Biology Curriculum Guides
Biology Major with Emphasis in Animal Biology
An example: Four year plan for Biology Major with Emphasis in Animal Biology
120 credits necessary to graduate.
Plan is a representation and categories of classes can be switched. Check with your advisor.
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| BIOLOGY 203 & BIOLOGY 204 |
Principles of Biology: Organisms and Evolution and Principles of Biology Lab: Organisms and Evolution |
4 |
| CHEM 207 | Laboratory Safety | 1 |
| CHEM 211 & CHEM 213 |
Principles of Chemistry I and Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory |
5 |
| First Year Seminar | 3 | |
| MATH 104 or General Ed | ||
| Credits | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOLOGY 201 & BIOLOGY 202 |
Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Processes and Principles of Biology Lab: Cellular and Molecular Processes |
4 |
| CHEM 212 & CHEM 214 |
Principles of Chemistry II and Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory |
5 |
| MATH 260 | Introductory Statistics | 4 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOLOGY 307 & BIOLOGY 308 |
Cell Biology and Cell Biology Laboratory (or Biology 302) |
4 |
| WF 105 | Research and Rhetoric | 3 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOLOGY 303 | Genetics | 3 |
| BIOLOGY 309 | Evolutionary Biology | 3 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOLOGY 306 | Principles of Ecology | 4 |
| Biology Elective | 3-4 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16-17 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOLOGY 346 | Comparative Physiology (Or BIOLOGY 311 in Fall) | 3 |
| Biology Elective | 3-4 | |
| Biology Elective | 3-4 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15-17 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOLOGY 490 | Biology Seminar (Fall or Spring) | 1 |
| BIOLOGY 498 or BIOLOGY 497 |
Independent Study (Recommended) or Internship |
1-4 |
| Biology Elective | 3-4 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 14-18 | |
| Spring | ||
| Biology Elective | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15-16 | |
| Total Credits | 120-128 | |
Biology Major with Emphasis in Aquatic Ecology & Fisheries
An example: Four year plan for Biology Major with Emphasis in Aquatic Ecology & Fisheries
120 credits necessary to graduate.
Plan is a representation and categories of classes can be switched. Check with your advisor.
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| BIOLOGY 203 & BIOLOGY 204 |
Principles of Biology: Organisms and Evolution and Principles of Biology Lab: Organisms and Evolution |
4 |
| CHEM 207 | Laboratory Safety | 1 |
| CHEM 211 & CHEM 213 |
Principles of Chemistry I and Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory |
5 |
| First Year Seminar | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOLOGY 201 & BIOLOGY 202 |
Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Processes and Principles of Biology Lab: Cellular and Molecular Processes |
4 |
| CHEM 212 | Principles of Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM 213 | Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
| MATH 260 | Introductory Statistics | 4 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOLOGY 303 | Genetics | 3 |
| MATH 104 or MATH 202 |
Precalculus or Calculus and Analytic Geometry I |
4 |
| WF 105 or INFO SCI 390 |
Research and Rhetoric or Technical Writing |
3 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOLOGY 360 | Early Life History of Fish | 4 |
| BIOLOGY 469 | Conservation Biology | 4 |
| ENV SCI 403 or ENV SCI 401 |
Limnology or Stream Ecology |
4 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOLOGY 341 | Ichthyology | 4 |
| BIOLOGY 322 | Environmental Microbiology | 4 |
| BIOLOGY 346 | Comparative Physiology | 3 |
| BIOLOGY 370 | Fisheries Research and Management | 3 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOLOGY 490 | Biology Seminar | 1 |
| ENV SCI 467 | Capstone in Environmental Science | 4 |
| Major Elective | 3-4 | |
| Major Elective | 3-4 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 14-16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOLOGY 401 | Fish and Wildlife Population Dynamics | 4 |
| BIOLOGY 449 | Wetland Ecology | 3 |
| Major Elective | 3-4 | |
| Major Elective | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 13-15 | |
| Total Credits | 107-111 | |
Biology Major with Emphasis in Cell/Molecular
An example: Four year plan for Biology Major with Emphasis in Cell/Molecular
120 credits necessary to graduate.
Plan is a representation and categories of classes can be switched. Check with your advisor.
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| BIOLOGY 203 & BIOLOGY 204 |
Principles of Biology: Organisms and Evolution and Principles of Biology Lab: Organisms and Evolution |
4 |
| CHEM 207 | Laboratory Safety | 1 |
| CHEM 211 & CHEM 213 |
Principles of Chemistry I and Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory |
5 |
| First Year Seminar | 3 | |
| MATH 104 or General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOLOGY 201 & BIOLOGY 202 |
Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Processes and Principles of Biology Lab: Cellular and Molecular Processes |
4 |
| CHEM 212 & CHEM 214 |
Principles of Chemistry II and Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory |
5 |
| MATH 260 | Introductory Statistics | 4 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOLOGY 323 & BIOLOGY 324 |
Principles of Microbiology and Principles of Microbiology Laboratory |
4 |
| WF 105 | Research and Rhetoric | 3 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOLOGY 303 | Genetics | 3 |
| BIOLOGY 309 | Evolutionary Biology | 3 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOLOGY 306 | Principles of Ecology | 4 |
| BIOLOGY 307 & BIOLOGY 308 |
Cell Biology and Cell Biology Laboratory |
4 |
| CHEM 302 & CHEM 304 |
Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (or CHEM 300 in Spring) |
4 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOLOGY 346 | Comparative Physiology (Or BIOLOGY 311 in Fall) | 3 |
| CHEM 300 & CHEM 301 |
Bio-Organic Chemistry and Bio-Organic Chemistry Laboratory (or Organic I in Fall) |
4 |
| BIOLOGY 407 | Molecular Biology | 3 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOLOGY 490 | Biology Seminar (fall or spring) | 1 |
| Biology Elective | 3-4 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16-17 | |
| Spring | ||
| Biology Elective | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 12-13 | |
| Total Credits | 122-124 | |
Biology Major with Emphasis in Ecology & Conservation
An example: Four year plan for Biology Major with Emphasis in Ecology and Conservation Biology
120 credits necessary to graduate.
Plan is a representation and categories of classes can be switched. Check with your advisor.
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| BIOLOGY 203 & BIOLOGY 204 |
Principles of Biology: Organisms and Evolution and Principles of Biology Lab: Organisms and Evolution |
4 |
| CHEM 207 | Laboratory Safety | 1 |
| CHEM 211 & CHEM 213 |
Principles of Chemistry I and Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory |
5 |
| First Year Seminar | 3 | |
| MATH 104 or General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOLOGY 201 & BIOLOGY 202 |
Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Processes and Principles of Biology Lab: Cellular and Molecular Processes |
4 |
| CHEM 212 | Principles of Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM 214 | Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 |
| MATH 260 | Introductory Statistics | 4 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOLOGY 323 & BIOLOGY 324 |
Principles of Microbiology or Cell Biology or Environmental Microbiology |
4 |
| WF 105 | Research and Rhetoric | 3 |
| MATH 202 or General Ed | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOLOGY 303 | Genetics | 3 |
| BIOLOGY 306 | Principles of Ecology | 4 |
| BIOLOGY 322 |
Environmental Microbiology or Principles of Microbiology or Cell Biology |
4 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOLOGY 307 & BIOLOGY 308 |
Cell Biology or Environmental Microbiology or Principles of Microbiology |
4 |
| BIOLOGY 309 | Evolutionary Biology | 3 |
| BIOLOGY 311 | Plant Physiology (or BIOLOGY 346 in spring) | 4 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Elective | ||
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOLOGY 346 | Comparative Physiology (Or BIOLOGY 311 in Fall) | 3 |
| Biology Elective | 3-4 | |
| Biology Elective | 3-4 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15-17 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOLOGY 490 | Biology Seminar (fall or spring) | 1 |
| BIOLOGY 498 or BIOLOGY 497 |
Independent Study (Recommended) or Internship |
2-3 |
| Biology Elective | 3-4 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15-17 | |
| Spring | ||
| Biology Elective | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 12-13 | |
| Total Credits | 121-126 | |
Biology Major with Emphasis in Biology for Educators
An example: Four year plan for Biology Major with Emphasis in Biology for Educators
120 credits necessary to graduate.
Plan is a representation and categories of classes can be switched. Check with your advisor.
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| BIOLOGY 203 & BIOLOGY 204 |
Principles of Biology: Organisms and Evolution and Principles of Biology Lab: Organisms and Evolution |
4 |
| CHEM 207 | Laboratory Safety | 1 |
| CHEM 211 & CHEM 213 |
Principles of Chemistry I and Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory |
5 |
| First Year Seminar | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOLOGY 201 & BIOLOGY 204 |
Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Processes and Principles of Biology Lab: Organisms and Evolution |
4 |
| CHEM 212 & CHEM 214 |
Principles of Chemistry II and Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory |
5 |
| MATH 260 | Introductory Statistics | 4 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOLOGY 307 & BIOLOGY 308 |
Cell Biology and Cell Biology Laboratory (or Biology 302) |
4 |
| MATH 202 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | 4 |
| WF 105 | Research and Rhetoric | 3 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOLOGY 303 | Genetics | 3 |
| BIOLOGY 309 | Evolutionary Biology | 3 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOLOGY 306 | Principles of Ecology | 4 |
| Biology Elective | 3-4 | |
| Biology Elective | 3-4 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16-18 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOLOGY 346 or BIOLOGY 311 |
Comparative Physiology or Plant Physiology |
3-4 |
| Biology Elective | 3-4 | |
| Biology Elective | 3-4 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15-18 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOLOGY 490 | Biology Seminar (fall or spring) | 1 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 123-128 | |
Biology Major with Emphasis in Microbiology
An example: Four year plan for Biology Major with Emphasis in Microbiology
120 credits necessary to graduate.
Plan is a representation and categories of classes can be switched. Check with your advisor.
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| BIOLOGY 203 & BIOLOGY 204 |
Principles of Biology: Organisms and Evolution and Principles of Biology Lab: Organisms and Evolution |
4 |
| CHEM 207 | Laboratory Safety | 1 |
| CHEM 211 & CHEM 213 |
Principles of Chemistry I and Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory |
5 |
| First Year Seminar | 3 | |
| General Ed (or Math 104) | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOLOGY 201 & BIOLOGY 202 |
Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Processes and Principles of Biology Lab: Cellular and Molecular Processes |
4 |
| CHEM 212 & CHEM 214 |
Principles of Chemistry II and Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory |
5 |
| MATH 260 | Introductory Statistics | 4 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOLOGY 323 & BIOLOGY 324 or BIOLOGY 322 |
Principles of Microbiology or Environmental Microbiology |
4 |
| CHEM 302 & CHEM 304 |
Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry Laboratory I |
4 |
| WF 105 | Research and Rhetoric | 3 |
| General Ed (or Math 202) | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOLOGY 303 | Genetics | 3 |
| BIOLOGY 309 | Evolutionary Biology | 3 |
| CHEM 303 & CHEM 305 |
Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry Laboratory II |
4 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOLOGY 311 | Plant Physiology (or BIOLOGY 346 in Spring, or Biology elective) | 4 |
| BIOLOGY 402 | Advanced Microbiology | 4 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Elective | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 17-19 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOLOGY 306 | Principles of Ecology | 4 |
| Biology Elective | 3-4 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Elective | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 16-19 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOLOGY 490 | Biology Seminar (Fall or Spring) | 1 |
| BIOLOGY 498 or BIOLOGY 497 |
Independent Study (recommended) or Internship |
1-4 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Biology Elective | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 14-20 | |
| Spring | ||
| Biology Elective | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 12-16 | |
| Total Credits | 124-139 | |
Biology major with Emphasis in Pre-Veterinary
An example: Four year plan for Biology Major with Emphasis in Pre-Veterinary
120 credits necessary to graduate.
Plan is a representation and categories of classes can be switched. Check with your advisor.
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| BIOLOGY 203 & BIOLOGY 204 |
Principles of Biology: Organisms and Evolution and Principles of Biology Lab: Organisms and Evolution |
4 |
| CHEM 207 | Laboratory Safety | 1 |
| CHEM 211 & CHEM 213 |
Principles of Chemistry I and Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory |
5 |
| First Year Seminar | 3 | |
| General Ed (or Math 104) | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOLOGY 201 & BIOLOGY 202 |
Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Processes and Principles of Biology Lab: Cellular and Molecular Processes |
4 |
| CHEM 212 & CHEM 214 |
Principles of Chemistry II and Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory |
5 |
| MATH 260 | Introductory Statistics | 4 |
| General Ed (or Physics) | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOLOGY 303 | Genetics | 3 |
| CHEM 302 & CHEM 304 |
Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry Laboratory I |
4 |
| WF 105 | Research and Rhetoric | 3 |
| General Ed (or Physics) | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOLOGY 307 & BIOLOGY 308 |
Cell Biology and Cell Biology Laboratory |
4 |
| BIOLOGY 309 | Evolutionary Biology | 3 |
| CHEM 303 & CHEM 305 |
Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry Laboratory II |
4 |
| General Ed (or Physics) | 3 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOLOGY 306 | Principles of Ecology | 4 |
| CHEM 330 | Biochemistry | 3 |
| PHYSICS 103 or PHYSICS 201 |
Fundamentals of Physics I or Principles of Physics I |
4 |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Elective | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 17-18 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOLOGY 346 | Comparative Physiology | 3 |
| PHYSICS 104 or PHYSICS 202 |
Fundamentals of Physics II or Principles of Physics II |
4 |
| Biology Elective | 3-4 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Elective | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 16-18 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOLOGY 490 | Biology Seminar (Fall or Spring) | 1 |
| BIOLOGY 498 or BIOLOGY 497 |
Independent Study (recommended) or Internship |
1-4 |
| Biology Elective | 3-4 | |
| General Ed | 3 | |
| Elective | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 14-20 | |
| Spring | ||
| Biology Elective | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3-4 | |
| Elective | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 12-16 | |
| Total Credits | 124-137 | |
