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The recommended plan for general biology majors is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees on time. Students must meet with their Academic Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree.
NOTE: This recommended Graduation Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2026-2027 academic year.
CRWT 101 to CRWT 102
CRWT 101S to CRWT 102S
MATH 021/022 to MATH 024 to MATH 110-121
NOTE: CRWT and MATH courses are determined by placement testing and should be taken following the sequence above.
First Year
Fall Semester
- Major: BIOL 111 - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY I LECTURE (HRS 4) & Major: BIOL 111L - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY I LAB (HRS 1)
- Major/Gen Ed: CHEM 116 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LECTURE (HRS 4) & Major/Gen Ed: 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 LECTURE * (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 121 - CALCULUS I or MATH 110 - PRECALCULUS (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- Career Pathways: PATH 001 - CAREER PATHWAYS MOD 1
- Total: (HRS 18)
Summer
Major: PSYC 101 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (HRS 4)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- Major: BIOL 332 - GENETICS LECTURE * WI (HRS 4) & Major: BIOL 332L - GENETICS LAB * WI (HRS 1.5)
- Major: CHEM 211 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LECTURE (HRS 4) & Major: CHEM 211L - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB (HRS 1)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- Career Pathways: PATH 002 - CAREER PATHWAYS MOD 2
- Total: (HRS 18.5)
Spring Semester
- Major: BIOL 221 - GENERAL ECOLOGY (HRS 4)
- Major: CHEM 213 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LECTURE (HRS 4) & CHEM 213L - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB * (HRS 1)
- Major: Biology Elective
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- Career Pathways: PATH 003 - CAREER PATHWAYS MOD 3
- Total: (HRS 17.5-18.5)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- Major: PSYC 242 - STATISTICS or ENSC 345 - RESEARCH DESIGN & STATISTICS (HRS 4)
- Major: PHYS 111 - FUNDAMENTALS PHYSICS I LECTURE (HRS 4) & Major: PHYS 118L - INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I LAB (HRS 1)
- Major: BIOL 407 - CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LECTURE * WI (HRS 4) & Major: BIOL 407L - CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LAB * WI (HRS 1.5)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- Total: (HRS 18.5)
Spring Semester
- Major: CHEM 425 - BIOCHEMISTRY I (HRS 4)
- Major: PHYS 113 - FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS II LECTURE * (HRS 4) & Major: PHYS 119L - INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS II LAB * (HRS 1)
- Major: BIOL 356 - EVOLUTION * WI (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- Total: (HRS 17)
Fourth Year
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Total Credits Required: 128 credits (actual RCNJ credits = 111.5)
Minimum GPA: 3.2 Science; 3.2 overall
*General Education courses can be done in any order with the exception of INTD 101, CRWT and MATH. Those three general education courses will need to be done first. First Year Seminar is taken in the first semester. Failure to complete CRWT and MATH will result in a hold when the student hits 64 credits. The following general education courses can be done in any order. For more info on these courses, please visit the General Education program requirements website in the College Catalog:
+W: Students transferring in with 48 or more credits are waived from these general education requirements.
*This course has a pre-requisite. Please refer to the course catalog for information about pre-requisites.
*Biology Electives require at least a “C” average in BIOL111 and BIOL 113.
^ No grade below C will be accepted
A This course requires a CLM test for placement purposes.
B If needed.
WI: Writing Intensive-3 required in the major
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