BA Natural Science: Biology Track

Four-Year Academic Map 2018-2019

This is a sample academic plan for students entering on the 2018-2019 catalog. Students should meet with an academic advisor prior to registration to formulate their own plan. Please tap the button following each course to view course description and prerequisites or see the UH Hilo Catalog for more course information.

This academic plan is for freshmen that test into CHEM 161 and MATH 125 .

Year 1: Fall Semester

Course	Credit
BIOL 171	3
BIOL 171L	1
CHEM 161 (DP: Physical Science)	3
CHEM 161L (DY: Science Laboratory)	1
GEOL 111	3
GEOL 111L	1
ENG 100 (FW: Written Communication)	3
Credits	15

Year 1: Spring Semester

Course	Credit
BIOL 172	3
BIOL 172L	1
CHEM 162	3
CHEM 162L	1
GEOL 112 (DB: Biological Science)	3
GEOL 112L	1
FGA, FGB or FGC: Global Multicultural Perspectives I	3
Credits	15

Year 2: Fall Semester

Course	Credit
MATH 125 or MATH 241 (FQ: Quantitative Reasoning)	3
BIOL 125 or BIOL 270	3
BIOL 281	3
DA, DH or DL: Arts, Humanities, Literature I	3
GL: Language Arts	3
Credits	15

Year 2: Spring Semester

Course	Credit
BIOL 275 (DB: Biological Science) and GE GCC)	3
BIOL 275L	1
BIOL 280	3
DS: Social Science I	3
DA, DH or DL: Arts, Humanities, Literature II	3
WI Elective	3
Credits	16

Year 3: Fall Semester

Course	Credit
PHYS 151	3
PHYS 151L	1
BIOL 357	3
GE HPP	3
WI Elective	3
Elective	3
Credits	16

Year 3: Spring Semester

Course	Credit
PHYS 152	3
PHYS 152L	1
Allied Science Elective [UD]	3
Biology Focus Elective [UD]	3
GQR: Quantitative Reasoning	3
Credits	13

Year 4: Fall Semester

Course	Credit
Allied Science Elective [UD]	3
Biology Focus Elective [UD]	3
DS: Social Science II	3
Upper Elective	3
Elective	3
Credits	15

Year 4: Spring Semester

Course	Credit
NSCI 476 WI	3
Allied Science Elective [UD]	3
FGA, FGB or FGC: Global Multicultural Perspectives II	3
Elective	3
Elective	3
Credits	15

Notes

Minimum number of upper division credits for the Biology track is 24.
Students may petition to count BIOL 280 (Biostatistics) as a Quantitative Reasoning course in order to take another elective.