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 and CHEM 133 - General Chemistry Laboratory	CHEM 104 - General Chemistry and CHEM 134 - General Chemistry Laboratory
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: 16-17	Credits: 14-15
Second Year
300-level BISC Core Elective (1/2)***	300-level BISC Core Elective (2/2)***
CHEM 321 and CHEM 325 or CHEM 213 and CHEM 215	CHEM 322 and CHEM 326 or CHEM 214 and CHEM 216
MATH 221 - Calculus I or MATH 232 - Integrated Calculus IB 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: 14-15	Credits: 16
Third Year
PHYS 201 and PHYS 221 or PHYS 207 and PHYS 227	PHYS 202 and PHYS 222 or PHYS 208 and PHYS 228
STAT 200 - Basic Statistical Practice ****	BISC 403 - Genetics
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 (may fulfill 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: 16
Total Credits: 124

*Students whose MATH Placement Examination score placed them in MATH 221 or higher need not take a MATH course coincident with CHEM 103. The MATH 231/MATH 232 sequence is one way to complete the calculus requirement.
**Can substitute a Breadth Requirement and postpone Foreign Language Requirement to other semesters. Fewer than three semesters of Foreign Language may fulfill the requirement depending on the student’s high school coursework and language selection for college study.
***See program plan for approved courses.
****Statistics requirement can also be fulfilled with BISC 643, which is also a literature-based course. Recommended for senior year.
*****Minimum grade C- required in all BISC courses for a total of at least 33 credits. Minimum 33 BISC credits; maximum 45. Taking BISC elective courses worth 4 credits may result in a student needing fewer BISC elective courses.

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.