Ross Furbush
Honors 100 4 year plan
10/24/11
Four-Year Planning Sheet
2011- 2012
AUTUMN
Course
CHEM 142
OCEAN 101
BIOL 250
HONORS 100
WINTER
Credit
5
5
5
3
Quarter total 16
Course
CHEM 152
Q Sci 291
BIOL 106
HONORS 261
SPRING
Credit
5
5
3
5
Course
SUMMER
Credit
Course
Credit
HONORS COMP 5
CHEM 223
4
BIOL 180
5
Quarter total 18
Quarter total 14
Quarter total
2012- 2013
AUTUMN
Course
HONORS 220
CHEM 224
BIOL 200
WINTER
Credit
5
4
5
Quarter total 14
Course
HONORS 221
PHYS 114
BIOL 220
SPRING
Credit
5
4
5
Course
HONORS 230
PHYS 115
OCEAN 210
Quarter total 14
SUMMER
Credit
5
5
5
Quarter total 15
Course
FHL Course
Make up credit
Credit
10
5
Quarter total
2013- 2014
AUTUMN
Course
HONORS 210
FISH 340
BIOL 430
WINTER
Credit
5
5
5
Quarter total 15
Course
HONORS 396
Q SCI 381
BIOL 443
SPRING
Credit
5
5
5
Course
HONORS 222
FISH 475
BIOL 444
Quarter total 15
SUMMER
Credit
5
5
5
Quarter total 15
Course
BIOL 493
Credit
15
Quarter total
2014 - 2015
AUTUMN
Course
BIOL 492
At FHL
At FHL
WINTER
Credit
Course
HONORS 496
FISH 420
BIOL 470
OCEAN 430
SPRING
Credit
1
3
4
4
Course
BIOL 484
BIOL 486 or 488
BIOL 465
BIOL 452
SUMMER
Credit
3
3
3
5
Course
INTERNSHIP
Credit
Quarter total 9
Quarter total 12
Quarter total 14
Quarter total
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It may come to interest as to why all of my highlighted classes are from the
Biology Department. My passion for zoology is constantly bubbling to the service
and so after reading any high leveled biology course descriptions, I shiver with
excitement! Unfortunately this is not a very balanced, interdisciplinary highlighted
course load, but this is one reason the Honors Program is important to me. It forces
me to pay attention to other disciplines
BIOL 430 Marine Zoology (5)
Survey of groups of invertebrate animals represented in the San Juan Archipelago;
natural history, functional morphology, ecology, distribution, habitat, adaptation,
trophic interrelationships, and evolution. Permission of Director, Friday Harbor
Laboratories required for registration. Recommended: 20 credits in biological
sciences; corequisite: BIOL 445, Offered: at Friday Harbor Laboratories; Sp.
I am looking forward to Biology 430 Marine Zoology. I fascinated with zoology
of any sort, but also the location of this course is extremely intriguing; this is
offered at the Friday Harbor Labs in the San Juan Islands. I went to FHL this year on
a Marine Biology field trip and it was so much fun I know I want to return! This trip
will teach me many skills about zoology research in the field and it is also a great
immersion course, where you get to spend full time within the subject.
BIOL 443 Evolution of Mammals and their Ancestors (5) NW
Highlights the evolutionary history and systematics of mammals and their
ancestors. Examines fossil and modern mammal specimens from the Burke Museum
collections. Required field trip. Prerequisite: either BIOL 354, BIOL 453, or ESS 100.
Offered: Sp.
I have always wanted to study mammals and I feel like this class will give a
great background on the origin of many species. I do not necessarily want to go into
the field of fossil examination or prehistoric zoology, but I still believe it is important
to become well rounded in your desired field. This awareness of other related fields
would be interesting and help me better understand the mammals that I want to
study today.
BIOL 444 Natural History of Birds (5) NW
Field, lecture, and laboratory study of birds framed in biological theory rather than
taxonomy. Breeding systems, brood parasitism, appearance, molt, migration,
orientation, social behavior, song, and flight are emphasized. Includes Saturday and
weekend field trips for which students are required to share a portion of
transportation costs. Prerequisite: BIOL 220; recommend BIOL 350 or BIOL 356.
Offered: irregularly.
Birds have been a recent interest of mine, as I have begun to be active in the
birding community and enjoy the identification process of some of our local birds. I
hope to take more ornithology classes in the UW Biology Department and I am
excited for this one in particular. I feel like this class will be progressive for both my
academics and my birding hobby.
