Biology, B.S.

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(120 units)

Common Lower Division Requirements for All Emphases of the Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology - 8 units

BIOL 200 - Principles of Organismal and Population Biology Units: 4 *
BIOL 201 - Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology Units: 4 *

Upper Division Requirements in the Major - 39 units

1. Required Biology Courses - 25 units

BIOL 300 - Cell Biology Units: 4
BIOL 302 - Genetics Units: 4
BIOL 303 - Evolutionary Biology Units: 3
BIOL 304 - Comparative Animal Physiology Units: 3
BIOL 400 - Molecular Biology Units: 4
BIOL 433 - Ecology and the Environment Units: 4 *
BIOL 499 - Senior Capstone in Biology Units: 3

2. Electives in Biology - 14 units

Select a minimum of 14 units of biology courses from 300 and 400 levels, one of which must be a lab course. Biology courses numbered from 326 to 345 are counted toward GE credits only and they are not counted towards the 14 units of electives.

No more than 2 units taken from the following can be counted towards the 14 units of electives:

BIOL 492 - Internship Units: 2-3
BIOL 494 - Independent Research Units: 1-3
BIOL 497 - Directed Study Units: 1-3

Required Supporting and Other GE Courses - 73 units

1. Chemistry - 16 units

A year-long organic chemistry sequence with laboratory taken at a community college may be accepted for the Biology major in lieu of CHEM 311, 312, 314, 315

CHEM 121 - General Chemistry I Units: 4 *
CHEM 122 - General Chemistry II Units: 4 *
CHEM 311 - Organic Chemistry I Units: 3
CHEM 312 - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Units: 1
CHEM 314 - Organic Chemistry II Units: 3
CHEM 315 - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory Units: 1

2. Physics - 8 units

5. American Institutions Requirement - 6 units

Note:

Courses with * are double-counted toward GE credits.