Virtual Tour
The recommended four-year plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees within four years. Students must meet with their Major Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree. This plan assumes that no developmental courses are required. If developmental courses are needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which are not listed in the plan and may extend degree completion.
NOTE: This recommended Four-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2023-2024 academic year.
First Year
Fall Semester
- Major: BIOL 111 - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY I LECTURE (HRS 4)
- Major: BIOL 111L - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY I LAB (HRS 1)
- Gen Ed: Scientific Reasoning – CHEM 116 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LECTURE (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: Scientific Reasoning – CHEM 116L - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB (HRS 1)
- Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 18)
Spring Semester
- Major: BIOL 113 - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY II LEC* (HRS 4)
- Major: BIOL 113L - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY II LAB* (HRS 1)
- Major: CHEM 117 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LECTURE* (HRS 4)
- Major: CHEM 117L - GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LAB* (HRS 1)
- Gen Ed: - QUANTITATIVE REASONING – MATH 110 - PRECALCULUS^, MATH 121 - CALCULUS I^, or CMPS 147 - COMPUTER SCIENCE I (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH TS1 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 1 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
- Total: (HRS 18)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- Major: BIOL 221 - GENERAL ECOLOGY * (HRS 4)
- Major: CHEM 211 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LECTURE * (HRS 4)
- Major: CHEM 211L - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB * (HRS 1)
- Major: MATH 122 - CALCULUS II* OR ENSC 345 - RESEARCH DESIGN & STATISTICS* OR PSYC 242 - STATISTICS* (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - SOCIAL SCIENCE INQUIRY (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH TS2 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 2 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
- Total: (HRS 17)
Spring Semester
- Major: BIOL 332 - GENETICS LECTURE * (WI) (HRS 4)
- Major: BIOL 332L - GENETICS LAB * (WI) (HRS 1.5)
- Major: CHEM 213 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LECTURE * (HRS 4)
- Major: CHEM 213L - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB * (HRS 1)
- Gen Ed: - STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES formerly known as - STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES AIID 201 - STUDIES IN THE ARTS & HUMANITIES* (HRS 4)
- Major: PSYC 101 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH TS3 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
- Total: (HRS 18.5)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- Major: BIOL 407 - CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LEC* (WI) (HRS 4)
- Major: BIOL 407L - CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LAB* (WI) (HRS 1.5)
- Major: PHYS 111 - FUNDAMENTALS PHYSICS I LECTURE (HRS 4)
- Major: PHYS 118L - INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I LAB (HRS 1)
- Major: CHEM 425 - BIOCHEMISTRY I (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - GLOBAL AWARENESS (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 18.5)
Spring Semester
- Major: CHEM 446 - BIOCHEMISTRY II LECTURE (HRS 4)
- Major: PHYS 113 - FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS II LECTURE * (HRS 4)
- Major: PHYS 119L - INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS II LAB * (HRS 1)
- Major: Bio Elective 2 # (HRS 4-5.5)
- Gen Ed: Distribution Category (choose 1): - CULTURE AND CREATIVITY; - SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY; or - VALUES AND ETHICS** (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 17-18.5)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Major: Bio Elective 3 # (HRS 4-5.5)
- Major: BIOL 356 - EVOLUTION * WI (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: Distribution Category (choose 1): - CULTURE AND CREATIVITY; - SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY; or - VALUES AND ETHICS** (Must be outside of TAS) (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16-17.5)
Spring Semester
- Major: Bio Elective 4 # (HRS 4-5.5)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16-17.5)
The General Education courses can be taken in any sequence, not necessarily what is suggested here.
Total Credits Required: 128 credits
GPA Required: 2.0
* This course has a pre-requisite. Please refer to the course catalog for information about pre-requisites.
**Gen Ed Distribution Categories: two of the three categories are required. One course must be outside of the School of Theoretical and Applied Science.
# Biology electives with Lab or Field experiences are up to to 5.5 credits. One of the four required Biology electives must include Lab or Field experience. Only one can be 200 level. BIOL 214/214L and BIOL 216/216L-Anatomy and Physiology I and II count as one elective. Students may also opt to choose BIOL 311/311L-Microbiology as an elective as that is a requirement for many professional programs. Some graduate professional programs require 2 psychology courses including PSYC 101 Intro to Psychology. Students are advised to speak to their advisor while planning their course of study so that those particular requirements can be met.
^ This course requires a CLM test for placement purposes.
+ Depending on the Biology electives selected, students may need to take a 5th Elective to reach 128 credits.
WI: Writing Intensive-3 required in the major
This plan is designed to allow students to take all the required courses required for most medical and professional health schools. Students are encouraged to visit the websites of specific graduate and/or professional programs that they are considering to ensure that they fulfil the specific requirements for admission to those programs
Follow Ramapo