Sample TESU BA Biology Degree Plan

Warning: this degree may or may not meet requirements for a pre-med/pre-nursing program. If you wish to work in the medical field, check program requirements before embarking on this degree.

Also, please get an advisor to pre-plan your UL courses before purchasing them. TESU may have other ideas about what works for this degree.

=Generic BA Biology Degree Plan= This is a generic degree plan that applies to Thomas Edison State University for a Bachelor Arts in Biology as of approximately August of 2021. Please make sure that the suggestions are still valid before beginning to follow this plan.

General Education Requirements
As of 2021, students will be required to have a minimum of 30 RA credits to complete their degree. See the GE Requirements Roadmap for details and suggestions on courses that will fill this requirement.

Biology AOS
57 credits are in the AOS. 15 credits need to be UL.

Part A. General Biology I
4 credits. Choose one.

Part B. General Chemistry
4 credits required

Study.com and StraighterLine courses are equivalent to CHE-101. ASU's course is brought in as CHE-121. TESU expects CHE-121 but CHE-101 may be sufficient. Contact an advisor to be sure.

Part C. General Biology II
4 credits required. Pick one.

This NMJC course does not have a prerequisite.

Part D. General Chemistry II
4 credits required

Part E. Microbiology
3 credits required

Part F. Cell Biology
3 credits required

Part G. Precalculus
3 credits required

For this degree, it is recommended to use Study.com for Precalculus credit but the ASU Universal Learner to actually study and learn Precalculus. When not taken for credit, the ASU class will only cost $25.

Part H. Organic Chemistry I
4 credits required

UNE course may or may not work for this degree.

Part I. Organic Chemistry II
4 credits required

UNE course may or may not work for this degree.

Part J. Genetics
3 credits required

Part K. General Physics I
4 credits required

NMJC's Physics II requires Physics I. Confirm that the SL physics will work as a prerequisite before using SL. Otherwise, take everything at NMJC.

Part F. General Physics II
4 credits required

Part M. AOS Electives
13 credits. At least 9 must be UL to add up to 15 in the entire AOS.

Lower-Level biology electives.

Liberal Arts Capstone
Must be taken at TESU. There is an alternative 6-credit capstone available that provides hands-on experience.

Electives
15 credits required.

See the GE Requirements Roadmap for suggestions.