Biology, B.A.

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(120 units)

Common Lower Division Requirements for All Emphases of the Bachelor of Arts 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 - 37 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 - 12 units

Select a minimum of 12 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 12 units of electives).

No more than 2 units taken from the following can be counted towards the 12 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 - 53-54 units

1. Chemistry - 8 units

CHEM 121 - General Chemistry I Units: 4 *
CHEM 122 - General Chemistry II Units: 4 *

2. Mathematics and Statistics - 3-4 units

Select one of the following:

BIOL 203 - Quantitative Methods for Biology Units: 3 *
MATH 105 - Pre-Calculus Units: 4 *
MATH 150 - Calculus I Units: 4 *

3. Other Required GE Courses in Categories A-E - 36 units

Category A (9)
(For A3, recommend MATH 230 - Logic and Mathematical Reasoning )
Category C (12)
Category D (12)
Category E (3)

4. American Institutions Requirements - 6 units

Electives in Any Discipline - 21-22 units

One must choose enough elective units to reach the required 120 units for the degree.

Note:

Courses with * are double-counted toward GE credits.