B.S. Biological Sciences Major Concentration Form

B.S. Biological Sciences Major Concentration Form

BS BSG
Name*

First NameLast Name
University of Rochester Email*
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Student ID #*
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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?

YesNoNo, but I am interested.
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Major Course Requirements
There are 6 categories of required courses for the major:
1. Introductory Courses: 3 Courses (12 Credits)
2. Laboratory Experience: 1 Course (4 Credits)
3. Core Courses: 3 Courses (12 Credits)
4. Advanced Electives: 3 Course (12 Credits)
5. Ancillary Fields: 9 Courses with Indicated Labs (37-38 Credits)
6. 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.
Introductory Courses: 3 Courses (12 credits)

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

	BIOL Intro I	BIOL Intro II	Genetics
Completed
Planned*

*If planned, please indicate which semester you are planning to take the course.
E.G. BIOL 112L in Fall 2023
Laboratory Experience: 1 course, 4 credits

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

	BIOL 198P Genetics Lab	Full Lab (select one):
Completed
Planned*

*If planned, please indicate which semester you are planning to take the course.
E.G. BIOL 112L in Fall 2023
Core Courses: 3 Courses (12 Credits)

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

	BIOL 250/252 Biochemistry	Evolution & Ecology (select one):	Cell and Developmental (select one):
Completed
Planned*

*If planned, please indicate which semester you are planning to take the course.
E.G. BIOL 112L in Fall 2023
Advanced Electives: 3 Courses (12 credits)

Select three courses from the BSG advanced electives list. Please note that advanced electives cannot overlap with BSG core courses. At least one of the advanced electives or core courses must have a strong emphasis on reading and analyzing articles. Visit the Primary Literature Based Courses website for examples of these courses.

Please note that the Primary Literature Based Courses listed on the website is a work-in-progress. Students are encouraged to discuss a course they are interested in taking, which is not on the list with the academic advisor.

Please type in the courses you have completed or plan to complete to satisfy the major advanced course requirements. If planning to take, please indicate which semester and year you are planning to take it.*

	Advanced Elective I (Semester/Year)	Advanced Elective II (Semester/Year)	Advanced Elective III (Semester/Year)
Completed
Planned*

Please indicate here the course you have taken or are planning to take that will satisfy the Primary Literature Based Course requirement. (Refer to link above for course suggestions.)*
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*

AP + Chem 171/173 will satisfy the requirements for Chemistry.

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

	Physics OR Programming	Calculus I	Calculus II	Statistics
Completed
Planned*

*If planned, please indicate which semester you are planning to take the course.
E.G. BIOL 112L in Fall 2023
Ancillary Electives - Select two (2) courses from the following:

*Please note the prerequisites for taking PHYS114 are Math 141-143 or Math 161-162.
*Requests for exceptions subject to review and approval of track coordinator :
- Math: MTH 150, 164, 165
- Computer Programming: BIO 208, 259L, CSC 161, 170, 171 (CSC 108 not acceptable)
- Organic Chemistry: CHM 204 with associated lab, CHM 208, or CHM 172/210
- Physics: PHY 114, 121, 122, or 142 or 113, 122, or 142 if not already taken)
- Statistics: STT 201, 216, or 277
- Earth and Environmental Science: EES 201
Ancillary Electives (Indicate which courses and whether completed/planned - if planned, indicate which semester you plan to take the courses.)*
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)
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B.S. Biological Sciences Major Concentration Form

Major Course Requirements

Introductory Courses: 3 Courses (12 credits)

Laboratory Experience: 1 course, 4 credits

Core Courses: 3 Courses (12 Credits)

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

Upper-Level Writing (ULW) Requirements: 2 courses

Major GPA Calculation