 Physics for Science and
   Engineering I 4-5
General Education Requirement
  (ex. Humanities Elective) 3
Elective 2
Total: 15-16

Spring Semester
BIOLOGY ___ Biology Elective 3
BIOLOGY ___ Biology Lab Elective 3
PHYSICS 220 or General Physics II or
PHYSICS 250 Physics for Science and
   Engineering II 4-5
General Education Requirement
  (ex. Higher Order Thinking elective) 3
Elective 2
Total: 15-16 

Senior Year

Fall Semester                                    Hours
BIOLOGY ___ Biology Elective 3
BIOLOGY ___ Biology Elective 3
BIOLOGY ___ Biology Lab Elective 3
General Education Requirement
  (ex. Social & Behavioral Science Elective) 3
General Education Requirement
  (ex. Fine Art Elective) 3
Total: 15

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

Students must complete a total of 42 credit hours of
biology courses with grades of C- or better and maintain
a cumulative UM Biology GPA of at least 2.0. 26 of these
credit hours must be junior/senior level and must include
LS-BIOC 341, a biology synthesis course, and two laboratory
courses. One Biology Lab must be Writing Intensive.
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