Required and recommended courses for all BA biology majors: 
 
YEAR 1  
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BIO 141-142 
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CHE 151-152 
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MAT 143-142 (if not calculus ready) 
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SOC 100 & SCI 100 
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FDS 
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BIO 295 
(34 credits for year 1) 
 
YEAR 2: 
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BIO 245 & BIO 223 
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MAT 241 or 235 
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COM 119-120 
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HUM 115 
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ENG 120 
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SPA or FRE 131-132 
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PE 
take EPE, CS 
(33 credits for year 2; 67 total) 
 
YEAR 3: 
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BIO 360 
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BIO 397-398 
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PHY 211-212 (or 241-242) 
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ENG 201 
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PHI 200 
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SPA or FRE 231 
 
YEAR 4 
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BIO 497 
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SCI 497 or BIO 498 
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ENG 261-262 
 
ADDITIONAL YEAR 3-4 COURSES: 
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Social science, two courses (suggested courses: GOG 221, SSC 220, SSC 327, SSC 328, PSY 240, PSY 310) 
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PE, 1 credit 
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An additional 14 credits (must include 1 animal & 1 plant course) of science courses; to the right are recommendations according 
to area of interest. 
 
Recommended additional science courses for biology majors according to the student's area of interest: 
 
CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY or BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH 
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BIO 342, BIO 352, BIO 460, & BIO 496  
 
ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION 
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BIO 370, BIO/MBI 495, MAT 332, & MBI 424 
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BIO 342 or 352 
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BIO 220 or MBI 222 or BIO 339 or BIO 350,  BIO 349, & SCI 220 
 
MEDICAL SCHOOL or other health related fields 
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BIO 339, BIO 342, CHE 253-254, CHE 348, & MAT 241-242 
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Also consider BIO 355, BIO 460, BIO 495, BIO 496 & SCI 220 
 
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY 
BIO 220, BIO 339, BIO 342, BIO 349, BIO 350, BIO 352, BIO 355, BIO 370, MBI 222, BIO/MBI 430,BIO/MBI 465- 466 
 
Other courses you may wish to consider: CHE 251, CHE 252, CSC 117, CSC 118, CSC 119, CSC 239, CSC 361, MSC 111, MSC 
211, MAT 261, MAT 361, MAT 344 & MAT 352