All majors within the Department of Biological Sciences must complete the following corequisites in Chemistry, Math, and Physics.
Students must maintain a 2.0 average QPA in these corequisite courses.
Chemistry
| Course |
Description |
Credits |
| CHEM 0110 |
General Chemistry 1* |
4 |
| CHEM 0120 |
General Chemistry 2* |
4 |
| CHEM 0310 |
Organic Chemistry 1* |
3 |
| CHEM 0330 |
Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1 |
1 |
| CHEM 0320 |
Organic Chemistry 2* |
3 |
| CHEM 0340 |
Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2* |
1 |
* Honors versions of these courses are also acceptable.
Mathematics
STEP 1 :
All majors within the Department of Biological Sciences must complete two semesters of mathematics, including one semester of
introductory Calculus:
| Course |
Description |
Credits |
| MATH 0220 |
Analytical Geometry and Calculus 1 |
4 |
STEP 2 :
Molecular Biology majors must take an additional semster of Calculus for the second semester of Mathematics:
| Course |
Description |
Credits |
| MATH 0230 |
Analytical Geometry and Calculus 2 |
4 |
Biological Sciences, Ecology & Evolution, and Microbiology majors may select Calculus or Statistics as their second math course:
| Course |
Description |
Credits |
| MATH 0230 |
Analytical Geometry and Calculus 2 |
4 |
| STAT 1000 |
Introductory Statistics |
4 |
Physics
There are two options for completing the Physics requirement. One sequence is algebra based, while the other is calculus based.
In either case, the laboratory course (shown in italics) is not required for completion of a major within the Biological Sciences, but it may be required for some graduate or
professional schools.
OPTION 1 : Algebra-based sequence
| Course |
Description |
Credits |
| PHYS 0110 |
Introduction to Physics 1 |
3 |
| PHYS 0111 |
Introduction to Physics 2 |
3 |
| PHYS 0212 |
Introduction to Laboratory Physics |
2 |
OPTION 2 : Calculus-based sequence
| Course |
Description |
Credits |
| PHYS 0174 |
Physics for Science and Engineering 1* |
4 |
| PHYS 0175 |
Physics for Science and Engineering 2* |
4 |
| PHYS 0219 |
Basic Laboratory Physics for Science and Engineering |
2 |
* Honors versions of these courses are also acceptable.
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