Sample schedules for the Biology Major

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All schedules list only the courses taken for the major; you will need to also include courses taken to fulfill the General Curricular Requirements. Please be aware that these are only samples; many other arrangements are possible, and you should discuss your particular situation with a biology faculty member.

Schedule 1 for students with a math deficiency (other schedules are possible)

  Fall Semester Spring Semester
Year 1 Biology 101 Biology 102
Math 041 Math 042
 
Year 2 Chemical Principles I Chemical Principles II
Pre-calculus Calculus
Biology Elective I Ecology of Soil Organisms
 
Summer General Physics I and II
 
Year 3 Organic Chemistry I Organic Chemistry II
Biology Elective II General Physiology
 
Year 4 Molecular Biology Vert. Embryology or Developmental Botany
Genetics Biology Elective IV
Biology Elective III  

Schedule 2 for students who take Chemical Principles during their freshman year
(other schedules are possible)

  Fall Semester Spring Semester
Year 1 Biology 101 Biology 102
Precalculus Calculus
Chemical Principles I Chemical Principles II
 
Year 2 Organic Chemistry I Organic Chemistry II
General Ecology General Physiology
General Physics I General Physics II
 
Year 3 Molecular Biology Vert. Embryology or Developmental Botany
Genetics Biology Elective I
 
Year 4 Biology Elective II Biology Elective IV
Biology Elective III  

Schedule 3 for students with no math deficiency but who want to postpone Chemical Principles until their sophomore year
(other schedules are possible)

  Fall Semester Spring Semester
Year 1 Biology 101 Biology 102
Precalculus Calculus
 
Year 2 Chemical Principles I Chemical Principles II
Biology Elective I Vert. Embryology or Developmental Botany
  Ecology of Soil Organisms
 
Year 3 Organic Chemistry I Organic Chemistry II
Biology Elective II General Physiology
General Physics I General Physics II
 
Year 4 Molecular Biology Biology Elective III
Genetics Biology Elective IV