Example Four Year Schedule: Cellular and Molecular Option

Year 1 (31 credits)

Autumn

(16 credits)

  • CHMY 141N; College Chemistry I = 5 credits
  • *BIOB 160/160N Principles of Living Systems w/lab = 4 credits
  • M 162; Applied Calculus (or prereq math course) = 4 credits
  • **WRIT 101; Composition or General Education = 3 credits

Spring

(15 credits)

  • CHMY 143N; College Chemistry II = 5 credits
  • STAT 216—Statistics or PSYX 222—Psychological Statistics = 4/3 credits
  • PSYX 100S; General Education S = 3 credits

* can substitute BCH110/111 offered in Spring, or alternatively take BIOB 160/161N in Spring or Summer

**WRIT 101 Students with last names starting A–L have priority for the course in the fall and those students with last names starting M–Z have priority in the spring.

Year 2 (28 Credits)

Autumn

(15 credits)

  • CHMY 221; Organic Chem I = 3 credits
  • CHMY 222; Org Chem Lab I = 2 credits
  • BIOB 260; Cellular and Molecular Biology = 4 credits
  • PSYX 250N; Fundamentals of Biological Psychology = 3 credits
  • General Education = 3 credits

Spring

(13 credits)

  • CHMY 223; Organic Chem II = 3 credits
  • BIOB 272; Genetics and Evolution = 4 credits
  • BIOH 280; Fundamentals of Neuroscience=3 credits
  • Upper Level Elective = 3 credits

Year 3 (29 Credits)

Autumn

(15 credits)

  • PHSX 205N/206N; College Physics I + Lab = 5 credits
  • BIOH 458W—Neuro Research Techniques Lab = 4 credits
  • General Education = 3 credits
  • Upper Level Electives = 3 credits

Spring

(14 credits)

  • PHSX 207N/208N; College Physics II + Lab = 5 credits
  • BIOH 380; Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience = 3 credits
  • General Education = 3 credits
  • Upper Level Electives = 3 credits

Year 4 (30 Credits)

Autumn

(15 credits)

  • BCH 480; Advanced Biochemistry I = 3 credits
  • General Education = 6 credits
  • Upper Level Electives = 6 credits

Spring

(15 credits)

  • BIOB 425—Adv. Cell & Molecular Biology = 3 credits
  • BCH 482; Advanced Biochemistry II = 3 credits
  • General Education = 3 credits
  • Upper Level Electives = 6 credits

General Education

Select to fulfill the Writing Course requirement and all Gen Eds. Some courses count for more than one area.

  • Group I – Writing WRIT 101 and Approved Writing Course
  • Group II: Mathematics 3 (M162)
  • Group III: Symbolic Systems 3-6 (M162/STATS/PSYX 222)
  • A Group IV: Expressive Arts 3
  • L Group V: Literary and Artistic Studies 3
  • H Group VI: Historical and Cultural Studies 3
  • S Group VII Social Sciences 3 (PSYX 100S)
  • E Group VIII: Ethics and Human Values 3
  • Y Group IX: American and European Perspectives 3 some H/S courses are Y
  • X Group X: Indigenous and Global Perspectives 3 some H,S,E courses are X
  • N Group XI: Natural Sciences (CHMY121/123)