Example of a Four-Year Curriculum for the Biology/Pre-Med 7YR Degree *
Use as a guide only. Talk with your advisor!
LL = Liberal Learning, Civic Responsibilities, or Proficiencies course
Semester 1 | CU | Semester 2 | CU |
Foundations of Biological Inquiry, BIO 201 | 1 | Bio of the Eukaryotic Cell, BIO 211 | 1 |
General Chemistry I, CHE 201 | 1 | General Chemistry II, CHE 202 | 1 |
Calculus A, MAT 127 | 1 | MAT 128/ MAT 200/STA 215; or LL | 1 |
FSP | 1 | LL | 1 |
Orientation to Biology, BIO 99 | 0 | ||
Semester 3 | Semester 4 | ||
Ecology and Field Biology, BIO 221
or Genetics, BIO 231 |
1 | Ecology and Field Biology, BIO 221
or Genetics, BIO 231 |
1 |
Organic Chemistry I, CHE 331 | 1 | Organic Chemistry II, CHE 332 | 1 |
MAT 128/ MAT 200/STA 215; or LL | 1 | LL or Elective | 1 |
LL or Elective | 1 | LL or Elective | 1 |
Semester 5 | Semester 6 | ||
Bio Option with lab | 1 | Bio Option – 400 level | 1 |
Physics I | 1 | Physics II | 1 |
LL or Elective | 1 | Biology Senior Seminar | 1 |
LL or Elective | 1 | LL or Elective | 1 |
Semester 7 | Semester 8 | ||
At the medical school | At the medical school | ||
*Most BS/MD students enter TCNJ with a number of AP credits, so they will likely be able to place out of some of these courses. In those cases, they will substitute the listed courses with elective courses.