Biology Program

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

6-Year Graduation Road Map for Bachelor of Science in Biology with an Emphasis in Subject Matter Preparation in Teaching 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-1 (3)

Spring (11 Units)

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

Second Year (22 Units)

Fall (11 Units)

GEOL 121 Physical Geology (4)
BIOL 300 Cell Biology (4)
BIOL 303 Evolutionary Biology (3)

Spring (11 Units)

PHYS 105 Introduction to the Solar System (4)
BIOL 302 Genetics (4)
BIOL 203 Quantitative Methods for Biology, GE Category B-3 (3)

Third Year (22 Units)

Fall (12 Units)

BIOL Elective (4)
PHYS 100 Introduction to Physics I; GE-B1 (4)
MATH 105 Pre-Calculus or MATH 150 Calculus I; GE Category B-3 (4)

Spring (10 Units)

GE Category D (3)
PHYS 101 Introduction to Physics II (4)
GE Category A-2, recom'd ENGL 330* Writing in the Disciplines; UDID (3)

Fourth Year (19 Units)

Fall (10 Units)

BIOL 335 The Biosphere; GE-B2, UDID-GE (3)
BIOL Elective (4)
Title V American Institutions Requirement (3)

Spring (9 Units)

BIOL 304 Comparative Animal Physiology (3)
GE Category D (3)
GE Category D or C-2 (3)

Fifth Year (20 Units)

Fall (9 Units)

EDUC 330 Introduction to Secondary Schooling (3)
GE Category D (3)
Title V American Institutions Requirement (3)

Spring (11 Units)

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

Sixth Year (15 Units)

Fall (6 Units)

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

Spring (9 Units)

BIOL 499 Senior Capstone (3)
GE Category E (3)
GE Category C-3a (3)

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

*suggested GE courses.