Requirements
Suggested Course of Study

Requirements

Campus Requirements
Liberal Arts and Distribution requirements
Biology Requirements
Chemistry Requirements
Other Requirements

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Campus Requirements

CSCI C106 Computer, ENG W131 Elementary Composition I, and Research Writing,

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Liberal Arts and Distribution requirements

Four semesters foreign language;

Two courses in mathematical and formal reasoning: one course covered by major requirement, one course in formal reasoning (for example A201, C201, P150);

Three courses in the individual, society and politics: one course in psychology and society, one course in politics and economics and an additional course in either of the previous two;

Five courses in four categories of literature, ideas, history, and the arts with two in historical investigation;

One course in cultural diversity. This course may also be used to satisfy a distribution requirement above.

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Biology Requirements

Credit Hours
Introductory biology sequence L101-L102	10
Genetics (usually L311-L319 or K322-K323)	5
Cell biology (usually L312-L313)	6
Developmental biology (usually L317 or Z317 with Z318, or B373)	5
Physiology (usually L308 or P416-P418)	5
Biology Seminar L403	1
Total	32

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Chemistry Requirements

Credit Hours
C105-C125	5
C106-C126	5
C302	1
C315	3
C317	3
C318	3
C341-C343	5
C342-C344	5
C361	3
Total	33

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Other Requirements

Calculus	10
Physics	10
Total	20

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Suggested Course of Study

Suggested First-Year Program

First Semester	Credits
Biology L101	5
Chemistry C105-C125	5
English W131	3
Mathematics M215	5
Total	18

Second Semester

Biology L102	5
Chemistry C106-C126	5
Computer Literacy	3
Mathematics M216	5
Total	18

Suggested Second-Year Program

First Semester	Credits
Genetics	6
Chemistry C341-C343	5
Arts and sciences distribution courses	6
Total	17

Second Semester

Biology cell biology	6
Biology genetics	5
Chemistry C342-C344	5
Arts and sciences distribution course	3
Total	19

Suggested Third-Year Program

First Semester	Credits
Developmental biology	5
Chemistry C317	3
Physics P201 or P221	5
Foreign language course	4
Total	17

Second Semester
Biology physiology	5
Chemistry C318	3
Physics P202 or P222	5
Foreign language course	4
Total	17

Suggested Fourth-Year Program

First Semester	Credits
Biology L403	1
Formal reasoning usually C201, A201, P150	3
Chemistry C361	3
Arts and sciences distribution courses (one of which counts toward the cultural diversity requirement)	6
Foreign language course	3
Total	16

Second Semester

Chemistry C302	1
Chemistry C315	3
Arts and sciences distribution courses	9
Foreign language course	3
Total	16

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