Biology Program

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

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

First Year (22 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-3 (3)

Spring (11 Units)

BIOL 201 Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology (4)
CHEM 122 General Chemistry II (4)
GE Category A-1 (3)

Second Year (21 Units)

Fall (11 Units)

BIOL 300 Cell Biology (4)
Electives in Any Discipline (4)
GE Category D (3)

Spring (10 Units)

BIOL 304 Comparative Animal Physiology (3)
Electives in Any Discipline (4)
GE Category A-2, recom'd ENGL 330* Writing in the Disciplines, UDID (3)

Third Year (20-21 Units)

Fall (10 Units)

BIOL 302 Genetics (4)
BIOL 303 Evolutionary Biology (3)
Electives in Any Discipline (3)

Spring (10-11 Units)

BIOL 433 Ecology and the Environment; UDID-GE (4)
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)
GE Category C-3a Language (3)

Fourth Year (20 Units)

Fall (10 Units)

BIOL 400 Molecular Biology (4)
GE Category C-2 (3)
Title V American Institutions Requirements (3)

Spring (10 Units)

BIOL Electives (4)
GE Category D (3)
Electives in Any Discipline (3)

Fifth Year (18-19 Units)

Fall (9-10 Units)

BIOL Electives (3)
Electives in Any Discipline (3-4)
Title V American Institutions Requirements (3)

Spring (9 Units)

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

Sixth Year (18 Units)

Fall (9 Units)

BIOL Electives (3)
GE Category D (3)
GE Category C-1 (3)

Spring (9 Units)

BIOL 499 Senior Capstone (3)
GE Category E (3)
GE Category D (3)

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

*suggested GE courses.