| Biology (BS) | 
| Year 1 | 
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Fall | 
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Spring | 
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BIOL | 
1301 | 
Bio 1: Cells, Molecules & Evolution | 
4 | 
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BIOL | 
1401 | 
Bio 2: Biodiversity, Organismal & Ecology | 
4 | 
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CHEM | 
1731 | 
General Chemistry 1 (rec.) | 
4 | 
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CHEM | 
1741 | 
General Chemistry 2 (rec.) | 
4 | 
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CHEM | 
1751 | 
General Chemistry 1 Lab (rec.) | 
1 | 
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CHEM | 
1761 | 
General Chemistry 2 Lab (rec.) | 
1 | 
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MATH | 
1461 | 
Calculus for Life Sciences (rec.) | 
3 | 
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ENGL | 
1221 | 
Writing Seminar | 
3 | 
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TREX | 
1001 | 
Transitions Experience | 
3 | 
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STAT | 
1561 | 
Statistics for Professionals (rec.) | 
3 | 
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15 | 
| Year 2 | 
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BIOL | 
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Biology elective 2xx1 or higher* | 
4 | 
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BIOL | 
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Biology cohort 1 elective^* | 
3 | 
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BIOL | 
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Biology elective 2xx1 or higher* | 
3 | 
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BIOL | 
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Biology elective 2xx1 or higher* | 
3 | 
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Distribution requirement | 
3 | 
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Distribution requirement | 
3 | 
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Distribution requirement | 
3 | 
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Distribution requirement | 
3 | 
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Distribution requirement | 
3 | 
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Distribution requirement | 
3 | 
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| Year 3 | 
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BIOL | 
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Cell Biology OR Genetics* | 
3 | 
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BIOL | 
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Biology elective 2xx1 or higher* | 
3 | 
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BIOL | 
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Biology cohort 2 elective^* | 
3 | 
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Elective | 
3 | 
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Diverse cultures seminar | 
3 | 
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Elective | 
3 | 
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Distribution requirement | 
3 | 
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Elective | 
3 | 
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Elective | 
3 | 
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Elective | 
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BIOL | 
4761 | 
Internship in Biology Capstone#* | 
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1 | 
| Year 4 | 
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BIOL | 
4861 | 
Capstone Seminar in Biology* | 
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Elective | 
3 | 
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Elective | 
3 | 
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Elective | 
3 | 
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Elective | 
3 | 
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Elective | 
3 | 
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Elective | 
3 | 
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Elective | 
3 | 
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Elective | 
3 | 
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Elective | 
3 | 
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13 | 
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15 | 
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| This plan should be used as a guide only. Semester course offerings are subject to change. For distributional requirements see DegreeWorks. Minimum required hours = 120. | 
| Distribution requirements: 3 humanities, 1 fine arts, 1 communication, 1 social science, 1 math/stat/natural science | 
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Must complete ≥25 hours from BIOL 2xx1 - 4xx1 | 
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Internship experience must be approved by the department. 1 credit hour of summer tuition will be assessed. | 
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Select one course from two of three cohorts: organismal biology, ecology/evolution, and biological diversity/systematics | 
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