BSCI Basic Program course requirements

These are the lower level course requirements required of all BSI majors. All courses must be complete with a C or better before moving on to the next course in the sequence. Click here to download a pdf version of these requirements that is useful for keeping track of what you have completed. 

Lower level BSCI courses required of all BSCI majors

• BSCI105 Principles of Biology I.  Introduction to biological chemistry, cell biology, and DNA
• BSCI106 Principles of Biology II. Introduction to classical genetics, ecology, evolution, systematics
• BSCI207 Principles of Biology III.  Application of the basic principles of biology, chemistry, physics and math to the understanding of living organisms. 
• BSCI222 Principles of Genetics.  Genetic principles including Mendelian genetics, DNA structure, function, and expression, and population genetics.  

Supporting courses required of all BSCI majors 

• MATH130 or MATH140 Calculus I
• MATH131 or MATH141 Calculus II
• CHEM131 General Chemistry I lecture
• CHEM132 General Chemistry I lab
• CHEM231 Organic Chemistry I lecture
• CHEM232 Organic Chemistry I lab
• CHEM241 Organic Chemistry II lecture
• CHEM242 Organic Chemistry II lab
• CHEM271 Analytic Chemistry lecture
• CHEM272 Bioanalytical Chemistry lab
• PHYS121 or PHYS141 Physics I
• PHYS122 or PHYS142 Physics II