Option in Ecology
(BIOLBS05) (120 Units)
This option is designed for students interested in careers involving the study of organisms in relation to their environment, either in private industry or government service, as well as those students contemplating graduate work in this field. This option requires approximately 86-95 units in the major, of which 43-45 are in lower division and 43-50 are in upper division.
All students must achieve at least a 2.0 grade-point average in each of the following: 1. the entire college record, 2. all units attempted at CSULB, 3. all courses in the major, and 4. all upper division courses in the major completed at CSULB.
Lower Division:
BIOL 111, 111L, 212, 212L, 213, 213L, 260; CHEM 111A,B; GEOL 102, 104 or 105; 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:
Both CHEM 327 and 448 or CHEM 322A,B and 323A,B; BIOL 312, 340, 345, 345L, 350, 370, 427, 480; one of BIOL 313, 316 or 324; four additional courses including one of these 10 in organismal diversity: BIOL 313, 316, 324, 411, 419, 421, 423, 424, 425, 439; one of these 10 in ecology and environmental science: BIOL 420, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454A, 454B, 455, 457; one of these four in quantitative biology: BIOL 456, 463, 465, 467; and another course from any of the preceding three lists or BIOL 353, 355, 355L, 444, 459, 464; GEOG 440, 473, 481; GEOL 339. Students may use 3 units of BIOL 496 as this fourth additional course 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.
Few, if any, health-related professional schools (e.g. veterinary medicine) will accept CHEM 327. Some graduate programs with masters or doctorates in biology and/or ecology may also not accept CHEM 327. Students interested in these programs might consider taking CHEM 322A,B and 323A,B. CHEM 327 is not acceptable as a prerequisite for CHEM 441A. CHEM 327 is acceptable toward the Minor in Chemistry.
