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 Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology

First Year (29-30 Units)

Fall (14-15 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 (3-4)
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 (28 Units)

Fall (14 Units)

BIOL 302 Genetics (4)
BIOL 310 Vertebrate Biology (4) OR BIOL 316 Invertebrate Zoology (4)
CHEM 311 Organic Chemistry I (3)
Title V American Institutions Requirement (3)

Spring (14 Units)

BIOL 203 Quantitative Methods for Biology; GE Category B-3 (3)
BIOL 301 Microbiology (4)
BIOL 311 Plant Biology and Ecology (4)
GE Category D (3)

Third Year (32-33 Units)

Fall (16 Units)

BIOL 303 Evolutionary Biology (3)
BIOL 433 Ecology and the Environment; GE Category B-2, UDI (4)
GE Category A-2 (recom'd ENGL 330* Writing in the Disciplines, UDI) (3)
GE Category C-1 (3)
GE Category D (3)

Spring (16-17 Units)

GEOL 122 Historical Geology; GE Category B-1 (3)
Organismal Biology Elective (4)
Ecology/Evolution Elective (3-4)
GE Category C-2 (3)
GE Category D (3)

Fourth Year (30-33 Units)

Fall (15-17 Units)

Physiology/Developmental/Molecular Biology Elective (3-4)
Cross-Disciplinary Elective (3-4)
Title V American Institutions Requirement (3)
GE Category C-3b (3)
GE Category D (3)

Spring (15-16 Units)

Ecology/Evolution Elective (3-4)
GE Category UDI (3)
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.