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BS/MS Curriculum

Pre-Requisites (minimum)

  Credits
General Biology (AP/Gen. Biology) 8
Total Credits 8

Freshman Year

First Semester Credits Second Semester Credits
Adv. Biology 3 Adv. Biology 4
CHM 1151 - General Chemistry I 4 CHM 1152 - General Chemistry II 4
CHM 1103 - General Chemistry Lab I 1 CHM 1104 - General Chemistry Lab II 1
MAT 1310 - Calc Life Sci Appl I 3 MAT 1315 - Calc Life Sci Appl II 3
Core Humanities Seminar 6 Core Humanities Seminar 6
Research 1 Research 1
Total Credits 18 Total Credits 19

Sophomore Year

First Semester Credits Second Semester Credits
Adv. Biology 4 Adv. Biology 4
CHM 2211 - Organic Chemistry I 3 CHM 1152 - General Chemistry II 3
CHM 2201 - Organic Chemistry Lab I 1 CHM 1104 - General Chemistry Lab II 1
Core Humanities Seminar 9 Core Humanities Seminar 9
Research 1 Research 1
Total Credits 18 Total Credits 18

Junior Year

First Semester Credits Second Semester Credits
Adv. Biology 4 PHY 1102 - General Physics II 3
BIO 8920 - Research Prospectus 1 PHY 1103 - General Physics II Lab 1
BIO 8910 - BS/MS Res Prospectus & Thesis 1 Core Humanities Seminar 9
PHY 1100 - General Physics I 3 Research 4
PHY 1101 - General Physics I Lab 1  
Core Humanities Seminar 6    
Research 1    
Total Credits 17 Total Credits 17

Senior Year

Grad Biology
First Semester Credits Second Semester Credits
Grad Biology 4 Grad Biology 4
Grad Biology 4 Grad Biology 4
Core Humanities Seminar 3 Core Humanities Seminar 3
Research 2 Research 2
Total Credits 13 Total Credits 13

Fifth Year

First Semester Credits Second Semester Credits
Grad Biology 4 Research 4
Grad Biology 4   0
Research 3    
Total Credits 11 Total Credits 4