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 Medical Imaging

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 210 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4)
BIOL 300 Cell Biology (4)
CHEM 311 & 312 Organic Chemistry I and Lab (4)

Spring (14 Units)

BIOL 211 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4)
BIOL 301 Microbiology (4)
CHEM 318 Biological Chemistry (3)
GE Category A-2 (recom'd ENGL 330* Writing in the Disciplines, UDID) (3)

Third Year (25 Units)

Fall (11 Units)

PHYS 100 or 200 Introduction to Physics I or General Physics I; GE-B1 (4)
MATH 150 Calculus I; GE Category B-3 (4)
GE Category C-3a Language (3)

Spring (14 Units)

GE Category D (3)
PHYS 101 or 201 Introduction to Physics II or General Physics II (4)
Title V American Institutions Requirement (3)

Fourth Year (20 Units)

Fall (10 Units)

BIOL 400 Molecular Biology (4)
BIOL 416 Radiobiology and Radionuclides (3)
GE Category C-2 (3)

Spring (10 Units)

BIOL/PHYS Elective (4)
GE Category D (3)
GE Category C-3b (3)

Fifth Year (24 Units)

Fall (11 Units)

BIOL/PHYS Electives (4)
BIOL 434 Introduction to Biomedical Imaging; GE-B1, E, UDID (4)
GE Category C-1 (3)

Spring (13 Units)

BIOL 464 Biomedical Instrumentation (4)
BIOL Senior Capstone (3)
GE Category D (6)

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.