Biology 4-year plan 2023-2024

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1	Biology 2023-2024 Catalog				Core 2020	Additional Information
2					Core 2020 is the foundation of the Catholic, liberal arts education students receive at Carroll College. The Core engages students in a broad spectrum of quantitative, scientific, aesthetic, & humanities disciplines.	See additional notes & contact information here.
3	Fall 1st Year		Spring 1st Year		Intro Course (take in semester 1-3)	Notes
4	*BI 121 or BI 122 or BI 123/ES 124	3	*BI 121 or BI 122 or BI 123/ES 124 (choose one was not taken in the Fall)	3	CORE-110	Work with your advisor to meet educational and career goals. Consider applying for study abroad (Shannon Ackeret) and internship (Laurie Rodriguez) opportunities.
5	*BI 131 or BI 132 lab	1	CH 102: General Chemistry II + CH 102L	0-4	PR - Philosophical Reasoning
6	CORE-110	3	*BI 131 or BI 132 lab (whichever one was not taken in the Fall	1	OC - Oral Communications
7	CH 101: General Chemistry I + CH 101L (NS)	4	CORE-110 (if not taken in Fall) or TH 101 or PR or OC	3	TH 101 - Theological Foundations
8	MA 121: Diff. Calc OR MA 131 Single variable Calc (QA) (this course can also be taken in the Fall semester of the 2nd year)	3-4	TH 101 or PR or OC	3		All students must complete the program and core requirements and earn a minimum of 122 credits to receive the degree.
9			TH 101 or PR or OC	3		Please see the Catalog for more information, or visit with your academic advisor.
10	Total	14-15	Total	13-17	3 Intermediate Courses (sem. 3-5)	This 4-year plan is one example of how a student might earn a Carroll degree.
11	Fall 2nd Year		Spring 2nd Year		IW - Intermediate Writing (Can also count toward a distribution, if appropriate)	Major Specific Information
12	* BI 121 or BI 122 or BI 123 (whichever one was not taken last year)	3	BI 281 - Genetics + lab	4	CD - Cultural Diversity (Can also count toward a distribution, if appropriate)	*Biology majors must take BI 121, BI 122, BI 131, and BI 132.
13	CH 301/301L - Organic Chemistry + lab	4	MA 315 - Probability & Statistics	3		**Biology majors must also take one of the following courses: BI 123 or ES 124
14	IW or CD	3	PHIL 205, 206, 208, TH 222 or TH 254 - Ethics, Environmental Bioethics, Health Care Ethics (ER)	3	3 Advanced Courses (sem. 5-8) PR and one CD course must be taken prior to Ethical Reasoning; Intermediate Writing must be taken prior or concurrently.	* All 100 level Biology courses can be taken in any order, any semester
15	Distribution	3	IW or CD	3	AW - Advanced Writing (Will likely be a course in the major)	*Biology majors must take a minimum of 6 upper division (300-level) Biology electives and should refer to the Course Catalog regarding scheduling
16	Distribution	3	* Biology Elective (either with or without lab, depending on the course)	3-4	ER - Ethical Reasoning (Will count toward either Faith and Reason-PHIL or Faith and Reason-THEO distribution)	* Biology majors must take a minimum of 6 lab credits, 2 of which must be taken as an Advanced Research Experience (BI 390, 391, 392, 393, 394; refer to the Course Catalog for scheduling). NOTE: Some labs have lecture-based prerequisites or corequisites; students should refer to the course description for more information)
17	Total	16	Total	16-17	C4 - CORE-400 (Will be offered alongside major capstone/senior seminar course)	*BI 390 is offered in the Fall annually, BI 393 is offered in the Spring annually, BI 392 is offered in the Fall of even years, BI 391 and BI 394 are offered in the Spring of odd years; please plan accordingly
18	Fall 3rd Year		Spring 3rd Year
19	PHYS 201 - Physics I + lab OR PHYS 205 - Physics Using Calculus + lab	4	Distribution	3	SV - Sed Vitae (1)
20	ER (accounts for PHIL or THE)	3	Distribution	3
21	Distribution	3	* Biology Elective (either with or without lab, depending on the course)	3-4	Distribution (8-10) Could also be major requirements
22	* Biology Elective (either with or without lab, depending on the course)	3-4	* Biology Elective (either with or without lab, depending on the course)	3-4	FAR - Arts and Letters - Fine Arts
23	Integrated Learning Course	4	Elective	3	HIS - Arts and Letters - History
24	Total	17-18	Total	15-17	LIT - Arts and Letters - Literature
25	Fall 4th Year		Spring 4th Year		PHIL - Faith and Reason - Philosophy
26	*BI 390 OR BI 392 (AW)(Optional: Students can also choose to take BI 391 -or- BI 393 -or BI 394 in the Spring)	0-2	*BI 391 OR BI 393 OR BI 394 (AW)(If BI 390/392 was not taken in Fall semester)	0-2	THE - Faith and Reason - Theology
27	SV	1	C4	1	NS - Natural Science with Lab
28	Distribution	3	Distribution	3	QA - Quantitative Analysis
29	* Biology Elective (either with or without lab, depending on the course)	3-4	* Biology Elective (either with or without lab, depending on the course)	3-4	SS - Social Science	Contact Information
30	Elective	3	Elective	3	SS - Social Science	Carroll Academic Advising - advising@carroll.edu
31	Elective	3	Elective	3	CD - Cultural Diversity	Annette Walstad - awalstad@carroll.edu
32	Total	13-16	Total	13-16	CD - Cultural Diversity	Cheri Long - chlong@carroll.edu
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