Biology Program

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

6-Year Graduation Road Map For Bachelor Of Science In 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-3 (3)

Spring (11 Units)

BIOL 201 Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology (4)
CHEM 122 General Chemistry II (4)
GE Category A-1 (3)

Second Year (21 Units)

Fall (11 Units)

BIOL 300 Cell Biology (4)
CHEM 311/312 Organic Chemistry I (4)
GE Category D (3)

Spring (10 Units)

BIOL 304 Comparative Animal Physiology (3)
CHEM 314/315 Organic Chemistry II (4)
GE Category A-2, (recom'd ENGL 330* Writing in the Disciplines; UDID) (3)

Third Year (21 Units)

Fall (10 Units)

BIOL 203 Quantitative Methods for Biology; GE Category B-3 (3)
BIOL 302 Genetics (4)
BIOL 303 Evolutionary Biology (3)

Spring (11 Units)

BIOL 433 Ecology and the Environment; UDID-GE (4)
MATH 150 Calculus I; GE Category B-3 (4)
GE Category C-3a Language (3)

Fourth Year (17 Units)

Fall (10 Units)

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

Spring (7 Units)

BIOL Electives (4)
GE Category D (3)

Fifth Year (20 Units)

Fall (13 Units)

BIOL Electives (6)
PHYS 100 or 200 Introduction to Physics I or General Physics I; GE-B1 (4)
Title V American Institutions Requirement (3)

Spring (7 Units)

PHYS 101 or 201 Introduction to Physics II or General Physics II (4)
GE Category C-3b (3)

Sixth Year (19 Units)

Fall (10 Units)

BIOL Electives (4)
GE Category D (3)
GE Category C-1 (3)

Spring (9 Units)

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

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

*suggested GE courses.