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Bachelor of Arts - Biology
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Area A Essential Skills
Req. Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
MATH 1113
Area B Institutional Options
Req. Hours: 5
COMM 1110
Select one of the following courses:
CSUS 1106/ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2745/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS 2749/ITDS
2755/ LEAD 1705/LEAD 1706/LEAD2705/LEAD2706/LIBR 1105/UNIV 1105
Area C Humanities/Fine Arts
Req. Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112/ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155/ PHIL 1105
Select one of the following fine arts courses:
ARTH 1100/ITDS 1145*/MUSC 1100/THEA 1100
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both human-ities and fine arts, may be taken only once.
Area D Science/Math/Technology
Req. Hours: 10
Select two lab science courses from the following courses:
ASTR 1105/1305; ASTR 1106/1305; BIOL 1215; BIOL 1225; CHEM 1151/1151L; CHEM 1152/1152L;
CHEM 1211/1211L; CHEM 1212/1212L ; GEOL 1121; ITDS 1215; PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312;
PHYS 1125/1325
Take the following course:
MATH 1127
Area E Social Sciences
Req. Hours: 12
HIST 2110
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/PHIL 2135/PSYC 1101/SOCI 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH 1107/ANTH 2105/ENGL 2136/ENGL 2137/GEOG 1101/HIST 1111/HIST 1112/HIST
2116/ITDS 1146/ITDS 1156
Wellness Requirement
Req Hours: 3
PELM 1205
Select any one PED course.
Area F Courses Related to Major
Req. Hours: 18
BIOL 2285 Research Methods in Biology
CHEM 1211 Principles of Chemistry 1
CHEM 1211L Principles of Chemistry 1 Lab
CHEM 1212 Principles of Chemistry 2
CHEM 1212L Principles of Chemistry 2
Lab Foreign Language 2001
Foreign Language 2002
ITDS 2748 Topics in Global Issues
ITDS 2749 Ethics and Legal Issues in the Prof
Area G Program Requirements
Req. Hours: 29
BIOL 3215 Cell Biology
BIOL 3216 Genetics
BIOL 3217 Ecology
BIOL 3218 Systematics and Biodiversity
BIOL 4795 Capstone Senior Seminar
BIOL 5515 Sel Topics: Cellular/ Molecular Bio
BIOL 5525 Sel Topics: Organismic Bio (take 2)
BIOL 5535 Sel Topics: Ecol/Evolutionary Bio
Area H General Electives
Req. Hours: 31
Ten hours must be 3000-level or above.
Total Hours Required: 123
Also see the program requirements listed on the College of Science page.