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2023/2024 University Catalog 
    
2023/2024 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIOL 530 - Plant Systematics


Units: 4

Grading Method: LCR: Letter Grade with Cr/NC available. The grading default for the class will be letter grade, but students can opt to take it for Cr/NC

Two lectures and six hours of laboratory, field trips.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 203 , BIOL 203L , BIOL 204 , BIOL 204L . Strongly recommended: Completion of three to six upper division units in the major.

Plant description, identification, classification, and nomenclature with emphasis on evolutionary patterns, interdisciplinary data acquisition, and phylogenetic analysis.

Maximum Credits: 4
Note: Writing Requirement for Undergraduates: Completion of the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement or the eligibility to enroll in an upper division writing course is a prerequisite for all upper division biology courses numbered 450 and above.