Sample Four-year Plan for Biology Major
Note: The four-year plan below is for example purposes only. Students should refer to the catalog in effect upon their entry to Viterbo for more specifics on requirements of the core curriculum, major, and degree. Also, some courses have certain semester rotations that may or may not be reflected below. Your advisor will assist you with actual registration planning to accommodate these rotations. For complete information see the current undergraduate catalog.
| Freshman Fall |
16 credits |
| BIOL 160 OR 161 - General Biology I or II |
4 |
| MATH 112 - College Algebra |
3 |
| CHEM 120 - General Chemistry I |
4 |
| ENGL 105 - Composition |
4 |
| BIOL 112 - Science Success |
1 |
| Freshman Spring |
17 credits |
| BIOL 160 OR 161 - General Biology I or II |
4 |
| MATH 113 - Trigonometry |
3 |
| CHEM 121 - General Chemistry II |
4 |
| VUSM 100 - Franciscan Values and Traditions |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Sophomore Fall |
17 credits |
| BIOL 250 - Cell and Molecular Biology |
4 |
| CHEM 240 - Organic Chemistry I |
4 |
| PHYS 250/270 - General Physics I/Introductory Physical Laboratory I |
4 |
| COMM 150 - Fundamentals of Speech |
2 |
| VUSM 200 - Living in a Diverse World |
3 |
| Sophomore Spring |
17 credits |
| BIOL 251 - Ecology and Evolution |
4 |
| Artistic Awareness |
3 |
| MATH 230 - Statistics |
4 |
| Theological Inquiry |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Junior Fall |
16 credits |
| BIOL 397 - Introduction to Research |
3 |
| BIOL 3XX/4XX - Ecology Elective |
4 |
| VUSM 300 - Serving the Common Good |
3 |
| Historical Analysis |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Junior Spring |
15 credits |
| BIOL 498 - Directed Research |
2 |
| BIOL 3XX/4XX - Cell and Molecular Elective |
4 |
| Literary Analysis |
3 |
| Integrating Faith and Practice |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Senior Fall |
16 credits |
| BIOL 3XX/4XX - Organismal Elective |
4 |
| VUSM 400 - The Ethical Life |
3 |
| Scientific Reasoning in the Social Sciences |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Senior Spring |
16–17 credits |
| BIOL 499 - Senior Seminar |
1 |
| Philosophical and Moral Inquiry |
3 |
| BIOL 3XX/4XX - Biology Elective |
3–4 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |