Biology, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences

(Major Code: 04011) (SIMS Code: 771402)

All candidates for a degree in liberal arts and sciences must complete the graduation requirements listed in the section of this catalog on “Graduation Requirements .” No more than 48 units in biology courses can apply to the degree.

A minor is not required with this major.

Preparation for the Major

(29 units)

These preparation for the major courses may not be taken Cr/NC and must be completed with a grade of C (2.0) or better in each course. Students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.80 or better to be admitted to the major.

BIOL 203 - Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology Units: 3
BIOL 203L - Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory Units: 1
BIOL 204 - Principles of Organismal Biology Units: 3
BIOL 204L - Principles of Organismal Biology Laboratory Units: 1
BIOL 215 - Biostatistics Units: 3
CHEM 200 - General Chemistry Units: 5
CHEM 201 - General Chemistry Units: 5
CHEM 232 - Organic Chemistry Units: 3
CHEM 232L - Organic Chemistry Laboratory Units: 1
MATH 124 - Calculus for the Life Sciences Units: 4

Language Requirement

Competency (successfully completing the third college semester or fifth college quarter) is required in one language other than English to fulfill the graduation requirement. Refer to section of catalog on “Graduation Requirements .”

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

Passing the Writing Placement Assessment with a score of 10 or completing one of the approved upper division writing courses (W) with a grade of C (2.0) or better. See “Graduation Requirements ” section for a complete listing of requirements.

Major

(32 units)

All courses not included below must have specific approval of the department.

All upper division transfer courses in biology will calculate in the major GPA but will not fulfill any major requirements without specific department approval. This approval must be filed with the Office of Evaluations.

PHYS 180A - Fundamentals of Physics Units: 3
PHYS 180B - Fundamentals of Physics Units: 3
PHYS 182A - Physical Measurements Laboratory Units: 1
PHYS 182B - Physical Measurements Laboratory Units: 1

A Minimum of 24 Upper Division Units to Include

BIOL 351 - Genetics Units: 3
BIOL 352 - Evolution Units: 3
BIOL 354 - Ecology and the Environment Units: 3
BIOL 366 - Cell Biology Units: 3
BIOL 366L - Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory I Units: 2
CHEM 365 - Fundamentals of Biochemistry Units: 3

At Least One Course Selected From

The courses below do not fulfill the laboratory course requirement.

BIOL 350 - General Microbiology Units: 4
BIOL 459 - Plant Biology Units: 3
BIOL 462 - Zoology Units: 3

Electives

Elective courses include all upper division biology courses numbered 350 and above (except BIOL 497 and BIOL 499 ), and all upper division chemistry courses (except CHEM 300 , CHEM 308 , CHEM 497 , CHEM 499 , CHEM 560 ).

Laboratory Course Requirement

A minimum of two elective courses must be biology laboratory courses. One three-unit semester of BIOL 490 or BIOL 497 may fulfill one laboratory requirement.

Time Limitation

All courses for the major must be completed within seven years of the granting of the undergraduate degree. Exceptions for individual courses must be approved by the department and be filed with the Office of Evaluations.