Sample Four-Year Course Plan
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Other Courses/ Co-curricular |
Year 1 |
Fall |
Earlham Seminar I |
BIOL 111 Ecological Biology |
CHEM 111 Principles of Chemistry |
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Spring |
Earlham Seminar II |
BIOL 112 Cells, Genes and Inheritance |
CHEM 221 Organic Chemistry I |
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May/Term Summer |
May Term*** |
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Research or internship*** |
Year 2 |
Fall |
BIOL 341 Cell Physiology |
BIOL Upper Level Class 1* |
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Spring |
BIOL 226 Biodiversity |
BIOL Upper Level Class 2* |
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May/Term Summer |
May Term*** |
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Research or internship*** |
Year 3 |
Fall |
BIOL Upper Level Class 3* |
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Science Option 1** |
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Spring |
Possible Off-campus study |
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May/Term Summer |
May Term*** |
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Research or internship*** |
Year 4 |
Fall |
BIOL 480 Senior Seminar |
BIOL Upper Level Class 4* |
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Spring |
BIOL 488 Senior Capstone Experience |
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May/Term Summer |
May Term*** |
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*For a Biology Major with an Environmental, Wildlife, and Field Biology Focus, students should take any of the organismal biology or courses from the new Environmental Sustainability Program.
Some recommended courses to consider in Biology:
BIOL 348 Ornithology; BIOL 350 Field Botany; BIOL 362 Insect Biology, BIOL 360 Conservation Biology
Recommended courses in the Environmental Sustainability Program
ENSU 141 Environment, Society and Sustainability, ENSU 210 Outdoor Trip Leadership, ENSU 341 Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, ENSU 310 Applications of GIS
** For Science option see: https://www.earlham.edu/biology/the-program/
*** The Biology Department recommends students to engage, when possible, in research, internship and off-campus (May Term or semester abroad) experiences. These experiences are not required for the major but are strongly recommended. Majors in the past have done at least one and up to 6 of these combined experiences.
Courses in bold are required; all others are strongly recommended.