Plan of Study
Freshman Year
Fall Semester
- BY 123 and 123L: Introductory Biology I & Laboratory (4 credit hours)
- CAS 112: Success in College (1 credit hour)
- CS 103: Introduction to Computer Science in Python (4 credit hours)
- EH 101: English Composition I (3 credit hours)
- Area II — PHL 116: Bioethics (3 credit hours)
Total Credits=15
Spring Semester
- BY 124 and 124L: Introductory Biology II & Laboratory (4 credit hours)
- CH 115/116: General Chemistry I and Laboratory (4 credit hours)
- MA 125: Calculus I OR MA 225: Honors Calculus I (4 credit hours)
- INFO 101: Introductory Bioinformatics Seminar (1 credit hour)
- EH 102: English Composition II (3 credit hours)
Total Credits=16
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
- BY 210: Genetics (3 credit hours)
- CH 117/118: General Chemistry II and Laboratory (4 credit hours)
- CS 203: Object-Oriented Programming (4 credit hours)
- MA 126: Calculus II OR MA 226: Honors Calculus II (4 credit hours)
Total Credits=15
Spring Semester
- CS 250: Discrete Structures (3 credit hours)
- GGSC 310: Genome Structure and Function (3 credit hours)
- INFO 101: Introductory Bioinformatics Seminar (1 credit hour)
- PUH 250: Biostatistics (3 credit hours)
- Area II or IV (3 credit hours)
- PSDO 200: Introduction to Research (1 credit hour)
Total Credits=13
Junior Year
Fall Semester
- CH 235: Organic Chemistry & Lab (either CH 234 or CH 236) (4 credit hours)
- CS 303: Algorithms and Data Structures (3 credit hours)
- INFO 302: Bioinformatics I (3 credit hours)
- Area II or IV (6 credit hours)
Total Credits=17
Spring Semester
- INFO 403: Bioinformatics II (3 credit hours)
- Major Elective Course #1 (3 credit hours)
- General Elective Course #1 (3 credit hours)
- General Elective Course #2 (3 credit hours)
- Area II or IV (3 credit hours)
Total Credits=15
Senior Year
Fall Semester
- INFO 404: Biological Data Management (3 credit hours)
- Major Elective Course #2 (3 credit hours)
- Major Elective Course #3 (3 credit hours)
- Area II or IV (6 credit hours)
Total Credits=15
Spring Semester
- INFO 499: Bioinformatics Capstone (3 credit hours)
- Major Elective Course #4 (3 credit hours)
- Major Elective Course #5 (3 credit hours)
- General Elective Course #3 (3 credit hours)
- Area II or IV (3 credit hours)
121 Total Credit Hours
Course descriptions are available in the UAB Undergraduate Catalog.