Biotechnology Major, Bachelor of Science (BS): Plan of Study

The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.

Courses could be offered in different terms, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.

First Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
ENGL 1015ENGL 2015CHEM 100
100L
5
MATH 1075MATH 1145MATH 1415
Humanities & Arts BACR 15Social Science BACR 15Global Studies - graduation requirement5
 15 15 15
Second Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
BIOL 171
171L
5BIOL 172
172L
5BIOL 173
173L
5
CHEM 171
171L
5CHEM 172
172L
5BIOL 270
270L
3
Diversity - graduation requirement5Humanities & Arts BACR 25BIOL 3402
  CHEM 173
173L
5
 15 15 15
Third Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
BIOL 3105BIOL 301
301L
5BIOL 438 or CHEM 4805
CHEM 304
304L
6CHEM 3524BIOL 380 or MATH 3805
CHEM 3514Social Science BACR 215CHEM 3723
  Biotechnology Elective25
 15 14 18
Fourth Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
BIOL 3832BIOL 4855BIOL 3843
BIOL 3853BIOL 4882BIOL 490A
490AL
5
BIOL 4842PHYS 132
PHYS 162
5PHYS 133
PHYS 163 (Biotechnology Elective)2
5
PHYS 131
PHYS 161
5Biotechnology Elective25 
Biotechnology Elective25  
 17 17 13
Total Cr. 184
1

University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

2

Electives–choose 20 credits from the approved list. Up to 5 credits of BIOL 399BIOL 495, and/or BIOL 499