Advising Course Plan - Molecular and Cellular Biology Major - Veterinary School Interest
This plan indicates an effective way to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular Biology and to complete the prerequisites for most veterinary programs (although these can differ depending on the vet school).
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | |
| BIOL 142P | Introductory Biology II: Animal and Plant Physiology | 1 |
| FSEM 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| MATH 1301 | Calculus I with Review Part I | 1 |
| General Education requirement | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 141P | Introductory Biology I: Biochemistry, Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics | 1 |
| General Education requirement | 1 | |
| MATH 131Q1 | Calculus I with Review Part 2 | 1 |
| General Education requirement | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOL 243Q | Biostatistics | 1 |
| CHEM 141P | General Chemistry I | 1 |
| PHYS 121P2 | College Physics I | 1 |
| General Education requirement | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| General Education requirement | 1 | |
| CHEM 142P | General Chemistry II | 1 |
| PHYS 122P2 | College Physics II | 1 |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOL 3023 | Genetics | 1 |
| CHEM 201 | Organic Chemistry I | 1 |
| Junior Seminar4 | 1 | |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 300 | Molecular Biology and Biotechnology | 1 |
| CHEM 301 | Organic Chemistry II | 1 |
| BIOL 497 | Research Proposal | 0.5 |
| CHEM 2045 | Biochemistry I | 1 |
| Elective | 0.5 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Summer | ||
| During the summer between Third Year and Fourth Year or early in year 4, the GRE needs to be taken. | ||
| Term Units | 0 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOL 3016 | Microbiology | 1 |
| BIOL 498 | Senior Project I | 1 |
| Elective7 | 1 | |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 499 | Senior Project II | 1 |
| Elective7 | 1 | |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Total Unit: 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 141Q instead of MATH 130 and MATH 131Q. |
| 2 | The Physics courses can be taken later. |
| 3 | BIOL 300, BIOL 302, and the other 300- or 400-level course can be taken in any order. |
| 4 | The Junior Seminar can be taken in the spring instead of the fall. |
| 5 | CHEM 204 can be taken in year 4. |
| 6 | Can be taken the previous year. |
| 7 | Other recommended upper division courses include: BIOL 301, BIOL 314, BIOL 315, BIOL 425, BIOL 401, BIOL 409, BIOL 410, BIOL 415, BIOL 422, and CHEM 304. |