Path to Degree
All FEScUE students are recommended to take Chemistry during their Freshman Year as a necessary prerequisite for many advanced courses. In particular, some advanced courses for bioinformatics and structural biology research clusters have an organic chemistry pre-requisite.
Path to degree for Ecology and Evolution research cluster
Life Sciences Student |
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer |
| Freshman |
Calculus for biological scientists I Apply to FEScUE |
Calculus for biological scientists II Apply to FEScUE |
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| Sophomore |
Interdisciplinary Scientific Seminar Linear algebra Introduction to evolution |
Team Research Seminar Interdisciplinary Scientific Seminar Differential equations Introduction to biostatistics Ecology |
Research |
| Junior |
Interdisciplinary Scientific Seminar Theory of population & evolutionary ecology Population and evolutionary genetics |
Introduction to bioinformatics algorithms Undergraduate Research |
Research |
| Senior |
Mathematics in biology and medicine GRE preparation |
Mathematics / Statistics Student |
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer |
| Freshman |
Attributes of Living Systems Apply to FEScUE |
Biology of Organisms Apply to FEScUE |
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| Sophomore |
Interdisciplinary Scientific Seminar Differential Equations Theory of population & evolutionary ecology |
Team Research Seminar Interdisciplinary Scientific Seminar |
Research |
| Junior |
Interdisciplinary Scientific Seminar Introduction to Evolution |
Introduction to bioinformatics algorithms Ecology |
Research |
| Senior |
Population and evolutionary genetics GRE preparation |
Mathematics in biology and medicine |
Path to degree for Bioinformatics research cluster *
* Students should also be taking organic chemistry, genetics, and biochemistry as parts of their life sciences degree programs.
Biology Student |
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer |
| Freshman |
Calculus for biological scientists I Apply to FEScUE |
Calculus for biological scientists II Apply to FEScUE |
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| Sophomore |
Interdisciplinary Scientific Seminar Matrices and linear algebra Introduction to evolution |
Team Research Seminar Interdisciplinary Scientific Seminar Introduction to biostatistics
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Research |
| Junior |
Interdisciplinary Scientific Seminar Theory of population & evolutionary ecology |
Introduction to bioinformatics algorithms Undergraduate Research |
Research |
| Senior |
Mathematics in biology and medicine GRE preparation |
Mathematics / Statistics Student |
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer |
| Freshman |
Attributes of Living Systems Apply to FEScUE |
Biology of Organisms Apply to FEScUE |
|
| Sophomore |
Interdisciplinary Scientific Seminar Theory of population & evolutionary ecology Organic chemistry |
Team Research Seminar Interdisciplinary Scientific Seminar Introduction to bioinformatics algorithms |
Research |
| Junior |
Interdisciplinary Scientific Seminar Molecular and general genetics Mathematics in biology and medicine |
Principles of Biochemistry Undergraduate Research |
Research |
| Senior |
Cell biology GRE preparation |
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Path to degree for Structural Biology research cluster
Life Sciences Student |
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer |
| Freshman |
Calculus for biological scientists I General Chemistry I Apply to FEScUE |
Calculus for biological scientists II General Chemistry II Apply to FEScUE |
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| Sophomore |
Interdisciplinary Scientific Seminar Linear algebra Organic chemistry I |
Team Research Seminar Interdisciplinary Scientific Seminar Intro to Biostatistics Organic chemistry II |
Research |
| Junior |
Interdisciplinary Scientific Seminar Comprehensive Biochemistry I
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Undergraduate Research |
Research |
| Senior |
Mathematics in biology and medicine Multiple regression analysis GRE preparation |
Introduction to bioinformatics algorithms |
Mathematics / Statistics Student |
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer |
| Freshman |
Attributes of Living Systems General Chemistry I Apply to FEScUE |
Biology of Organisms General Chemistry II Apply to FEScUE |
|
| Sophomore |
Interdisciplinary Scientific Seminar Organic chemistry I |
Team Research Seminar Interdisciplinary Scientific Seminar Differential equations Organic chemistry II |
Research |
| Junior |
Interdisciplinary Scientific Seminar Theory of population & evolutionary ecology Comprehensive Biochemistry I |
Undergraduate Research Physical Chemistry for biological sciences |
Research |
| Senior |
Mathematics in biology and medicine GRE preparation
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Introduction to bioinformatics algorithms |