Biology Program

The study of life, its origins, diversity and intricacies.

5-Year Graduation Road Map for Bachelor of Arts in Biology with an Emphasis in General Biology

First Year (25 Units)

Fall (11 Units)

BIOL 200 Principles of Organismal and Population Biology; GE Category B-2 (4)
CHEM 121 General Chemistry I; GE Category B-1 (4)
GE Category A-1 (3)

Spring (14 Units)

BIOL 201 Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology (4)
CHEM 122 General Chemistry II (4)
GE Category A-3 (3)
GE Category D (3)

Second Year (22-23 Units)

Fall (10-11 Units)

BIOL 300 Cell Biology (4)
Electives in Any Discipline (3-4)
GE Category A-2, recom'd ENGL 330* Writing Disciplines; UDID (3)

Spring (12 Units)

BIOL 304 Comparative Animal Physiology (3)
Electives in Any Discipline (3)
GE Category C-3a Language (3)
GE Category D (3)

Third Year (23-24 Units)

Fall (10-11 Units)

BIOL 302 Genetics (4)
BIOL 303 Evolutionary Biology (3)
BIOL 203 Quantitative Methods for Biology, GE Category B-3 (3) or MATH 150 Calculus I; GE Category B-3 (4) or Math 105 Pre-Calculus (4)

Spring (13 Units)

BIOL 433 Ecology and the Environment; UDID-GE (4)
BIOL Electives (3)
GE Category D (3)
Title V American Institutions Requirement (3)

Fourth Year (24 Units)

Fall (11 Units)

BIOL 400 Molecular Biology (4)
Electives in Any Discipline (4)
GE Category C-2 (3)

Spring (13 Units)

BIOL Electives (4)
BIOL Electives (3)
Title V American Institutions Requirements (3)
GE Category C-3b (3)

Fifth Year (25 Units)

Fall (10 Units)

BIOL Electives (3)
Electives in Any Discipline (4)
GE Category C-1 (3)

Spring (15 Units)

BIOL 499 Senior Capstone (3)
Electives in Any Discipline (3)
Electives in Any Discipline (3)
GE Category E (3)
GE Category D (3)

Note:
UDID-GE: Upper-division interdisciplinary general education.

*suggested GE courses.