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- 2022 Catalog Year
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Term 1
0 - 15 Credit Hours
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15 |
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- MAT 210 or higher-level (MA) accepted. MAT 251 (MA) recommended. Students considering research or graduate/medical/professional school may consider the MAT 270 and MAT 271 calculus sequence as an alternative (this may require more than 120 credits to complete degree).
- ASU 101 or college-specific First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students. NEW 101-M satisfies this requirement.
- IAS 300 (3 credit hours) is required for all transfer students in place of NEW 101-M.
- Select your Career Interest Communities and play me3@ASU.
- Activate your Handshake account and build out your profile.
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Term 5
60 - 76 Credit Hours
Necessary course signified by 
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Term hours subtotal: |
16 |
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- See note below regarding Upper Division Related Area Elective requirements.
- IAS 300 (3 credit hours) is required for all transfer students.
- Thinking about graduate school? Consider registering for a grad school test prep course.
- Develop your professional online presence.
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Term 7
90 - 106 Credit Hours
Necessary course signified by
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Term hours subtotal: |
16 |
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- Students must select a minimum of one lecture or lecture/lab combined course from each one of the three distribution areas: Cellular, Molecular, and Physiological Biology; Integrative Systems Ecology; Organismal Biology.
- See note below regarding Upper Division Related Area Elective requirement.
- Gather professional references.
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Term 8
106 - 120 Credit Hours
Necessary course signified by
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Minimum Grade |
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Upper Division Language and Cultures: Requirement satisfied through the following:
* Completion of six semester hours of upper-division courses that have a Global Awareness (G) or Cultural Diversity (C) designation, in addition to the courses used to meet the University General Studies requirements or four (4) sequential semesters of one foreign language or two (2) semesters of a current computer language. Adjustment to upper division hours is required if lower division courses are used.
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14 |
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- Students must select a minimum of one lecture or lecture/lab combined course from each one of the three distribution areas: Cellular, Molecular, and Physiological Biology; Integrative Systems Ecology; Organismal Biology.
- Apply for full-time career opportunities.
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Critical Course
Necessary Course
Term 1
0 - 15 Credit Hours
Hours: 4
Minimum Grade: C
Hours: 3
Minimum Grade: C
Hours: 4
Minimum Grade: C
Hours: 3
Minimum Grade: C
- MAT 210 or higher-level (MA) accepted. MAT 251 (MA) recommended. Students considering research or graduate/medical/professional school may consider the MAT 270 and MAT 271 calculus sequence as an alternative (this may require more than 120 credits to complete degree).
- ASU 101 or college-specific First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students. NEW 101-M satisfies this requirement.
- IAS 300 (3 credit hours) is required for all transfer students in place of NEW 101-M.
- Select your Career Interest Communities and play me3@ASU.
- Activate your Handshake account and build out your profile.
Term 2
15 - 30 Credit Hours
Hours: 4
Minimum Grade: C
Hours: 4
Minimum Grade: C
Hours: 3
Minimum Grade: C
Hours: 3
Minimum Grade: C
Complete ENG 101 OR ENG 105 OR ENG 107 course(s).
- Students taking MAT 270 AND MAT 271 in place of MAT 210 still must complete a Statistics course. Students wishing to take STP 226 can take MAT 271 in place of STP 226 in Term 2, and then take STP 226 in a later term.
- Students considering medical school, graduate school, or research are encouraged to enroll in STP 280 (and 281 the following semester) in place of STP 226 so that they have a full year of statistics. Note that MAT 270 and 271 are pre-requisites for STP 280 and 281 respectively. This may require more than 120 hours to complete the degree.
- Create a first draft resume.
- Join a student club or professional organization.
- Secure a part-time job or volunteer experience.
Term 3
30 - 44 Credit Hours
Hours: 4
Minimum Grade: C
Hours: 4
Minimum Grade: C
Complete First-Year Composition requirement.
Complete Mathematics (MA) requirement.
Term 4
44 - 60 Credit Hours
Hours: 4
Minimum Grade: C
Hours: 4
Minimum Grade: C
Complete CHM 113, CHM 116 course(s).
Term 5
60 - 76 Credit Hours
Hours: 4
Minimum Grade: C
Hours: 3
Minimum Grade: C
- See note below regarding Upper Division Related Area Elective requirements.
- IAS 300 (3 credit hours) is required for all transfer students.
- Thinking about graduate school? Consider registering for a grad school test prep course.
- Develop your professional online presence.
Term 6
76 - 90 Credit Hours
Hours: 4
Minimum Grade: C
Hours: 4
Minimum Grade: C
Upper Division Language and Cultures: Requirement satisfied through the following:
* Completion of six semester hours of upper-division courses that have a Global Awareness (G) or Cultural Diversity (C) designation, in addition to the courses used to meet the University General Studies requirements or four (4) sequential semesters of one foreign language or two (2) semesters of a current computer language. Adjustment to upper division hours is required if lower division courses are used.
Hours: 3
Minimum Grade: C
Complete Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C) AND Global Awareness (G) AND Historical Awareness (H) course(s).
Term 7
90 - 106 Credit Hours
Hours: 4
Minimum Grade: C
Hours: 3
Minimum Grade: C
- Students must select a minimum of one lecture or lecture/lab combined course from each one of the three distribution areas: Cellular, Molecular, and Physiological Biology; Integrative Systems Ecology; Organismal Biology.
- See note below regarding Upper Division Related Area Elective requirement.
- Gather professional references.
Term 8
106 - 120 Credit Hours
Hours: 8
Minimum Grade: C
Upper Division Language and Cultures: Requirement satisfied through the following:
* Completion of six semester hours of upper-division courses that have a Global Awareness (G) or Cultural Diversity (C) designation, in addition to the courses used to meet the University General Studies requirements or four (4) sequential semesters of one foreign language or two (2) semesters of a current computer language. Adjustment to upper division hours is required if lower division courses are used.
Hours: 3
Minimum Grade: C
- Students must select a minimum of one lecture or lecture/lab combined course from each one of the three distribution areas: Cellular, Molecular, and Physiological Biology; Integrative Systems Ecology; Organismal Biology.
- Apply for full-time career opportunities.
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