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 Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal 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 (26-27 Units)

Fall (13-14 Units)

BIOL 302 Genetics (4)
Chem 311 Organic Chemistry I (3)
GE Category C-3a (3-4)
GE Category D (3)

Spring (13 Units)

BIOL 301 Microbiology (4)
BIOL 203 Quantitative Methods for Biology; GE Category B-3, B-4 (3)
GE Category A-2 (recom'd ENGL 330* Writing in the Disciplines; UDID) (3)
GE Category D (3)

Third Year (24 Units)

Fall (13 Units)

BIOL 303 Evolutionary Biology (3)
GEOL 122 Historical Geology; GE Category B-1 (3)
MATH 150 Calculus I; GE Category B-3 (4)
GE Category D (3)

Spring (11 Units)

BIOL 433 Ecology and the Environment; UDID-GE Category B-2 (4)
BIOL 310 Vertebrate Biology (4) OR BIOL 316 Invertebrate Zoology (4)
Title V American Institutions Requirement (3)

Fourth Year (23-25 Units)

Fall (10-11 Units)

Organismal Biology Elective (4)
Ecology/Evolution Elective (3-4)
GE Category C-2 (3)

Spring (13-14 Units)

Physiology/Developmental/Molecular Biology Elective (3-4)
BIOL 311 Plant Biology and Ecology (4)
GE Category C-3b (3)
GE Category UDI (3)

Fifth Year (24-26 Units)

Fall (12-13 Units)

Ecology/Evolutiom Elective (3-4)
GE Category D (3)
GE Category C-1 (3)
Elective in Any Discipline (3)

Spring (12-13 Units)

Cross-Disciplinary Elective (3-4)
BIOL 499 Senior Capstone in Biology (3)
GE Category E (3)
Elective in Any Discipline (3)

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

An organic chemistry course taken at a community college may be accepted for the Biology major in lieu of CHEM 311.

If ENG 330 is not taken to meet the GE A-2 requirement, another elective must meet the GE UDI requirement.