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 | ||
| Composition or Oral Communication MATH 119A or 122 (GE B.2) CHEM 111A (GE B.1.b) |
3 3-4 5 |
Oral Communication or Composition MATH 119B or 123 CHEM 111B BIOL 211 |
3 3-4 5 4 |
| Total Units | 11-12 |
Total Units | 15-16 |
| Semester 3 | Semester 4 | ||
BIOL 212 |
4 4 3 |
BIOL 213 CHEM 322B, 323B GE Course |
4 4 3 |
| Total Units | 11 |
Total Units | 11 |
| Semester 5 | Semester 6 | ||
| BIOL 260 PHYS 100A GE Course BIOL 312, 340 or 350 |
3 4 3 3 |
BIOL 340, 350 or 312 PHYS 100B BIOL - Animal Diversity* |
3 4 3-4 |
| Total Units | 13 |
Total Units | 10 |
| Semester 7 | Semester 8 | ||
| GE Course GE Course BIOL 350, 312 or 340 BIOL 370 BIOL - Animal Diversity* |
3 3 3 4 3-4 |
GE Course GE Course GE Capstone Course BIOL - Animal Diversity* |
3 3 3 3-4 |
| Total Units | 16-17 |
Total Units | 12-13 |
| Semester 9 | Semester 10 | ||
| GE Capstone Course Upper Division Major Electives ** BIOL 345 and 345L |
3 3-4 4 |
GE Capstone Course Upper Division Major Elective ** BIOL 480 |
3 3-4 1 |
| Total Units | 10-11 |
Total Units | 7-8 |
*Animal Diversity – take one of BIOL 313 or 316 and two of BIOL 324, 411, 419, 421, 424.
** Upper Division Major Elective: Complete at least 8 units, in consultation with your faculty advisor. CHEM 441A,B or CHEM 448 will count. BIOL 303, BIOL 304, BIOL 306, BIOL 309I, BIOL 401, MICR 300I, and NSCI 492 will not count toward fulfilling these 8 units.
