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Sample Curriculum

First Year:
BIO 120 - General Biology I
CHM 115 and 116 - Principles of Chemistry I and II
MTH/STA
WRT 150 - Strategies in Writing
3 Gen Ed classes

Second Year:
CMB 250 - Introduction to Biotechnology
MTH/STA
CHM 241 and 242 - Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences I & II 
Microbiology
BIO 375 and 376 - Genetics and Genetics Lab
2 Gen Ed classes

Third Year:
BIO 405 and 406 - Cell and Molecular Biology and Lab
CHM 461 and 462 - Biochemistry I and Techniques in Biochemistry
PHY 220 and 221 - General Physics I and II
CMB elective
2 Gen Ed courses

Fourth Year:
CMB 490/499 (3 credits each semester)
CMB 495
4 CMB electives
3 Gen Ed courses