Department of Biological Sciences

Biological Sciences BA Four-Year Plan

FALL	SPRING
First Year
BISC 207 - Introductory Biology I	BISC 208 - Introductory Biology II
CHEM 103 - General Chemistry or CHEM 107 - General Chemistry For Life Sciences I	CHEM 104 - General Chemistry or CHEM 108 - General Chemistry for Life Sciences II
MATH 115 - Pre-Calculus or MATH 117 - Pre-Calculus for Scientists and Engineers	ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition
Foreign Language Requirement (1/3)*	Foreign Language Requirement (2/3)*
First Year Seminar
Credits: 16	Credits: 15
Second Year
300-level BISC Core Elective (1/2)**	300-level BISC Core Elective (2/2)**
CHEM 321 - Organic Chemistry I or CHEM 213 - Elementary Organic Chemistry	CHEM 322 - Organic Chemistry II or CHEM 214 - Elementary Biochemistry
CHEM 325 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I or CHEM 215 - Elementary Organic Chemistry Laboratory	CHEM 326 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II or CHEM 216 - Elementary Biochemistry Laboratory
MATH 221 - Calculus I or MATH 241 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus A	Breadth Requirement (1/9)
Foreign Language Requirement (3/3)*	Breadth Requirement (2/9)
	Breadth Requirement (3/9)
Credits: 14	Credits: 16
Third Year
PHYS 201 - Introductory Physics I or PHYS 207 - Fundamentals of Physics I	BISC 403 - Genetics
STAT 200 - Basic Statistical Practice (or equivalent approved course)	PHYS 202 - Introductory Physics II or PHYS 208 - Fundamentals of Physics II
BISC Elective (300 or 400-level) (1/4)	BISC Elective (300 or 400-level) (2/4)
Breadth Requirement (4/9)	Breadth Requirement (6/9)
Breadth Requirement (should also satisfy Multicultural Requirement) (5/9)	Breadth Requirement (7/9)
	Free Elective (1/3)
Credits: 16	Credits: 17
Fourth Year
BISC Elective (300 or 400-level) (3/4)	BISC Elective (300 or 400-level) (4/4)
Experimental Biology Laboratory Requirement (DLE)**	Literature-based Biology Requirement**
Breadth Requirement (8/9)	Breadth Requirement (9/9)
Second Writing Requirement	Capstone Requirement
Free Elective (2/3)	Free Elective (3/3)
Credits: 15	Credits: 15
Total Credits: 124

* Can substitute a Breadth Requirement and postpone Foreign Language Requirement to other semesters.

** See program plan for approved courses.

*** Minimum grade C- required in all BISC courses for a total of at least 33 credits. Minimum 33 BISC credits; maximum 45.

Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. This document is intended as a supplemental advisement tool to be used in conjunction with in-person advisement and the UDSIS Degree Audit. Students should direct any questions or concerns regarding degree progress to their advisor or Academic Assistant Dean.