Biological Sciences, Microbiology and Immunology Emphasis, B.S. Four-Year Course Plan

All General Education course options can be found here. All Natural Science students must complete their first chemistry and math course with a C- or better prior to the start of their third semester. More information on Early Progress Policy can be found here.

First Year
Fall	Spring
BIO 011: Introduction to Molecular Biology and BIO 011L	BIO 012: Introduction to Organismal Biology and BIO 012L
SPRK 001: Spark Seminar or SPRK 010: Spark Seminar	WRI 010: College Reading and Composition
MATH 011: Calculus I	CHEM 010: General Chemistry II
CHEM 002: General Chemistry I	MATH 012: Calculus II
Second Year
Fall	Spring
BIO 110: The Cell	Major Computer Science Requirement
General Education: Language	BIO 120: General Microbiology
PHYS 018: Introductory Physics I for Biological Sciences and PHYS 018L	PHYS 019: Introductory Physics II for Biological Sciences and PHYS 019L
CHEM 008: Principles of Organic Chemistry and CHEM 008L	CHEM 100: Organic Synthesis and Mechanism
Third Year
Fall	Spring
BIO 151: Molecular Immunology	BIO 101: Biochemistry I
General Education: AREA B	General Education: AREA B
BIO 151L: Molecular Immunology Laboratory or BIO 120L: General Microbiology Laboratory	Major Probability and Statistics Requirement
	BIO 140: Genetics
Fourth Year
Fall	Spring
Major Upper Division Biology Elective	Major Upper Division Biology Elective
Major Upper Division Biology Elective	General Education: AREA B
General Education: Writing in the Discipline	Free Elective
Free Elective

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Biological Sciences, Microbiology and Immunology Emphasis, B.S. Four-Year Course Plan

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