B.A. Biology Major Concentration Form

B.A. Biology Major Concentration Form

BA BIO
Name*

First NameLast Name
University of Rochester Email*
jdoe13@u.rochester.edu
Student ID #*
E.g. 12345678
What is your intended graduation year?*
Are you declaring your major for the first time, or switching your major from a previous declaration?*

First time declaringSwitching from another major
Which major/department are you switching from?
Are you intending to satisfy pre-med program requirements during your undergraduate?*

YesNoUndecided
Are you currently doing research?

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Major Course Requirements
There are 6 categories of required courses for the major:
- Core Courses: 3 Courses, 2 labs (14 Credits)
- Laboratory Experience: 2 Courses
- Advanced Courses: 2 Courses (8 Credits)
- Diversification Electives: 3 Courses (12 Credits)
- Ancillary Fields: 8 Courses with Indicated Labs (24 Credits)
- Upper-Level Writing (ULW) Requirements: 2 Courses
For each category, select the course that you have completed or plan to complete to satisfy the major requirements. Each column should have a response. If planning to complete, please note when you are planning on taking the course. Be aware of the following:
- Transfer Credit: Must be approved before taking courses elsewhere. Includes biology and ancillary requirements.
- Courses with S/F Grades: Cannot apply S/F to major. Includes biology and ancillary requirements.
- Schedule Changes: All schedules are tentative; however, students should keep advisors aware and up-to-date on changes.
- BIO GPA Minimum: 2.00 or better is needed to maintain the major. Only BIOL coursework grades are calculated. Does not include grades from ancillary courses.
Core Courses: 3 Courses, 2 labs (14 credits)

For each column, select which course you have completed or plan to complete to satisfy the major requirements.*

	BIOL Intro I with Lab	BIOL Intro II with Lab	Genetics with Lab
Completed
Planned*

*If planned, please indicate which semester you are planning to take the course.
E.G. BIOL 112L in Fall 2023
Laboratory Experience: 2 courses
Lab restrictions: Please note that no more than one of the following computer labs may be used to satisfy this requirement: BIOL 219: Genetics of Quantitative Trains; BIOL 253: Computational Biology; BIOL 257 Applied Genomics; BIOL 218P: Data Analysis in R.

*Please note that a four-credit lab experience may also be used as an advanced course.

For each column, select which course you have completed or plan to complete to satisfy the major requirements.*

	BIOL 198P Principles of Genetics Lab	Select one from the drop-down options:
Completed
Planned*

*If planned, please indicate which semester you are planning to take the course.
E.G. BIOL 112L in Fall 2023
Advanced Courses: 2 Courses (8 Credits)

For each column, select which course you have completed or plan to complete to satisfy the major requirements.*

	Select one:	Select one:
Completed
Planned*

*If planned, please indicate which semester you are planning to take the course.
E.G. BIOL 112L in Fall 2023
Diversification Elective: 3 Courses (12 Credits)
Upper-Level UPBM Elective: Select three from the list available online at: http://www.sas.rochester.edu/bio/undergraduate/bio.html
Please indicate which courses you have completed or plan to complete to satisfy the major requirements. If planning to take, please indicate which semester you are planning to take it.*
Ancillary Fields: 8 courses w/ Indicated Labs (24 Credits)

Select one course from each subject area.

For each column, select which course you have completed or plan to complete to satisfy the major requirements.*

	General Chemistry I	General Chemistry II	Organic Chemistry I
Completed
Planned*

For each column, select which course you have completed or plan to complete to satisfy the major requirements.*

	Physics I	Calculus I	Statistics
Completed
Planned*

*If planned, please indicate which semester you are planning to take the course.
E.G. BIOL 112L in Fall 2023
Upper-Level Writing (ULW) Requirements: 2 courses
Select 2 UPBM upper-level writing courses. List of eligible writing courses available at: http://www.sas.rochester.edu/bio/undergraduate/writing.html
ULW - Please indicate which courses you have completed or plan to complete to satisfy the major requirements. If planning to take, please indicate which semester you are planning to take it.*

Major GPA Calculation

To be used by UPBM Office and Advisors ONLY

Calculating Major GPA

Letter Grade	Points of Credit
A	4.0
A-	3.7
B+	3.3
B	3.0
B-	2.7
C+	2.3
C	2.0
C-	1.7
D+	1.3
D	1.0
D-	0.7
E	0

Points for a course are calculated by the points of credit (numeric value for each letter grade) multiplied by the number of credits for the course. E.g. Receiving an A (4.0 points of credit) for a 4 credit course = 4 x 4 = 16 points for course.

The point-hour ratio (cumulative grade point average) is calculated by dividing the total number of points earned by the total number of hours (excluding transfer credits, AP credits, or credits earned with a grade of CR) for which the student has received final grades, whether passing or failing. Grades of S, F, and P do not affect this ratio.

To run/calculate quickly, run Workday report URSTU N1189 (Academic History by Subject) with the following settings (if not noted, you can leave blank):

Record Status: Active
Student: [Name]
Student ID: [Number] with comma after number

Major GPA Calculator
Major GPA (Calculated)
Updated by UPBM Staff

Major GPA
Tracked edits (when making changes to your schedule, please note them here)
Student Comments:
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B.A. Biology Major Concentration Form

Major Course Requirements

Core Courses: 3 Courses, 2 labs (14 credits)

Laboratory Experience: 2 courses

Advanced Courses: 2 Courses (8 Credits)

Diversification Elective: 3 Courses (12 Credits)

Ancillary Fields: 8 courses w/ Indicated Labs (24 Credits)

Upper-Level Writing (ULW) Requirements: 2 courses

Major GPA Calculation