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Biology majors – Organismal and General Concentration (ORGA & GENR) (non-teaching)

Biology majors – Organismal and General Concentration (ORGA & GENR) (non-teaching)

Students MUST register for the following courses:

Course Number Course Credits
IDFY 101 First Year Seminar 3
BIOL 170 Cellular Foundations of Life AND 4
BIOL 170L Lab: Cellular Foundations of Life 0
MATH 108* Intuitive Calculus with Applications 3
*Please review the Biological Sciences Guidance on Mathematics-First and Chemistry-First Pathways

Select from the following General Education options to complete your schedule:

Course Credits
COMM 105 (24GE: Oral Communication) 3
PSYC 101** (24GE: Social Science Ways of Knowing) 3
Language Course (24GE: Language, CHIN, FREN, GERM, SPAN) 3
WELL 1xx **(24GE: Holistic Wellness) 1

Recommended total credits your first semester: 14 credits

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Specific major-related questions may be directed to Dr. Erik Lindquist or Dr. John Harms, deptbiology@messiah.edu.