Download Biology I 4-Year Plan 2016-17 (link is external)

Biology
Schedule I
2016-2017 Catalog
This 4-year plan is designed for Biology majors. The courses in bold are those required for the major. All students must
complete the program and core requirements, and earn a minimum of 122 credits to receive the degree. You DO
NOT need to follow this plan exactly, this is a template. The following Key indicates the meaning of the various
symbols:
-- Core Classes
Year 1:
 BI 171
 CH 101
 MA XXX
LAS 101

Year 2:
 BI 281
 CH 301 or
CH 285
CO 101
TH 101
 Elective

Year 3:
 PHYS 201
 BI XXX
Core
Core
 Elective

Year 4:
 BI XXX
BI 477
Core
 Elective
 Elective

-- Writing Intensive
Fall
-- Global Diversity
Credits
Biological Principles I
General Chemistry I
Calculus
Alpha Seminar
4
4
3-4
3
14/15
Spring
BI 172
CH 102
MA XXX
 ENWR 102
Fall
Genetics
Organic Chemistry I or
Intermediate Org. Chem
Basic Communication
Theological Foundations
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4
4
3
3
3
17
Core
Core
 Elective

4
4
3
3
3
17
BI XXX
BI XXX
Core
Core
Elective

4
4
3-4
4
15/16
Biology Elective
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4
3
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3
3
3
16
Spring
Fall
Biology Elective
Honors Thesis Writing
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Credits
Biological Principle II
General Chemistry II
Calculus
College Composition II
Spring
BI XXX
MA XXX
Fall
Physics I
Biology Elective
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-- National Diversity
Biology Elective
Biology Elective
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4
4
3
3
3
17
Spring
4
1
3
3
3
14
BI XXX
BI 495
Core
 Elective
Elective

Biology Elective
Senior Seminar (sp/fa)
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4
1
3
3
3
14
Please Note:
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CORE Courses include: Fine Arts; History, Literature; Philosophy (2); Social Science (2); Mathematics; Natural
Science with lab; Theology (1 beyond TH 101)
In order to graduate the student needs one Global Diversity () and National Diversity () course as well as two
Writing Intensive () classes, one outside and one inside their major.
Total math credits required = 7 credits composed of any combination of the following: MA 121-122
Differential and Integral Calculus; MA 131 Calculus of Single Variable Functions; MA 315 Probability and
Statistics; MA 341 Probability and Statistics II
Students must take a minimum of 6 of the following elective courses, 4 of which must be Biology (BI)
courses, one from each of the biology subdisciplines (see catalog for subdisciplines): Fall - BI 305
Microbiology ; BI 306 Plant Systematics; BI 311 Ecology; CH 353 Biochemistry; BI 329 or BI 330 (WI)
Molecular Biology; BI 4XX Physiological Ecology; Spring - BI 308 Animal Physiology; BI 323 Comparative
Anatomy; BI 350 Developmental Biology; BI 370 Evolutionary Biology; BI 382 Cell Biology; CH 302 Organic
Chemistry II; PHYS 202 Physics II.
All Biology majors must earn a grade of “C” or better in all major courses and successfully pass the senior
comprehensive examination in biology.
(7/11/16 WIP)