Biology, B.S. - 4-Year Degree Map

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First Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
BIOL 180 - Biology I: Cells to Organisms	4	BIOL 181 - Biology II: Ecology and Evolution	4
CHEM 111 - General Chemistry I	4	CHEM 112 - General Chemistry II	4
COMP 100 - Composition	3	Gen Ed Elective	3
Gen Ed Elective	3	Gen Ed Elective	3
Gen Ed Elective	3
TOTAL	17	TOTAL	14

Second Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
CHEM 221 OR CHEM 226	4	BIOL 201 - Cell and Molecular Biology	4
BIOL 212 OR BIOL 269	4	BIOL 200-294, 300-394	3
BIOL 217 OR STAT 101	3	Gen Ed Elective	3
Gen Ed Elective (if STAT 101) or MATH (Gen Ed Elective)	3	Gen Ed Elective	3
		Elective	3
TOTAL	14	TOTAL	16

Third Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
BIOL 200-294, 300-394	4	BIOL 300-394	4
BIOL 300-399	3	Approved Immersion Experience	1
CHEM 322, CHEM 330, GEOL 120, GEOL 182, PHYS 103, OR PHYS 203	3	Elective	4
Elective	3	Elective	3
Elective	3
TOTAL	16	TOTAL	12

Fourth Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
Upper Division Elective	3	BIOL 393 - Senior Seminar	1
Upper Division Elective	3	Upper Division Elective	3
Upper Division Elective	3	Upper Division Elective	3
Upper Division Elective	3	Elective	4
Elective	3	Elective	3
		Elective	2
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	16

Total Credits for Degree: 120

Elective Key

Gen Ed Elective: a course carrying one or more Gen Ed area attributes: Basic Communication (BC3), Math (M3), American History (AH3), Other World Civilizations (OWC3), Foreign Language (FL3), Social Sciences (SS3), Humanities (H3), The Arts (A3), Natural Sciences (NS3), Western Civilization (WC3). Elective courses and major courses carrying Gen Ed attributes apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s Gen Ed requirements .

Liberal Arts Elective: any course that carries a Liberal Arts (LA) attribute. SUNY Oneonta’s minimum LA requirements vary by degree award.

Upper Division Elective: any elective course at the 200- or 300-level. All courses (required and elective) at this level apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s upper-division requirement .

Upper Division Liberal Arts Elective: any course at the 200- or 300-level carrying an LA attribute.

Elective: any course outside the major. Electives apply toward the total credits required by a degree program. Electives may also be needed to satisfy other degree requirements , including the minimum number of credits outside the department of the major.