PLANNING GUIDE FOR THE B.A. DEGREE IN BIOLOGY
Current 3-7-06

BA Students without AP credit

	Fall		Spring
	Course	Major Credits	Course	Major Credits
Year 1	BIOL 201		BIOL 202
	BIOL 203		BIOL 204
	CHEM 141*		CHEM 142*
	CHEM 141L*		CHEM 142L*
Year 2	BIOL 301	3	BIOL 300 or 302	3
	MATH
Year 3	300-level Lab**	3	BIOL 300 or 302	3
	300-500 level Course	3	300-500 level Course	3
Year 4	300-500 level Course	3	300-500 level Course	3

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BA Students with AP BIOL credit but without Equivalent Lab Experience⁺

	Fall		Spring
	Course	Major Credits	Course	Major Credits
Year 1	BIOL 203		BIOL 204
	CHEM 141*		CHEM 142*
	CHEM 141L*		CHEM 142L*
Year 2	BIOL 301	3	BIOL 300 or 302	3
	MATH
Year 3	300-level Lab**	3	BIOL 300 or 302	3
	300-500 level Course	3	300-500 level Course	3
Year 4	300-500 level Course	3	300-500 level Course	3

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BA Students with AP BIOL credit and Equivalent Lab Experience⁺

	Fall		Spring
	Course	Major Credits	Course	Major Credits
Year 1	CHEM 141*		CHEM 142*
	CHEM 141L*		CHEM 142L*
	MATH		BIOL 300 or 302	3
Year 2	BIOL 301	3	BIOL 300 or 302	3
Year 3	300-500 level Course	3	300-500 level Course	3
	300-level Lab **	3		3
Year 4	300-500 level Course	3	300-500 level Course	3

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+ Click here for an explanation of “equivalent lab experience”

*Or CHEM 181, 181L, 182, 182L

**300-level Lab may be taken any semester after the Intro Biology Labs

300-level Courses may be taken any semester after BIOL 201, 202

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