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 2344 GENETICS or BIOL 2354 HONORS GENETICS or BIOL 2335 GENERAL ECOLOGY or BIOL 2337 HONROS ECOLOGY |
3 |
| QUANTITATIVE REQUIREMENT ** | 3 |
| CHEM 2311 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I | 3 |
| COMPUTING REQUIREMENT | 3 |
| HUMANITIES ELECTIVE | 3 |
| TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = | 15 |
| SECOND YEAR-SPRING | HRS |
|---|---|
|
BIOL 2335 GENERAL ECOLOGY or BIOL 2337 HONROS ECOLOGY BIOL 2344 GENETICS or BIOL 2354 HONORS GENETICS or |
3 |
| BIOL 2336 GENERAL ECOLOGY LAB or BIOL 2338 HONROS ECOLOGY LAB *** |
1 |
| BIOL 3600 INTRODUCTION TO EVOLUTION | 3 |
| PHYS 2211 INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I | 4 |
| HIST 2111 or 2112 or POL 1101 or PUBP 3000 or INTA 1200 | 3 |
| FREE ELECTIVE | 2 |
| TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = | 16 |
| THIRD YEAR-FALL | HRS |
|---|---|
| BIOL 3340 CELL BIOLOGY | 3 |
| BIOL 3341 CELL BIOLOGY LAB *** | 1 |
| CHEM 2312 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II | 3 |
| CHEM 2380 SYNTHESIS LAB I | 2 |
| PHYS 2212 INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS II | 4 |
| WELLNESS | 2 |
| TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = | 15 |
| THIRD YEAR-SPRING | HRS |
|---|---|
| BIOLOGY ELECTIVES | 9 |
| FREE ELECTIVE | 3 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE | 3 |
| TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = | 15 |
| 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 subsituted for BIOL 1520 if a score of 5 was achieved on the AP Biology test
** QUANTITATIVE REQUIREMENT: choose one of the following: BIOL 2400 Mathematical Models in Biology, BIOL 4401 Experimental Design & Biostatistics, BIOL 4150 Genomics & Applied Bioinformatics, BIOL 4422 Theoretical Ecology, BIOL 4755 Mathematical Biology, MATH 3770 Statistics & Applications, MATH 3215 Probability & Statistics
*** BIOL 2345/2355 (Genetics Lab) may substitute for either of these courses
**** SENIOR RESEARCH EXPERIENCE choose one of the following: BIOL 4910 Honors Research Thesis, BIOL 4590 Research Project Lab, BIOL 4690 Independent Research Project, or twelve credit hours of BIOL 4698 (Research Assistantship, with approval of School of Biology undergraduate coordinator). Students in BIOL 4590 must enroll in BIOL 4450 Senior Seminar concurrently. Students in BIOL 4910, BIOL 4690, or BIOL 4698 must enroll in BIOL 4450 Senior Seminar concurrently or the semester immediately following taking these courses.