Curriculum

School of Mathematics & Sciences

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BS in Biology

First Year

Fall Semester		Credits	Spring Semester		Credits
BI101	Principles of Biology I	4	BI102	Principles of Biology II	4
CH103	General Chemistry I	4	CH104	General Chemistry II	4
MA107	Pre-calculus	4	MA108	Applied Calculus	4
EN101	Comp. & Lit. I	3	EN102	Comp. & Lit. II	3
Total credits		15			15

Second Year

Fall Semester		Credits	Spring Semester		Credits
BI202	Genetics	4		BI Elective	4
CH225	Organic Chemistry I	4	CH226	Organic Chemistry II	4
EN201	World Literature I	3	EN202	World Literature II	3
BI203	Intro Scientific Method	1		Free Elective	3
	Elective	3
Total credits		15			14

Third Year

Fall Semester		Credits	Spring Semester		Credits
	BI Elective	4		BI Elective	4
PS201	General Physics I	4	PS202	General Physics II	4
	History Elective*	3		Humanities Elective**	3
	Free Elective	3		Free Elective	3
	Free Elective	3		Free Elective	3
Total credits		17			17

Fourth Year

Fall Semester		Credits	Spring Semester		Credits
	BI Elective	4		BI Elective	4
	BI Elective	4		BI Elective	4
BI401	Senior Seminar	3		Social Science Elective***	3
	Free Elective	3		Free Elective	3
	Free Elective	3		Free Elective	3
Total credits		17			17

Biology electives must include at least one course from each of the following areas: anatomy(A), physiology(P), systematics(S), and field biology(F). [A single course can satisfy only one requirement.]

Every biology major must take at least one botany(B) and one zoology(Z) course.

All biology courses to be used toward major degree requirements must be passed with a “C” or better.

*History Elective=any History Department course (HI) except HI109.

**Humanities Elective- EN (above 206, excluding 240-242); FA; MU101; CM109,261,335,436; Modern Language (above 112); or PH.

***Social Science Elective=any PY, SO, EC or PO course.