Biology - General

8 Semester Plan

2025 – 2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Semester 1 – Fall
Course Credits Major Other GEP
BIOL 149 or 1591 – General Biology 4 X C
CHEM 201 – General Chemistry I 4 X C
ENGL 101 – First-Year Composition 3 X CS1
MATH 119 or above 3 X
ORIE 101 – Intro to Higher Education 1 X
Semester Total 15 1Honors General Biology I
Semester 2 – Spring
Course Credits Major Other GEP
BIOL 160 – Zoology 4 X
CHEM 202 – General Chemistry II 4 X
MATH 109 – Probability & Statistics 3 X CS3
IDIS 150 – First Year FSU Colloquia 3 E
Semester Total 14
Semester 3 – Fall
Course Credits Major Other GEP
BIOL 161 – Botany 4 X
BIOL 310 – Cell Biology 4 X
CHEM 311 – Organic Chemistry I 3 X
CHEM 312 – Organic Chemistry Lab I 1 X
GEP Humanities 3 B
Semester Total 15
Semester 4 – Spring
Course Credits Major Other GEP
CHEM 321 – Organic Chemistry II 3 X
CHEM 322 – Organic Chemistry Lab II 1 X
GEP Fine & Performing Arts 3 A
GEP Humanities 3 B
BIOL 304 – Microbiology 4 X
General Elective 3 X
Semester Total 17
Semester 5 – Fall
Course Credits Major Other GEP
BIOL 402* – Evolution 3 X
PHYS 215* or PHYS 261* 4 X E
GEP Social Science 3 D
Biology Elective (1 of 3) 3 X
General Elective 3 X
Semester Total 16 *Fall Only
Semester 6 – Spring
Course Credits Major Other GEP
BIOL 350 – Genetics 3 X
BIOL 401 – Genetics Laboratory 1 X
ENGL 3xx – Advanced Writing 3 CS2
PHYS 216** or PHYS 262** 4 X
BIOL 340 – General Ecology 4 X
Semester Total 15 **Spring Only
Semester 7 – Fall
Course Credits Major Other GEP
Technology Fluency Course 3 TF
GEP Social Science 3 D
Biology Elective (2 of 3) 3 X
General Elective 3 X
General Elective 3 X
Semester Total 15
Semester 8 – Spring
Course Credits Major Other GEP
Biology Elective (3 of 3) 3 X
BIOL 496 – Seminar 1 X
GEP Identity and Difference 3 F
General Elective 3 X
General Elective 3 X
Semester Total 13

Total Credits: 120

Reviewed/Updated by: Dr. R Taylor, 5/13/2025