(120 credits minimum) 

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
1st Semester		Credits
BIOL 200	Concepts in Biology	4
CHEM 125 or CHEM 121	General Chemistry I 1 or Fundamentals of Chemical Principles I	3
CHEM 125A	General Chemistry Lab I	1
MATH 138	General Calculus I	3
ENGL 101	English Composition: Introduction to Academic Writing	3
FYS SEM	First-Year Student Seminar	0
	Term Credits	14
2nd Semester
BIOL 205	Foundations of Biology: Ecology and Evolution Lecture	3
BIOL 206	Foundations of Biology: Ecology and Evolution Lab	1
CHEM 126 or CHEM 122	General Chemistry II 1 or Fundamentals of Chemical Principles II	3
CHEM 126A	Gen Chemistry Lab II	1
MATH 238	General Calculus II	3
ENGL 102	English Composition: Introduction to Writing for Research	3
	Term Credits	14
Second Year
1st Semester
BIOL 201	Found of Biol: Cell & Molecula	3
BIOL 202	Found of Biol: Cell & Molecula	1
CHEM 243	Organic Chemistry I	3
BNFO 135 or CS 101	Programming for Bioinformatics or Computer Programming and Problem Solving	3
MATH 105	Elementary Probability and Statistics	3
History and Humanities GER 200 level		3
	Term Credits	16
2nd Semester
R120 211	Plant Kingdom	4
BIOL 222	Evolution	3
CHEM 244	Organic Chemistry II	3
CHEM 244A	Organic Chemistry II Laboratory	2
Social Science GER		3
	Term Credits	15
Third Year
1st Semester
R120 280	Ecology	3
Molecular and Cellular Cluster Elective		3
PHYS 102	General Physics	3
PHYS 102A	General Physics Lab	1
History and Humanities GER 300+ level		3
Free Elective 2		3
	Term Credits	16
2nd Semester
Field Course Elective		3
Ecology & Evolution Elective		3
PHYS 103	General Physics	3
PHYS 103A	General Physics Lab	1
History and Humanities GER 300+ level		3
Technical Elective 3		3
	Term Credits	16
Fourth Year
1st Semester
Ecology and Evolution Laboratory Elective		4
Technical Elective 2		3
Technical Elective 2		3
Free Elective 2		3
Humanities and Social Science Senior Seminar GER		3
	Term Credits	16
2nd Semester
Ecology and Evolution Elective		3
Technical Elective 3		4
Free Elective 2		3
Free Elective 2		3
	Term Credits	13
	Total Credits	120

Biology Credits: 38

¹

CHEM 121 and CHEM 122 require permission from academic adviser

²

 Free Elective - Any course in any subject at any  level

³

Technical Elective - Any course in BIOL, BME, FRSC, CHEM, CS, EVSC, IT, IS, MIS, MIT, PHYS. One Technical Elective must be four credits.  

Electives

Technical Electives

Any course in chemistry, math or physics beyond major requirements. Any course in environmental science, computer science or engineering. Additional biology electives can be used as technical electives.

Free Electives

Any course in any subject at any level.

ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION LABORATORY ELECTIVES (One Required)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
R120 230	Biology Of Seed Plants	4
R120 311	Flora of New Jersey	4
BIOL 321	Comp Vertebrate Anatomy	4
R120 330	Plant Physiology	4
R120 335	General Microbiology	4
R120 342	Developmental Biology	1-3
or R120 343	Developmental Biology Lab
R120 452	Molecular Biol Techniques	4

FIELD COURSE ELECTIVES (One Required)              

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
R120 328	Ornithology	3
R120 371	Field Study Plant Ecology	3
R120 380	Field Ecology	3
BIOL 484	Evolution of Animal Behavior Laboratory	3
R120 430	Plant Growth & Development	4
BIOL 475	Ecological Field Methods and Analysis	3

MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR (One Requried)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
BIOL 352	Genetics	3
or R120 352	Genetics
R120 356	Molecular Biology	3

 ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION ELECTIVES(Two Required)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
R120 305	Vertebrate Evolution	3
BIOL 337	Collective Intel in Biol Syst	3
BIOL 338	Ecology of the Dining Hall	3
R120 365	Evolutions of Humans	3
BIOL 468	Disease Ecology & Evolution	3
R120 370	Plant Ecology	3
BIOL 375	Conservation Biology	3
R120 381	Ecological History of North Am	3
BIOL 382	Animal Behavior	3
R120 422	Biological Invasions	3
R120 431	Modern Plant Biology	3
BIOL 491	Research and Independent Study	1-3
or R120 491	Problems In Biology
BIOL 492	Research and Independent Study	3
or R120 492	Problems In Biology