Advising Course Plan - Biology Major

This plan indicates an effective way to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology.  This basic plan would be altered depending upon your post-graduate plans (mainly by adding specific courses in place of ‘Electives’).  Please see other advising plans that consider specific post-graduate plans.

First Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
BIOL 142P1BIOL 141P1
FSEM 1001General Education requirement1
MATH 15111General Education requirement1
BIOL 1000.0General Education requirement1
General Education requirement1 
 4 4
Second Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
BIOL 243Q1BIOL 2441
CHEM 141P21CHEM 142P21
General Education requirement1General Education requirement1
Elective1Elective1
 4 4
Third Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
BIOL 300 or 400 level course1BIOL 300 or 400 level course1
Junior Seminar31BIOL 4970.5
Elective1Elective1
Elective1Elective1
 Elective4.5
 4 4
Fourth Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
BIOL 300 or 400 level course1BIOL 300 or 400 level course1
BIOL 4981BIOL 4991
Elective1Elective1
Elective1Elective1
 4 4
Total Units 32
1

The timing of the Math course is not critical; it can be taken at a later time. Some students may place into, and wish to take, MATH 130 or MATH 141Q.

2

The Chemistry courses can be taken during any academic year.

3

The Junior Seminar can be taken in the spring instead of the fall.

4

During the spring of third year or fourth year, you will need to take another 0.5 or 1 unit course to average 4 units per semester.