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DECLARING YOUR MAJOR: Sample Schedules

These sample schedules are provided to help students with various levels of preparation get started in the Biological Sciences Majors. Use your placement exam scores to determine which courses you have placed into and which sample schedule fits your placement.

*not required for all majors
Freshman placing into CHEM 1A, MATH 3 & BIOL 3:
 
FALL
WINTER
SPRING
1st year
MATH 3
CHEM 1A
CORE
MATH 11A
CHEM 1B/M
BIOL 3
MATH 11B
CHEM 1C/N
BIOL 20A
2nd year
CHEM 108A/L
BIOL 20B
GEN ED

CHEM 108B/M
BIOL 20C*
GEN ED

BIOL 100
BIOL 105
GEN ED
Freshman placing into CHEM 1A, MATH 11A & BIOL 20:
 
FALL
WINTER
SPRING
1st year
MATH 11A
CHEM 1A
Core Course
MATH 11B
CHEM 1B/M
GEN ED
CHEM 1C/N
BIOL 20A
GEN ED
2nd year
CHEM 108A/L
BIOL 20B
GEN ED

CHEM 108B/M
BIOL 20C*
GEN ED

BIOL 100
BIOL 105
GEN ED
Freshman placing into CHEM 1B, MATH 11A & BIOL 20:
and starting the introductory biology sequence with BIOL 20A...
 
FALL
WINTER
SPRING
1st year
MATH 11A
CHEM 1B/M
Core Course
CHEM 1C/N
BIOL 20A
GEN ED
MATH 11B
BIOL 20B
GEN ED
2nd year
CHEM 108A/L
BIOL 20C*
GEN ED

CHEM 108B/M
MATH 22*
GEN ED

BIOL 100
BIOL 105
GEN ED
starting the introductory biology sequence with BIOL 20C...
 
FALL
WINTER
SPRING
1st year
CHEM 1B/M
BIOL 20C*
Core Course
MATH 11A
CHEM 1C/N
BIOL 20A
MATH 11B
BIOL 20B
GEN ED
2nd year
CHEM 108A/L
BIOL 105
GEN ED

CHEM 108B/M
ELECTIVE
GEN ED

BIOL 100
ELECTIVE
GEN ED
Freshman with AP credit or desiring a more challenging schedule:
 
FALL
WINTER
SPRING
1st year
MATH 11A
CHEM 1B/M
Core Course
MATH 11B
CHEM 1C/N
BIOL 21A
MATH 22*
BIOL 20B
GEN ED
2nd year
CHEM 112A/L
BIOL 20C*
GEN ED

CHEM 112B/M
GEN ED
GEN ED

CHEM 112C/N
BIOL 105
BIOL 100

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