Typical MCB Major
Four-Year Plan
Semester 1
IB 150 or MCB 150 (4 hrs.)
CHEM 102/103 (4 hrs.)or 202/203 (5 hrs.)
MATH 016 or 220 (5 hrs.) or RHET 105 (4hrs)
Optional Gen. Ed. or elective (1-3 hrs.)
Total 13-16 hrs.
 Semester 2
IB or MCB 150 (4 hrs.)
CHEM 104/105 (4 hrs.)or 204/205 (5 hrs.)
MATH 220, STAT 100, MATH 230 (3-5 hrs.)
or RHET 105 (4hrs)
Optional Gen. Ed., elective or FL (1-4 hrs.)
Total 14-16 hrs.
Semester 3
MCB 250/251 (5 hrs.)
CHEM 232/233 (5 hrs.)
STAT 100, MATH 230 or FL (3-4 hrs.)
Optional Gen. Ed. or elective (1-3 hrs.)
Total 13-16 hrs.		 Semester 4
MCB 252/253 (5 hrs.)
PHYCS 101, 211 or Gen. Ed. (3-5 hrs.)
LAS Gen. Ed. or FL (3-4 hrs.)
Optional Gen. Ed. or elective (1-3 hrs.)
Total 13-16 hrs.
Semester 5
MCB 354 (3 hrs.)
PHYCS 101, 102, 211, or 212 (4-5 hrs.)
LAS Gen. Ed. or Adv. Comp. (3 hrs.)
LAS Gen. Ed., FL or elective (3-4 hrs.)
Total 13-16 hrs		 Semester 6
Advanced MCB course (3-5 hrs.)
PHYCS 102, 212 or 213/214 (4-5 hrs.)
LAS Gen. Ed., FL, or Adv. Comp. (3-4 hrs.)
LAS Gen. Ed. or elective (1-3 hrs.)
Total 14-16 hrs.
Semester 7
Advanced MCB course (3-5 hrs)
Advanced MCB course (3-5 hrs.)
LAS Gen. Ed., elective or Adv. Comp. (3 hrs.)
LAS Gen. Ed. or elective (3 hrs.)
Total 13-16 hrs.		 Semester 8
Advanced MCB course (3-5 hrs.)
LAS Gen. Ed., elective or Adv. Comp. (3 hrs.)
Elective (3 hrs.)
Elective (1-3 hrs.)
Total 12-16 hrs.
* Many factors affect the sequencing of courses, including;
  • Research
  • Pursuing a minor
  • beginning with CHEM 101 or MATH 016
  • Starting IB/MCB 150 late