| FIRST YEAR | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FALL | SPRING | |||||
| BIO 110 or BIO 112 | Principles of Biology I or Perspectives in Biology I | 4 cr | BIO 111 or BIO 113 | Principles of Biology II or Perspectives in Biology II | 4 cr | |
| CHM 131 | General Chemistry I | 5 cr | BIO 111P | Introductory Biology Lab | 1 cr | |
| MTH 141 | Calculus I | 4 cr | CHM 132 | General Chemistry II | 5 cr | |
| WRT 105 | College Level Writing... | 4 cr | MTH 142 | Calculus II | 4 cr | |
| Elective | 4 cr | |||||
TOTAL |
17 cr | TOTAL |
18 cr | |||
| SECOND YEAR | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FALL |
SPRING |
|||||
| BIO 198 | Genetics | 4 cr | *BIO 250 | Biochemistry | 4 cr | |
| BIO 198P | Genetics Lab | 1 cr | *CHM 204 | Organic Chemistry II | 4 cr | |
| CHM 203 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 cr | *CHM 208 | Organic Chemistry Lab II | 1 cr | |
| CHM 207 | Organic Chemistry Lab I | 1 cr | *BIO 250, CHM 204/208 are required for the BS BBC, BCD, BMB, BMG majors. May be used to satisfy electives for the BA BIO and the BS BEB, BNS majors. Visit UPBM majors website for possible applications. | |||
| Elective | 4 cr | Elective | 4 cr | |||
| Elective | 4 cr | Elective | 4 cr | |||
TOTAL |
18 cr | TOTAL |
17 cr | |||
*Note to students with Advanced Placement (AP) Biology or International Bacalaureate (IB) Biology credits
AP and IB Biology Credit Policies for Incoming Students Effective Fall 2005
AP Biology Credit Policy: Students who scored a '4' or '5' on Advanced Placement Biology exams received four (4) general college credits; however, it cannot be used to satisfy any of the requirements for a biology major or minor.
IB Biology Credit Policy: Students who scored a '6' or '7' on the International Bacalaureate exam received 4 general college credits; however, it cannot be used to satisfy any of the requirements for a biology major or minor.
AP and IB Students Eligible to take Concentrated Introductory Course Series: students who took AP Biology and received a '4' or '5' on their exam as well as students who took IB Biology and received a '6' or '7' on their exam are elgible to take a more concentrated introductory course series designed for students with biological experience: BIO 112/113 Perspectives in Biology I & II.
Student with AP or IB credit who intend to major within the biological sciences should take one of two introductory course series: BIO 110/111 Principles of Biology I & II or BIO 112/113 Perspectives in Biology I & II before registering for sophomore-level biology courses, e.g., BIO 198 Principles of Genetics or BIO 190 The Human Genome, and BIO 250 Introduction to Biochemistry. Combined, both introductory course-series are two semesters long ( 1 year) and may be taken out of sequence.
Note: The Biology department does not approve AP or IB Biology credit for use towards majors (biology and non-biology related). Students who do not plan to major within the Biological sciences should contact the department of their intended major for approval to use Biology AP credit towards their prospective concentrations.
