Biology, B.A. 3+3 Law

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1	Biology, B.A. + J.D. Partnership with Wayne State Law, University of Detroit Mercy Law, or Michigan State Law Schools 3+3
2	College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)
3	Department of Biological Sciences
4	Catalog Year: 2024
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6	Wayne State University Law Admissions
7	University of Detroit Mercy Law Admissions
8	Michigan State University Law Admissions
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10	This is a sample schedule of all general education, CAS Exploratory and major requirements for this degree in a 4-year plan. Courses in bold are designated as critical and may be prerequisites to subsequent major courses or may affect
11	timeline for graduation due to specific semester offering. Please see the notes column for further clarification.
12	The below plan is based on SAT Writing 410-610 and SAT math score of 540 to 650 (520 to 630 prior to Mar 2016, 550 to 650 prior to Sep 2018) or AP/IB/CLEP equivalents.
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14	Semester One (17 Credit Hours)
15	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
16	CHM 1440: General Chemistry I	4	C	Multiple	MTH 0662 with a grade of C or higher; or placement
17	CHM 1470: General Chemistry Laboratory I	1	C	Multiple		Accompanies CHM 1440, strongly encouraged to be taken concurrently. Major's Core Course
18	BIO 1200: Biology I	4	C	Multiple		Fulfills Natural Science and Technology Gen Ed
19	WRT 1050: Composition I	4	C	Elective	WRT 1020 with a grade of C or higher; or placement
20	General Education Category	4	Passing	General Education		General Education in Course Catalog
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22	Semester Two (18 Credit Hours)
23	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
24	CHM 1450: General Chemistry II	4	Passing	Multiple	CHM 1440 with a grade of C or higher
25	CHM 1480: General Chemistry Laboratory II	1	Passing	Multiple	CHM 1440 and CHM 1470, each with a grade of C or higher	Accompanies CHM 1450, strongly encouraged to be taken concurrently. Major's Core Course
26	WRT 1060: Composition II	4	C	General Education		Fulfills Writing Foundation Gen Ed
27	BIO 1300: Biology II	4	C	Major	BIO 1200 recommended
28	BIO 1201: Biology Laboratory	1	C	Major	(Pre/Corequiste) BIO 1200 or BIO 1300 with a grade of C or higher
29	General Education Category	4	Passing	General Education		General Education in Course Catalog
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31	Semester Three (17 Credit Hours)
32	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
33	CHM 2340: Organic Chemistry I	4	C	Multiple	CHM 1450 and CHM 1480, each with a grade of C or higher
34	MTH 1441: Precalculus or both MTH 1331: College Algebra and MTH 1332: Trigonometry (see note)	4	C	Major	MTH 0662 with a grade of C or higher; or placement	If choosing to pursue both MTH 1331 and MTH 1332 route, student should begin with MTH 1331 this semester and incorporate MTH 1332 into a future semester
35	BIO 3400: Genetics	4	C	Major	BIO 1200 with a grade of C or higher
36	General Education Category	4	Passing	General Education		General Education in Course Catalog
37	BIO 3000-4000 Level Lab Elective 1	1	Passing	Major		BIO 3361 and BIO 4995 may only count toward one laboratory requirement, even if taken multiple times
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39	Semester Four (17 Credit Hours)
40	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
41	Ecological Systems Core Course	4	C	Major
42	STA 2222: Statistical Methods for Biology	4	Passing	Multiple
43	PHY 1010: General Physics I or PHY 1510: Introductory Physics I	4	Passing	Major	(PHY 1010) MTH 0662 with a grade of C or higher; or placement (PHY 1510) MTH 1441 or placement above MTH 1441. MTH 1554 recommended
44	PHY 1100: General Physics Lab I	1	Passing	Major		Accompanies PHY 1010 or PHY 1510, strongly encouraged to be taken concurrently
45	General Education Category	4	Passing	General Education		General Education in Course Catalog
46	Prep and Take LSAT- Summer Before Year 3
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48	Semester Five (4 Credit Hours)
49	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
50	BIO Elective	4	Passing	Major
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52	Semester Six (18 Credit Hours)
53	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
54	BIO 3232: Biochemistry I or BIO 3230: Fundamentals of Biochemistry	4	C	Major	(BIO 3232) BIO 1200 and CHM 2340, each with a grade of C or higher (BIO 3230) BIO 1200 with a grade of C or higher; CHM 2340 or CHM 2010 with a grade of C or higher
55	PHY 1020: General Physics II or PHY 1520: Introductory Physics II	4	Passing	Multiple	PHY 1010 or PHY 1510	Fulfills Knowledge Application Gen Ed
56	PHY 1110: General Physics Lab II	1	Passing	Major		Accompanies PHY 1020 or PHY 1520, strongly encouraged to be taken concurrently
57	General Education Category	4	Passing	General Education		General Education in Course Catalog
58	BIO 3000-4000 Level Lab Elective 2	1	Passing	Major
59	BIO 3340: Evolutionary Biology	4	C	Major	BIO 1200 and BIO 1300, each with a grade of C or higher; BIO 3400: Genetics recommended
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61	Semester Seven (17 Credit Hours)
62	Course, Subject, and Title	Credits	Minimum Grade	Course Type	Prerequisites	Notes
63	Molecular and Cellular Systems Core Course	4	C	Major
64	BIO 4000-level Lecture Course	4	Passing	Major
65	BIO 3000-4000 Level Lab Elective 3	1	Passing	Major
66	General Education Category	4	Passing	General Education		General Education in Course Catalog
67	BIO 4970: Scientific Inquiry and Communication	4	Passing	Multiple
68	Apply to UofD by February 1st. Apply to MSU by March 1st (priority deadline). Apply to WSU by June 1st.
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70	Semester Eight: Year One Law School
71	Semester Nine: Year Two Law School
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73	Sample Schedule Notes
74	Law partnerships requires a minimum of 75 undergraduate credits for admission.
75	Acceptance is done holistically relying heavily on LSAT and undergraduate GPA. Once admitted and the first year of law school successfully completed, students transfer their Law courses (up to 30 credits) back to OU toward fulfillment of their BA degree.
76	Corresponding lecture and lab courses should normally be taken simultaneously. Note that some courses have incorporated labs into lecture credit while other labs are given separate credit.
77	All Biology prerequisite courses should be completed with a grade of C or better
78	Complete the requirements for a major offered by the College of Arts and Sciences with a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.00.
79	To complete precalculus requirement: MTH 1331 and 1332 two semester sequence recommended for SAT 540-560, ACT 22-23; MTH 1441 recommended for SAT 570-650, ACT 24-27. See Math Placement Website for more Information
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81	CAS Exploratory Requirement
82	CAS Exploratory requirement is waived with successful completion of 3+3 Program
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85	Degree Requirements	Credits	Note
86	General Education	28	Multiple General Education course are fulfilled with courses in the Major to reach the 40 required credits
87	Diversity	Included	Multiple General Education and/or major courses also fulfill this area
88	WIM/WIGE/Capstone	Included	Multiple General Education and/or major courses also fulfill this area
89	CAS Exploratory Requirement	Included	Met with successful completion of 3+3 Program
90	Major/Corequisites	76
91	Electives	20	Will transfer back up to 30 credits to OU from law program
92	Total Credits:	124
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