Biological Sciences with General Biology Concentration
2024-2025

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FIRST YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY
UWP 101 First Year Seminar 1        
BIOS 101 Bioscience 4 Fall/Spring MATH 111 or higher or concurrent enrollment; placement into ENGL 100 or higher   MJ, NS
CHEM 101 General Chemistry I 4 Fall/Spring MATH 111 or concurrent enrollment or a "C" or better in CHEM 100; and CHEM 103 or concurrent enrollment   MJ, NS
CHEM 101 General Chemistry I Lab 1 Fall/Spring CHEM 101 or concurrent enrollment   MJ
MATH 111 College Algebra I 5 Fall/Spring Placement C SK
ENGL 100 Fundamentals of English 3 Fall/Spring Appropriate placement C SK
TOTAL   18        


Winterim Year 1 - optional
Consult with your advisor whether winterim is appropriate for you in your first year.
 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY
BIOS 102 Organismal Biology 4 Fall/Spring MATH 111 or concurrent enrollment; placement into ENGL 100 or higher   MJ
MATH 114 College Algebra II w/Trigonometry 5 Fall/Spring "C" or better in MATH 111 or appropriate placement   MJ
CHEM 102 General Chemistry II 4 Fall/Spring CHEM 101, 103; and CHEM 104 or concurrent enrollment   MJ
CHEM 104 General Chemistry II Lab 1 Fall/Spring CHEM 102; CHEM 104 or concurrent enrollment   MJ
ENGL 101 Composition and Reading 3 Fall/Spring "C" or better in ENGL 100; appropriate placement   SK
TOTAL   17        
YEAR TOTAL   35        


Summer Year 1 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is recommended for students who end their first year with less than 30 credit hours.

SECOND YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY
BIOS 210 Biostatistics 4 Fall/Spring BIOS 101, 102 and MATH 112, 113 or 114; or placement/221   MJ
CHEM 321 Organic Chemistry I 4 Fall/Spring CHEM 102, 104 or 114   MJ
MATH 221 Calculus and Analytical Geometry I 5 Fall MATH 112 and 113, or 114   MJ, NS
General Education (HU) Elective 3 Fall/Spring/Summer     HU
TOTAL   16        


Winterim Year 2 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have accumulated less than 45 credits.

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY
BIOS 260 General Genetics 4 Fall/Spring BIOS 101, 102; 210 or concurrent registration; CHEM 102   MJ
CHEM 322 Organic Chemistry II 4 Fall/Spring CHEM 321   MJ
General Education (SB) DV Elective 3 Fall/Spring/Summer     SB
General Education (SB) Elective 3 Fall/Spring/Summer     SB
TOTAL   14        
YEAR TOTAL   30        


Summer Year 2 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is recommended for students who end their second year with less than 60 credit hours.

THIRD YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY
BIOS 3XX Biology Elective Area I 3 Fall/Spring     MJ
Any elective   3       MJ, NS
BIOS 3XX Biology Elective 3 Fall/Spring     MJ
General Education (HU) Elective 3 Fall/Spring/Summer     MJ
Foreign Language 103 Modern Language I 4 Fall/Spring/Summer     FL
TOTAL   16        


Winterim Year 3 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have accumulated less than 75 credits.
 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY
BIOS 3XX Biology Elective Area II 4 Fall/Spring     MJ
Any Elective   3   P   MJ
BIOS 3XX Biology Elective 3 Fall/Spring     MJ
Foreign Language 104 Modern Language II 4 Fall/Spring/Summer Foreign Language 103   FL
TOTAL   14        
YEAR TOTAL   30        


Summer Year 3 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is recommended for students who end their third year with less than 90 credit hours.

FOURTH YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY
BIOS 435 or BIOS 445 Experimental Methods or Research Methods in Ecology and Evoluation 2   CHEM 322 and consent of instructor Fall/Spring MJ
BIOS 3XX Biology Elective Area III 4     Fall/Spring MJ
General Education (HU) Elective 3     Fall/Spring/summer HU
General Education (HU) Elective 3     Fall/Spring/summer HU
General Education (SB) Elective 3     Fall/Spring/summer SB
TOTAL   15        


Winterim Year 4 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have accumulated less than 105 credits.
 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY
3XX or 4XX Upper Level Elective 3 Fall/Spring     MJ
BIOS 3XX Biology Elective Area IV 4 Fall/Spring     MJ
General Education (SB) Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 Fall/Spring/Summer     SB
BIOS 3XX Biology Elective 3 Fall/Spring     MJ
3XX Elective (CHEM 323)   3        
TOTAL   16        
YEAR TOTAL   31        


Summer Year 4 - if needed
Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who have not completed the required 120 hours.

Graduation Requirements Summary
 

Minimum Total Hours Minimum Upper-Division Hours Min. Core Hours Major GPA Overall GPA
120        

 

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