Biology Program

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

2008-2009 Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology with an Emphasis in Biotechnology (120 units)

Lower Division Requirements (8 units):

BIOL 200* Principles of Organismal and Population Biology (4)
BIOL 201 Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology (4)

Upper Division Requirements (49 units):

1. Required Biology Courses (37 units)

BIOL 300 Cell Biology (4)
BIOL 301 Microbiology (4)
BIOL 302 Genetics (4)
BIOL 400 Molecular Biology (4)
BIOL 401 Biotechnology and Recombinant DNA Techniques (5)
BIOL 404 Plant and Animal Tissue Culture (3)
BIOL 405 Biochemical Engineering (4)
BIOL 420 Cellular and Molecular Immunology (4)
BIOL 492 Internship (2-3)
BIOL 499 Senior Capstone Colloquium (3)

2. Electives in Biology (12 units)

Select from the following list of courses:
BIOL 315 Introduction to Biophysics (PHYS) (4)
BIOL 403 Foundations of Structural Biology (4)
BIOL 408 Nanobiotechnology (3)
BIOL 421 Virology (3)
BIOL 422 Molecular Plant Physiology (4)
BIOL 423 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology (3)
BIOL 424 Human Physiology (3)
BIOL 425 Human Genetics (3)
BIOL 426 Hematology (4)
BIOL 428 Biology of Cancer (3)
BIOL 431* Bioinformatics, GE-B2, B4, UDID (4)
MGT 471 Project Management (3)
BIOL 503 Biotechnology Law and Regulation (3)

Required Supporting and Other GE Courses (63 units):

1. Chemistry (14 units)

CHEM 121* General Chemistry I, GE-B1 (4)
CHEM 122 General Chemistry II (4)
CHEM 311 Organic Chemistry I (3)
CHEM 318 Biological Chemistry (3)
An organic chemistry taken at a community college may be accepted for the Biology major in lieu of CHEM 311

2. Statistics, Mathematics and Computer Application (7 units)

BIOL 203* Quantitative Methods for Biology, GE-B3, B4 (3)
Math 150 * Calculus I, GE-B3 (4)

3. Other Required GE Courses in Categories A-E (36 units)

Category A (9) (For A3, recommend MATH 230 Mathematical Reasoning)
Category C (12)
Category D (12)
Category E (3)

4. American Institutions Requirement (6)

Courses with * are double-counted toward GE credits.