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The recommended four-year plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees within four years. These plans are the recommended sequences of courses. 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.
NOTE:This recommended Four-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2023-2024 academic year.
First Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: CHEM 116 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LECTURE (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: CHEM 116L - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB (HRS 1)
- Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
- Major: BIOL 111 - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY I LECTURE WI (HRS 4)
- Major: BIOL 111L - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY I LAB WI (HRS 1)
- 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)
- Major: CMPS 130 - SCI PROBLEM SOLVING-PYTHON (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: Quantitative Reasoning – MATH 121 - CALCULUS I * (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH TS1 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 1 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
- Total: (HRS 18)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- Major: CHEM 211 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LECTURE * OR CHEM 206 - ESSNTLS ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LEC * (HRS 4)
- Major: CHEM 211L - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB * OR CHEM 206L - ESSNTLS ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB * (HRS 1)
- Major: CMPS 240 - DATA ANALYTICS IN PYTHON * (HRS 4)
- DATA 101 - INTRODUCTION TO DATA SCIENCE (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: CHEM 213 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LECTURE * OR Elective (HRS 4)
- Major: CHEM 213L - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB * OR Elective (HRS 1)
- Major: BIOL 332 - GENETICS LECTURE * (HRS 4)
- Major: BIOL 332L - GENETICS LAB * (HRS 1.5)
- Major: PSYC 242 - STATISTICS * OR ENSC 345 - RESEARCH DESIGN & STATISTICS * (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH TS3 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
- Total: (HRS 14.5)
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: MATH 237 - DISCRETE STRUCTURES * (HRS 4)
- Major: Bioinformatics Elective (Group I) (HRS 4)
- 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)
- Total: (HRS 17.5)
Spring Semester
- Major: BIIN 430 - BIOINFORMATICS: LECTURE AND LAB * (HRS 4)
- Major: CMPS 364 - DATABASE DESIGN * (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: Distribution Category (choose 1): - CULTURE AND CREATIVITY, - SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY, or - VALUES AND ETHICS (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Major: Bioinformatics Elective (Group II) (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - GLOBAL AWARENESS (HRS 4)
- Major: Bioinformatics Elective (one semester Honors Research) (HRS 0-1)
- Major: Bioinformatics Elective (Group II) (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 1-2)
- Total: (HRS 14)
Spring Semester
- Major: BIIN 450 - ADVANCED BIOINFORMATICS * 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)
- Major: Bioinformatics Elective (Group I or II or second semester Honors Research) (HRS 1 or 4)
- General Elective: Elective(s) (HRS 2-5)
- Total: (HRS 14)
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.
WI: Writing Intensive-3 required in the major
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