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 Subject Matter Preparation in Teaching 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-3 (3)

Spring (14 Units)

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

Second Year (25 Units)

Fall (12 Units)

GEOL 121 Physical Geology (4)
BIOL 300 Cell Biology (4)
BIOL 302 Genetics (4)

Spring (13 Units)

PHYS 105 Introduction to the Solar System (4)
BIOL 303 Evolutionary Biology (3)
BIOL 203 Quantitative Methods for Biology, GE Category B-3 (3)
GE Category A-2, recom'd ENGL 330* Writing in the Disciplines; UDID (3)

Third Year (27 Units)

Fall (14 Units)

BIOL 335 The Biosphere; GE-B2, UDID-GE (3)
PHYS 100 Introduction to Physics I; GE-B1 (4)
Math 105 Pre-Calculus or MATH 150 Calculus I; GE Category B-3 (4)
GE Category C-3a Language (3)

Spring (13 Units)

BIOL 304 Comparative Animal Physiology (4)
GE Category D (3)
PHYS 101 Introduction to Physics II (4)
Title V American Institutions Requirement (3)

Fourth Year (24 Units)

Fall (10 Units)

BIOL Elective (4)
EDUC 330 Introduction to Secondary Schooling (3)
GE Category C-2 (3)

Spring (14 Units)

BIOL 433 Ecology and the Environment; GE-B2, UDID-GE (4)
BIOL Elective (4)
GE Category D (3)
GE Category C-3b (3)

Fifth Year (19 Units)

Fall (10 Units)

BIOL Electives (4)
GE Category C-1 (3)
GE-Category E (3)

Spring (9 Units)

BIOL 499 Senior Capstone (3)
GE Category D (6)

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

*suggested GE courses.