Suggested Degree Pathway for Biology - General Option
For students who entered fall 2014 to spring 2015.
Freshman Year
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM.2210 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM.2290L | Organic Chem. I Lab | 1 |
| BIOL.2400 | Ecol., Evol., & Conservat.1 | 3 |
| MATH.2830 | Statistics1 | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Gen.Ed. Social Science2 | 3 |
| Total | 13/15 | |
Spring Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL.2200 | Principles of Cell Biology1 | 3 |
| BIOL.2330L | Exp. Methods in Biology1 | 2 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Free Elective I1/3 | 3 |
| CHEM.2230 | Organic Chemistry IIB | 3 |
| CHEM.2300L | Organic Chem. II Lab | 1 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Gen.Ed. Arts/Human.2 | 3 |
| Total | 14/15 | |
Junior Year
Fall Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL.2350 | Genetics1 | 3 |
| BIOL.2370 | Problems in Genetics1 | 1 |
| BIOL.3/4xxx | Biology Elective I1 | 3 |
| PHYS.1030 | General Physics I | 3 |
| PHYS.1030L | General Phys. I Lab | 1 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Gen.Ed. Social Science2 | 3 |
| Total | 14 | |
Spring Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL.4190 | Biochemistry1 | 3 |
| BIOL.4210L | Techniques of Biochem.1 | 2 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Free Elective II1/3 | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Free Elective III1/3 | 3 |
| PHYS.1040 | General Physics II | 3 |
| PHYS.104L | General Phys. II Lab | 1 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Gen.Ed. Arts/Human.2 | 3 |
| Total | 18 | |
Senior Year
Fall Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL.4510 | Senior Seminar1 | 2 |
| BIOL.4110L | Senior Research OR | |
| BIOL.3/4xxx | Biology Elective II w/ Lab | 4-5 |
| BIOL.3/4xxx | Biology Elective III | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Free Elective IV3 | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Free Elective V3 | 3 |
| Total | 14/16 | |
Spring Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL.4120 | Senior Research OR | |
| BIOL.3/4xxx | Biology Elec. IV w/ Lab | 4-5 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Gen.Ed Arts/Human.2 | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Free Elective VI3 | 3 |
| xx.xxx | Free Elective VII3 | 3 |
| Total | 14/16 | |
Total Minimum Credits = 120.
1Courses may be taken either in fall or spring term of the academic year.
2The General Education (Gen. Ed.) Breadth of Knowledge Electives for SS and AH may be taken in any order. Consult the General Education web site for the list of approved courses. One Ethics course (E) and one Diversity course (D) need to be included among the total of six AH and SS courses.
3Any UML course xxxx.1010 and above will fulfill the Free Elective requirement (exception Math courses must be above the level of Calculus I). Additional Biology lecture and laboratory courses (with BIOL prefix) may be taken to fulfill the Free Elective requirement. Courses with LIFE prefix cannot be used.
Restriction on off-campus study:
Be advised that any course taken at another institution must be formally approved prior to enrollment. See the catalog policy for details.Last updated: 10/17/2017