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francisco.villa@nau.eduProgression plan for Biological & Natural Resources
For Biological and Natural Resource Sciences majors at NAU–Yuma
Figuring out your class schedule can be a challenge. No one wants to make the mistake of taking courses out of sequence or taking an intense load in one semester. The following progression plans give you a guide as to what courses you should aim to take each semester, at what time in your academic journey you should take them, and when you are the best prepared to succeed in them. These plans may be subject to change depending on changes to academic catalogs.
Arizona Western College
Year 1 Course Work
Fall Semester
BIO 181 – General Biology I (4 units)
ENG 101 – Freshmen Composition I (3 units)
ART – Arts Elective (AGEC approved course) (3 units)
HUM – Humanities Elective (AGEC approved course) (3 units)
Spring Semester
BIO 182 – General Biology II (4 units)
ENG 102- Freshmen Composition II (3 units)
MAT 220 – Calculus I (5 units)
SOC – Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective (AGEC approved course) (3 units)
Year 2 Course Work
Fall Semester
CHM 151 – General Chemistry I (4 units)
BIO 205 – Microbiology (4 units)
PHY 111 – College Physics I (4 units)
SOC – Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective (AGEC approved course (3 units)
Spring Semester
CHM 152 – General Chemistry II (4 units)
ENV 230 – Foundations of Environmental Science (4 units)
PHY 112 – College Physics II (4 units)
MAT 270 – Applied Statistics (4 units)
Northern Arizona University–Yuma
Year 3 Course Work
Fall Semester
CHM 235 – Organic Chemistry I (taken at AWC) (5 units)
BSC 326 – Ecology (3 units)*
BSC 326LW – Ecology Laboratory (1 unit)*
BSC 374 – Economic Botany or other BSC elective (3 units)
BSC 395 – Science Career Development (1 unit)
NAU – NAU Elective (any class as long as it is from NAU) (3 units)
Spring Semester
BSC 344 – Cellular and Molecular Biology or other BSC elective (3 units)
BSC 376 – Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology or other BSC elective (3 units)
BSC 396 – Ethics in Science (1 unit)
BSC 408 – Fieldwork Experience (3 units)
NAU – NAU Elective (any class as long as it is from NAU) (4 units)
Year 4 Course Work
Fall Semester
BSC 303 – Biology Beyond Earth or other BSC elective (3 units)
BSC 350 – Classical and Molecular Genetics (3 units)*
BSC 350L – Genetics Laboratory (1 unit)*
BSC 375 – Infectious Disease or other BSC elective (3 units)
BSC 395 – Science Career Development (1 unit)
NAU – NAU Elective (any class as long as it is from NAU) (4 units)
Spring Semester
BSC 302 – Relevance of Science or other BSC elective (3 units)
BSC 435C – Evolutionary Biology (Senior Capstone) (3 units)*
CHM 360 – Fundamental Biochemistry (3 units)*
CHM 360L – Biochemistry Lab (1 unit)*
NAU – NAU Elective (any class as long as it is from NAU) (6 units)
It is highly recommended that courses marked with an asterisk (*) be taken in their designated year and semester. Please see Dr. Villa if there are scheduling conflicts.
Additional links
Biological and Natural Resource Sciences
Program Mission and Learning Outcomes
USDA NIFA HSI SANDY LOAM Program
BS Biological and Natural Resource Sciences Catalog Information