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The recommended graduation plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees on time. These plans are the recommended sequences of courses. 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 Placement
CRWT 101 to CRWT 102
CRWT 101S to CRWT 102S
Math Placement
MATH 022 to MATH 024 to MATH 110
NOTE: CRWT and MATH courses are determined by placement testing and should be taken following the sequence above.
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 001 - CAREER PATHWAYS MOD 1
- 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)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- Career Pathways: PATH 002 - CAREER PATHWAYS MOD 2
- Total: (HRS 17)
Spring Semester
- Major: CHEM 213 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LECTURE *(HRS 4) & Major: CHEM 213L - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB * (HRS 1) OR Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement
- 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 003 - CAREER PATHWAYS MOD 3
- 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)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- Total: (HRS 17.5)
Spring Semester
- Major: BIIN 430 - BIOINFORMATICS: LECTURE AND LAB * (HRS 4)
- Major: CMPS 364 - DATABASE DESIGN * (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- Total: (HRS 16)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Major: Bioinformatics Elective (Group II) (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- Major: Bioinformatics Elective (one semester Honors Research) (HRS 0-1)
- Major: Bioinformatics Elective (Group II) (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 1-2)
- Total: (HRS 14)
Spring Semester
- Major: BIIN 450 - ADVANCED BIOINFORMATICS * WI (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- Major: Bioinformatics Elective (Group I or II or second semester Honors Research) (HRS 1 or 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 2-5)
- Total: (HRS 14)
Bioinformatics BS Major Requirements: 77-84 credits
Required Major courses: (63-68 credits)
Required Major Electives: (14-16 credits)
General Education: 40 credits
TOTAL CREDITS FOR GRADUATION: 128
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
*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:
Social Science Inquiry (+W)
Scientific Reasoning
Historical Perspectives (+W)
Studies in the Arts and Humanities (+W)
Global Awareness (+W)
Distribution Category
Distribution Category
+W: Students transferring in with 48 or more credits are waived from these general education requirements.
Please see the “Bioinformatics BS” Catalog Description for a complete list of courses, including elective course choices.
Part of the elective course requirement can be fulfilled with appropriate research courses.
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