Biology, B.A. - 120 units

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Summary of Units:

Lower Division Major Requirements	8
Upper Division Major Requirements	38
Required Supporting Courses	11-12
Additional General Education and other Graduation Requirements	62-63
Total Units	120

Lower Division Requirements in the Major - 8 units

Note: BIOL 150 /CHEM 150 or MATH 230 /PHIL 230 is recommended to meet GE Area A3.

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 - 38 units

1. Required Biology Courses - 14 units

BIOL 300 - Cell Biology Units: 4
BIOL 302 - Genetics Units: 4
BIOL 303 - Evolutionary Biology Units: 3
BIOL 499 - Senior Capstone In Biology Units: 3

2. Electives in Biology - 24 units

Use the appropriate graduation roadmap for guidance in selecting a minimum of 24 units of biology electives from the following list of courses. Two electives must be lab courses.

BIOL 301 - Microbiology Units: 4
BIOL 304 - Comparative Animal Physiology Units: 3
BIOL 310 - Vertebrate Biology Units: 4
BIOL 311 - Plant Biology Units: 4
BIOL 312 - Marine Biology Units: 4
BIOL 313 - Conservation Biology (Cross-listed as ESRM 313) Units: 4
BIOL 315 - Introduction to Biophysics (Cross-listed as PHYS 315) Units: 4
BIOL 316 - Invertebrate Zoology Units: 4
BIOL 317 - Parasitology Units: 4
BIOL 318 - Medical Mycology Units: 4
BIOL 319 - Plant Systematics and Identification Units: 4
BIOL 320 - Deep-Sea Biology And Ecology Units: 3
BIOL 335 - The Biosphere Units: 3
BIOL 345 - Science and Public Policy (Cross-listed as POLS 345) Units: 3
BIOL 389 - The Science of Art and the Art of Science (Cross-listed as ART 389) Units: 3
BIOL 400 - Molecular Biology Units: 4
BIOL 401 - Biotechnology and Recombinant DNA Techniques Units: 5
BIOL 406 - Evolutionary Biogeography Units: 3
BIOL 407 - Behavioral Ecology Units: 3
BIOL 416 - Radiobiology and Radionuclides (Cross-listed as PHYS 416) Units: 3
BIOL 420 - Cellular and Molecular Immunology Units: 4
BIOL 421 - Virology Units: 3
BIOL 422 - Plant Physiology Units: 4
BIOL 423 - Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Units: 3
BIOL 424 - Human Physiology Units: 3
BIOL 425 - Human Genetics Units: 3
BIOL 426 - Hematology Units: 4
BIOL 427 - Developmental Biology Units: 4
BIOL 428 - Biology of Cancer Units: 3
BIOL 431 - Bioinformatics Units: 4
BIOL 432 - Principles of Epidemiology and Environmental Health Units: 3
BIOL 433 - Ecology and the Environment Units: 4
BIOL 434 - Introduction to Biomedical Imaging (Cross-listed as HLTH 434, PHYS 434) Units: 4
BIOL 435 - Ethnobotany Units: 3
BIOL 450 - Ichthyology: The Biology Of Fishes Units: 4
BIOL 451 - Ornithology Units: 4
BIOL 452 - Entomology Units: 4
BIOL 453 - Methods in Population and Community Ecology Units: 4
BIOL 464 - Medical Instrumentation (Cross-listed as PHYS 464) Units: 4
BIOL 470 - Plant Pathology Units: 4
BIOL 471 - Soil Science Units: 4
BIOL 473 - Sustainable Agriculture Units: 4
BIOL 475 - Apiculture and Bee Biology Units: 3
BIOL 476 - Apiculture And Bee Biology Lab Units: 1
BIOL 490 - Special Topics Units: 1-3
Students may count 3-4 units from the following courses towards the 24 units of electives. UNIV courses require Biology program approval:
CHEM 318 - Biological Chemistry Units: 3
GEOL 121 - Physical Geology Units: 4
GEOL 122 - Historical Geology Units: 4
PHYS 100 - Introduction to Physics I Units: 4
UNIV 391 - United States Travel Study Experience Units: 1-3
UNIV 392 - International Experience Units: 1-3
UNIV 398 - Advanced Research Investigations Units: 3
UNIV 498 - Faculty-Student Collaborative Research Units: 3
No more than 2 units taken from the following can be counted towards the 24 units of electives:
BIOL 492 - Internship Units: 2
BIOL 494 - Independent Research Units: 1 - 3
BIOL 497 - Directed Study Units: 1 - 3

Required Supporting Courses - 11-12 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

Complete one from the following:
BIOL 203 - Quantitative Methods for Biology Units: 3
MATH 105 - Pre-Calculus Units: 4
MATH 150 - Calculus I Units: 4

Additional General Education and other Graduation Requirements

To graduate, students must complete 120 units minimum (40 units must be upper division), including the following General Education (GE) and Graduation Requirements :

Additional lower division GE Area A-E requirements not met within major
American Institutions Requirement
Language Requirement (C- or better grade)
Multicultural Perspectives (MP) Mission Pillar Requirement
Nine units of Upper Division General Education (UDGE) courses, one each in Areas UDGE-B, UDGE-C, and UDGE-D
Free electives as needed to meet minimum units for graduation