Biology B.S. — Four-Year Plan (Pre-Med)

2026-2027 Concentration: Pre-Medicine

First Year

Semester 1

Course Title Credits Frequency Notes Min Grade Category
BIOL 111 General Biology I 4 Fall

Includes lab.

C Core
CHEM 201 General Chemistry I 5 Fall

Includes lab.

C Core
MATH 221 Calculus I 4 Fall/Spring C Core
ENGL 101 Composition I 3 Fall/Spring GER
Total 16

Semester 2

Course Title Credits Frequency Notes Min Grade Category
BIOL 112 General Biology II 4 Spring

Includes lab.

C Core
CHEM 202 General Chemistry II 5 Spring

Includes lab.

C Core
ENGL 102 Composition II 3 Fall/Spring GER
PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology 4 Fall/Spring

Recommended for pre-med.

GER
Total 16
Year Total 32

Second Year

Semester 1

Course Title Credits Frequency Notes Min Grade Category
BIOL 310 Genetics 4 Fall C Core
CHEM 311 Organic Chemistry I 4 Fall

Includes lab.

C Core
PHYS 201 Physics I 5 Fall/Spring C Core
GER 2XX GER Humanities 3 Fall/Spring GER
Total 16

Semester 2

Course Title Credits Frequency Notes Min Grade Category
BIOL 320 Cell Biology 4 Spring C Core
CHEM 312 Organic Chemistry II 4 Spring

Includes lab.

C Core
PHYS 202 Physics II 5 Fall/Spring C Core
GER 2XY GER Social Science 3 Fall/Spring GER
Total 16
Year Total 32

Third Year

Semester 1

Begin MCAT preparation.

Course Title Credits Frequency Notes Min Grade Category
BIOL 410 Anatomy & Physiology I 4 Fall Core
CHEM 401 Biochemistry 4 Fall C Core
BIOL 4XX Biology Elective 4 Fall/Spring Elective
GER 3XX GER Fine Arts 3 Fall/Spring GER
Total 15

Semester 2

Course Title Credits Frequency Notes Min Grade Category
BIOL 411 Anatomy & Physiology II 4 Spring Core
BIOL 430 Microbiology 4 Spring

Includes lab.

Core
BIOL 4XY Biology Elective 4 Fall/Spring Elective
GER 3XY GER Diversity 3 Fall/Spring GER
Total 15
Year Total 30

Fourth Year

Semester 1

Submit medical school applications.

Course Title Credits Frequency Notes Min Grade Category
BIOL 490 Senior Research I 3 Fall Core
BIOL 4XZ Biology Elective 4 Fall/Spring Elective
GER 4XX GER Capstone 3 Fall/Spring GER
ELEC 4XX Free Elective 3 Fall/Spring Elective
Total 13

Semester 2

Course Title Credits Frequency Notes Min Grade Category
BIOL 491 Senior Research II 3 Spring Core
BIOL 440 Ecology 4 Spring Elective
ELEC 4XY Free Elective 3 Fall/Spring Elective
ELEC 4XZ Free Elective 3 Fall/Spring Elective
Total 13
Year Total 26

Graduation Requirements Summary

Minimum Total Hours Minimum Upper-Division Hours Min. Core Hours Major GPA Overall GPA
120 42 52 2.75 2.0
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