Biology Program

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

4-Year Graduation Road Map for Bachelor of Arts in Biology with an Emphasis in Subject Matter Preparation in Teaching Biology

First Year (30 Units)

Fall (15 Units)

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

Spring (15 Units)

BIOL 201 Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology (4)
PHYS 105 Introduction to the Solar System (4)
CHEM 122 General Chemistry II (4)
GE Category A-3 (3)

Second Year (30 Units)

Fall (17 Units)

BIOL 300 Cell Biology (4)
BIOL 302 Genetics (4)
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)
GE Category E (3)

Spring (13 Units)

BIOL 303 Evolutionary Biology (3)
MATH 105 Pre-Calculus or MATH 150 Calculus I; GE Category B-3 (4)
BIOL 335 The Biosphere; GE-B2, UDID (3)
GE Category D (3)

Third Year (30 Units)

Fall (16 Units)

BIOL 304 Comparative Animal Physiology (3)
EDUC 330 Introduction to Secondary Schooling (3)
PHYS 100 Introduction to Physics I; GE-B1 (4)
Title V American Institutions Requirements (3)
GE Category C-3a Language (3)

Spring (14 Units)

BIOL Electives (4)
PHYS 101 Introduction to Physics II (4)
GE Category D (3)
GE Category C-2 (3)

Fourth Year (30 Units)

Fall (14 Units)

BIOL Elective (4)
BIOL Electives (4)
Title V American Institutions Requirement (3)
GE Category C-1 (3)

Spring (16 Units)

BIOL 433 Ecology and the Environment; GE-B2, UDID-GE (4)
GE Category D (6)
BIOL 499 Senior Capstone (3)
GE Category C-3b (3)

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

*suggested GE courses.