| SUGGESTED PROGRAM PLAN FOR BIOLOGY MAJORS |
| First Year, Fall Semester (16 cr.) |
| Core 110 | Communication I | 4 cr. |
| BIOL 101 | General Biology I | 3 cr. |
| BIOL 101L | General Biology I Lab | 1 cr. |
| CHEM 113 | General Chemistry I | 3 cr. |
| CHEM 103L | General Chemistry I Lab | 1 cr. |
| MATH 110 | Pre-calculus (if needed as prerequisite for MATH 120) | 4 cr. |
| First Year, Spring Semester (16 cr.) |
| CORE 140 | Communication II | 4 cr. |
| BIOL 102 | General Biology II | 3 cr. |
| BIOL 102L | General Biology II Lab | 1 cr. |
| CHEM 114 | General Chemistry II | 3 cr. |
| General electives | 4 cr. |
| CHEM 1104L | General Chemistry II lab | 1 cr. |
| Second Year, Fall Semester (16 cr.) |
| CORE 220 | The Creative Arts | 4 cr. |
| Foreign Language (depends on placement) | 4 cr. |
| BIOL 221 | Human Anatomy and Physiology | 3 cr. |
| BIOL 221L | or Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab or | 1 cr. |
| BIOL -- Biology Elective | 4 cr. |
| CHEM 233 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 cr. |
| CHEM 203L | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 cr. |
| Second Year, Spring Semester (16 cr.) |
| CORE 230 | Natural Science | 4 cr. |
| Foreign Language (depends on placement) | 4 cr. |
| BIOL 222 | Human Anatomy and Physiology | 3 cr. |
| BIOL 222L | or Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab or | 1 cr. |
| BIOL -- Biology Elective | 4 cr. |
| CHEM 234 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 cr. |
| CHEM 204L | Organic Chemistry Lab II | 1 cr. |
| Third Year, Fall Semester (16 cr.) |
| Core 250 Humanities: | Thought and Experience | 4 cr. |
| Foreign Language | 4 cr. |
| BIOL 350 | Genetic Principles | 4 cr. |
| BIOL 350 | Genetic Principles Lab | 0 cr. |
| PHYS 130 | General Physics I | 3 cr. |
| PHYS 130L | General Physics Lab I | 1 cr. |
| Third Year, Spring Semester (16 cr.) |
| Core 210 | The Varieties of Literature | 4 cr. |
| BIOL 360 | Molecular Cell Biology | 3 cr. |
| BIOL 360L | Experiments in Molecular Cell Biology | 1 cr. |
| PHYS 140 | General Physics II | 3 cr. |
| PHYS 140L | General Physics II Lab | 1 cr. |
| PSY 180 | General Psychology | 4 cr. |
| Fourth Year, Fall Semester (13 cr.) |
| CORE 360 | The World and Its Peoples | 4 cr. |
| BIOL 313 | Molecular Plant Biology | 4 cr. |
| BIOL 313L | Experiments In Molecular Plant Bio. | 0 cr. |
| BIOL 497 | Senior Seminar | 1 cr. |
| (NSCI 361, 361L BIOL Elective Recommended) | 4 cr. |
| Fourth Year, Spring Semester (12 cr.) |
| BIOL 498 | Senior Seminar | 1 cr. |
| (NSCI 362, 362L General Elective recommended) | 4 cr. |
| General Electives | 4 cr. |
| Total hours required for graduation: 120 cr. |