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Biology Major Program Suggestions 

Biology major, Comprehensive major or Molecular Biology major


First Year
 

First Semester 

Hours  Second Semester 

Hours 

Expository Writing (GS) 3 Expository Writing (GS) 3
General Botany
or Biology I
4 General Zoology
or Biology II
4
General Chemistry I 4 General Chemistry II 4
College Algebra or Plane Trigonometry 3 Calculus 3-5
Elective 1 Elective 0-1
Hours  15 Hours  15-16


Second Year
 

First Semester 

Hours  Second Semester 

Hours 

Economics (GS)

3 Aesthetics (GS) or History (GS) 3
 Statistics 3 Human Physiology 4
 Organic Chemistry 5 Organic Chemistry 5
Physics 5 General Psychology (GS) or English Literature (GS) 3
Hours  16 Hours  15


The student should contact the Department of Biology prior to their second year.  Some programs are very specific.  Two semesters of organic chemistry may be needed for some programs.  If you plan to pursue the wildlife emphasis, request a current list of requirements before enrolling for your sophomore year.  For additional information contact:

Dr. Joseph Springer, Chair
Department of Biology
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, Nebraska  68849
Telephone:  (308)  865-8548 or 8920