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

 

BS 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*

 

MATH

 

MATH

 

Year 2

BIOL 301

3

BIOL 300 or 302

3

CHEM 241

 

CHEM 242

 

CHEM 241L

 

CHEM 242L

 

PHYS 201

 

 

 

Year 3

300-500 level Course

3

BIOL 300 or 302

3

300-level Lab**

3

300-500 level Course

3

 

 

400-level Lab**

3

Year 4

400-500 level Course

3

300-500 level Course

3

400-500 level Course

3

400-500 level Course

3


BS 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*

 

 

MATH

 

MATH

 

Year 2

BIOL 301

3

BIOL 300 or 302

3

CHEM 241

 

CHEM 242

 

CHEM 241L

 

CHEM 242L

 

PHYS 201

 

 

 

Year 3

300-500 level Course

3

BIOL 300 or 302

3

 

300-level Lab**

3

300-500 level Course

3

 

 

 

400-level Lab**

3

Year 4

400-500 level Course

3

300-500 level Course

3

400-500 level Course

3

400-500 level Course

3


BS 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

 

MATH

 

 

 

BIOL 300 or 302

3

Year 2

BIOL 301

3

BIOL 300 or 302

3

CHEM 241

 

CHEM 242

 

CHEM 241L

 

CHEM 242L

 

PHYS 201

 

 

 

Year 3

300-level Lab**

3

300-500 level Course

3

300-500 level Course

3

400-level Lab**

3

Year 4

400-500 level Course

3

300-500 level Course

3

400-500 level Course

3

400-500 level Course

3


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

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

**300-Level Lab may be taken any term after BIOL 203/204; 400-Level Lab any term after the 300-Level Lab

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

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