Semester-by-Semester Plan

First Year

Fall Semester

• BIOL 110 Fundamentals of Biology I, 3 credit hours
• BIOL 112 Fundamentals of Biology Lab, 1 credit hour
• CHEM 107 General Chemistry I, 3 credit hours
• ENGL 101 Intro to Academic Writing, 3 credit hours
• MATH 105, 109, 110, or 143 (see math footnote 1), 3 credit hours
• UNIV 100 First Year Seminar, 3 credit hours

Spring Semester

• BIOL 111 Fundamentals of Biology II, 3 credit hours
• BIOL 113 Fundamentals of Biology II lab, 1 credit hour
• CHEM 108 General Chemistry II, 3 credit hours
• CHEM 115 General Chemistry Lab, 2 credit hours
• ENGL 102 Writing and Research About Culture, 3 credit hours
• MATH elective - see math footnote 2, 3 credit hours

Second Year

Fall Semester

• CHEM 231 or 240 Organic Chemistry - see footnote, 3 credit hours
• PHYS 207 Intro to Physics I, 3 credits

Spring Semester

• CHEM 280 or 317 Biochemistry - see footnote, 3 credits
• PHYS 208 Intro to Physics II, 3 credit hours

Fall or Spring Semester

• CMCN 200, 210, or 310, 3 credit hours
• BIOL 261 General Microbiology, 3 credit hours
• BIOL 264 General Microbiology Lab, 1 credit hour
• Electives - see footnote, 15 credit hours

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Notes

Math Notes

1. Must be chosen from MATH 105, 109, 110 or 143. Students possibly interested in a biology degree should take the combination of MATH 109/110 or MATH 143.
2. Must be chosen from Math 210 or 250; students interested in a biology degree should take MATH 250.

Organic Chemistry Note

• Course must be chosen from CHEM 231 or 240; students possibly interested in a biology degree should take CHEM 231.

Biochemistry Note

• Course must be chosen from CHEM 280 or 317; students possibly interested in a biology degree under the microbiology concentration should take CHEM 317.

Electives Note

• Students are encouraged to select electives fulfilling the requirements of the Biology degree programs while awaiting admission to veterinary school.