BS Biology—Ecology and Plant Concentration Four-Year Plan - Missouri Baptist University

BS Biology—Ecology and Plant Concentration Four-Year Plan

For students with: ACT <20; MATH ACT<20 and SCIENCE ACT<20

OR ACCUPLACER MATH TEST SCORE BELOW 245

OR One year of Highschool Algebra

FALL—Semester 1SPRING—Semester 2
BIOL 103/101: Introduction to Biology + lab (4 credits)
MATH 113: Intermediate Algebra (3 credits)
CHEM 113/111: Intro to Chemistry + lab (4 credits)
MATH 155: Precalculus (5 credits)
FALL—Semester 3SPRING—Semester 4
CHEM 133/132L: General Chemistry I + lab (5 credits)
*MATH 164 Calculus I* (pre-med requirement) (4 credits)
BIOL 113/111: General Biology I + lab (4 credits)
CHEM 143/142L: General Chemistry II + lab (5 credits)
BIOL 123/121: General Biology II + Lab (4 credits)
MATH 273: Probability and Statistical Methods (3 credits)
FALL—Semester 5SPRING—Semester 6
CHEM 313/312: Organic Chemistry I + lab (5 credits)
BIOL 213/211: Anatomy and Physiology I + lab (4 credits)
BIOL 343/341: Genetics with lab (4 credits)
CHEM 323/322: Organic Chemistry II + lab (pre-med) (5 credits)
BIOL 223/221: Anatomy and Physiology II + lab (4 credits)
BIOL 373/371: Microbiology with lab (4 credits)
FALL—Semester 7SPRING—Semester 8
PHYS 213/211: General Physics I + lab (pre-med
requirement) or
PHYS 133/131: College Physics I + lab (4 credits)
BIOL 343: Cell Biology (3 credits)
BIOL 401: Integrating Concepts in Biology (1 credit)
BIOL: Concentration Electives (3+ credits)
Required BIOL Elective (Molecular Genetics or
Immunology) (3 credits)
PHYS 223/221: General Physics II + lab (pre-med)
or PHYS 143/141: College Physics II + lab (4 credits)
BIOT 323: Bioethics (3 credits)
BIOL Concentration Electives (3+ credits)
Required BIOL Elective (Pathophysiology or Advanced Human Physiology) (3 credits)

TO CHOOSE A DIFFERENT MATH COURSE TO BEGIN WITH

For students with one of the following:

ACT 20-26; MATH ACT 20-26

OR ACCUPLACER MATH TESTSCORES between 245 – 300

OR High school plane geometry and Two-years of High School Algebra (with a grade C or higher)

OR MATH 113 (with a grade of C or better)

START WITH MATH 155 Pre-Calculus

For students with MATH ACT 27 or higher

OR ACCUPLACER MATH TEST SCORE BETWEEN 275-300

OR MATH 155 OR MATH 133 + MATH 143 (with a grade of C or better)

START WITH CALC I

TO CHOOSE A DIFFERENT BIOL COURSE TO BEGIN WITH

For students with one of the following:

ACT 20-26; SCIENCE ACT 20 or above

OR High School Biology (with a grade C or higher)

START WITH BIOL 113/111

*CALCULUS I, GEN PHYS 213/223 and ORG CHEM II could be a pre-health requirement; and students requiring General Physics MUST take Calculus I before taking Gen Physics.