Biology, B.S.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students who complete the B.S. program in Biology will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the process of science and of the concepts and theories of biology across a broad range of organizational levels, as defined by the Vision and Change nationally-validated set of core biology concepts.
- Participate in the life of the department in Biology/Chemistry clubs or in various positions of responsibility serving as graders, tutors, and teaching assistants.
- Develop a rationally defensible integration of science and faith.
- Be prepared for post-graduate studies or science-related careers.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Requirements | ||
| BIO 2010 & 2010L | Cell Biology and Biochemistry (GE) and Cell Biology and Biochemistry Lab (GE) 1 | 4 |
| BIO 2011 & 2011L | Ecological and Evolutionary Systems (GE) and Ecological and Evolutionary Systems Lab (GE) 1 | 4 |
| BIO 2012 & 2012L | Organismal Biology and Organismal Biology Lab | 4 |
| CHE 1052 & 1052L | General Chemistry I (GE) and General Chemistry I Lab (GE) 1 | 5 |
| CHE 1053 & 1053L | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
| CHE 2094 & 2094L | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
| MTH 1044 | Calculus with Applications (GE) 1 | 4 |
| Choose one (1) sequence from the following: | 8 | |
| Sequence 1: | ||
| General Physics I (GE) and General Physics I Lab (GE) 1 | ||
| General Physics II and General Physics II Lab | ||
| Sequence 2: | ||
| University Physics I (GE) and University Physics I Lab (GE) | ||
| University Physics II and University Physics II Lab | ||
| Upper-Division Requirements | ||
| BIO 3045 & 3045L | Genetics and Genetics Lab | 4 |
| BIO 3052 | Research Methodology | 3 |
| BIO 3063 & 3063L | Conservation Ecology and Conservation Ecology Lab | 4 |
| BIO 3080 & 3080L | Molecular Biology and Molecular Biology Lab | 4 |
| BIO 4097 | Biology Seminar | 1 |
| MTH 3063 | Calculus Based Statistics with R | 3 |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Choose a minimum of eleven (11) units from the following: 2 | 11 | |
| Microbiology and Microbiology Lab | ||
| Introduction to Oceanography and Introduction to Oceanography Lab | ||
| Marine Biology and Marine Biology Lab | ||
| Field Biology: Neotropical Ecology and Field Biology: Neotropical Ecology Lab | ||
| Advanced Cell Biology and Advanced Cell Biology Lab | ||
| Ethnobotany | ||
| Sustainable Agriculture | ||
| Immunology and Immunology Lab | ||
| Developmental Biology and Developmental Biology Lab | ||
| Vertebrate Biology and Vertebrate Biology Lab | ||
| Advanced Human Physiology and Advanced Human Physiology Lab | ||
| Animal Behavior and Animal Behavior Lab | ||
| Learning and Teaching in Science | ||
| Neuroscience | ||
| Experimental Marine Ecology and Experimental Marine Ecology Lab | ||
| Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | ||
| Internship in Biology | ||
or BIO 4099 | Research in Biology | |
| Advanced Biochemistry and Advanced Biochemistry Lab | ||
| Advanced Biology | ||
| Advanced Ecology | ||
| Advanced Ecological Applications | ||
| Special Topics in Environmental Science | ||
Approved Off-Campus | ||
| Total Units | 67 | |
- 1
12 units meet General Education requirements.
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Courses and their corresponding lab (if applicable) must be taken concurrently.