Biology Program

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

4-Year Graduation Road Map for Bachelor of Science in Biology with an Emphasis in Cell and Molecular Biology

First Year (29 Units)

Fall (14 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 C-3a Language (3)
GE Category A-1 (3)

Spring (15 Units)

BIOL 201 Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology (4)
CHEM 122 General Chemistry II (4)
MATH 150 Calculus I; GE Category B-3 (4)
GE Category A-3 (3)

Second Year (30 Units)

Fall (15 Units)

BIOL 302 Genetics (4)
BIOL 303 Evolutionary Biology (3)
PHYS 100 or 200 Introduction to Physics I or General Physics I; GE Category B-1 (4)
CHEM 311 & 312 Organic Chemistry I and Lab (4)

Spring (15 Units)

BIOL 300 Cell Biology (4)
BIOL 301 Microbiology (4)
PHYS 101 or 202 Introduction to Physics II or General Physics II (4)
CHEM 318 Biological Chemistry (3)

Third Year (31 Units)

Fall (16 Units)

BIOL 400 Molecular Biology (4)
BIOL 203 Quantitative Methods for Biology; GE Category B-3 (3)
Title V American Institutions Requirement (3)
GE Category D (3)
GE Category A-2 (recom'd ENGL 330* Writing in the Disciplines, UDID) (3)

Spring (15 Units)

GE Category D (3)
BIOL Elective (6)
GE Category C-2 (3)
GE Category C-3b (3)

Fourth Year (30 Units)

Fall (15 Units)

BIOL 431 Bioinformatics; GE Category B-4 (4)
Title V American Institutions Requirement (3)
GE Category D (3)
GE Category C-1 (3)

Spring (17 Units)

BIOL 401 Biotechnology and Recombinant DNA Techniques (5)
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.