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Required courses:

Required supporting courses:

Also required are four courses selected from the following groups with at least one course from each group.

Group I

Group II

Students in the Traditional Track are encouraged to take at least one course in plant biology, either Biology 326, Plant Biology, or Biology 308, Plant Physiology. Biology majors in the secondary education program must have eight credits of botany to prepare. Two courses selected from Biology 125, Biology 308, or Biology 326 will satisfy this requirement for certification.

To complete the minimum of 36 biology credits, biology majors should select courses from Groups I and II, or other biology courses listed in the Bulletin. For those students doing research, a maximum of 6 credits of research from Biology 291 and Biology 391 and 392 may count toward the 36 biology credits needed for the major.

Recommended courses:

* A second semester of Organic Chemistry (Chemistry 302/252) or Biochemistry (Chemistry 331) is recommended.
** Mathematics 140, Calculus I, is recommended for all biology majors in the traditional track. Many professional schools and most graduate schools require at least one semester of calculus for admission.

Recommended schedule:

FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester   Spring Semester
BI 105 Ecology and Evolution 3   AS 100 OR 101 Astronomy 3
BI 155 Ecology and Evolution Lab 1   AS 105 OR 106 Astronomy Lab (Recommended) 1
CH 121 General Chemistry 3   BI 108 Attributes of Life 3
CH 151 Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I 1   BI 158 Attributes of Life Lab 1
HS ----- Historical Studies 3   CH 224 General Inorganic Chemistry 3
IN 140 University Seminar 3   CH 152 Introductory Chemistry Laboratory II 1
IN 150 Critical Reading and Writing I 3   ED 120 Introduction to American Education 3
Total Credits 17   IN 151 Critical Reading & Writing II 3
        Total Credits 17-18

SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester   Spring Semester
BI 300 Genetics 3   BI 125 Local Flora 4
BI 350 Genetics Lab 1   BI 305 Molecular and Cell Biology 3
CH 301 Organic Chemistry I 3   BI 355 Molecular and Cell Biology Lab 1
CH 251 Intermediate Chemistry Lab I 1   ED 170 OR ED 172 Education Internship 1
ED 201 Human Development, Gr. 6-12 & K-12 3   HI 203 OR HI 204, U.S. History (IN 250) 3
MA 140 Calculus OR MA 114 Functions 4   ES 210 Health Topics 2
PO 100 American Political System OR Sociology 3   ----- ----- Fine Arts 3
Total Credits 18   Total Credits 17

JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester   Spring Semester
BI 204 Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology 4-5   BI ----- Biology Group I OR Group II 3-4
  OR BI 206 Anatomy & Physiology I     BI 130 Environmental Biology 4
  OR BI 301 Comparative Anatomy (Spring)       OR CH 102 Earth Science for Teachers  
ED 219 Technology for Secondary & Specialist 1   ED 310 Educational Psych. & Classroom Mgt. 3
ED 321 Gen. Secondary Methods & Assessment 2   EN ----- Literature Elective 3
PY 201 Physics for Life Sciences 4   IN 350 Global Studies 3
----- ----- Language Cultures (may need 3) 3   Total Credits 16-17
Total Credits 14-15        

SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester   Spring Semester
BI 326 Plant Biology 4   ED 478 Supervised Teaching in High School 12
  OR BI 308 Plant Physiology     ED 488 Education Senior Seminar 2
BI ----- Biology Group I OR Group II 4   Total Credits 14
BI 481 Biology Senior Seminar 1        
ED 320 Exceptional Child 3        
ED 426 Inst. Analysis Design & Assessment
(available only in Fall)		 2        
----- ----- Language Cultures 3        
Total Credits 17