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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 CHEM 111A |
3 3-4 5 |
A.1, A.2 or A.3 in GE ASTR 100 or GEOL 160 CHEM 111B BIOL 211 |
3 3 5 4 |
| Total Units | 11-12 |
Total Units | 15 |
| Semester 3 | Semester 4 | ||
BIOL 212 |
4 3-4 3 3 |
BIOL 213 GEOL 102/104 or CHEM 322B/323B BIOL 260 GE other than categories A & B |
4 4 3 3 |
| Total Units | 13-14 |
Total Units | 14 |
| Semester 5 | Semester 6 | ||
| PHYS 100A Upper division major courses GE other than categories A & B (GEOL 102 + 104, if necessary) |
4 7-8 3 0-4 |
PHYS 100B Upper division major courses GE other than categories A & B MICR 200 or 211 |
4 6-7 3 4-5 |
| Total Units | 14-19 |
Total Units | 17-19 |
| Semester 7 | Semester 8 | ||
| GE capstone Upper division major courses GE other than categories A & B |
3 6-7 6 |
BIOL 480 Upper division major courses GE Capstone Elective (if necessary) |
1 4-6 6 0-4 |
| Total Units | 15-16 |
Total Units | 11-17 |
