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Biological Sciences, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 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   MATH 012: Calculus II  
CHEM 002: General Chemistry I   CHEM 010: General Chemistry II  

Second Year
Fall Spring
General Education: Language CHEM 008: Principles of Organic Chemistry  and CHEM 008L  
BIO 148: Fundamentals of Ecology   General Education: AREA B
PHYS 018: Introductory Physics I for Biological Sciences  and PHYS 018L   PHYS 019: Introductory Physics II for Biological Sciences  and PHYS 019L  
BIO 110: The Cell   BIO 141: Evolution  

Third Year
Fall Spring
Major Computer Science Requirement Major Practicum Component
Major Probability and Statistics Requirement General Education: Crossroads
Major Upper Division Science/Engineering General Education: AREA B
  Free Elective

Fourth Year
Fall Spring
General Education: Writing in the Discipline Major Upper Division Biology Elective
BIO 140: Genetics   Major Upper Division Biology Elective
General Education: AREA B Major Upper Division Biology Elective
Free Elective Free Elective