(120 credit minimum)

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
1st SemesterCredits
BIOL 200 Concepts in Biology 4
CHEM 125
General Chemistry I 1
or Fundamentals of Chemical Principles I
3
CHEM 125A General Chemistry Lab I 1
MATH 138 General Calculus I 3
ENGL 101 English Composition: Introduction to Academic Writing 3
BNFO 135
Programming for Bioinformatics
or Computer Programming and Problem Solving
3
FYS SEM First-Year Student Seminar 0
 Term Credits17
2nd Semester
BIOL 205 Foundations of Biology: Ecology and Evolution Lecture 3
BIOL 206 Foundations of Biology: Ecology and Evolution Lab 1
CHEM 126
General Chemistry II 1
or Fundamentals of Chemical Principles II
3
CHEM 126A Gen Chemistry Lab II 1
ENGL 102 English Composition: Introduction to Writing for Research 3
MATH 105 Elementary Probability and Statistics 3
PSY 210 Introduction to Psychology 3
 Term Credits17
Second Year
1st Semester
BIOL 201 Found of Biol: Cell & Molecula 3
BIOL 202 Found of Biol: Cell & Molecula 1
CHEM 243 Organic Chemistry I 3
Social Science GER 3
History and Humanities GER 300+ level 3
Free Elective 2 3
 Term Credits16
2nd Semester
BIOL 340 Mammalian Physiology 4
BIOL 352
Genetics
or Genetics
3
CHEM 244 Organic Chemistry II 3
CHEM 244A Organic Chemistry I Laboratory 2
History and Humanities GER 300+ level 3
Free Elective 2 3
 Term Credits18
Third Year
1st Semester
BIOL 421 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy 4
R120 335 General Microbiology 4
Biology Ecology & Evolution Cluster Elective 3 3
PHYS 102 General Physics I 3
PHYS 102A General Physics I Lab 1
Humanities and Social Science Senior Seminar GER 3
 Term Credits18
2nd Semester
Biology Elective 3
Biology Elective 400 level 3
CHEM 473
Biochemistry
or Biochemistry
3
PHYS 103 General Physics II 3
PHYS 103A General Physics II Lab 1
Biology Elective 3
 Term Credits16
 Total Credits102
1

CHEM 121 and CHEM 122 require permission from the academic adviser

2

Free Elective - Any course at any level except MATH 107, 108, 110, HUM 099, 100.

3

 Choice of Evolution (Biol 222 or R120:222), Ecology (R120:280), Animal Behavior (BIOL 382), Plant Ecology (R120:370)

Physical Assistant Courses Transferred to NJIT*
Technical ElectivePHYA4139 Microbiology and Immunology3
Technical ElectivePHYA4120 Anatomy and Physiology I3
Free ElectivePHYA4180 Biochemistry3
Free ElectivePHYA4161 Cell Biology & Histology3
Technical ElectivePHYA 4150 Macromolecules and Cellular Components3
Free ElectivePHYA 4151 Cells and Tissues3
Total Credits18
NJIT Credits102
Transfer Credits18
Biology Credits42
Total Credits120

Biology Electives

BIOL 222Evolution3
BIOL 280Ecology3
or R216 280 Ecology
BIOL 315Principles of Neurobiology3
BIOL 320Discovering Biological Research3
BIOL 337Collective Intel in Biol Syst3
BIOL 338Ecology of the Dining Hall3
BIOL 342Developmental Biology (Embryology)3
BIOL 350Immunology3
BIOL 352Genetics3
or R120 352 Genetics
R120 355Cell Biology3
R120 356Molecular Biology3
R216 365Evolutions of Humans3
R120 370Plant Ecology3
BIOL 375Conservation Biology3
BIOL 376Biological Applications of Geographic Information Systems3
BIOL 382Animal Behavior3
BIOL 383Neural Basis of Behavior3
BIOL 400Biology in Science Fiction3
R120 402Biology of Cancer3
R216 422Biological Invasions3
BIOL 423Physiological Mechanisms3
BIOL 424Comparative Physiology3
BIOL 432Intro to Comp Neuroscience3
BIOL 436Advanced Neuroscience Modeling3
BIOL 440Cell Biology of Disease: Cells gone Bad!3
BIOL 441Neurophysiology3
BIOL 443Biology of Addiction3
BIOL 445Endocrinology3
BIOL 447Systems Neurobiology3
BIOL 448Neuropathophysiology: Nervous System Gone Bad!3
BIOL 453Applied Genetics & Genomics3
R120 456Virology3
BIOL 462Comparative Biomechanics3
BIOL 468Disease Ecology & Evolution3
BIOL 470Dynamic Princ in Systems BIOL3
R120 472Environmental Assessment3
BIOL 475Ecological Field Methods and Analysis3
BIOL 491Research and Independent Study3
BIOL 492Research and Independent Study3
BIOL 495Honors Seminar in Biology3
BIOL 498Special Topics in Biology3