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

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First Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
BIOL 1002 - Cellular Perspectives in Biology	3	BIOL 1006 - Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives in Biology	3
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I	4	CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II	4
BIOL 1001 - Investigative Biology Laboratory	2	Elective	3
Gen Ed Elective	3	Gen Ed Elective	3
Gen Ed Elective	3	Gen Ed Elective	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	16

Second Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
BIOL 2000 OR BIOL 2002 OR BIOL 2004 OR BIOL 2006	4	BIOL 2000 OR BIOL 2002 OR BIOL 2004 OR BIOL 2006	4
PHYS 1030 OR PHYS 2030	4	Liberal Arts Elective	3
BIOL 3800 OR STAT 1010	3	Gen Ed Elective	3
Gen Ed Elective	3	Gen Ed Elective	3
Gen Ed Elective	3	Gen Ed Elective	3
TOTAL	17	TOTAL	16

Third Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
Upper Division Elective	3	PHIL 3220 OR PHIL 3250	3
CHEM 2212 OR CHEM 2262	4	Applied Upper Division BIOL Elective	1
Upper Division BIOL Elective	3	Upper Division BIOL Elective	3
Upper Division BIOL Elective	3	Upper Division Elective	3
		Elective	2
TOTAL	14	TOTAL	12

Fourth Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
Upper Division BIOL Elective	3	Upper Division BIOL Elective	3
Upper Division BIOL Elective	3	Upper Division BIOL Elective	3
Upper Division Elective	3	Upper Division Elective	3
Upper Division Elective	3	Upper Division Elective	4
Elective	3	Elective	1
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	14

Elective Key

Dragon Academy Elective: a course carrying one or more General Education area attribute(s): Oral Communication (OCOM), Written Communication (WCOM), Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice (DESJ), Quantitative Reasoning (MAT), Scientific Reasoning (NSCI), Humanities (HUMA), Social Sciences (SOSC), Arts (ARTS), US History & Civic Engagement (UHCE), World History & Global Awareness (WHGA), World Languages (WLAN), Critical Thinking and Reasoning (CTR), Information Literacy (IL), and Global Literacy (GL). 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 numbered 3000 and above. All courses (required and elective) at this level apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s upper division requirement .

Upper Division Liberal Arts Elective: any course numbered 3000 and above that carries 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.