This is a general plan that may be adjusted to accommodate individual background interests, abilities and career objectives.
  

Freshman Year

Fall Semester					Hours
 BIOLOGY 108*     General Biology I                  3
 BIOLOGY 108L*    General Biology I Lab              1
 CHEM 211      General Chemistry I                4
 CHEM 211L     Experimental General Chemistry I   1
 General Education Requirement
   (ex: ENGL 110)                                 3
					 Total:  12

Spring Semester
 BIOLOGY 109*     General Biology II                 3
 BIOLOGY 109L*    General Biology II Lab             1
 CHEM 212R     General Chemistry II               4
 CHEM 212LR    Experimental General
                 Chemistry II                     1
 General Education Requirement
   (ex. COMST 110 or 140)                         3
 General Education Requirement
   (ex. Higher Order Thinking elective)           3
					 Total:  15

*General Biology II may be taken before General Biology I
 if desired.

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester					Hours
 BIOLOGY 202      Cell Biology                       3
 CHEM 321      Organic Chemistry I                3 
 CHEM 321L     Organic Chemistry I Lab            1 
 MATH 210*     Calculus I                         4
 General Education Requirement
   (ex. English 225                    3
 General Education Requirement
   (ex. Constitution requirement)                 3
					  Total: 17
* Prerequisite MATH 110 or 4 years HS Math
   including Algebra II, and Trigonometry.


Spring Semester
 BIOLOGY 206      Genetics                           3
 CHEM 322R     Organic Chemistry II               3
 CHEM 322L     Organic Chemistry II Lab           1
 MATH 220 or   Calculus II or Elementary                       
 STAT 235      Statistics			 3-4
 BIOLOGY ___      Biology Elective                   3
				        Total:  13-14

Junior Year

Fall Semester					Hours
 LS-BIOC 341    Basic Biochemistry                 3
 BIOLOGY ___      Biology Elective               	  3
 PHYSICS 210 or   General Physics I or
 PHYSICS 240      Physics for Science and
                 Engineering I                   4-5
 General Education Requirement
   (ex. Humanities Elective)                      3
 Elective                                         2
				        Total:  15-16

Spring Semester
 BIOLOGY ___      Biology Elective                   3
 BIOLOGY ___      Biology Lab Elective               3
 PHYSICS 220or   General Physics II or
 PHYSICS 250      Physics for Science and
                 Engineering II                  4-5
 General Education Requirement
   (ex. Higher Order Thinking elective)           3
 Elective                                         2 
					Total:  15-16 

Senior Year

Fall Semester					Hours
 BIOLOGY ___      Biology Elective                   3
 BIOLOGY ___      Biology Elective                   3
 BIOLOGY ___      Biology Lab Elective               3
 General Education Requirement
   (ex. Social & Behavioral Science Elective)     3
 General Education Requirement
   (ex. Fine Art Elective)                        3
					 Total:  15

Spring Semester
 BIOLOGY ___     Biology Synthesis                   3
 General Education Requirement
  (ex. Social and Behavioral Science Elective)    3
 BIOLOGY ___     Biology Elective                    3
 Elective                                         3
 Elective                                         3
					 Total:  15

Students must complete a total of 42 credit hours of
biology courses with grades of C- or better and maintain
a cumulative UM Biology GPA of at least 2.0.  26 of these 
credit hours must be junior/senior level and must include LSBIOC 341, a biology synthesis course, and two laboratory 
courses.  One Biology Lab must be Writing Intensive.