Major & Minor Requirements
Students in the program prior to fall 2008 should follow the curriculum in the 2006-08 undergraduate catalog on pages 66-67.
The Biology Major
Note: The grade point average of the coursework in biology and chemistry must be no less than 2.00 with no course grade below C- (1.7).
For the Bachelor of Science Degree
15 units, including
- BIOL 199 Introduction to Biological Thinking
- Conceptual Area 1: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology, one unit chosen from
- BIOL 201 Genetics
- BIOL 205 Cell Biology
- Conceptual Area 2: Evolution, Diversity and Ecology, one unit chosen from
- BIOL 207 Ecology
- BIOL 225 Evolution
- Conceptual Area 3: Organismal Biology, one unit chosen from
- BIOL 216 Botany
- BIOL 217 Integrative Physiology
- BIOL 229 Microbiology
- Five additional units in biology, including at least four at the 300 level and four with a lab
- MATH 212 Calculus II or MATH 232 Scientific Calculus II
- CHEM 141 Introductory Chemistry
- CHEM 205 Organic Chemistry I
- CHEM 206 Organic Chemistry II
- PHYS 131 General Physics with Calculus I
- Physics elective, one unit chosen from
- PHYS 132 General Physics with Calculus II
- PHYS 133 Atomic and Sub-Atomic Physics
- PHYS 134 Biological Physics
Students are expected to fulfill all prerequisites necessary for courses within the major/minor. Prerequisites do not count toward the major/minor unless otherwise noted.
For the Bachelor of Arts Degree
12 units, including
- BIOL 199 Introduction to Biological Thinking
- Conceptual Area 1: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology, one unit chosen from
- BIOL 201 Genetics
- BIOL 205 Cell Biology
- Conceptual Area 2: Evolution, Diversity and Ecology, one unit chosen from
- BIOL 207 Ecology
- BIOL 225 Evolution
- Conceptual Area 3: Organismal Biology, one unit chosen from
- BIOL 216 Botany
- BIOL 217 Integrative Physiology
- BIOL 229 Microbiology
- Five additional units in biology, including at least 4 at the 300 level and 4 with a lab
- CHEM 141 Introductory Chemistry
- CHEM 205 Organic Chemistry I
- CHEM 206 Organic Chemistry II
The Biology Minor
6 units, including
- BIOL 199 Introduction to Biological Thinking
- Conceptual Area 1: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology, one unit chosen from
- BIOL 201 Genetics
- BIOL 205 Cell Biology
- Conceptual Area 2: Evolution, Diversity and Ecology, one unit chosen from
- BIOL 207 Ecology
- BIOL 225 Evolution
- Conceptual Area 3: Organismal Biology, one unit chosen from
- BIOL 216 Botany
- BIOL 217 Integrative Physiology
- BIOL 229 Microbiology
- One additional unit with lab in biology, selected from approved 300-level courses
- CHEM 141 Introductory Chemistry
Approved Courses for the Biology Major and Minor
All 200- and 300-level courses may be used to meet major or minor requirements with the following exceptions: any 100-level course, 260, 350, 370, 371, 388, 389, 391, 392, and 395.