Academic Catalog 2023-24

Concentration in Molecular Cell Biology (BA)

(Chemistry Minor or Mathematics Minor are recommended)

Bachelor of Arts Requirements

Lower Division:

BIO 1000Organismal Biology

3.00 units

BIO 1005Organismal Biology Lab

1.00 unit

BIO 1100Cell and Developmental Biology

3.00 units

BIO 1105Cell and Developmental Biology Lab

1.00 unit

BIO 2800Genetics and Molecular Biology

3.00 units

BIO 2805Genetics and Molecular Bio Lab

1.00 unit

BIO 2900Ecology and Evolution

3.00 units

BIO 2905Ecology and Evolution Lab

1.00 unit

BIO 2990/CHEM 2990Biological Research Methodology I

1.00 unit

CHEM 2000General Chemistry I

3.00 units

CHEM 2005General Chemistry I Lab

1.00 unit

MATH 1500Precalculus

4.00 units

 

MATH 2400Probability and Statistics

4.00 units

or

MATH 3500Advanced Statistics

4.00 units

Total Credit Hours:29

*NOTE: BIO 1000/BIO 1005, BIO 1100/BIO 1105, BIO 2900/BIO 2905, CHEM 2000/CHEM 2005, MATH 2400, and MATH 3500 are CORE Equivalent Courses and may be substituted for the CORE Curriculum Courses in the Science for Global Citizens and Quantitative Literacy and Social Issues Categories.

Upper Division:

BIO 3501Science Seminar

1.00 unit

BIO 4996Internship: Biology

1.00 unit

 

BIO 4990/CHEM 4990Biological Research Methodology II

2.00 units

BIO 4991/CHEM 4991Biological Research Methodology III

2.00 units

BIO 4993/CHEM 4993Biological Research Methodology IV

1.00- 2.00 units

or

BIO 3990/CHEM 3990Introduction to Scientific Communication

3.00 units

BIO 3991/CHEM 3991Advanced Scientific Communication

3.00 units

or

BIO 4998Directed Research: Biology

1.00- 6.00 units

Total Credit Hours:7-8
*NOTE: BIO 4993 Course may be taken for 1-2 units.
*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 20 units from the following courses: (Note: a minimum of 12 units must be from the Molecular Cell Biology category)

Molecular Cell Biology Category

BIO 3000Advanced Cell Biology

3.00 units

BIO 3005Advanced Cell Biology Lab

1.00 unit

BIO 3200Advanced Genetics

3.00 units

BIO 3205Advanced Genetics Lab

1.00 unit

 

BIO 3610General Microbiology

3.00 units

BIO 3615General Microbiology Lab

1.00 unit

or

BIO 3620Medical Microbiology

3.00 units

BIO 3625Medical Microbiology Lab

1.00 unit

 

BIO 3750Immunology

3.00 units

BIO 3755Immunology Lab

1.00 unit

BIO 4220Medical Parasitology

3.00 units

BIO 4225Medical Parasitology Lab

1.00 unit

BIO 4410Molecular Cell Biotechnology

3.00 units

BIO 4415Molecular Cell Biotechnology Lab

1.00 unit

BIO 4810Histology

3.00 units

BIO 4815Histology Lab

1.00 unit

 

BIO 4900Computational Chemistry and Biology

3.00 units

BIO 4905Computational Chemistry and Biology Lab

1.00 unit

or

CHEM 4900Computational Chemistry and Biology

3.00 units

CHEM 4905Computational Chemistry and Biology Lab

1.00 unit

 

CHEM 4100Biochemistry I

3.00 units

CHEM 4105Biochemistry I Lab

1.00 unit

Ecology and Environmental Sciences Category

BIO 4310Advanced Ecology

3.00 units

BIO 4315Advanced Ecology Lab

1.00 unit

ENSC 3000Environmental Chemistry

3.00 units

ENSC 3005Environmental Chemistry Lab

1.00 unit

ENSC 3200Disease Ecology

4.00 units

ENSC 3300Advanced Environmental Science

3.00 units

ENSC 3305Advanced Environmental Science Lab

1.00 unit

ENSC 4000Conservation Biology

3.00 units

ENSC 4005Conservation Biology Lab

1.00 unit

ENSC 4200Marine Biology

3.00 units

ENSC 4205Marine Biology Lab

1.00 unit

ENSC 4300Toxicology

3.00 units

ENSC 4305Toxicology Lab

1.00 unit

 

ENSC 4500Geographic Information Systems

3.00 units

ENSC 4505Geographic Information Systems Lab

1.00 unit

or

GPH 3500Global Environmental Health

4.00 units

 

BIO 3500Field Biology

1.00- 4.00 units

or

BIO 3505International Field Biology

1.00- 4.00 units

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

Organismal Biology Category

BIO 3150Invertebrate Biology

3.00 units

BIO 3155Invertebrate Biology Lab

1.00 unit

BIO 3700Comparative Anatomy

3.00 units

BIO 3705Comparative Anatomy Lab

1.00 unit

BIO 3850Neuroscience

3.00 units

BIO 3855Neuroscience Lab

1.00 unit

BIO 4110Animal Physiology

3.00 units

BIO 4115Animal Physiology Lab

1.00 unit

BIO 4300Animal Behavior

3.00 units

BIO 4305Animal Behavior Lab

1.00 unit

BIO 4500General Human Anatomy

3.00 units

BIO 4505General Human Anatomy Lab

1.00 unit

BIO 4510Developmental Biology

3.00 units

BIO 4515Developmental Biology Lab

1.00 unit

BIO 4600General Human Physiology

3.00 units

BIO 4605General Human Physiology Lab

1.00 unit

Additional Courses (may be applied to any category):

BIO 4994Teaching Assistant: Biology

1.00- 4.00 units

ENSC 4994Teaching Assistant: Environmental Sciences

1.00- 4.00 units

BIO 4999Independent Study: Biology

1.00- 4.00 units

ENSC 4999Independent Study: Environmental Sciences

1.00- 4.00 units

Total Credit Hours:20

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

Total Credit Hours: 56-57