Suggested Schedule
| FIRST YEAR-FALL | HRS | ENGL 1101 ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | 3 |
|---|---|
| MATH 1501 CALCULUS I | 4 |
| BIOL 1510 BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES or BIOL 1511 HONORS BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES |
4 |
| CHEM 1310 GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 4 | TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = | 15 |
| FIRST YEAR-SPRING | HRS |
|---|---|
| ENGL 1102 ENGLISH COMPOSITION II | 3 |
| MATH 1502 CALCULUS II | 4 |
| BIOL 1520 INTRODUCTION TO ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY or BIOL 1521 HONORS INTRODUCTION TO ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY * |
4 |
| CHEM 1311 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY I | 3 |
| CHEM 1312 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB I | 1 |
| TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = | 15 |
| SECOND YEAR-FALL | HRS |
|---|---|
| BIOL 2335 GENERAL ECOLOGY or BIOL 2354 HONORS GENETICS | 3 |
| BIOL 2336 ECOLOGY LAB OR BIOL 2355 HONORS GENETICS LAB ** | 1 |
| PHYS 2211 INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I | 4 |
| CHEM 2311 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I | 3 |
| FREE ELECTIVE | 3 |
| WELLNESS | 2 |
| TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = | 15 / 16 |
| SECOND YEAR-SPRING | HRS |
|---|---|
| BIOL 2344 GENETICS or BIOL 2337 HONORS ECOLOGY | 3 |
| BIOL 2345 GENETICS LAB OR 2338 HONORS ECOLOGY LAB ** | 1 |
| CHEM 2312 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II | 3 |
| CHEM 2380 SYNTHESIS LAB I | 2 |
| COMPUTING REQUIREMENT | 3 |
| QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGY REQUIREMENT*** | 3 |
| TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = | 14 / 15 |
| THIRD YEAR-FALL | HRS |
|---|---|
| BIOL 3340 CELL BIOLOGY or BIOL 3600 INTRODUCTION TO EVOLUTION | 3 |
| BIOL 3341 CELL BIOLOGY LAB ** | 1 |
| BIOLOGY ELECTIVES | 3 |
| FREE ELECTIVE | 2 |
| PHYS 2212 INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS II | 4 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE | 3 |
| TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = | 15 / 16 |
| THIRD YEAR-SPRING | HRS |
|---|---|
| BIOL 3340 CELL BIOLOGY or BIOL 3600 INTRODUCTION TO EVOLUTION | 3 |
| BIOL 3341 CELL BIOLOGY LAB ** | 1 |
| BIOLOGY ELECTIVES | 6 |
| HIST 2111 or 2112 or POL 1101 or PUBP 3000 or INTA 1200 | 3 |
| HUMANITIES ELECTIVE | 3 |
| TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = | 15 / 16 |
| FOURTH YEAR-FALL | HRS |
|---|---|
| SENIOR RESEARCH EXPERIENCE **** |
3 |
| BIOLOGY ELECTIVES | 6 |
| FREE ELECTIVE | 3 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE | 3 |
| BIOL 4450 SENIOR SEMINAR | 1 |
| TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = | 16 |
| FOURTH YEAR-SPRING | HRS |
|---|---|
| BIOLOGY ELECTIVES | 6 |
| FREE ELECTIVE | 3 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE | 3 |
| HUMANITIES ELECTIVE | 3 |
| TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = | 15 |
TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS = 120 SEMESTER HOURS PLUS WELLNESS
(2 HOURS)
*4 credit hours of Biology elective may be substituted for BIOL 1520 if a score of 5 was achieved on the AP Biology test
** Only 2 of the following core labs are required: BIOL 2336/2338, BIOL 2345/2355, BIOL 3341
*** Quantitative Biology Requirement: choose one of the following: BIOL 2400 Mathematical Models in Biology, BIOL 4150 Genomics & Applied Bioinformatics, BIOL 4401 Experimental Design & Biostatistics, BIOL 4422 Theoretical Ecology, BIOL 4755 Mathematical Biology, MATH 3215 Probability & Statistics, MATH 3770 Statistics & Applications
**** Senior Research Experience: choose one of the following: BIOL 4590 Research Project Lab, BIOL 4690 Independent Research Project, BIOL 4910 Honors Research Thesis.