Example 4 Year Plan for the Biology Major
with the Environmental Emphasis
Fall Semester
Department
BIOL
CHEM
CHEM (lab)
MATH1
Univ. Studies2
Course Number
1610
1210
1215
TOTAL
Fall Semester
Department
BIOL
CHEM
CHEM (lab)
MATH1
Univ. Studies2
Fall Semester
Department
BIOL
CHEM
CHEM (lab)
PHYS
Univ. Studies2
Fall Semester
Department
BIOL3
BIOL4
BIOL3
BIOL5
Univ. Studies2
Credits
4
4
1
2-4
3
14-16
Course Number
2220 or 3060
2310
2315
1210
or elective courses
TOTAL
Credits
3-4
4
1
4
3-5
15-18
Course Number
3220
3000
3005
2110 or 2210/2215
or elective courses
TOTAL
Credits
Course Number
5250 or BIOL elec.
Physiol. with lab or
BIOL elective
3300 or BIOL elec.
Plant BIOL elec.
or elective courses
TOTAL
2
3
1
4-5
5-7
15-18
Spring Semester
Department
BIOL
CHEM
CHEM (lab)
MATH1
Univ. Studies2
Spring Semester
Department
BIOL
CHEM
CHEM (lab)
STAT
Univ. Studies2
Spring Semester
Department
BIOL3
CHEM
CHEM (lab)
PHYS
Univ. Studies2
Spring Semester
Credits
Department
3 BIOL
3-5 BIOL4
4 BIOL5
3-4 Univ. Studies2
2
15-18
Course Number
1620
1220
1225
TOTAL
Credits
4
4
1
2-4
3
14-16
Course Number
2220 or 3060
2320
2325
3000
or elective courses
TOTAL
Credits
3-4
4
1
3
4-6
15-18
Course Number
3300 or BIOL elec.
3700
3710
2120 or 2220/2225
or elective courses
TOTAL
Credits
Course Number
5250 or BIOL elec.
Physiol. with lab or
BIOL elective
Plant BIOL elec.
or elective courses
Credits
TOTAL
4
3
1
4-5
3-5
15-18
3
3-5
3-4
6
15-18
Students must meet all University Requirements in order to graduate, for a complete list of the
requirements see the General Catalog. Conflicts in class times may require modification of this plan.
1. Biology majors are strongly advised to complete the required math coursework as quickly as possible and to
take math classes every semester until completing MATH 1210. Math prerequisites are valid for at most one year
and must have C or C- grades or better. MATH 0900, 1010, 1050, and 1060 may be required for those not
prepared to begin MATH 1210. If you do not have a math grade or test (ACT, SAT, MPE) score within the last year,
you will be required to take the Math Placement Exam to begin the math coursework.
2. A minimum of 24 credits are needed to meet University Studies in addition to the coursework specified above.
This includes:
Breadth Humanities (BHU)
ENGL 1010
Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)
ENGL 2010
Depth Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA)
Breadth American Institutions (BAI)
Depth Social Sciences (DSS)
Breadth Creative Arts (BCA)
1 Communication Intensive Course (CI)
See General Catalog or the Major Requirements Sheet for more details.
3. At least 12 additional Biology Elective credits are required from the following list or others approved by advisor.
Up to 3 credits of BIOL 5800 may be included:
BIOL 4250 Internship/Co-Op (F, Sp, Su)
BIOL 4430 Introduction to Plant Pathology (Sp)
BIOL 4500 Applied Entomology (Sp)
BIOL 5310 Soil Microbiology (F)
BIOL 5400 Environmental Toxicology (Sp)
BIOL 5800 Undergraduate Research (F, Sp, Su)
CEE/PSC 5620 Aquatic Chemistry (F)
GEO 1110/1115 The Dynamic Earth: Physical Geology (F, Sp)
PSC 3000 Fundamentals of Soil Science (F)
PUBH 3610 Environmental Management (F)
4. Students must select from the following list, one upper-division physiology course with an integrated lab or
separate laboratory:
BIOL 4400 Plant Physiology (F)
BIOL 4600 Advanced Human Physiology (Sp)
BIOL 5300 Microbial Physiology (F)
Courses with separate lecture and lab:
BIOL 5100 Neurobiology (Sp)
and
5610 Animal Physiology Laboratory (F)
or
BIOL 5600 Comparative Animal Physiology (F)
and
BIOL 5610 Animal Physiology Laboratory (F)
5. Plant Biology Cluster electives (2-4 credits):
BIOL 4421 Plant Taxonomy I (Sp)
BIOL 4422 Plant Taxonomy II (F)
BIOL 4430 Introduction to Plant Pathology (Sp)
WILD 3600 Wildland Plant Ecology and Identification (F)
WILD 3820 Forest Plants: Identification, Biology, and Function (F)
WILD 3830 Range Plant Taxonomy and Function (F)