Department of Biology

Pre-Forestry/Wildlife Management - Suggested First Year Courses

English Composition (Select an Appropriate English Course)

• ENGL 90 Developmental Writing (0 credits)
• ENGL 101 English Composition (3 credits)
• ENGL 102 English Composition (3 credits)

Area I Core Course (List of Approved Courses) (3 credits)

Area II Core Courses

• COMM 101 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 credits)

Area III Core Courses

• BIOL 191 General Biology I (4 credits)
• BIOL 192 General Biology II (4 credits)
• BIOL 198 Perspectives in the Biological Sciences (1 credit)
  Recommended: A solid preparation in high-school biology, chemistry and mathematics or BIOL 100.
  
  
• CHEM 101 Essentials of Chemistry (4 credits)
• CHEM 102 Essentials of Chemistry (4 credits)
  Pre-requisite MATH 25
  If you are not eligible based on your ACT/SAT scores, your placement exam scores or you have not completed the appropriate pre-requisite courses, then enroll in MATH 15, MATH 25, as a pre-requisite.

Mathematics (Select an Appropriate Mathematics Course)

• MATH 15 Arithmetic Review (0 credits)
• MATH 25 Elementary Algebra (0 credits)
• MATH 108 Intermediate Algebra (4 credits)
• MATH 143 College Algebra (3 credits) and
• MATH 144 Analytical Trigonometry (2 credits) or
• MATH 147 Precalculus (5 credits)
• MATH 160 Survey of Calculus (4 credits) or
• MATH 170 Calculus I (5 credits)

Other Classes

• ITM 104 Operating Systems and Word Processing Topics (1 credit)
• ITM 105 Spreadsheet Topics (1 credit)
• ITM 106 Database Topics (1 credit)
• UNIV 101U First Year Seminar (2 credits)

You are not required to take all of the courses listed above your first year; however, most students will choose to take between 24 and 32 credits. We highly recommend that you take Math, Biology, and English.

For additional information on the Biology Degree at Boise State University please refer to the program website.

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