This degree program requires 82-84 units in the major, of which 39-41 are in lower division and 43 are in upper division, and 34 units of general education beyond the units in the major. The nine required units of category B, Natural Science and Mathematics, as well as the six floating units in general education, are included within the major units. That leaves no more than four units of open electives needed to reach the minimum of 120 units required for this degree. This road map assumes the student enters CSULB without needing remedial courses and ready to start the calculus sequence. Students not at that level will need additional time to finish the program.
| Course | Units |
Course | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | ||
| A.1 or A.2 in GE MATH 119A or 122 (GE B2) CHEM 111A BIOL 211 |
3 3-4 5 4 |
A.1 or A.2 in GE MATH 119B or 123 CHEM 111B BIOL 212 |
3 3-4 5 4 |
| Total Units | 15-16 |
Total Units | 15-16 |
| Semester 3 | Semester 4 | ||
BIOL 213 |
4 4 3 3 |
BIOL 340 or BIOL 370 CHEM 322B & 323B PHYS 100A or 151 GE Class GE Class |
3-4 4 4 3 3 |
| Total Units | 14 |
Total Units | 17-18 |
| Semester 5 | Semester 6 | ||
| PHYS 100B or 152 CHEM 441A BIOL 340 or BIOL 370 GE Class GE Class |
4 3 3-4 3 3 |
GE Class CHEM 441B BIOL 342 & 342L or 345 & 345L GE Capstone Course BIOL 350 |
3 3 4 3 3 |
| Total Units | 16-17 |
Total Units | 16 |
| Semester 7 | Semester 8 | ||
| Upper Division Major Electives GE Class GE Capstone Course |
6 3 3 |
Upper Division Major Elective GE Capstone Course BIOL 480 |
6 6 1 |
| Total Units | 12 |
Total Units | 13 |
Students may use 1-3 units of BIOL 496 towards the additional units but with the prior permission of the advisor for this option.
Upper division electives: BIOL 342, 345, 431, 433, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 490, MICR 423, 430.
