Apr 25, 2025  
2025-2026 Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Catalog

Biological Sciences, Developmental 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 

Please Note: This four-year plan serves as a general guide and assumes that all prerequisite requirements have been met prior to each course. Students may need to complete additional prerequisite coursework (MATH 005 CHEM 001 WRI 001 ) based on placement results or prior preparation. Be sure to consult with your academic advisor to create a personalized plan that aligns with your individual progress and goals.

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  and CHEM 002L   CHEM 010: General Chemistry II  and CHEM 010L  

Second Year

Fall Spring
General Education: Lower Division Language CHEM 008: Principles of Organic Chemistry  and  CHEM 008L  
Major Computer Science Requirement Major Probability and Statistics Requirement
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   General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past

Third Year

Fall Spring
General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past BIO 150: Embryos, Genes, and Development  and BIO 150L  
BIO 140: Genetics   General Education: Upper Division Crossroads
Major Upper Division Science/Engineering Major Evolution Course
Major Quantitative Biology  

Fourth Year

Fall Spring
Major Upper Division Biology Elective Major Upper Division Biology Elective
Major Upper Division Biology Elective General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past
Free Elective Free Elective
Free Elective Free Elective