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. Please note the year and semester of each course due to course offerings.
First Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
- Major: BIOL 214 - ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I LECTURE (HRS 4)
- Major: BIOL 214L - ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I LAB (HRS 1.5)
- 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)
- Total: (HRS 18.5)
Spring Semester
- Major: BIOL 216 - ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II LECTUR (HRS 4)
- Major: BIOL 216L - ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II LAB (HRS 1.5)
- Major: CHEM 117 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LECTURE* (HRS 4)
- Major: CHEM 117L - GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LAB (HRS 1)
- Gen Ed: - SOCIAL SCIENCE INQUIRY (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: Quantitative Reasoning – MATH 110 - PRECALCULUS or MATH 121 - CALCULUS I(HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH TS1 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 1 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
- Total: (HRS 18.5)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- Major: BIOL 332 - GENETICS LECTURE (WI) (HRS 4)
- Major: BIOL 332L - GENETICS LAB (HRS 1.5)
- Major: CHEM 206 - ESSNTLS ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LEC (HRS 4)
- Major: CHEM 206L - ESSNTLS ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB (HRS 1)
- Major: PSYC 242 - STATISTICS OR ENSC 345 - RESEARCH DESIGN & STATISTICS (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)
- Career Pathways: PATH TS2 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 2 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
- Total: (HRS 18.5)
Spring Semester
- Gen Ed: - HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES (HRS 4)
- Major: CHEM 425 - BIOCHEMISTRY I (HRS 4)
- Major: BIOL 357 - IMMUNOLOGY (WI) (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: Distribution Category (choose 1): - CULTURE AND CREATIVITY; - SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY; or - VALUES AND ETHICS** (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH TS3 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
- Total: (HRS 16)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- Major: BIOL 311 - MICROBIOLOGY LECTURE* (HRS 4)
- Major: BIOL 311L - MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY (HRS 1.5)
- Gen Ed: - GLOBAL AWARENESS (HRS 4)
- Major: CHEM 430 - EXPERIMENTAL BIOCHEMISTRY (HRS 2)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 15.5)
Spring Semester
- Major: BIOL 407 - CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LEC (HRS 4)
- Major: BIOL 407L - CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LAB (WI) (HRS 1.5)
- Major: BIOL 349 - HISTOLOGY: LECTURE AND LAB (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 17.5)
Summer Semester
- Rutgers – School of Health Related Professions
Fourth Year
- Rutgers – School of Health Related Professions
Summer Semester
- Rutgers – School of Health Related Professions
Total RCNJ Credits: 104.5 credits GPA: 2.85
* These courses are offered in alternate years, which would require prior planning by the student. Immunology is offered in even years; Histology in odd years.
**Gen Ed Distribution Categories: two of the three categories are required. One course must be outside of the School of Theoretical and Applied Science.
In case the course is offered in student’s year 2, these courses should be taken then, and the Gen Ed course can be taken in year 3.
NOTE: Student’s application to SHRP is due in the fall of year 3, to start the program after the spring. (Rutgers Program is > 15 months, beginning in the summer of year 3.)
Note: Three writing intensive courses are required in the major and /or school core. Consult with your advisor.
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