Students are responsible for tracking their degree progress and for completing their degree requirements. Using the following course forecast information students will plan ahead and work with their advisor to create and update academic plans.
Courses listed here are provided from the biology department at OSU-Cascades and Biology major courses offered at OSU-Cascades. Not all classes are required for Biology major.

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2022-2023  Course Planning
*Subject to changes

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      Summer 2022

      • BI 401: Research and Scholarship
      • MTH 251: Differential Calculus (MTH 112)
      • MTH 252: Integral Calculus (MTH 251)
      • ST 351: Intro to Statistical Methods
      • ST 352: Intro to Statistical Methods (ST 351)
      • PH 201: General Physics (MTH 111 and MTH 112)
      • PH 202: General Physics (PH 201)
      • PH 203: General Physics (PH 202)
      • BI 375: Field Methods in Ecological Restoration (BI 221, 222, 223)

      Fall 2022

      • BI 198: Biology Seminar
      • BI 101: Environmental Biology
      • BI 221: Principles in Biology: Cells (CH 121 or CH 201 or CH 231/261)
      • BI 231: Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology
      • BI 241: Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab
      • BI 311: Genetics (BI 221, 222, 223)
      • BI 495: Disease Ecology (BI 370)
      • BI 498: Senior Biology Field Test
      • BB 332: Molecular Medicine
      • BB 450: General Biochemistry (CH 332)
      • CH 121: General Chemistry (MTH 111)
      • CH 231: General Chemistry (MTH 111)
      • CH 261: General Chemistry Lab (co-req CH 231)
      • CH 324: Quantitative Analysis (CH 233/263)
      • CH 331: Organic Chemistry (CH 233/263)
      • MTH 111: College Algebra (MTH 95/103 or placement ALEKS of 46%)
      • MTH 251: Calculus (MTH 112 or placement ALEKS of 75%)
      • PH 201: General Physics (MTH 111 and MTH 112)
      • ST 351: Introduction to Statistical Methods
      • Z 423: Environmental Physiology (BI 221, 222, 223)
      • Z 477: Aquatic Entomology (BI 221, 222, 223)

      Winter 2023

      • BI 102: Animal Biology
      • BI 222: Principles in Biology: Organisms (BI 221)
      • BI 232: Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology (BI 231, 241)
      • BI 242: Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab (BI 231, 241)
      • BI 319: Critical Thinking and Communication in the Life Sciences (BI 221, 222, 223 & ST 351, 352)
      • BI 370: Ecology (BI 221, 222, 223)
      • BB 314: Cell and Molecular Biology (BI 221, 222, 223, CH 331)
      • BB 451: General Biochemistry (BB 450)
      • BI 498: Senior Biology Field Test
      • CH 122: General Chemistry (CH 121)
      • CH 232: General Chemistry (CH 231/261)
      • CH 262: General Chemistry Lab (CH 231/261)
      • CH 332: Organic Chemistry (CH 331)
      • MB 330: Disease and Society
      • MTH 111: College Algebra (MTH 103/95 or ALEKS score of 46%)
      • MTH 112: Elementary Functions (MTH 111 or ALEKs score 60%)
      • MTH 251: Calculus (MTH 112 or ALEKS score of 75%)
      • MTH 252: Calculus (MTH 251)
      • PH 202: General Physics (PH 201)
      • ST 352: Introduction to Statistical Methods (ST 351)

      Spring 2023

      • BI 103: Human Biology
      • BI 223: Principles in Biology (BI 221)
      • BI 233: Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology (BI 232/242)
      • BI 243: Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab (BI 232/242)
      • BI 319: Critical Thinking and Communication in the Life Sciences (BI 221, 222, 223 & ST 351, 352)
      • BI 371: Ecological Methods (BI 370)
      • BI 445: Evolution (BI 311)
      • BI 498: Senior Biology Field Test (Summer Grads register in the Spring)
      • CH 123: General Chemistry (CH 122)
      • CH 233: General Chemistry (CH 232/262)
      • CH 263: General Chemistry Lab (CH 232/262)
      • CH 337: Organic Chemistry (CH 332)
      • MTH 112: Elementary Functions (MTH 111 or ALEKs score 60%)
      • MTH 252: Calculus (MTH 251)
      • MB 302: Microbiology (BI 221, 222, 223 CH 332)
      • MB 303: Microbiology Lab (co-requisite MB 302, and BI 221, 222, 223, CH 332)
      • PH 203: General Physics (PH 202)
      • Z 349: Biodiversity: Causes, Consequences, and Conservation
      • Z 371: Vertebrate Biology (BI 221, 222, 223)
      • Z 372: Vertebrate Biology Lab (BI 221, 222, 223)