Biomathematics
ACADEMIC MAP (Effective Summer 2024 and after)
*Please Note: Face-to-face/in-person instruction of this program is available ONLY at the main campus in Tallahassee, FL. This program is NOT available via Online/Distance Learning.*
This map is a term-by-term sample course schedule. The milestones listed to the right of each term are designed to keep you on course to graduate in four years. The Sample Schedule serves as a general guideline to help you build a full schedule each term. The General Education and Elective courses must be selected to satisfy all area and diversity requirements unless your program meets these requirements with major courses. Milestones are courses and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major. Missing milestones will result in one of two types of map registration stops. The first level (Degree Map Off-track) is placed following grade posting if the student has missed a milestone (course and/or GPA) for the first time in the major. If a student is in non-compliance with milestones for two (2) consecutive semesters (excluding summers), a Major Change Required stop is placed on the student's registration.
The Biomathematics major works best if you can start in the highest math for which you have completed the prerequisites. If you start the Pure Math major in a class lower than MAC2311, you should plan on taking math courses over the summer to get back on course to graduate in four years. If you begin FSU with earned credit for College Algebra, you should take MAC1140 and MAC1114 during Term 1.
Mapping Coordinator: Shellie Camp
Email: scamp@fsu.edu
Sample Schedule and Required Milestones by Term
| Sample Schedule: Term 1 hrs |
| ENC1101 Freshman Composition3 |
| MAC2311 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I4 |
| GE Core Social Science3 |
| BSC 2010 Biological Science I and BSC2010L Lab 4 |
| Required Milestones: Term 1 |
| Complete ENC1101 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete 1st GE Mathematics ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Sample Schedule: Term 2 hrs |
| ENC2135 Research, Genre, and Context 3 |
| MAC2312 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II4 |
| BSC 2011 Biological Science II and BSC2011L Lab4 |
| COP3014 Programming I or ISC3313 Intro to Scientific Computing3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 2 |
| Complete ENC2135 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete 2nd GE Mathematics ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Must meet with Department Advisor |
| Sample Schedule: Term 3 hrs |
| MAC2313 Calculus with Analytic Geometry III 4-5 |
| Foreign Language4 |
| CHM1045 General Chemistry I and CHM1045L Lab4 |
| GE Core Humanities3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 3 |
| Complete MAC2311 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Sample Schedule: Term 4 hrs |
| MAS3105 Applied Linear Algebra4 |
| MAP2302 Ordinary Differential Equations 3 |
| Foreign Language4 |
| CHM1046 General Chemistry II and CHM1046L Lab4 |
| Required Milestones: Term 4 |
| Complete MAC2312 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Begin Foreign Language requirement |
| Sample Schedule: Term 5 hrs |
| GE Social Science3 |
| MAD 2104 Discrete Math I or MGF3301 Introduction to Advanced Mathematics3 |
| PHY 2048C General Physics A with Lab5 |
| Foreign Language4 |
| Required Milestones: Term 5 |
| Complete MAC2313 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete COP3014 or ISC3313 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Continue Foreign Language requirement |
| Civic Literacy requirement |
| Sample Schedule: Term 6 hrs |
| GE Humanities3 |
| PCB 3063 General Genetics3 |
| Oral Communication Competency3 |
| MAP 4481 Math Modeling in Biology3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 6 |
| Complete MAS 3105 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete Foreign Language requirement |
| Sample Schedule: Term 7 hrs |
| STA 3032 Applied Statistics for Engineers and Scientists3 |
| GE Ethics3 |
| GE History3 |
| Upper Division Writing Course3 |
| Additional required major elective3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 7 |
| Complete Graduation Checks |
| Sample Schedule: Term 8 hrs |
| Scholarship in Practice Course3 |
| Diversity Course3 |
| Additional required major elective3 |
| Additional required major elective3 |
| Additional requirement/elective3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 8 |
| Apply for Graduation in 1st two weeks |
Employment Information
Representative Job Titles Related to this Major: Operations Research Analyst, Systems Analyst, Technical Writer. With further education or preparation: Mathematician, Teacher: high school, college, university, Statistician, Econometrist, Economist, Programmer.
Representative Employers: Engineering and financial firms, high schools, governmental agencies, colleges and universities, research/development firms.
International Opportunities: International study is available for all students and may include opportunities for internships or taking course work towards various majors and minors. International study may have an impact on the MAP; therefore, it is important to consult with the academic advisor before participating. Interested students can find information about international study, research, internships, and service opportunities at: global.fsu.edu/undergraduate-students/going-abroad.
This Map is not a contract, either expressed or implied, between the University and the student, but represents a flexible program of the current curriculum which may be altered from time to time to carry out the academic objectives of the University. The University specifically reserves the right to change, delete or add to any Map at any time within the student’s period of study at the University.
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