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Feb 06, 2025
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2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Biology Major
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The program is designed to prepare students for a broad spectrum of careers in the life sciences, including completion of all requirements for admission to professional schools (e.g., medical, dental, pharmacy and veterinary schools) and graduate programs.
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Program Learning Outcomes
Students will: - demonstrate both in-depth and broad knowledge of the concepts that comprise the biological sciences
- apply the scientific process, including designing and conducting experiments and testing hypotheses
- competently perform laboratory, field, and analytical techniques
- understand and critically review scientific papers and prepare oral and written reports in a standard scientific format
- demonstrate an awareness of the significance ethics plays in the biological sciences
Major Requirements (65 Units)
Lower Division (12 Units)
Complete the following: Upper Division (8 Units)
Complete the following: Note:
*BIOL 105, 106, 212, 310/311 require a C grade or higher. Field/Lab Courses (4 units)
Complete 4 units from the following: Additional Field/Lab Electives (8 Units)
Complete 8 units from the following: Seminar in Biology (1 unit)
Complete the following: Supporting Courses (25 - 28 units)
Area I: General Chemistry
Complete the following: Area II: Mathematics
Complete one of the following: Area III: Physics
Complete one of the following options: Option I -Introductory Physics I & II
Option II - General Physics I & II
Area IV: Organic Chemistry
Choose one of the following options: Option I - Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry
Option II - Organic Chemistry
Senior Year
| FALL | UNITS | | Upper-Division Biology | 4 | | Upper-Division Biology | 4 | | Core | 4 | | Elective | 4 | | Total Semester Units | 16 | | SPRING | UNITS | | BIOL 414 - Evolution | 4 | | Upper-Division Biology | 4 | | Elective | 4 | | Elective | 4 | | Total Semester Units | 16 | |
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