Biology, B.S. (BIOAL)
Recommended Academic Plan
General Biology Option
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Freshman Year
| First Semester: | Credits |
| BIOL 110: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity | 4 |
| CHEM 110: Chemical Principles I | 3 |
| CHEM 111: Experimental Chemistry I | 1 |
| MATH 140: Calculus With Analytic Geometry I | 4 |
| Arts (GA), Social and Behavioral Sciences (GS), Humanities (GH) | 3 |
| First-Year Seminar (FYS) | 1 |
| Total Credits | 16 |
|
| Second Semester: | Credits |
| BIOL 220W: Populations and Communities or BIOL 240W: Function and Development of Organisms | 4 |
| CHEM 112: Chemical Principles II | 3 |
| CHEM 113: Experimental Chemistry II | 1 |
| MATH 141: Calculus with Analytic Geometry II | 4 |
| ENGL 015 (GWS): Rhetoric and Composition OR ENGL 030 (GWS):
Honors Freshman Composition | 3 |
| Total Credits | 15 |
|
Sophomore Year
| Third Semester: | Credits |
| BIOL 230W: Biology: Molecules and Cells | 4 |
| CHEM 202: Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I OR CHEM 210: Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
PHYS 250: Introductory Physics
I** | 4 |
| Select From Arts (GA), Social and Behavorial Sciences (GS), Humanities (GH) | 3 |
| Health and Physical Activity (GHA) | 1.5 |
| Total Credits | 15.5 |
|
| Fourth Semester: | Credits |
| BIOL 220W: Populations and Communities OR BIOL 240W: Function and Development of Organisms | 4 |
| CHEM 203: Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry II, OR CHEM 212:
Organic Chemistry II and 213: Laboratory in Organic Chemistry | 3 or 5 |
PHYS 251: Introductory Physics
II ** | 4 |
| Select From CAS 100: Effective Speech, STAT 200: Elementary
Statistics, STAT 250: Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 |
| Health and Physical Activity (GHA) | 1.5 |
| Total Credits | 15.5 |
|
Junior Year
| Fifth Semester: | Credits |
| Select From ENGL 202A: Effective Writing: Writing in the
Social Sciences, ENGL 202B: Effective Writing: Writing in the Humanities,
ENGL 202C: Effective Writing: Technical Writing OR ENGL 202D:
Effective Writing: Business Writing (ENGL 202C preferred) | 3 |
| Select From CAS 100: Effective Speech, STAT 200: Elementary
Statistics, STAT 250: Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course* | 3 |
| Arts (GA), Social and Behavioral Sciences (GS), Humanities (GH) | 3 |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
|
| Sixth Semester: | Credits |
| Group Selection/Supporting Course | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Arts (GA), Social and Behavioral Sciences (GS), Humanties (GH) | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
|
Senior Year
| Seventh Semester | Credits |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
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| 8th Semester: | Credits |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
|
Bold type indicates courses requiring a grade of C or higher.
Italics type indicate courses that satisfy both major and General Education requirements.
Italic Bold type indicate courses requiring a grade of C or
higher that satisfy both major and General Education requirements.
GWS, GHA, GQ, GN, GA, GH and GS are codes used to identify General Education
requirements.
US, IL are codes used to designate courses that satisfy the University's United
States and International Cultures requirements. Students are required to
complete 3 credits in each area, and often these courses can "double-count" with
General Education selections, typically in the GA, GH, GS categories, or with
major requirements.
W is the code used to designate courses that satisfy the University's Writing
Across the Curriculum requirement.
FYS is the code used to designate courses that satisfy the First-Year Seminar
requirement. Note that students who began their studies Summer 2009 or
later may not be required to complete a FYS course. Check with your
advisor for clarification.
Group Selection: Select a minimum of 15 credits of 400-level Biology Courses, with at least 3 credits from each of the following groups. Each course may be used to satisfy a requirement in only one group
Group 1: Plant and Fungi
Biol 414, Biol 441, Biol 444
Group 2: Evolutionary Biology
Biol 414, Biol 417, Biol 421, Biol 427
Group 3: Genetics
Biol 416, Biol 422, Biol 430
Group 4: Ecology
Biol 412, Biol 414, Biol 417, Biol 429, Biol 435, Biol 444, Biol 450W, Biol 464
Group 5: Animal Physiology
Biol 413, Biol 416, Biol 421, Biol 430, Biol 469, Biol 472
Group 6: Practicum
Biol 414, Biol 417, Biol 421, Biol 444, Biol 450W, Biol 473, Biol 496
* Consult with your advisor for suggestions of supporting courses
** Students may elect to take the calculus-based physics sequence (Phys 211, 212, 213, 214) in place of the Algebra-based Physics (Phys 250, Phys 251)
Ecology Option
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Freshman Year
| First Semester: | Credits |
| BIOL 110: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity | 4 |
| CHEM 110: Chemical Principles I | 3 |
| CHEM 111: Experimental Chemistry I | 1 |
| MATH 140: Calculus With Analytic Geometry I | 4 |
| Arts (GA), Social and Behavioral Sciences (GS), Humanities (GH) | 3 |
| First-Year Seminar (FYS) | 1 |
| Total Credits | 16 |
|
| Second Semester: | Credits |
| BIOL 220W: Populations and Communities OR BIOL 240W: Function and Development of Organisms | 4 |
| CHEM 112: Chemical Principles II | 3 |
| CHEM 113: Experimental Chemistry II | 1 |
| MATH 141: Calculus with Analytic Geometry II | 4 |
| ENGL 015 (GWS): Rhetoric and Composition OR ENGL 030 (GWS): Honors Freshman Composition | 3 |
| Total Credits | 15 |
|
Sophomore Year
| Third Semester: | Credits |
| BIOL 230W: Molecules and Cells | 4 |
| CHEM 202: Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I OR CHEM 210: Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
PHYS 250: Introductory Physics
I ** | 4 |
| Arts (GA), Social and Behavioral Sciences (GS), Humanities (GH) | 3 |
| Health and Physical Activity (GHA) | 1.5 |
| Total Credits | 15.5 |
|
| Fourth Semester: | Credits |
| BIOL 220W: Populations and Communities or BIOL 240W: Function and Development of Organisms | 4 |
| CHEM 203: Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry II, OR CHEM 212 and 213: Organic Chemistry II | 3 or 5 |
PHYS 251: Introductory Physics
II ** | 4 |
| Select From CAS 100: Effective Speech, STAT 200: Elementary
Statistics, STAT 250: Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 |
| Health and Physical Activity (GHA) | 1.5 |
| Total Credits | 15.5 |
|
Junior Year
| Fifth Semester: | Credits |
| Select From ENGL 202A: Effective Writing: Writing in the
Social Sciences, ENGL 202B: Effective Writing: Writing in the Humanities,
ENGL 202C: Effective Writing: Technical Writing OR ENGL 202D:
Effective Writing: Business Writing (ENGL 202C preferred) | 3 |
| Select From CAS 100: Effective Speech, STAT 200: Elementary
Statistics, STAT 250: Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course* | 3 |
| Arts (GA), Social and Behavioral Sciences (GS), Humanities (GH) | 3 |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
|
| Sixth Semester: | Credits |
| STAT 462: Applied Regression Analysis OR STAT 464: Applied Nonparametric Statistics | 3 |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Arts (GA), Social and Behavioral Sciences (GS), Humanities (GH) | 3 |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
|
Senior Year
| Seventh Semester: | Credits |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
|
| 8th Semester: | Credits |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
|
Bold type indicates courses requiring a grade of C or higher.
Italics type indicate courses that satisfy both major and General Education requirements.
Italic Bold type indicate courses requiring a grade of C or
higher that satisfy both major and General Education requirements.
GWS, GHA, GQ, GN, GA, GH and GS are codes used to identify General Education
requirements.
US, IL are codes used to designate courses that satisfy the University's United
States and International Cultures requirements. Students are required to
complete 3 credits in each area, and often these courses can "double-count" with
General Education selections, typically in the GA, GH, GS categories, or with
major requirements.
W is the code used to designate courses that satisfy the University's Writing
Across the Curriculum requirement.
FYS is the code used to designate courses that satisfy the First-Year Seminar
requirement. Note that students who began their studies Summer 2009 or
later may not be required to complete a FYS course. Check with your
advisor for clarification.
Group Selection: Select a minimum of 12 credits of 400-level Biology Courses, with at least 6 credits from group 1, 3 credits from group 2, and 3 credits from group 3. Each course ay be used to satisfy a requirement in only one group.
Group 1: Population/Community Ecology
Biol 412, Biol 435, Biol 444, Biol 450W
Group 2: Evolutionary Biology
Biol 414, Biol 421, Biol 427
Group 3: Functional Biology
Biol 417
Group 4: Practicum
Biol 414, Biol 417, Biol 444, Biol 450W, Biol 496
* Consult with your advisor for suggestions of supporting courses
** Students may elect to take the calculus-based physics sequence (Phys 211, 212, 213, 214) in place of the Algebra-based Physics (Phys 250, Phys 251)
Vertebrate Physiology Option
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Freshman Year
| First Semester: | Credits |
| BIOL 110: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity | 4 |
| CHEM 110: Chemical Principles I | 3 |
| CHEM 111: Experimental Chemistry I | 1 |
| MATH 140: Calculus With Analytic Geometry I | 4 |
| Arts (GA), Social and Behavioral Sciences (GS) Humanities (GH) | 3 |
| First-Year Seminar (FYS) | 1 |
| Total Credits | 16 |
|
| Second Semester: | Credits |
| BIOL 220W: Populations and Communities OR BIOL 240W:
Function and Development of Organisms | 4 |
| CHEM 112: Chemical Principles II | 3 |
| CHEM 113: Experimental Chemistry II | 1 |
| MATH 141: Calculus with Analytic Geometry II | 4 |
| ENGL 015 (GWS): Rhetoric and Composition OR ENGL 030 (GWS): Honors
Freshman Composition | 3 |
| Total Credits | 15 |
|
Sophomore Year
| Third Semester: | Credits |
| BIOL 230W: Molecules and Cells | 4 |
| CHEM 210: Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| PHYS 250: Introductory Physics I | 4 |
| Arts (GA), Social and Behavioral Sciences (GS), Humanities (GH) | 3 |
| Health and Physical Activity (GHA) | 1.5 |
| Total Credits | 15.5 |
|
| Fourth Semester: | Credits |
| BIOL 220W: Populations and Communities OR BIOL 240W:
Function and Development of Organisms | 4 |
| CHEM 212: Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 213: Laboratory in Organic Chemistry | 2 |
| PHYS 251: Introductory Physics II | 4 |
| Select From CAS 100: Effective Speech, STAT 200: Elementary Statistics, STAT 250:
Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 |
| Health and Physical Activity (GHA) | 1.5 |
| Total Credits | 17.5 |
|
Junior Year
| Fifth Semester: | Credits |
| Select From ENGL 202A: Effective Writing: Writing in the Social
Sciences, ENGL 202B: Effective Writing: Writing in the Humanities, ENGL
202C: Effective Writing: Technical Writing OR ENGL 202D: Effective
Writing: Business Writing (ENGL 202C preferred) | 3 |
| BIOL 472: Mammalian Physiology | 3 |
| BIOL 473: Laboratory in Mammalian Physiology | 2 |
| Select From CAS 100: Effective Speech, STAT 200: Elementary Statistics, STAT 250:
Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course* | |
|
| Sixth Semester: | Credits |
| Arts (GA), Social and Behavioral Sciences (GS) Humanities (GH) | 3 |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
|
Senior Year
| Seventh Semester: | Credits |
| BMB 401: General Biochemistry | 3 |
| Arts (GA), Social and Behavioral Sciences (GS), Humanities (GH) | 3 |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
|
| Eighth Semester: | Credits |
| BMB 402: General Biochemistry | 3 |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
| Group Selection / Supporting Course | |
|
Bold type indicates courses requiring a grade of C or higher.
Italics type indicate courses that satisfy both major and General Education requirements.
Italic Bold type indicate courses requiring a grade of C or
higher that satisfy both major and General Education requirements.
GWS, GHA, GQ, GN, GA, GH and GS are codes used to identify General Education
requirements.
US, IL are codes used to designate courses that satisfy the University's United
States and International Cultures requirements. Students are required to
complete 3 credits in each area, and often these courses can "double-count" with
General Education selections, typically in the GA, GH, GS categories, or with
major requirements.
W is the code used to designate courses that satisfy the University's Writing
Across the Curriculum requirement.
FYS is the code used to designate courses that satisfy the First-Year Seminar
requirement. Note that students who began their studies Summer 2009 or
later may not be required to complete a FYS course. Check with your
advisor for clarification.
Group Selection: Select a minimum of 12 credits of 400-level Biology Courses, with at least 6 credits from group 1, 3 credits from group 2, and 3 credits from group 3. Each course ay be used to satisfy a requirement in only one group.
Group 1: Physiology
Biol 412, Biol 413, Biol 416, Biol 421, Biol 430, Biol 469
Group 2: Evolutionary Biology
Biol 414, Biol 417, Biol 421, Biol 427
Group 3: Practicum
Biol 414, Biol 417, Biol 421, Biol 444, Biol 450W, Biol 473, Biol 496
* Consult with your advisor for suggestions of supporting courses
Contact:
Dr. Edward P. Levri
Associate Professor of Biology
Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Office: 202 Hawthorn Building
Phone: 814-949-5496
Email:
WWW: http://www.personal.psu.edu/epl1
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