Biology B.A. |
LOWER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS |
| COURSE |
TITLE |
UNITS |
| Biology: |
| BIO 210* |
Cell Biology and Biochemistry |
4 |
| BIO 215* |
Animal Biology |
4 |
| Chemistry: |
|
| CHE 152* |
General Chemistry I |
4-5 |
| CHE 153* |
General Chemistry II |
4 |
| CHE 295* |
Organic Chemistry |
5 |
| Mathematics: |
| MTH 144* |
Calculus with Applications |
4 |
| |
TOTAL |
25-26 |
|
|
|
UPPER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS |
| COURSE |
TITLE |
UNITS |
| MTH 362 |
Calculus Based Statistics |
2 |
| BIO 300* |
Bioinformatics |
2 |
| BIO 310 |
General Botany |
3 |
| BIO 345* |
Genetics |
4 |
| BIO 350 |
Advanced Cell Biology |
3 |
| BIO 360 |
Ecology |
3 |
| BIO 380 |
Molecular Biology |
3 |
| BIO 420 |
Vertebrate Physiology |
3 |
| BIO 497* |
Biology Seminar |
1 |
|
TOTAL |
24 |
| Complete one of the following three options. |
| Track I - Organismal Emphasis |
| Take Track I electives to a minimum of 8 units. |
| Track II - Cell and Molecular Emphasis |
| Take Track II electives to a minimum of 9 units. |
|
Track III - Individualized Emphasis |
| Take one elective from Track I or one elective from Track II (minimum 3 units) plus a combination of two upper-division, non-GE courses from inside or outside of Biology, approved by the department chair. |
| Track I Electives |
| COURSE |
TITLE |
UNITS |
| BIO 315 |
Microbiology |
3 |
| BIO 320 |
Marine Vertebrate Zoology |
3 |
| BIO 325 |
Insect Biology |
3 |
| BIO 330 |
Marine Invertebrate Zoology (Quad) |
2 |
| BIO 340 |
Field Biology (Quad) |
2 |
| BIO 370 |
Maring Plant and Microbial Life (Quad) |
2 |
| BIO 410* |
Vertebrate Biology |
3 |
| BIO 430 |
Animal Behavior |
3 |
| Track II Electives |
| COURSE |
TITLE |
UNITS |
| BIO 315 |
Microbiology |
3 |
| BIO 390 |
Immunology |
3 |
| BIO 400 |
Developmental Biology |
3 |
| BIO 450 |
Advanced Biochemistry |
4 |
| BIO 470 |
Neuroscience |
3 |
|
Upper-division Elective Total |
8-9 |
|
Bachelor of Arts Total |
58-60 |
| Note: Courses with “*” are required by the State of California for the teacher education concentration in Life Sciences. |