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3-year Graduation Plan Biology Major (B.S.)

Year/Semester, Term or Session

Courses

Year 1
Fall Semester (16 hours)

BIO 130 (4 hours)*
WES 100 (4 hours)**
MATH 135 or MATH 171 (4 hours)**
Elective Course (4 hours)

Year 1
January Term (4 hours)

Elective Course (4 hours)

Year 1
Spring Semester (16 hours)

BIO 132 (4 hours)*
CHEM 120 (4 hours)*/(NS Breadth Requirement)**
ENG 105 (4 hours)**
MATH 136 or Elective Course (4 hours)*

Year 1
Summer Session (8 hours)

Social Science Breadth Requirement #1 (4 hours)**
MATH 172 (4 hours) or PHYS 221 (4 hours)*

Year 2
Fall Semester (16 hours)

BIO 200 (4 hours)*
Creative Arts Breadth Requirement (4 hours)**
WES 200 (4 hours)**
CHEM 221 (4 hours)*

Year 2
January Term (4 hours)

Elective Course (4 hours)

Year 2
Spring Semester (16 hours)

BIO 288 (4 hours)*
CHEM 200 (4 hours)*
Social Science Breadth Requirement #2 (4 hours)
CHEM 222 (4 hours)**

Year 2
Summer Session (8 hours)

Elective Course (4 hours)
Elective Course (4 hours)

Year 3
Fall Semester (16 hours)

Ecology and Environmental Biology course (4 hours)*
Evolutionary and Integrative Biology course (4 hours)*
Biology elective 300/400 level course (4 hours)*
WES 300 (4 hours)**

Year 3
January Term (4 hours)

Elective Course (4 hours)

Year 3
Spring Semester (16 hours)

Cellular and Molecular Biology course (4 hours)*
Biology elective 300/400 level course (4 hours)*
Biology Experiential Learning course (4 hours)*
Upper level Humanities Breadth Req. (4 hours)**

Year 3
Summer Session (4 hours)

Elective Course (4 hours)

* Major Requirement
** GS Requirement