Advising Course Plan - Biology Major - Study Abroad Interest

This plan indicates an effective way to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and to spend a semester studying abroad.  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
Elective1Elective41
 4 4
Third Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
The fall of the third year is typically the most convenient to study abroad because the introductory courses are complete and the research sequence has not yet begun.BIOL 300 or 400 level course1
Abroad Study4BIOL 4970.5
 Junior Seminar1
 Elective1
 Elective3.5
 4 4
Fourth Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
BIOL 300 or 400 level course1BIOL 300 or 400 level course1
BIOL 4981BIOL 4991
BIOL 300 or 400 level course1Elective1
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 later.

3

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