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OFFICE OF THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND PROVOST
May 15,2013
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Jayanth Banavar
Dean, College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Elizabeth Beise fj~
Associate Provost for Academic Planning and Programs
Proposal to Modify the Curriculum of the Bachelor of Science in Biological
Sciences (PCC log no. 12042)
At its meeting on April 5, 2013, the Senate Committee on Programs, Curricula, and
Courses approved your proposal to modify the curriculum of the Bachelor of Science in
Biological Sciences. A copy of the approved proposal is attached.
The change is effective Fall 2013. Please ensure that the change is fully described in the
Undergraduate Catalog and in all relevant descriptive materials, including the program's four­
year plan (contact Lisa Kiely at lkiely@umd.edu for more information), and that all advisors are
informed.
MDC/
Enclosure
cc:
William Idsardi, Chair, Senate PCC Committee
Sarah Bauder, Office of Student Financial Aid
Reka Montfort, University Senate
Erin Howard, Division ofInformation Technology
Donna Williams, Institutional Research, Planning & Assessment
Anne Turkos, University Archives
Linda Yokoi, Office of the Registrar
Robert Gaines, Undergraduate Studies
Robert Infantino, College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
PROGRAM/CURRICULUMIUNIT PROPOSAL
Please email the rest of the proposal as an MSWord attachment
to pcc-submissionsfii;umd.edu.
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Please submit the signed fonn to the Office of the Associate Provost
for Academic Planning and Programs, 1119 Main Administration Building, Campus.
College/School: College of Com puter, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
Please also add College/School Unit Code-First 8 digits: 01203000
Unit Codes can befound at: https://hvpprod.umd.edu/Html Reports/units.htm
DepartmentlProgram: Biological Sciences
Please also add DepartmentlProgram Unit Code-Last 7 digits: 1360106
Type of Action (choose one):
xx Curriculum change (including informal specializations)
Renaming ofprogram or formal Area ofConcentration
Addition/deletion offormal Area ofConcentration
Suspend/delete program
New academic degree/award program
New Professional Studies award iteration
New Minor
Other
Italics indicate that the proposed program action must be presented to the full University Senate for consideration.
Summary of Proposed Action:
Students in the Biological Sciences Program are required to take two semesters of introductory physics with lab. Currently the
physics course allowed are as follows, although higher level introductory physics courses are accepted with permission.
PHYSl21 & PHYSl22 OR
PHYSl41 & PHYSl42
The BSCI and PHYS faculty have developed a cutting edge, interdisciplinary, introductory physics course for the life sciences.
The BSCI program proposes to replace PHYSl211122 with the new sequence PHYS1311132. The new requirement will be as
follows, with higher level introductory physics courses accepted with permission.
PHYSl31 & PHYSl32 OR
PHYSl41 & PHYS242
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Proposal to replace PHYS121/122 in the Biological Sciences Program
Requirements with PHYS131/132, starting Fall 2013.
I. Current (old) requirements.
Students in the Biological Sciences Program are required to take two semesters of introductory physics
with lab. Currently the physics course allowed are as follows, although higher level introductory
physics courses are accepted with permission.
PHYSI21 & PHYSI22 OR
PHYSI41 & PHYSI42
2. Proposed (new) requirements.
The BSCI and PHYS faculty have developed a cutting edge, interdisciplinary, introductory physics
course for the life sciences. The BSCI program proposes to replace PHYSI211122 with the new
sequence PHYS131/132. The new requirement will be as follows, with higher level introductory
physics courses accepted with permission.
PHYS131 & PHYS132 OR
PHYSI41 & PHYS242
3. Identification of and rationale for the changes.
In 2010 the BSCI and PHYS programs at UM were funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to
be part of a 4-institution team to provide a model curriculum for undergraduate life sciences. UM was
funded to implement UM faculty ideas on an integrative Physics for Life Sciences course sequence.
Many UM faculty across the BSCI, PHYS, and CHEM faculty have worked diligently for several
years to develop and implement the new sequence. The new sequence is in its second pilot year and we
are ready to scale the course up in the fall of 2013 for all BSCI majors who have not yet taken their
required physics sequence. The new course sequence is strongly supported by all three BSCI
department chairs, by the preponderance of the BSCI faculty, and by the Physics department.
This course differs significantly from a traditional introductory physics course that biology majors
generally take. Traditional introduction to physics courses offer biology students a lower level version
of the topics studied by physics and engineering majors. The traditional courses offer little coverage of
the physics concepts that play out in biological systems, and use few if any biological examples. For
example, traditional physics courses focus on forces rather than energy, and on physics in a vacuum
rather than physics in liquids. Our newly developed course is the collaboration of a small dedicated
team of faculty, graduate students and post-docs who have worked over several years to develop and
implement the course. The course development has benefited from broad input from faculty across
different departments. PHYS13 11132 explicitly links traditional physics concepts such as Newtonian
forces to the physics most important in biological systems, such as the energy of bond formation. The
new course has a parallel set of labs that explore biologically important physics concepts using model
systems such as the analysis of molecular motion using inverted microscopes and sophisticated
quantitative tools. The new physics sequence will greatly enhance student mastery of essential topics
in biology. Furthermore, PHYSI3l/l32 were designed to respond to the national call for
interdisciplinary courses in biology and premedical education. The course sequence is being widely
disseminated at national conferences and will be adopted at other institutions across the country.
Attached is a simplified list of topics typically in PHYS12I1122 and those in PHYSI3I1l32. More
details on the new courses can be found at http://umdberg.pbworks.com.
4. A sample program under the proposed requirements.
Attached are an example of the new curriculum sheets in which PHYSl311I32 replace PHYSl211I22 and a
sample four year plan under the new requirements.
5. A list, table or chart showing the prerequisite structure of all required or optional courses
appearing in the new requirements. It may also be helpful to provide a table illustrating a sample
schedule of course offerings, semester by semester, to demonstrate that, with the available and
anticipated faculty, enough courses will initially be offered to allow students to progress through
their programs. The schedule should allow time for the necessary development of new courses.
The new physics sequence is able to focus on biological processes in part because it has specific pre­
requisites, which the traditional PHYS 1211122 did not. These pre-requisites are MATH1301131,
BSCIlOSI106, and CHEMI31. In order not to limit the course to BSCI majors, other calculus sequences
will be allowed for two years and student success tracked.
Fall2013 will be the first large scale offering of the sequence, although it has been offered in pilot form for
two years now. Starting Fall20 13 all BSCI students who have not yet completed the two semester physics
requirement will be required to take PHYS131/132 or PHYS1411142. Fa1l2013 we will offer two large
lecture sections with associated labs and discussion. Starting Spring 2014 both PHYS131 and PHYS132
will be offered each semester to meet demand.
No further time is needed for course development as the courses are fully developed in pilot form. The
Physics department has committed the necessary resources to fully implement the courses in large­
enrollment format.
6. A list of any new courses: prefix, number, title, credits.
PHYS131 and PHYS132 have been approved by VPAC and are currently being offered in pilot form.
7. A list of the courses being deleted from the program requirements.
PHYS121 & PHYS 122 are being deleted from the BSCI course requirements. They will continue to be
offered as long as demand by other majors warrants. Please note that PHYS1411142 and other higher level
introductory PHYS courses will continue to be accepted by the BSCI program.
8. Letters from any department(s) whose courses will be required or otherwise impacted. If the
change in curriculum introduces a requirement (or recommendation) that majors take a course
offered by another department, it is important to establish that such a requirement will not unduly
burden faculty and resources elsewhere on campus. Attach a memorandum or letter from the Chair
of the affected department indicating that it can handle the additional enrollment that the
curriculum change will generate.
No other programs will be affected, but other programs may find the new PHYS for Life Sciences course
sequence appealing. The Physics departments welcomes all students to PHYSI311132 who have the pre­
requisites.
9. It should be specifically acknowledged that students enrolled in the program prior to the effective
date of any curriculum change may complete their program under the old requirements if they
wish. The courses required must remain available, or suitable substitutions specifically designated.
Further, if the proposed curriculum change affects articulation or transfer programs, the proposal
should explain how currently-enrolled community college students will be able to complete their
projected programs. Any necessary modifications to articulation agreements should be attached.
BSCI and PHYS strongly request a specific exemption from this requirement. For many practical and
didactic reasons we need to make a clean switch from PHYS1211122 to PHYS1311132. These reasons
include seat management and the overwhelming request from faculty that this long-overdue curriculum
change be fully implemented. Students normally do not take PHYS until their junior year, so allowing
current students to continue to take PHYS1211122 will cause confusion and difficulty in predicting
enrollments, as well as a long delay in fully implementing the course. The Physics department cannot
continue to invest heavily in a low enrollment version of the course, while supporting the many other
versions of introductory physics that it offers as a service to campus students. Since this change is simply
replacing one PHYS course with another in the students' schedules there is no reason not to fully
implement Fall 2013. Students who have completed PHYS121 before Fall 2013 will be allowed to
continue with PHYS 122.
Transfer students will be given a two year grace period during which we will accept PHYS 121/122.
However, most transfer students from MD community colleges - if they have taken PHYS - come in with
PHYS1411142 or higher, which we will continue to accept. During this period we will work closely with
our community college contacts to make sure they are aware of the change. ]n fact, there are already
collaborations underway to possibly offer the new physics sequence at Montgomery College.
10. Attachments to this proposal.
•
PHYS1211l22 course topics f PHYS131f132 course topics
•
PHYS 131/132 rationale from faculty working group
•
BSC] sample curriculum sheet with old and with new requirement
•
BSCI sample 4-year plan with old and with new requirement
•
Statement of support from Physics Department
PHYS121/122 vs PHYS131/132 topics
121/122 topic
Motion
Graphing
Acceleration
Forces
Springs
Newton's 3rd law
Vectors
Friction
Circular motion
Gravity
Orbits
Impulse and momentum
VVork, energy, power
Kinetics potential energy
Equilibrium
Material strength
Density and pressure
Viscosity
Thermal energy and gas laws
Ocsillations, waves, sound
Coulomb & Gauss laws
Potential, capacitors, current
Circuits
Electromagnetism
Optics
131/132 topics
Science and making models
Mathematics in science
Coordinates, vectors, motion
Velocity
Newton's laws and forces
Electric forces, charge interactions,
Polarization, Coulomb's laws
States of matter
Fluid flow, drag, viscosity
Heat and temperature
Energy, kinetic, potential, thermal,
Atomic motion, molecular forces
Chemical bonding, chemical energy
Thermodynamics, statistical physics
Diffusion and random motion
Enthalpy, thermodynamic equilibrium
Entropy
Free energy, Boltzman
Electric fields,
Electrical interactions in salt solutions
Nernst potential
Electric currents, capacitance
Oscillations
VVaves, sound, light
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What we cover, and why
Traditional algebra-based physics courses for biologists are "cut-downs" of courses originally
designed for engineers. A lot of the topics. such as projectile motion, inclined planes, and heat
engines, while introducing a lot of good physics technology, have little intrinsic interest or
direct relevance for biologists. As a reSUlt, we have re-considered the choice of physics content
to be included. Here is our list of topics that we have included that are usually dropped. and
our list of topics that are usually inciuded and stressed that we have eliminated or reduced.
New inclusions or stress in the first semester
Physics Course Materials
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• Atomic and molecular models of matter
• Chemical energy
• Fluids, including motion in fluids and material in solution
• Kinetic theory, including mixtures and partial pressure
• Brownian motion, diffusion, gradient driven flows
• Electrostatic forces (this is the context used for vectors and force analysis)
• More emphasis on dissipative forces (friction, viscosity, drag)
Topics retained from standard courses (with possible shifts of emphasis)
• Scaling, units, dimensional analysis
• Kinematics
• Newton's Laws
• Energy and transduction of energy
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Topics reduced or eliminated in the first semester
• Projectile motion
• Inclined planes, mechanical advantage
• Linear momentum
• Rotational motion
• Angular momentum
• Universal gravitation
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biologists and medical personnel. For this to work, the class will have to be filled with
biological examples, both at the micro and macro level that the students perceive as
biologically authentic.
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• experimental skiJls including understanding the nature of measurement, experimental
design, and uncertainties (error analysis).
Mid-level course objectives
1. Learn to read scientific text, make coherent sense of it. and learn to use the knowledge in
it in reasoning and problem solving.
o Physics is a particularly appropriate place to learn this since it traditionally relies
heavily on student activities and problem solving.
o To achieve this goal, the class will include pre-class reading, writing a brief
summary of that text and asking questions from it, and discussing those questions
in class (JiTT pedagogy). In class activity will include using the reading material in
answering conceptual questions (Peer Instruction pedagogy) and group problem
solving (Context Rich Problem Solving pedagogy).
2. Learn to represent physical relationships in multiple ways -- words, graphs, equations,
diagrams, to develop a sense of what each representation is useful for, to understand
how to look for coherence among the representations, and to reason about a physical
system using these representations.
3. Learn to recognize physics in biological context and understand how it can help
understand the biology.
4. Learn the components of scientific modeling
a construction
o use/application (is model given/established)
c evaluation
a revision
5. Learn to solve complex problems.
o Determine what my aim/goal is (determine what I'm being asked to do-this
determination is based on an interaction between the task prompt and the
students' prior ideas about what they should be doing). (One "preferable" example:
What am I trying to explain or make sense of?)
"Roughly" Bound or describe phenomena
Identify relevant features of phenomena OR Identify model
components
• Determine what about phenomena is being ignored (what features
are irrelevant) OR what simplifications are being made.
• Determine relationships between aspects of phenomena OR Specify
model relationships
• Articulate assumptions, Defend/Justify choices of what to include or
exclude in your model or representation.
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Choose inscriptional form ("Let's write an equation")
• SWitch representational forms
• Coming to consensus about how we are representing something ..
(Formalization of the semiotic choices)
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Making qualitative predictions (ex. Generating thought experiments)
Making quantitative predictions
Check numerical "solutions/predictions" against everyday/physical
"number sense"
• Check qualitative results/predictions against with other everyday
models/senses
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• Evaluate model with respect to other models
Determine when multiple models are competing/contradictory or giving different
results
o Determine if multiple models are consistent (a family of models)
Evaluate model with respect to empirical data
Monitor the utility of the strategy/activity that are engaging in
o Monitor the utility/productivity of model in use
o Monitor the utility/productivity of representation in use
Check if model accounts for relevant aspects of phenomenon for goal
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6. Learn to imbed physics into a biological problem or situation
• To be able to consider a biological context and see the physical principles and
constraints that affect the system.
• To be able to create the relevant mathematical and symbolic relationships that affect the
system.
• To be able to infer the implications of these relationship and see the implications for the
biological context.
• To be able to see the biological next steps.
Detailed Course Objectives
• Students will understand the role of electrostatic forces in the interaction of biochemical
molecules.
• Students will be able to understand the role of functional dependence on biological
phenomena (scaling, dominance of various effects)
• Students will learn to quantify their experience and carry out I-sig-fig estimations in
essentially any situation.
• Students will understand the relations among dimensions, units, and functional
dependence; they will be able to carry out dimensional analysis, work problems with
mixed units, and make sense of biological effects arising from competitive scaling.
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First semester
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o Problems and activities
o Click~r questions
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Biological Sciences: General Biology GENB (0404C)
effective August 2012
A minimum of 120 credits earned and a 2.0 cumulative GPA is needed to meet University graduation requirements.
Major courses (Basic, Supporting, and Advanced) require a C- or better in each and a 2.0 average GPA.
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BSCI106 Principles of Biology II ...
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MATH131** OR MATH141 Calculus II ...
3
BSCI207 Principles of Biology III ...
3
CHEM131 General Chemistry I ...
4
BSCI222 Principles of Genetics ...
1
CHEM132 General Chemistry Ilab ...
Freshmen seminar
UNIV100\ UNIV101, GEMS100,
HONR100, HLSC100, HEIP100 or
ARHU105
All Biological Sciences majors must take UNIV1 00 or another approved
freshman seminar from the list above in their first semester.
• These are required benchmark courses, see:
www.chembio.umd.edu/undergraduate/benchmark.§
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CHEM231 Organic Chemistry I ...
1
CHEM232 Organic Chemistry I lab ...
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NOTE: Students who are enrolled in the Integrated Life Sciences Honors
program will complete the following courses in lieu of the parenthetical
course: HLSC207 (BSCI207), HLSC322 (BSCI222) and HLSC374
IBSC1474l.
3
CHEM241 Organic Chemistry II ...
1
CHEM242 Organic Chemistry II lab ...
2
CHEM271 Gen Chem & Energetics ...
2
CHEM272 Bioanalytical Chem lab ...
4
PHYS121, OR PHYS141 Physics I
PHYS122, OR PHYS142 Physics II
** applies to students who matriculate F2009 or later at any institution.
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3. General Education Requirements at least 27 credits (For more information on General Education visit: www.gened.umd.edu.)
Fundamental Studies Math (MA), Analytic Reasoning (AR), Natural Sciences (NS) & Natural Sci. Lab (NL) are satisfied by major requirements.
Courses mav double or triole count between Distributive Studies, I-Series, and Diversitv.
Course
Summary of credits
Sem
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Required
Fundarilental Studies
Completed
Academic Writing (AW) (ENGL101) ...
Professional Writing (PW)
Basic Program (15 -16)
Oral Communication (DC)
Supporting Courses (32)
DistrIbutive StUdIes
History and Social Sciences (HS)
History and Social Sciences (HS)
Gen. Ed. (27+)
Humanities (HU)
Humanities (HU)
Advanced Program (27)
Scholarship in Practice (SP)
Scholarship in Practice (SP) outside of major req.
Elective
I-Serles
I-Series (IS)
Subtotal
I-Series (IS)
4.
DIversity
Duplicate credits
Understanding Plural Societies (UP)
(Subtract from subtotal)
Understanding Plural Societies (UP)
or Cultural Competence (CC) 11-3 credits)
Advanced Program courses: Please see reverse page.
Total Credits (120)
NOTES:
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NOTE: The curriculum in Biological Sciences changes as faculty review and improve the program. The curriculum descriptions provided here are the
latest versions. Your curriculum may look slightly different depending on when you declared the Biological Sciences major. Your academic advisor
can provide you with the most accurate information on what curriculum you are following. Any questions can be referred to the Undergraduate
updated 1012012
Academic Programs Office, 301-405-6892.
General Biology GENB (0404C) Advanced Program
27 credits minimum + At least two courses designated as Lab must be taken
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BCHM461 Biochemistry OR
BCHM463 Biochemistry of Physioloqy
Quantitative Course: one from below
BIOM301 Introduction to Biometrics
BSCI474 Mathematical Biology w/Lab
STAT400 Applied Probability & Statistics
Ieve course up t 0 4 cre d't
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BSCI223 General Microbiology
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4 BSCI283 Principles of Microbiology
BSCI223 is a pre-requisite for some upper level BSCI courses and will count
in the GENB Advanced Program.
BSCI283 satisfies the BSCI223 prerequisite.
BSCI223 and BSCI283 do NOT count as Advanced Program labs.
Credit will be granted for either BSCI223 OR BSC1283.
Sem
Gr
STAT464 Introduction to Biostatistics
MATH 240 or hiqher wi advisor approval
3, GENB Area Courses 16 - 21 credits depending on which, if any, 200-level courses listed above are taken
At least one course from each of the three categories
Lab courses offered separately from lecture must be taken with lecture as a co- or pre-requisite
Enough credits must be taken for at least 27 credits total in the Advanced Pro ram
Ecology, Behavior & Organismal
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Genetics & Evolution
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3 BCHM465 Biochemistry III
3 BSCI334 Mammalogy
BSCI338K Genetics Research on Cichlid Fishes
1 BSCI335 Mammalogy Lab
3
Lab
4 BSCI337 Insect Biology w/Lab
3 BSCI370 Principles of Evolution
4 BSCI411 Bioinformatics and Integrated
3 BSCI338B Marine Biology
Genomics wi Lab (formerly SSC1380)
1 BSCI338Q Conservation Biology Lab
3 BSCI410 Molecular Genetics
4 BSCI412 Microbial Genetics w/Lab
3 BSCI360 Animal Behavior
BSCI361 Principles of Ecology
3 BSCI414 Recombinant DNA Lab
4
2 BSCI362 Ecology of Marsh & Dune Vegetation
3 BSCI415 Molecular Genetics Lab
3 BSCI416 Human Genetics
3 BSCI363 Biology of Conservation & Extinction
BSCI366 Biodiversity Issues Conservation Mngmt
4 BSCI47D Evolutionary Mechanisms
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3 BSCI471 Molecular Evolution
3 BSCI373 Natural History Chesapeake Bay
3 BSCI390 Vertebrate Zoology
1 BSCI391 Vertebrate Zoology Lab
CeU "ioleaY. DeveiogmeQt. Physloloay
3 BSCI392 Biology of Extinct Animals
3 BCHM462 Biochemistry II
1 BSCI393 Biology of Extinct Animals Lab
3 BCHM464 Biochemistry Lab
3 BSCI394 Vertebrate Form and Function
3 BSC1304: Cell Biology from a Biophysical
Perspective
4 BSCI330 Cell Biology & Physiology w/Lab
3 BSCI425 Epidemiology and Public health
2 BSCI338L Developmental Biology Lab
3 BSCI460 Plant Ecology
2 BSCI461 Plant Ecology Lab
3 BSCI342 Biology of Reproduction
3 BSCI462 Population Ecology
3 BSCI353 Principles of Neuroscience
2 BSCI463 Laboratory and Field Ecology Lab
3 BSCI417 Microbial Pathogenesis
3 BSCI420 Cell Biology Lectures
3 BSCI464 Microbial Ecology
4 BSCI421 Cell Biology w/Lab
3 BSCI465 Behavioral Ecology
3 BSCl422 Principles of Immunology
4 BSCI467 Freshwater Biology w/Lab
BSCI473 Marine Ecology
2 BSCI423 Immunology Lab
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4 BSCI424 Pathogenic Microbiology w/Lab
4 BSCI480 Arthropod Form and Function w/Lab
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BSCI481 Insect Diversity & Classification w/Lab
3 BSCI426 Membrane Biophysics
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3 BSCI430 Developmental Biology
4 BSCI483 Medical & Veterinary Entomology w/Lab
3 BSCI433 Biology of Cancer
4 BSCI485 Protozoology w/Lab
4 BSCI434 Mammalian Histology w/Lab
3 BSCI493 Medicinal and Poisonous Plants
3 BSCI437 General Virology
3 BSCI494 Animal - Plant Interactions
4 BSCI440 Mammalian Physiology
2 BSCI441 Mammalian Physiology Lab
Dept. Research Credit 2: BSC1379, 389, 399
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BSCI442 Plant Physiology w/Lab
1 Departmental Honors Seminars'
3 BSCI443 Microbial Physiology
BSCI378H and BSCI398H
3 BSCI446 Neural Systems
Special Topics Courses 4 see Testudo
3 BSCI447 General Endocrinology
BSC1328, 338, 348
3 BSCI451 Physical Chemistry for Biologists
1 BSCI454 Neurobiology Lab'
.
Starting Fall2007 BSCI330 replaces BSCI23D. Credit will not be given for both BSCI23D and BSCI33D, BSCI230 will count in the GENB Advanced
Program. BSCI330 will count as lab course in the Advanced Program but BSCI23D does not count as an Advanced Program lab.
2 Up to 3 credits of Departmental Research including H versions, may be applied to major requirements, Additional Research credits count as electives.
3 One credit of Honors seminar may be applied to major requirements. Additional Honors seminar credits count as electives.
4 Special Topics courses allowed if specifically approved for GENB. See Testudo for specific information.
1
Total credits in Advanced Program:
updated 10/2012
Biological Sciences: General Biology GENB (0404C)
effective FAil 2013
A minimum of 120 credits earned and a 2.0 cumulative GPA is needed to meet University graduation requirements.
Major courses (Basic, Supporting, and Advanced) require a C- or better in each and a 2.0 average GPA.
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BSCI105 Principles of Biology I
*
*
BSCI207 Principles of Biology III *
BSCI222 Principles of Genetics *
4
MATH130 OR MATH140 Calculus I *
BSCI106 Principles of Biology II
4
MATH131 OR MATH141 Calculus II
3
CHEM131 General Chemistry I
1
CH EM 132 General Chemistry I lab
Freshmen seminar
1
UNIV100 , UNIV101, GEMS100,
HONR100, HLSC100, HEIP100 or
ARHU105
3
CHEM231 Organic Chemistry I
1
CHEM232 Organic Chemistry I lab
3
CHEM241 Organic Chemistry II
All Biological Sciences majors must take UNIV100 or another approved
freshman seminar from the list above in their first semester.
1
CHEM242 Organic Chemistry II lab
• These are required benchmark courses, see:
2
CHEM271 Gen Chem & Energetics
4
4
3
4
www.chembio.umd.edu/undergraduate/benchmark~
NOTE: Students who are enrolled in the Integrated Life Sciences Honors
program will complete the following courses in lieu of the parenthetical
course: HLSC207 (BSCI207). HLSC322 (BSCI222) and HLSC374
BSC1474.
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*
*
*
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*
*
*
*
2
CHEM272 Bioanalytical Chem lab
4
PHYS131 OR PHYS141 Physics 1**
4
PHYS132 OR PHYS142 Physics 11**
** The repeat of any mtroductory physIcs 1 or physIcs 2 course,
whether having the same course number or not, will constitute a repeat
in the repeat credit policy for SSCI students.
3. General Education Requirements at least 27 credits (For more information on General Education visit: www.gened.umd.edu.)
Fundamental Studies Math (MA), Analytic Reasoning (AR), Natural Sciences (NS) & Natural Sci. Lab (NL) are satisfied by major requirements.
Courses mav double or triple
I count between Distributive
. Studies, I-Series. and Dlversitv.
.
Gr
Sem
Course
Summary of credits
Completed
Required
fundamental Studies
Academic Writing (AW) (ENGL101)
*
Basic Program (15 -16)
Professional Writing (PW)
Oral Communication (OC)
Distributive Studies
Supporting Courses (32)
,
History and Social Sciences (HS)
History and Social Sciences (HS)
Gen. Ed. (27+)
Humanities (HU)
Humanities (HU)
Advanced Program (27)
Scholarship in Practice (SP)
Scholarship in Practice (SP) outside of major req.
Elective
I-Serles
I-Series (IS)
Subtotal
I-Series (IS)
.,
DIVersity
Duplicate credits
Understanding Plural Societies (UP)
(Subtract from subtotal)
Understanding Plural Societies (UP)
or Cultural Competence (CC) (1-3 credits)
4. Advanced Program COurses: Please see reverse page.
Total Credits (120)
NOTES:
Student name
Advisor's signature
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_
UID
_
Date of audit
_
NOTE: The curriculum in Biological Sciences changes as faculty review and improve the program. The curriculum descriptions provided here are the
latest versions. Your curriculum may look slightly different depending on when you declared the Biological Sciences major. Your academic advisor
can provide you with the most accurate information on what curriculum you are following. Any questions can be referred to the Undergraduate
Academic Programs Office. 301-405-6892.
updated 1012012
General Biology GENB (0404C) Advanced Program
27 credits minimum + At least two courses designated as Lab must be taken
1. ReQuired courses 6 - 7 credits
Sem $r' Cr
Biochemistry
3 BCHM461 Biochemistry OR
BCHM463 Biochemistry of PhysioloQV
Quantitative Course: one from below
3 BIOM301 Introduction to Biometrics
4 BSCI474 Mathematical Biology w/Lab
3 STAT400 Applied Probability & Statistics
3 STAT464 Introduction to Biostatistics
3-4 MATH 240 or higher wI advisor approval
o
2. IPtiona I 2 00 leve course up to 4 cre d·I ts
$r
Cr
Sem
4 BSCI223 General MicrobioloQY
4 BSCI283 Principles of MicrobioloQY
BSCI223 is a pre-requisite for some upper level BSCI courses and will count
in the GENB Advanced Program.
BSCI283 satisfies the BSCI223 prerequisite.
BSCI223 and BSCI283 do NOT count as Advanced Program labs.
Credit will be granted for either BSCI223 OR BSC1283.
3. GENB Area Courses 16 - 21 credits depending on which, if any, 200-level courses listed above are taken
At least one course from each of the three categories
Lab courses offered separately from lecture must be taken with lecture as a co- or pre-requisite
E nouQh credits must be taken for at least 27 credits total in t h e Advanced Pro ram
Ecology, Behavior &Organismal
Sem
Sem
Gr
Cr
Gr Cr
Genetics & Evolution
3 BSCI334 Mammalogy
3 BCHM465 Biochemistry III
BSCI338K Genetics Research on Cichlid Fishes
1 BSCI335 Mammalogy Lab
3
Lab
BSCI337 Insect Biology w/Lab
3 BSCI370 Principles of Evolution
4
4 BSCI411 Bioinformatics and Integrated
3 BSCI338B Marine Biology
Genomics wI Lab (formerlv SSC1380)
3 BSCI410 Molecular Genetics
1 BSCI338Q Conservation Biology Lab
4 BSCI412 Microbial Genetics w/Lab
3 BSCI360 Animal Behavior
4 BSCI361 Principles of Ecology
3 BSCI414 Recombinant DNA Lab
3 BSCI415 Molecular Genetics Lab
2 BSCI362 Ecology of Marsh & Dune Vegetation
3 BSCI416 Human Genetics
3 BSCI363 BioloOY of Conservation & Extinction
4 BSCI470 Evolutionary Mechanisms
3 BSCI366 Biodiversity Issues Conservation Mngmt
3 BSCI471 Molecular Evolution
3 BSCI373 Natural History Chesapeake Bay
3 BSCI390 Vertebrate Zoology
1 BSCI391 Vertebrate Zoology Lab
Cell BlolpQv. pevelopment. RhY$IOlogy
3 BCHM462 Biochemistry II
3 BSCI392 Biology of Extinct Animals
3 BCHM464 Biochemistry Lab
1 BSCI393 Biology of Extinct Animals Lab
3 BSC1304: Cell Biology from a Biophysical
3 BSCI394 Vertebrate Form and Function
Perspective
4 BSCI330 Cell Biolooy & Physiology w/Lab 1
3 BSCI425 Epidemiology and Public health
2 BSCI338L Developmental Biology Lab
3 BSCI460 Plant Ecology
3 BSCI342 Biology of Reproduction
2 BSCI461 Plant Ecology Lab
3 BSCI353 Principles of Neuroscience
3 BSCI462 Population Ecology
3 BSCI417 Microbial Pathooenesis
2 BSCI463 Laboratory and Field Ecology Lab
3 BSCI420 Cell Biology Lectures
3 BSCI464 Microbial Ecology
4 BSCI421 Cell Biology w/Lab
3 BSCI465 Behavioral Ecology
3 BSCI422 Principles of Immunology
4 BSCI467 Freshwater Biology w/Lab
2 BSCI423 Immunology Lab
3 BSCI473 Marine Ecology
4 BSCI424 Pathogenic Microbiology w/Lab
4 BSCI480 Arthropod Form and Function w/Lab
3 BSCI426 Membrane Biophysics
BSCI481 Insect Diversity & Classification w/Lab
4
3 BSCI430 Developmental Biology
4 BSCI483 Medical & Veterinary Entomology w/Lab
BSCI485 Protozoology w/Lab
4
3 BSCI433 Biology of Cancer
4 BSCI434 Mammalian Histology w/Lab
3 BSCI493 Medicinal and Poisonous Plants
3 BSCI437 General Virology
3 BSCI494 Animal - Plant Interactions
4 BSCI440 Mammalian Physiology
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4 BSCI442 Plant Physiology w/Lab
Dept. Research Credit 2: BSC1379, 389, 399
3 BSCI443 Microbial Physiology
1 Departmental Honors Seminars 3
BSCI378H and BSCI398H
3 BSCI446 Neural Systems
3 BSCI447 General Endocrinology
Special Topics Courses' see Testudo
BSC1328, 338, 348
3 BSCI451 Physical Chemistry for Biologists
1 BSCI454 Neurobiology Lab'
.
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1 Starting Fall2007 BSCI330 replaces BSC1230. Credit will not be given for both BSCI230 and BSC1330. BSCI230 will count in the GENB Advanced
Program. BSCI330 will count as lab course in the Advanced Program but BSCI230 does not count as an Advanced Program lab.
2 Up to 3 credits of Departmental Research inclUding H versions, may be applied to major requirements. Additional Research credits count as electives.
3 One credit of Honors seminar may be applied to major requirements. Additional Honors seminar credits count as electives.
4 Special Topics courses allowed if specifically approved for GENB. See Testudo for specific information.
Total credits in Advanced Program:
updated 10/2012
General Biology (0404C) Sample 4-year plan
(for students under Gen Ed)
First Semester
BSCI106
CHEM131&132
MATH130 or 140
ENGL101
UNIV100
Total
Second Semester
4
4
4
3
1
16 cr.
Third Semester
BSCI207
CHEM241 &242
Gen Ed
Gen Ed
Elective
Total
BSCI105
CHEM231 &232
MATH131 or 141
Gen Ed
Total
4
4
4
3
15 cr.
Fourth Semester
3
4
3
3
3
16 cr.
BSCI222
CHEM271 &272
Gen Ed
Gen Ed
Total
Fifth Semester
Sixth Semester
PHYS121
4
BCHM463*
3
Adv. Prog. Course/s
3-4
CMNS390 (Oral Comm.)
3
Total
13-14 cr.
PHYS122
Adv. Prog. Courses
Professional Writing
Total
4
4
3
3
14 cr.
4
6-8
3
13-15 cr.
·or BCHM461
Seventh Semester
BIOM301*
Adv. Prog. Course/s
Gen Ed
Elective
Total
Eighth Semester
3
3-5
3
5-6
14-17 cr.
Adv. Prog. Courses
Elective
Total
6-8
8-9
14-17 cr.
·or other approved quantitative/statistical course
NOTE: Students with a specialization in GENS must take at least 2 Advanced Program labs. All
students must complete two Distributive Studies courses that are approved for 1- Series
courses. The Understanding Plural Societies (UP) and Cultural Competence (CC) courses may
also fulfill Distributive Studies categories.
updated 2/1/2013
General Biology (0404C) Sample 4-year plan
(for students under Gen Ed)
First Semester
BSCI106
CHEM131&132
MATH1300r 140
ENGL101
UNIV100
Total
Second Semester
4
4
4
3
1
16 cr.
Third Semester
BSCI207
CHEM241 &242
Gen Ed
Gen Ed
Elective
Total
BSCI105
CHEM231&232
MATH131 or 141
Gen Ed
Total
4
4
4
3
15 cr.
Fourth Semester
3
4
3
3
3
16 cr.
BSCI222
CHEM271 &272
Gen Ed
Gen Ed
Total
Fifth Semester
Sixth Semester
PHYS131
4
BCHM463*
3
Adv. Prog. Course/s
3-4
CMNS390 (Oral Comm.)
3
Total
13-14 cr.
PHYS132
Adv. Prog. Courses
Professional Writing
Total
4
4
3
3
14 cr.
4
6-8
3
13-15 cr.
*or BCHM461
Seventh Semester
BIOM301*
Adv. Prog. Course/s
Gen Ed
Elective
Total
Eighth Semester
3
3-5
3
5-6
14-17 cr.
Adv. Prog. Courses
Elective
Total
6-8
8-9
14-17 cr.
*or other approved quantitative/statistical course
NOTE: Students with a specialization in GENS must take at least 2 Advanced Program labs. All
students must complete two Distributive Studies courses that are approved for 1- Series
courses. The Understanding Plural Societies (UP) and Cultural Competence (CC) courses may
also fulfill Distributive Studies categories.
updated 2/1/2013
Drew,
I am indeed very familiar with, and very strongly supportive of this effort.
The Department has already invested considerable resources in this. It it is
intellectually a very good idea. It also has the potential of giving us great
visibility as others may decide to emulate us on this.
Tom
On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 2:55 AM, Joelle C. Presson <jpresson@umd.edu> wrote:
Thanks, Tom is very involved and familiar with this.
Joelle Presson, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean
Undergraduate Academic Programs
College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences
University of Maryland
1322 Symons Hall
College Park, MD 20742
301-405-6892
From: Drew Baden <drew@umd.edu>
Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 8:11 PM
To: J P <jpresson@umd.edu>
Cc: "Andrew R. Baden" <drew@umd.edu>, Bob Infantio <rinfanti@umd.edu>, "Katerina V. Thompson"
<kaci@umd.edu>, Wolfgang Losert <wlosertCwumd.edu>, "Edward F. Redish" <redish@umd.edu>,
"Thomas D. Cohen" <cohen@umd.edu>
Subject: Re: letter of support for PHYS131/132
Hi Joelle. Tom Cohen is our associate chair for the undergraduate program.
I'm forwarding this to him for his comments.
Page 1 of
Thanks,
Drew
Joelle C. PrE!sson
Hello Drew, I am submitting this week the pee proposal to
replace PHYS121j122 in the SSCI curriculurn vvith
PHYS131j132, starting FA112013. Even though vile re ail In
one happy college :) campus PCC requires a staternent that
PHYS agrees to this. I have attached the pce pr-oposal if you
want to see it. I believe a simple statement like this will
suffice, over email. "PHYS has taken the lead in the
development of PHYS131!132 and fully supports its full
implementation for BSCI majors and all other interested
students starting Fall 2013". -- or however
VOL wi5h to
phrase it. The BSC1 Program is more than thri!led wIth the
commitment, support, and leadership the PHYS departrnent
has displayed. This has been and will be a very exciting
implementation.
Joelle Presson, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean
Undergraduate Academic Programs
College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences
University of Maryland
1322 Symons Hall
College Park, MD 20742
301-405-6892
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