Sample Schedule: Biology, BA (124 Semester Hours) - Hofstra University

Mar 17, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

FIRST-YEAR

Fall	S.H.	Spring	S.H.
BIOL 112 - (NS) General Biology I	4	BIOL 113 - (NS) General Biology II	4
CHEM 003A - (NS) General Chemistry I	3	CHEM 004A - (NS) General Chemistry II	3
CHEM 003B - (NS) General Chemistry Laboratory I	1	CHEM 004B - (NS) General Chemistry Laboratory II	1
WSC 001 - Composition	3	WSC 002 - Composition	3
Foreign Language Course	3	Foreign Language Course	3
Literature (LT) Distribution Courses	3
Total Semester Hours	17	Total Semester Hours	14

SECOND-YEAR

Fall	S.H.	Spring	S.H.
Students must select one of the following: BIOL 120 , BIOL 121 , BIOL 122 , or BIOL 123 .	4	Students must select one of the following: BIOL 120 , BIOL 121 , BIOL 122 , or BIOL 123 .	4
Students must select one of the following: BIOL 126 , BIOL 127 , BIOL 128 , or BIOL 129 .	2	Math Elective Course	4
Students must select one of the following: Mathematics (MA) or Natural Science (NS) Distribution Courses	4	Appreciation and Analysis (AA) or Creative Participation (CP) Distribution Courses	3
Foreign Language Course	3	Appreciation and Analysis (AA) or Creative Participation (CP) Distribution Courses	3
Students must select one of the following: Literature (LT) or Appreciation and Analysis (AA) Distribution Courses	3
Total Semester Hours	16	Total Semester Hours	14

THIRD-YEAR

Study Abroad Fall/Spring semester or an entire academic year; not restricted to Junior Year²
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Fall	S.H.	Spring	S.H.
Advanced BIOL Lab Course	4	Advanced BIOL Lab Lecture	3
Students must select one of the following: BIOL 120 , BIOL 121 , BIOL 122 , or BIOL 123 .	4	CHEM 132 - Organic Chemistry II	3
Cross Cultural (CC) Distribution Courses	3	CHEM 137 - Foundations of Organic Chemistry Laboratory	1
Behavioral Social Sciences (BH) Distribution Courses	3	History, Philosophy, Religion (HP) Distribution Courses	3
CHEM 131	3	Behavioral Social Sciences (BH) or History, Philosophy, Religion (HP) Distribution Courses	3
		Elective Course	3
Total Semester Hours	17	Total Semester Hours	16

FOURTH-YEAR

Fall	S.H.	Spring	S.H.
Advanced BIOL Lab Course	4	Advanced BIOL Lab Lecture	3
BIOL Elective Course	3	Students must select one of the following: PHYS 002A or PHYS 012A	3
Students must select one of the following: PHYS 001A or PHYS 011A	3	Students must select one of the following: PHYS 002B or PHYS 012B	1
Students must select one of the following: PHYS 001B or PHYS 011B	1	Elective Course	3
Elective Distribution Courses	3	Elective Course	3
Elective Course	3	Elective Course	1
Total Semester Hours	17	Total Semester Hours	14

^{Updated May 2023}

^{*BIOL 123 requires CHEM 132 as a pre or corequisite. Must take at minimum 3 courses from the group across the Fall and Spring, and can take a fourth any time as an elective.}

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