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 Pre-Professional Studies

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 Requirement (3)

Second Year (26 Units)

Fall (12 Units)

BIOL 300 Cell Biology (4)
BIOL 302 Genetics (4)
CHEM 311 & 312 Organic Chemistry I and Lab (4)

Spring (14 Units)

BIOL Elective (4)
GE Category A-2, recom'd ENGL 330* Writing in the Disciplines; UDID (3)
CHEM 314 & 315 Organic Chemistry II and Lab (4)
GE Category C-3a Language (3)

Third Year (23-25 Units)

Fall (10-12 Units)

BIOL 303 Evolutionary Biology (3) or BIOL 433 Ecology and the Environment; GE-B2, UDID (4)
PHYS 100 Introduction to Physics I; GE Category B-1 (4)
BIOL 203 Quantitative Methods for Biology, GE Category B-3 (3) or MATH 150 Calculus I; GE Category B-3 (4)

Spring (13 Units)

BIOL 304 Comparative Animal Physiology (3)
GE Category D (3)
PHYS 101 Introduction to Physics II (4)
GE Category D (3)

Fourth Year (20 Units)

Fall (10 Units)

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

Spring (10 Units)

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

Fifth Year (25-26 Units)

Fall (13-14 Units)

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

Spring (12 Units)

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

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

An organic chemistry course with laboratory taken at a community college may be accepted for the Biology major in lieu of CHEM 311 and 312.

*suggested GE courses.