BIOLOGY
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Specialization: Preprofessional
This program is for biology majors seeking admission to medical, dental, optometry or veterinary school. This specialization is
also excellent preparation for graduate study.
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold, with a 2.5 GPA or better.
Students are required to complete HUM 2305 (What is the Good Life) in semester 1 or 2.
Semester 1
Credits
CHM 2045 and 2045L General Chemistry 1 (3) and
4
Laboratory (1) (GE-P)
Composition (GE-C, WR)
3
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S)
3
HUM 2305 What is the Good Life (GE-H)
3
Elective
2
Total
Semester 3
Semester 2
CHM 2046 and 2046L General Chemistry 2
(3) and Laboratory (1)
MAC 2311 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1
Economics: ECO 2013 or ECO 2023 or
Humanities (GE-H)
15
4
Biology 1 (3) and Laboratory (1)
STA 2023 Introduction to Statistics 1 (3) or
3-4
MAC 2312 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 (4)
Humanities (GE-H) or Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S)
3
CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry 1
3
Elective
4
4
3-4
AEB 2014 or AEB 3103 (GE-S)
3
Total
Credits
BSC 2010 and BSC 2010L Integrated Principles of
Credits
Semester 4
14-15
Credits
BSC 2011 and 2011L Integrated Principles of
Biology 2 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE-B)
CHM 2211 and 2211L Organic Chemistry 2 (3)
and Laboratory (2)
Electives
4
5
7
2
Total
Semester 5
15-16
Total
Credits
Credits
PHY 2054 and PHY 2054L Physics 2 (4) and
PHY 2053 and PHY 2053L Physics 1 (4) and Laboratory (1) or
PHY 2048 and PHY 2048L Physics with Calculus 1 (3) and
Semester 6
16
4-5
Laboratory (1)
Laboratory (1) or
PHY 2049 and PHY 2049L Physics with Calculus 2
4-5
(3) and Laboratory (1)
MCB 3020 and 3020L Basic Biology of
BCH 4024 Introduction to Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
4
Microorganisms (3) and Laboratory (1) or PCB
3-4
3134 Eukaryotic Cell Structure and Function (3)
AEC 3030C Effective Oral Communication or SPC 2608
3
Introduction to Public Speaking
Elective
3
Total
Semester 7
AEC 3033C Research and Business Writing For
Agricultural and Life Sciences
Electives
Genetics: AGR 3303 (3) or PCB 3063 (4) or PCB 4522 (3) or
MCB 4304 (3)
5
14-15
Total
Credits
3-4
3
Semester 8
15-17
Credits
PCB 4723C Physiology and Molecular Biology of
Animals
5
Life science courses **
6
Life science courses **
6
Electives
6
BSC4936 Critical Analysis of Biological Research
2
Electives
3
Total
**See reverse for approved list of life science electives
15-16
Total
16
Life Science Electives
Choose a minimum of 12 credits from the following list of courses; a maximum of 3 credits of independent study/research
from ALS4911 or the CALS Honors Project, ALS4915, will count toward the required 12 credits of life science electives
Course #
Title
AGG 3501
AGR 4212
AGR4214C
AGR 4231C
AGR 4320
AGR 4512
ALS 4161
ALS 4162
ALS4163
ALS4911
Environment, Food and Society
Alternative Cropping Systems
Applied Field Crop Production
Forage Science and Range Management
Plant Breeding
Physiology and Ecology of Crops
Exotic Species and Biosecurity Issues
Consequences of Biological Invasions
Plant Resource Protection
Supervised Research in Agricultural and Life Sciences
ALS4915
Honors Thesis Research in Agricultural and Life Sciences
ANS 3006C
ANS 3440
BSC2891
BSC4434
ENY 3005 and 3005L
ENY3510C
ENY3563
ENY3564L
ENY 4161
ENY 4210
ENY 4453
ENY 4455C
ENY4573
Introduction to Animal Science
Reproduction Physiology and Endocrinology in Domestic
Animals
Principles of Animal Nutrition
Python Programming for Biology
Intro to Bioinformatics
Principles of Entomology and Laboratory
Turf and Ornamental Entomology
Intro to Tropical Entomology
Tropical Entomology Lab
Insect Classification
Insects and Wildlife
Behavioral Ecology and Systematics
Social Insects
Beekeeping
ENY4590C
ENY4592
Credits
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
1-3
1-3
Prerequisite
None
None
None
None
AGR 3303 or PCB 3063
AGR 3005 or equivalent
BSC 2010&L, BSC 2011&L; Coreq – AGR 3005, HOS 3020, ENY 3005 &Lab or PLP 3002C
BSC 2010 & Lab, BSC 2011 & Lab
None
Offered
Spring
Spring
Fall
Spring
Fall
Spring
Spring
Spring
Spring
All
None
All
4
4
None
F, Sp, Su-C
ANS3006C, BSC2010 & 2010L
Fall, Spring
4
CHM 2045 and 2045L
MCB3020 or BCH4024 or CHM3218 w/ C or better
None (LAB REQUIRED)
None
ENY3005 & 3005L
ENY3563
ENY 3005 and 3005L
ENY 3005L or equivalent of Entomology Lab
ENY 3005 and 3005L
None
Junior standing
Mosquito Identification
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Mosquito Biology
3
Junior standing
ENY 4660 and 4660L
ENY 4701
EVR 3323
FAS 4202C
FAS4305C
FAS 4405
FOR 3153C
FOR 3342C
FOS 4222
HOS3020
HOS3281C
HOS 3305
HOS 4304
HOS 4313C
HOS4341
Medical and Veterinary Entomology & Lab
Forensic Entomology and Laboratory
Introduction to Ecosystem Restoration
Biology of Fishes
Intro to Fishery Science
Aquariums, Water and Aquaculture
Forest Ecology
Tree Biology
Food Microbiology
Principle of Horticultural Crop Production
Organic and Sustainable crop Production
Introduction to Plant Molecular Biology
Horticultural Physiology
Laboratory Methods in Plant Molecular Biology
Advanced Horticultural Physiology
3
ENY 3005 and 3005L (LAB REQUIRED)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
MCB 4034L
Advanced Microbiology Lab
1
MCB 4203
MCB 4304
MCB 4320C
MCB4403
MCB 4503
MCB 4652
Bacterial and Viral Pathogens
Genetics of Microorganisms
Bacterial Genome Sequencing
Prokaryotic Cell Structure and Function
General Virology
Environmental Microbiology
3
3
3
3
3
3
None
BSC 2010 or BOT 2010C or instructor permission
BSC 2011 and 2011L
Dept.
BSC 2011 and 2011L
None
BOT 2010C or BSC 2011 and 2011L
MCB 3020 and MCB 3020L
None
None
APB 2150, BOT 2010C or BSC 2010
BOT 2010C or BSC 2010
AGR 3303 or HOS 3305 and PCB 3063
HOS4304, Dept.
MCB 3020 or MCB 3023 & L, & MCB 4203; MCB 4304, PCB 4522 or PCB 5235 with grades of C
or better
MCB 3020 with C or better
MCB 3020 or MCB 3023 and L with grades of C or better
MCB 3020
CHM2211, MCB3020 & 3020L w/ grade of C or better (BCH4024 sug.)
MCB 3020 and 3020L C or better
MCB 3020 or MCB 3023 or an equivalent intro Microbiology course
NEM 3002
Principles of Nematology
3
None
Spring
ORH 3513C
PCB 3134
PCB 4233
PCB 4522
PLP 3002C
PLP 4222C
PLP 4242C
PLS 3004C
PLS 3223 & 3223L
PLS 4242C
PLS 4601C
SWS3022
SWS 4207
Environmental Plant Identification and Use
Eukaryotic Cell Structure and Function**
Immunology
Molecular Genetics **
Fundamentals of Plant Pathology
Introductory Plant Virology
Introductory Plant Bacteriology
Principles of Plant Science
Plant Propagation and Laboratory
Micropropagation of Horticultural Crops
Principles of Weed Science
Intro to Soils in the Environment
Sustainable Ag. & Urban Land Mgmt.
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
None
Fall, Su-C
Fall, Spring
Spring
Spring
Fall, Spring
Fall
Spring
F, Sp, Su-A
Fall
Spring
Fall, Summer-C
Fall, Spring
Fall
SWS 4223
SWS4233
SWS 4303C
Environmental Biogeochemistry
Soil and Water Conservation
Soil Microbial Ecology
3
3
3
BSC2010 and BSC2010L; CHM2045 and CHM2045L
None
SWS3022
SWS 4307
Ecology of Waterborne Pathogens
3
MCB 3020 or MCB 4203 or equivalent
SWS 4550
WIS 3401
WIS 3402
WIS3553C
Soils, Water and Public Health
Wildlife Ecology and Management
Wildlife of Florida
Intro to Conservation Genetics
3
3
3
4
WIS4203C
Landscape Ecology Conservation
4
WIS 4427C
WIS4547C
WIS4554
WIS4601C
WIS4945C
ZOO 4232
Wildlife Habitat Management
Avian Field Techniques
Conservation Biology
Quantitative Wildlife Ecology
Wildlife Techniques
Human Parasitology
3
2
3
3
4
3
CHM 2045, CHM 2046, BSC 2010; or consent of instructor
BSC 2011 and 2011L
None
STA2023 and either FOR3153C, PCB3601C or PCB4044C
STA2023 and either FOR3153C, PCB3601C or PCB4044C and FOR3434C, GIS3043,
SUR3393/3393L or URP4273
WIS 3401
1 course each in Ecology and Vertebrate Ecology
PCB3063 or WIS3553C, and FOR3153C, PCB3034C, PCB3601C or PCB4044C and WIS3401
STA and WIS3401
WIS3402
BSC 2010 & 2010L, BSC 2011 & 2011L or AGR 3303 with C or better
ANS3319C
Junior standing
BSC 2010 & 2010L, BSC 2011 & 2011L or AGR 3303 & CHM 2210 with C or better
MCB 3020L with C or better or BCH 4024 or PCB 3134
MCB 3020 with C or better
BOT 2010C or BSC 2010
PLP 3002C and BCH3025/4024
MCB 3020; Coreq: PLP3002c
BOT 2010 or BSC 2010 & BSC 2010L
BOT 2010C or BSC 2010
ORH 3513C recommended
None
None
SWS 3022 or equivalent
F, Sp, Su-C
Spring
Fall
F, Sp, Su-C
Fall
Su-A (odd yr)
Su–B (odd yr)
F, Sp, Su-C
Fall
Spring
Fall
Fall, Su-C
Spring
Fall
Fall, Su -C
Spring
Spring
Fall
Spring
Spring
Fall
Spring
Spring
Fall
Fall
Fall
Fall
Fall
Spring
Fall, Spring
Fall
Fall
Spring
Fall
Spring
Spring
Spring
Spring
Fall
Spring, Summer A
Spring
Fall
Spring
Spring
Spring
Spring
Spring
Fall
Fall
Fall, Spring
Fall