Recommended Academic Plans
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To assist students in the Eberly College of Science, Recommended Academic Plans (RAP) for each of the majors in the College may be accessed below in order to provide an outline of classes during their semesters at Penn State.
A University wide directory of RAPs, for majors outside of the College, is on the Division of Undergraduate Studies RAP Web site.
To modify and create a plan specific and unique to your educational situation please complete the blank academic plan and meet with your academic adviser. Additionally, program and degree requirements are also found in the University Bulletin.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Ecology option
- General Biology option
- Genetics and Developmental Biology option
- Neuroscience option
- Plant Biology option
- Vertebrate Physiology option
There are no formal options within the chemistry major; the same requirements apply to all majors. For students interested in concentrating in different subfields within chemistry the following academic plans are recommended:
(B.S.)
- Actuarial Mathematics option
- Applied and Industrial Mathematics option
- Computational Mathematics option
- General Mathematics option
- Graduate Study option
- Systems Analysis option
- Computational option
- Electronics option
- General option
- Medical Physics option
- Material Science option
- Nanotechnology option
- General Science option (program year 2010 - entrance to major pool 2010 and before)
- Life Science option (program year 2010 - entrance to major pool 2010 and before)
- General Science option (program year 2011 - entrance to major pool 2011 and future)
- Legal Studies, Government Service, Public Policy option (program year 2011 - entrance to major pool 2011 and future)
- Biological Sciences and Health Professions option (program year 2011 - entrance to major pool 2011 and future)
- Co-op plus Biostatistics option in 4 years plus a summer