Example Course Sequences for BS in Biology
The following schedules are examples, not rules.
BS Example
| Year | Fall | Spring |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHEM 11a CHEM 18a lab BIOL 14 or 15 |
CHEM 11b CHEM 18b lab BIOL 15 or 14 |
| 2 | BIOL 18b CHEM 25a CHEM 29a lab |
BIOL 18a CHEM 25b CHEM 29b lab Quant 1 |
| 3 | PHYS 10a PHYS 18a lab Elective 1 |
PHYS 10b PHYS 18b lab Elective 2 |
| 4 | BIOL 16 Elective 3 Elective 4 |
Quant 2 Elective 5 Elective 6 |
Alternative BS, One Science First Fall
| Year | Fall | Spring |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHEM 11a CHEM 18a lab |
CHEM 11b CHEM 18b lab BIOL 15 |
| 2 | BIOL 14 BIOL 18b CHEM 25a CHEM 29a lab |
Quant 1 BIOL 18a CHEM 25b CHEM 29b lab |
| 3 | PHYS 10a PHYS 18a lab Elective 1 |
PHYS 10b PHYS 18b lab Elective 2 |
| 4 | BIOL 16 Elective 3 Elective 4 |
Quant 2 Elective 5 Elective 6 |
BS with Semester Abroad Example
| Year | Fall | Spring |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHEM 11a CHEM 18a lab BIOL 14 or 15 |
CHEM 11b CHEM 18b lab BIOL 15 or 14 |
| 2 | BIOL 18b CHEM 25a CHEM 29a lab Elective 1 |
BIOL 18a CHEM 25b CHEM 29b lab Elective 2 |
| 3 | BIOL 16 Quant 1 Elective 3 |
ABROAD Elective 4 Elective 5 |
| 4 | PHYS 10a PHYS 18a lab Elective 6 |
PHYS 10b PHYS 18b lab Quant 2 |
Midyear BS Example
| Year | Fall | Spring |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIOL 15 Quant 1 |
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| 2 | BIOL 14 BIOL 18b CHEM 11a CHEM 18a lab |
Elective 1 BIOL 18a CHEM 11b CHEM 18b lab |
| 3 | CHEM 25a CHEM 29a lab Elective 2 |
CHEM 25b CHEM 29b lab Elective 3 |
| 4 | PHYS 10a PHYS 18a lab Elective 4 |
PHYS 10b PHYS 18b lab Elective 5 |
| 5 | BIOL 16 Quant 2 Elective 6 |
Up to two electives can be General Science Electives (courses numbered >= 10 in BCHM, CHEM, COSI, MATH, PHYS).
Some students take a core CHEM or PHYS course in the summer to lighten the school year load.