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Concentration in Organismal Biology (BA)

(Chemistry Minor is 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
or
ENSC 4996Internship: Environmental Sciences

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
or
ENSC 4998Directed Research: Environmental Sciences

1.00- 6.00 units
Total Credit Hours:7-8

*NOTE: BIO 4993 Course may be taken for 1-2 units.

*NOTE: BIO 4998, ENSC 4998 Courses 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 Organismal Biology category)

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

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

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

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 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: 56-57