Biological Sciences Major with Molecular Cell Biology Emphasis (BA, BS)

(Chemistry Minor, Mathematics Minor or Ecology and/or Mathematics Minor are recommended)

Bachelor of Arts Requirements

Lower Division:

BIO 1000	Organismal Biology	3.00 units
BIO 1005	Organismal Biology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 1100	Cell and Developmental Biology	3.00 units
BIO 1105	Cell and Developmental Biology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 2800	Genetics and Molecular Biology	3.00 units
BIO 2805	Genetics and Molecular Biology	1.00 unit
BIO 2900	Ecology and Evolution	3.00 units
BIO 2905	Ecology and Evolution Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 2990/CHEM 2990	Biological Research Methodology I	1.00 unit
CHEM 2000	General Chemistry I	3.00 units
CHEM 2005	General Chemistry I Lab	1.00 unit
MATH 1500	Precalculus	3.00 units

MATH 2400	Probability and Statistics	3.00 units
	or
MATH 3500	Advanced Statistics	4.00 units
Total Credit Hours:		27-28

Upper Division:

BIO 3501	Science Seminar	1.00 unit
BIO 4996	Internship: Biology	1.00 unit

BIO 4990/CHEM 4990	Biological Research Methodology II	2.00 units
BIO 4991/CHEM 4991	Biological Research Methodology III	2.00 units
BIO 4993/CHEM 4993	Biological Research Methodology IV	1.00 unit
	or
BIO 3990/CHEM 3990	Introduction to Scientific Communication	3.00 units
BIO 3991/CHEM 3991	Advanced Scientific Communication	3.00 units
	or
BIO 4998	Directed Research: Biology	1.00 unit
Total Credit Hours:		7-8

*NOTE: BIO 4998 Course may be taken for 1-6 units; may be repeated for credit; not to exceed 6 units

Upper Division Electives:

Select a minimum of 24 units form the following courses:

Molecular Cell Biology Category

(Note: a minimum of 16 units must be from the Molecular Cell Biology category)

BIO 3000	Cell Biology	3.00 units
BIO 3005	Advanced Cell Biology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 3200	Advanced Genetics	3.00 units
BIO 3205	Advanced Genetics Lab	1.00 unit

BIO 3610	Advanced Microbiology	3.00 units
BIO 3615	Advanced Microbiology Lab	1.00 unit
	or
BIO 3620	Medical Microbiology	3.00 units
BIO 3625	Medical Microbiology Lab	1.00 unit

BIO 3750	Immunology	3.00 units
BIO 3755	Immunology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 4220	Medical Parasitology	3.00 units
BIO 4225	Medical Parasitology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 4410	Molecular Cell Biotechnology	3.00 units
BIO 4415	Molecular Cell Biotechnology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 4810	Histology	3.00 units
BIO 4815	Histology Lab	1.00 unit
CHEM 4100	Biochemistry I	3.00 units
CHEM 4105	Biochemistry I Lab	1.00 unit

Ecology and Environmental Sciences Category

BIO 4310	Advanced Ecology	3.00 units
BIO 4315	Advanced Ecology Lab	1.00 unit
ENSC 3000	Environmental Chemistry	3.00 units
ENSC 3005	Environmental Chemistry Lab	1.00 unit
ENSC 3300	Advanced Environmental Science	3.00 units
ENSC 3305	Advanced Environmental Science Lab	1.00 unit
ENSC 4000	Conservation Biology	3.00 units
ENSC 4005	Conservation Biology Lab	1.00 unit
ENSC 4200	Marine Biology	3.00 units
ENSC 4205	Marine Biology Lab	1.00 unit
ENSC 4300	Toxicology	3.00 units
ENSC 4305	Toxicology Lab	1.00 unit
ENSC 4500	Geographic Information Systems	3.00 units
ENSC 4505	Geographic Information Systems Lab	1.00 unit

BIO 3500	Field Biology	4.00 units
	or
BIO 3505	International Field Biology	4.00 units

*NOTE: BIO 3500, BIO 3505 Courses may be taken for 1-4 units; may be repeated for credit; not to exceed 4 units

Organismal Biology Category

BIO 3150	Invertebrate Biology	3.00 units
BIO 3155	Invertebrate Biology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 3700	Comparative Anatomy	3.00 units
BIO 3705	Comparative Anatomy Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 3850	Neuroscience	3.00 units
BIO 3855	Neuroscience Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 4110	Animal Physiology	3.00 units
BIO 4115	Animal Physiology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 4300	Animal Behavior	3.00 units
BIO 4305	Animal Behavior Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 4500	General Human Anatomy	3.00 units
BIO 4505	General Human Anatomy Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 4510	Developmental Biology	3.00 units
BIO 4515	Developmental Biology Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 4600	General Human Physiology	3.00 units
BIO 4605	General Human Physiology Lab	1.00 unit

Additional Courses (may be applied to any category):

BIO 4994	Teaching Assistant: Biology	1.00 unit
ENSC 4994	Teaching Assistant: Environmental Sciences	1.00 unit
BIO 4999	Independent Study: Biology	1.00 unit
ENSC 4999	Independent Study: Environmental Sciences	1.00 unit
Total Credit Hours:		24

*NOTE: BIO 4994, ENSC 4994, BIO 4999, ENSC 4999 Courses may be taken for 1-4 units; may be repeated for credit; not to exceed 4 units

Total Credit Hours: 58-60

Bachelor of Science Requirements