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Recommended first two year course plan for Pre-Optometry at UW-Parkside
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Recommended first two year course plan at UW-Parkside for Pre-Optometry students majoring in Biology

Freshman Year

 
First Semester Second Semester
BIOS 101 - Bioscience BIOS 102 - Organismal Biology
CHEM 101 - General Chemistry I CHEM 102 - General Chemistry II
MATH 112* - College Algebra II MATH 113* - Trigonometry
BIOS 114 - Freshman Seminar/Hlth Sciences ENGL 0101 - English Comp. & Reading
Total Credits: 16 PSYC 101#- General Psychology
Total Credits : 17

Sophomore Year

First Semester Second Semester
BIOS 300 - Functional Human Anat. Lab BIOS 210 - Biological Statistics
CHEM 321 - Organic Chemistry I CHEM 322 - Organic Chemistry II
PHYS 105 - College Physics I CHEM 323 - Organic Chem. Laboratory
MATH 221* - Calculus & Anal. Trig. PHYS 106 - College Physics II
Total Credits 17 Total Credits: 15

* Math requirements are specific to each dental program

# GNED (General Education course required for graduation)

In addition to these required courses, the following elective courses are highly recommended: Biochemical Metabolism (BIOS 0307), Cell Biology (BIOS 301), Mammalian Physiology (BIOS 341), and Genetics (BIOS 260).