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2024-2025 Catalog

Biological Sciences, B.A. 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   
CHEM 002: General Chemistry I   PHYS 018: Introductory Physics I for Biological Sciences  and PHYS 018L   
MATH 011: Calculus I   CHEM 010: General Chemistry II  
SPRK 001: Spark Seminar  or  SPRK 010: Spark Seminar   WRI 010: College Reading and Composition  

Second Year
Fall Spring
BIO 110: The Cell   Major Lower Division Natural Sciences or Breadth Requirement
Major Biology Core Requirement Major Lower Division Natural Sciences or Breadth Requirement
General Education: Language General Education: AREA B 
General Education: AREA B Free Elective

Third Year
Fall Spring
Major Upper Division Additional Biology Elective Major Lab and Practicum Component
Major Computer Science Requirement General Education: Crossroads
Major Probability and Statistics Requirement Major Quantitative Biology Elective
Major Lower or Upper Division Natural Sciences or Breadth Requirement Free Elective

Fourth Year
Fall Spring
Major Upper Division Natural Sciences or Breadth Requirement Major Upper Division Additional Biology Elective
Major Upper Division Additional Biology Elective Major Upper Division Additional Biology Elective
General Education: Writing in the Discipline General Education: Culminating Experience
General Education: AREA B Free Elective