College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog Progression Plans are for planning purposesonly; see the catalog for official details.
Biology, Bachelor of Science
Progression Plan-ClassicCampus Availability
- Flagstaff
- Scottsdale Cmty Coll
Year 1
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| 1. | BIO 181 Unity Of Life I: Life Of The Cell | 3 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: This course may also meet a Liberal Studies requirement: Science & Applied Science. BIO 181 can be completed before, during the same term, or after BIO 182. |
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| 2. | BIO 181L Unity Of Life I Laboratory | 1 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: This course may also meet a Liberal Studies requirement: Lab Science. |
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| 3. | CHM 151 General Chemistry I | 4 |
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| Notes: This course may also meet a Liberal Studies requirement: Science & Applied Science. | |||||
| 4. | CHM 151L General Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
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| Notes: This course may also meet a Liberal Studies requirement: Lab Science. | |||||
| 5. | MAT 125 or MAT 136 | 4 | |||
| 6. | General Elective Course | 3 | |||
| BIO 181/L can be completed before, during the same term, or after BIO 182/L. | |||||
| Course Description | Units | Notes | |||
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| 1. | BIO 182 Unity Of Life II: Lives Of Multicellular Organisms | 3 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: This course may also meet a Liberal Studies requirement: Science & Applied Science. BIO 182 can be completed before, during the same term, or after BIO 181. |
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| 2. | BIO 182L Unity Of Life II Laboratory | 1 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: This course may also meet a Liberal Studies requirement: Lab Science. |
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| 3. | CHM 152 General Chemistry II | 3 |
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| 4. | CHM 152L General Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
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| 5. | Foundation English | 4 | |||
| 6. | Liberal Studies and/or Diversity | 3 |
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| Notes: Courses in US Ethnic and Global Diversity are required. Double dipping liberal studies and diversity is encouraged. See academic catalog for details. | |||||
Year 2
| Course Description | Units | Notes | |||
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| 1. | BIO 205 or BIO 226 or BIO 325 | 3 | |||
| Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER | |||||
| 2. | BIO 205L or BIO 226L or BIO 325L | 1 | |||
| Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER | |||||
| 3. | STA 270 or PSY 230 | 3 |
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| Notes: Course may be removed if not needed, and replaced with a General Elective to reach 120 units. See academic catalog for details. | |||||
| 4. | CHM 230 or CHM 235 | 4 | |||
| 5. | CHM 230L or CHM 235L | 1 | |||
| 6. | Liberal Studies and/or Diversity | 3 |
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| Notes: Courses in US Ethnic and Global Diversity are required. Double dipping liberal studies and diversity is encouraged. See academic catalog for details. | |||||
| Course Description | Units | Notes | |||
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| 1. | Biology major elective | 3 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: Major electives include at least 23 units of coursework. If selecting a non-three unit course, major electives may need to be added or deleted in your planner. Some lectures have required lab components. There are also some restrictions for course selection. See academic catalog and Advisement Report for details. |
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| 2. | Biology major elective | 3 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: Major electives include at least 23 units of coursework. If selecting a non-three unit course, major electives may need to be added or deleted in your planner. Some lectures have required lab components. There are also some restrictions for course selection. See academic catalog and Advisement Report for details. |
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| 3. | Liberal Studies and/or Diversity | 3 |
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| Notes: Courses in US Ethnic and Global Diversity are required. Double dipping liberal studies and diversity is encouraged. See academic catalog for details. | |||||
| 4. | Liberal Studies and/or Diversity | 3 |
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| Notes: Courses in US Ethnic and Global Diversity are required. Double dipping liberal studies and diversity is encouraged. See academic catalog for details. | |||||
| 5. | General Elective Course | 3 |
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| Notes: CHM 238 is recommended if taking CHM 235/L | |||||
Year 3
| Course Description | Units | Notes | |||
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| 1. | CHM 360 or CHM 461 | 3 | |||
| 2. | PHY 111 or PHY 161 | 4 |
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| 3. | Biology major elective | 3 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: Major electives include at least 23 units of coursework. If selecting a non-three unit course, major electives may need to be added or deleted in your planner. Some lectures have required lab components. There are also some restrictions for course selection. See academic catalog and Advisement Report for details. |
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| 4. | Liberal Studies and/or Diversity | 3 |
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| 5. | General Elective Course | 3 | |||
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| 1. | BIO 365W Writing In The Biological Sciences | 3 | |||
| Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER | |||||
| 2. | PHY 112 or PHY 262/L | 4 |
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| Notes: This course may also meet a Liberal Studies requirement: Lab Science. Note: PHY 262 has a pre-requisite of MAT 137 that has not been built into this planner. Please plan accordingly if you will be completing the PHY 161 and PHY 262/L Physics option. | |||||
| 3. | Biology major elective | 3 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: Major electives include at least 23 units of coursework. If selecting a non-three unit course, major electives may need to be added or deleted in your planner. Some lectures have required lab components. There are also some restrictions for course selection. See academic catalog and Advisement Report for details. |
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| 4. | Biology major elective | 3 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: Major electives include at least 23 units of coursework. If selecting a non-three unit course, major electives may need to be added or deleted in your planner. Some lectures have required lab components. There are also some restrictions for course selection. See academic catalog and Advisement Report for details. |
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| 5. | Liberal Studies and/or Diversity | 3 |
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Year 4
| Course Description | Units | Notes | |||
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| 1. | Biology Capstone Course | 3 | |||
| Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER | |||||
| 2. | Biology major elective | 3 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: Major electives include at least 23 units of coursework. If selecting a non-three unit course, major electives may need to be added or deleted in your planner. Some lectures have required lab components. There are also some restrictions for course selection. See academic catalog and Advisement Report for details. |
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| 3. | Biology major elective | 3 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: Major electives include at least 23 units of coursework. If selecting a non-three unit course, major electives may need to be added or deleted in your planner. Some lectures have required lab components. There are also some restrictions for course selection. See academic catalog and Advisement Report for details. |
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| 4. | General Elective Course | 3 |
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| Notes: PHY 263 recommended if taking PHY 161 & PHY 262. | |||||
| 5. | General Elective Course | 3 | |||
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| 1. | Biology major elective | 3 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: Major electives include at least 23 units of coursework. If selecting a non-three unit course, major electives may need to be added or deleted in your planner. Some lectures have required lab components. There are also some restrictions for course selection. See academic catalog and Advisement Report for details. |
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| 2. | Biology major elective | 2 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: Major electives include at least 23 units of coursework. If selecting a non-three unit course, major electives may need to be added or deleted in your planner. Some lectures have required lab components. There are also some restrictions for course selection. See academic catalog and Advisement Report for details. |
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| 3. | General Elective Course | 3 | |||
| 4. | General Elective Course | 3 | |||
| 5. | General Elective Course | 1 | |||
General Information
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