Academic Plans

Sample plan for biology major, pre-medicine

Courses in bold are required for the biology major.

  Fall Semester Spring Semester
First Year CHEM 140
BIOL 150
ILA (core)
ENGL 110
CHEM 220
BIOL 200 or BIOL 155
MATH 151 (Calc I)
COMM 101
Second Year CHEM 228 Org Chem I
BIOL 202 or BIOL 204
PHYS 130 Physics I

CHEM 230 Org Chem II
PSYC 101
PHYS 132 Physics II
BIOL 200 or BIOL 155
Third Year BIOC 330
BIOL 202 or BIOL 204
PHYS 134
SOCI 101 or PSYC 243 or PSYC 239 or MATH 207
Science Seminar
SOCI 101 or PSYC 318
BIOL 210
Elective (PSYC xxx or BIOC 390 or BIOL 325)
Science Seminar
Fourth Year Language
Elective
Bio Elective
Art
BIOL 440
Language
Bio elective (if needed)
Elective
BIOL 450

 

Sample plan for biochemistry major, pre-medicine

Courses in bold are required for the biochemistry major.

  Fall Semester Spring Semester
First Year

CHEM 140
BIOL 150
ILA (core)
ENGL 110

CHEM 220
BIOL 200
MATH 151
COMM 101
Second Year

CHEM 228
BIOL 202 Genetics or BIOL 204 A&P
PHYS 130 Physics I

Global Perspectives (core)

CHEM 230 Organic Chemistry II
PSYC 101
PHYS 132 Physics II
MATH152 Calculus II

Third Year

BIOC 330 Biochemistry
BIOL 202 or BIOL 204
PHYS 134 (Physics III)
SOCI 101 or PSYC 243 or PSYC 239 or MATH207
Science Seminar

BIOC 390 Advanced Biochem
SOCI 101 or PSYC 318 (Biopsychology) or BIOL354 (Molecular Biology)
Reflections (core)
Science Seminar

Fourth Year

Foreign Language
CHEM 312
Elective
Art
Research/Science Seminar (0.25)

Foreign Language
Citizenship (core)
Elective
Elective
Research/Science Seminar (0.25)