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Biological Sciences Department
BS - Biological Science, Concentration in Conservation and Organismal Biology
| Course Requirements | |||
| General Education Requirements | 39 | ||
| Of the 51 units required by the university, 12 may be satisfied by specified major and support requirements. Consult major advisor for details. | |||
| American Institutions | (6) | ||
| Of the 6 units required by the university, all may be satisfied within general education requirements as specified in the schedule of classes. | |||
| Physical Education | 2 | ||
| Preparation for the Major | 26 | ||
| CHEM 001A and CHEM 001B (10); CHEM 008 (3); PHYS 002A (4); BIOL 005 and BIOL 156 (or BIOL 155 with advisor approval) (6); BIOL 100W (3) | |||
| Requirements in the Major | 53 | ||
| Core | 47 | ||
| BIOL 001A, BIOL 001B, BIOL 004, BIOL 115, BIOL 118 (or BIOL 116 with advisor approval) and BIOL 144 (18); BIOL 111 and BIOL 113 (6); BIOL 160 or BOT 160 (4); BIOL 106 and BIOL 106L (4); BOT 165 (4); ENT 101 (4); ZOOL 115 or ZOOL 116 (4); BIOL 163 (3) | |||
| Electives | 6 | ||
| Select from the classes below to include 6 additional elective units. | |||
| BIOL 172 (4), BOT 104 (4), ENT 106 (3), GEOL 137 (4), ZOOL 116 (4), ZOOL 150 (4) | |||
| Total Units: | 120 | ||
*Note: BIOL 001, BIOL 002 and BIOL 003 will be accepted in lieu of BIOL 001A and BIOL 001B if taken in the 2010-11 academic year.
Students must obtain a prior advisor approval for electives and for choice of courses within categories. Some courses may not count both in the core of the major and in the emphasis; see program advisor.
