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Bachelor of Science in Biology

Biology (BIOLBS01) (120 units)

Roadmap to graduation for Biology Majors

Lower Division:

BIOL 111, 111L, 212, 212L, 213, 213L, 260; CHEM 111A,B; MATH 119A or 122, 119B or 123; PHYS 100A or 151, 100B or 152. The following courses do not meet any specific or elective requirements for this major: BIOL 153, 153L, 200, 200L, 204, 205, 205L, 207, 208; MICR 101 and 200.


Upper Division:

CHEM 322A,B and 323A,B; at least 34 units in biological science including BIOL 312, 340, 345, 345L, 350, 370, 480; one of BIOL 313, 316, 324; one of BIOL 427, 439; and 9 additional units selected from upper division courses in the Department of Biological Sciences. At least two of the courses selected to fulfill these additional units must have numbers between 410-499. Either CHEM 441A,B or 448 will count toward these additional 9 units. Up to 6 of these additional units may be substituted from courses in other departments in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics upon approval by the undergraduate advisor. Students may use from 1-3 units of BIOL or MICR 496 towards the 9 additional units of upper division course work but only with prior permission of the advisor for this option. The following courses do not meet any specific or elective requirements for this major: BIOL 301, 304, 308, 309I, MICR 300I, and NSCI 492.

Other options in Bachelor of Science in Biology:

  1. Option in Biology Education
  2. Option in Botany
  3. Option in Ecology
  4. Option in Cell and Molecular Biology
  5. Option in Physiology
  6. Option in Zoology