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 GE MATH 119A or 122 (GE B.2) |
3 3 3-4 |
GE A.1 or A.2 MATH 119B or 123 |
3 3-4 |
| Total Units | 9-10 |
Total Units | 7-8 |
| Semester 3 | Semester 4 | ||
CHEM 111A |
5 4 3 |
CHEM 111B BIOL 212 GE Class |
5 4 3 |
| Total Units | 12 |
Total Units | 12 |
| Semester 5 | Semester 6 | ||
| CHEM 322A & 323A BIOL 213 GE Class |
4 4 3 |
CHEM 322B & 323B BIOL 260 GE Class |
4 3 3 |
| Total Units | 11 |
Total Units | 10 |
| Semester 7 | Semester 8 | ||
| PHYS 100A or 151 BIOL 340 GE Class |
4 3 3 |
PHYS 100B or 152 BIOL 370 GE Class |
4 4 3 |
| Total Units | 10 |
Total Units | 11 |
| Semester 9 | Semester 10 | ||
| CHEM 441A BIOL 341 GE Class |
3 4 3 |
CHEM 441B BIOL 441 GE Capstone Course |
3 3 3 |
| Total Units | 10 |
Total Units | 9 |
| Semester 11 | Semester 12 | ||
| HHS 471 HHS 401 GE Course |
3 3 3 |
Upper Division Major Elective BIOL 480 GE Class |
3 1 3 |
| Total Units | 9 |
Total Units | 7 |
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 345, 431, 433, 444, 445, 447, 448, 449, MICR430, HHS 471
