BS in Biology (General Biology Emphasis) 2025-2026

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1	B.S. in Biology (General Biology Emphasis) 2025-2026: Option 1 - Modular
2	FIRST YEAR
3	Fall	Credits	January Session	Credits	Spring	Credits
4	GES 140 Introduction to Wellbeing	2	BIB 101 Introduction to the Bible	4	GES 130 Christianity and Western Culture	4
5	Mathematics (M) course	4			GES 160 Inquiry Writing Seminar	4
6	BIO 124 & 124D Integrative Biology: Genes, Cells, Change and Lab	4			BIO 128 & 128D Integrative Biology: Metabolism, Energy, Biodiversity and Lab	4
7	CHE113 & 113D General Chem I and Lab	4			CHE214 & 215 General Chem II and Lab	4
8	Term Total	14		4		16
9	SECOND YEAR
10	Fall	Credits	January Session	Credits	Spring	Credits
11	Cultural Intelligence elective*	4	GES 125 Introduction to the Creative Arts	4	Artistic Experience (A) course	0-4
12	THE 201 Christian Theology	4			BIO/CHE/PHY/Stats elective	4
13	BIO 218 Biology in a Changing World	3			Environmental area course	4
14	CHE224 & 225 Organic Chemistry I and Lab	4			Organismic area course	4
15	Term Total	15		4		12-16
16	THIRD YEAR
17	Fall	Credits	January Session	Credits	Spring	Credits
18	Cultural Intelligence elective*	4	Cultural Intelligence elective*	4	Cultural Intelligence elective*	4
19	Organismic area course	4			Environmental area course	4
20	BIO 399 Introduction to Research	2			Cell/molecular area choice	4
21	Cell/molecular area course	4			BIO/CHE/PHY/Stats elective	4
22	Term Total	14		4		16
23	FOURTH YEAR
24	Fall	Credits	January Session	Credits	Spring	Credits
25	BIO/CHE/PHY/Stats elective	4			BIO 495 Biology Seminar	2
26	BIO496 Biology Research - or - BIO481 Internship in Biology**	1-4			BIO497 Advanced Biology Research**	1
27		1-4			Science, Technology, and Society (K) course	4
28	PHY202 & 202D Intro Physics I and Lab***	4			BIO 499 Biology Symposium	0
29	Elective	4			Contemporary Christian Issues (P) course	2
30					BIO/CHE/PHY/Stats elective	4
31	Term Total	12-15		0		13
32	Total Credits	124-131
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34	*Students choose 4 of the 5 tags (S, Z, L, U, G) in the Cultural Intelligence category.
35	**Students take BIO496 (1 credit) and BIO497 (1 credit) in successive semesters, OR BIO481 (3-4 credits).
36	***Students take either PHY202 & 202D Introductory Physics I OR PHY292 & 292D General Physics I
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38	This program assumes the student will use BIO 124/BIO 124D to meet the General Education Laboratory Science (D) course requirement.
39	Most financial aid packages stipulate 12 credits/semester; Minnesota state grants are reduced when credit load falls below 15 credits/semester. (January Session is part of spring term for grant purposes.)
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