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Department of Biology

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• For more information about Biology, see the Biology Department.
• Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
• Admitted students must meet with an Joshua Wardle. Current students should also meet with an Joshua Wardle and logon to DegreeWorks  to check student-specific program progress.

 

Minimum University Requirements
Total Credits	120			Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better	100			Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above)	40
Total USU Credits	30			Upper-division USU Credits	20
USU Credits within the Major	10			Credits in Minor (if required)	12
Credits in Major	see below			Credits in American Institutions	3
General Education Requirements	see link			University Studies Depth Requirements	see link
NOTES: highest Math Requirement for this degree is

 

Admissions Requirements for this Program
New freshmen	Admitted to USU in Good Standing			Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU	2.75 GPA

First Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
BIOL 1050: Biology Professions  or BIOL 1060: Prehealth Professions	1  or 1			BIOL 1620: Biology II (BLS)	3
BIOL 1610: Biology I /BIOL 1615: Biology I Laboratory	3 /1			CHEM 1220: Principles of Chemistry II (BPS)	4
CHEM 1210: Principles of Chemistry I	4			CHEM 1225: Chemical Principles Laboratory II	1
CHEM 1215: Chemical Principles Laboratory I	1			ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3
ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)	3			MATH	3
MATH	3
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Second Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
BIOL 2220: General Ecology	3			BIOL 3060: Principles of Genetics (QI)	4
CHEM 2310: Organic Chemistry I	4			CHEM 2320: Organic Chemistry II	4
CHEM 2315: Organic Chemistry Laboratory I	1			CHEM 2325: Organic Chemistry Laboratory II	1
MATH 1210: Calculus I (QL)	4			STAT 3000: Statistics for Scientists (QI)	3
SOC 1010: Introductory Sociology (BSS)  or PSY 1010: General Psychology (BSS)	3  or 3			BIOL Elective	3
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Third Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
BIOL 3300: General Microbiology  or BIOL 5210: Cell Biology	4  or 3			BIOL 5250: Evolutionary Biology (CI)	3
PHYS 2110: General Physics - Life Sciences I	4			CHEM 3700: Introductory Biochemistry	3
BIOL Elective	3			CHEM 3710: Introductory Biochemistry Laboratory	1
Breadth Humanities (BHU)	3			PHYS 2120: General Physics - Life Sciences II (BPS)	4
Breadth Creative Arts (BCA)	3			Depth Social Sciences (DSS)	3
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Fourth Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
BIOL Elective	3			BIOL 4600: Advanced Human Physiology	5
Prehealth Elective	3			Communications Intenseive (CI)	3
Depth Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA)	3			Breadth American Institutions (BAI)	3
University Studies Elective	6			University Studies Elective	4
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