Program Requirements
A Bachelor of Science in Biology is obtained by adding a minor in chemistry, mathematics, physics, or computer science to the requirements for the B.A.
| Requirements for the Biology Major (B.A.) | 73-75 units |
| Chemistry | 18 units | |
| CHEM 151*/**/152* | General Chemistry | 4, 4 |
| CHEM 251/252 | Organic Chemistry – Theory | 4, 4 |
| CHEM 261/262 | Organic Chemistry – Lab | 1, 1 |
| Mathematics | 6 units | |
| MATH 151/152 | Applied Calculus I, II | 3, 3 |
| Physics | 8-10 units | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| PHYC 201**/202 | Fundamentals of Physics | 4, 4 |
| PHYC 251**/252 | General Physics | 5, 5 |
| Biology | 23 units | |
| BIOL 151 | General Biology I** | 4 |
| BIOL 152 | General Biology II | 4 |
| BIOL 220 | General Microbiology | 4 |
| BIOL 280 | Cell Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 300 | Genetics | 4 |
| BIOL 496 | Senior Seminar: Ethics and the Sciences | 3 |
| Biology Electives | 11 units | |
Select 10 additional units of 300- or 400-level BIOL or BIOC courses, including one 4-unit laboratory course, and excluding courses used in fulfilling the Required Emphasis. The following BIOL classes also do not fulfill this requirement: BIOL 325, 330, 400, 435, 445, 454, 455, 470, 490.
| Required Emphasis (one emphasis must be chosen) | 8 units | |
| Molecular | ||
| BIOC 380 | Biochemistry I | 4 |
| BIOL 410 | Molecular Biology | 4 |
| Organismic (two from the following) | ||
| BIOL 336 | Vertebrate Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 320 | Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL 350 | Mammalian Physiology | 4 |
* This course may be waived with an appropriate Advance Placement test score.
** Meets a general studies requirement. Required of all science majors.
*** Required if no high school physics has been taken; does not count toward
major.
Note: This information is current for the 2008-09 academic year. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
