Biology Program

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

5-Year Graduation Road Map for Bachelor of Science in Biology with an Emphasis in Cell and Molecular 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 Requirement (3)

Second Year (25 Units)

Fall (12 Units)

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

Spring (13 Units)

BIOL 301 Microbiology (4)
GE Category A-2 (recom'd ENGL 330* Writing in the Disciplines, UDID) (3)
CHEM 318 Biological Chemistry (3)
GE Category C-3a Language (3)

Third Year (24 Units)

Fall (11 Units)

BIOL 303 Evolutionary Biology (3)
PHYS 100 or 200 Introduction to Physics I or General Physics I (4)
MATH 150 Calculus I; GE Category B-3 (4)

Spring (13 Units)

BIOL 203 Quantitative Methods for Biology; GE Category B-3 (3)
GE Category D (3)
PHYS 101 or 201 Introduction to Physics II or General Physics II (4)
GE Category D (3)

Fourth Year (24 Units)

Fall (10 Units)

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

Spring (14 Units)

BIOL 401 Biotechnology and Recombinant DNA Techniques (5)
BIOL Electives (6)
GE Category C-3b (3)

Fifth Year (22 Units)

Fall (10 Units)

BIOL 431 Bioinformatics; GE Category B-4 (4)
GE Category D (3)
GE Category C-1 (3)

Spring (12 Units)

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

*required GE courses.