Biology - Molecular Biology Concentration
8 Semester Plan
2025 – 2026 Undergraduate Catalog
| Semester 1 – Fall |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| BIOL 149 or 159 – General Biology |
4 |
X |
|
C |
| CHEM 201 – General Chemistry I |
4 |
X |
|
C |
| ENGL 101 – First-Year Composition |
3 |
X |
|
CS1 |
| MATH 220 or MATH 236 |
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 |
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| Semester Total |
17 |
|
| 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 Fine & Performing Arts |
3 |
|
|
A |
| Semester Total |
15 |
|
| Semester 4 – Spring |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| BIOL 350 – Genetics |
3 |
X |
|
|
| BIOL 401 – Genetics Laboratory |
1 |
X |
|
|
| CHEM 321 – Organic Chemistry II |
3 |
X |
|
|
| CHEM 322 – Organic Chemistry Lab II |
1 |
X |
|
|
| Molecular Biology Elective (1 of 2) |
4 |
X |
|
|
| GEP Humanities |
3 |
|
|
B |
| Semester Total |
15 |
|
| Semester 5 – Fall |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| PHYS 215* or PHYS 261* |
4 |
X |
|
E |
| Technology Fluency Course |
3 |
|
TF |
|
| GEP Humanities |
3 |
|
|
B |
| GEP Social Science |
3 |
|
|
D |
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| Semester Total |
16 |
*Fall Only |
| Semester 6 – Spring |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| BIOL 435** – Molecular Biology |
4 |
X |
|
|
| BIOL 4381 – Biotechnology Lab |
3 |
X |
|
|
| ENGL 3xx – Advanced Writing |
3 |
|
|
CS2 |
| PHYS 216** or PHYS 262** |
4 |
X |
|
|
| Semester Total |
14 |
**Spring Only
1Spring Even Years Only |
| Semester 7 – Fall |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| BIOL 304 – Microbiology |
4 |
X |
|
|
| BIOL 437 – Molecular Biology Seminar |
1 |
X |
|
|
| CHEM 455 – Biochemistry I |
3 |
X |
|
|
| Molecular Biology Elective (2 of 2) |
3 |
X |
|
|
| General Elective |
2 |
|
X |
|
| Semester Total |
13 |
|
| Semester 8 – Spring |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| CEHM 456** – Biochemistry Lab |
3 |
X |
|
|
| CHEM 457** – Biochemistry II |
3 |
X |
|
|
| GEP Identity and Difference |
3 |
|
|
F |
| GEP Social Science |
3 |
|
|
D |
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| Semester Total |
15 |
**Spring Only |
Total Credits: 120
Reviewed/Updated by: Dr. R Taylor, 5/13/2025
