YEAR 1
FALL WINTER SPRING SUMMER Total units
Course Units Course Units Course Units Course Units
Select 2: LS 7A
(GE), LS 30A (QR),
or Chem 14A (GE)
10
Select 2: LS 7B, LS
30B, or Chem 14B
10
Select 2: LS
7C+23L, Stats 13
(QR/GE), or Chem
14C
10
EngComp 2 (ELWR) 5 EngComp 3 (WI) 5 GE 5
Total Units 15 15 15 0 45
YEAR 2
FALL WINTER SPRING SUMMER Total units
Course Units Course Units Course Units Course Units
Phys 5A (GE) 5 Phys 5B 5 Phys 5C 5
GE/AH&I 5 GE/Writing II 5 UD major 4
Total Units 14 14 13 0 41
YEAR 3
FALL WINTER SPRING SUMMER Total units
Course Units Course Units Course Units Course Units
Chem 14BL 3 Chem 14D 4 UD major 4
UD major 4 UD major 4 UD major 4
UD elective/Div 4 GE 5 GE 5
For. Lang. 4 For. Lang. 4 For. Lang. 4
Total Units 15 17 17 0 49
YEAR 4
FALL WINTER
SPRING
SUMMER Total units
Course Units Course Units Course Units Course Units
UD major 4 UD major 4 UD major 4
UD major 4 UD major 4 UD elective 4
GE 5 UD elective 4 UD elective 4
elective 4 elective 4
Total Units 17 16 12 0 45
NOTES Total Units 180
BIOLOGY MAJOR - 4 YEAR PLAN
4
LS 7A or LS 30A or
Chem 14A
LS 7B or LS 30B or
Chem 14B
LS 7C+23L or Stats
13 or Chem 14C
4
4
• Chem 14CL and 153L are highly recommended for students intending to pursue professional schooling.
• This is a sample program plan. Your program plan will differ depending on previous credit received, your course
schedule, and available offerings.
• Students are strongly advised to work with an academic counselor to determine a personal program plan.
• Students may be able to reduce their course loads if they take summer classes or have credit for courses taken prior
to matriculation.
• Students may choose to complete a GE Cluster to satisfy 5 requirements (4 GEs and Writing II) with 3 classes. GE
Clusters also carry Honors credit.
Revised Spring 2017
YEAR 1
FALL WINTER SPRING SUMMER Total units
Course Units Course Units Course Units Course Units
LS 7A (GE) 5 LS 7B 5 LS 7C 5 Chem 14C 4
LS 30A 5 LS 30B 5 Writing II/GE 5 Stats 13 (GE) 5
EngComp 2 (ELWR) 5 EngComp 3 (WI) 5 Chem 14B 4 Chem 14BL 3
Chem 14A (GE) 4 LS 23L 2
Total Units 15 19 16 12 62
YEAR 2
FALL WINTER
SPRING
SUMMER Total units
Course Units Course Units Course Units Course Units
Phys 5A (GE) 5 Phys 5B 5 Phys 5C 5 UD major 4
For. Lang. 4 Chem 14D 4 For. Lang. 4 UD elective 4
GE 5 For. Lang. 4 GE 5 UD elective 4
UD major 4 UD major 4 UD major 4 elective 4
Total Units 18 17 18 16 69
YEAR 3
FALL WINTER
SPRING
SUMMER Total units
Course Units Course Units Course Units Course Units
GE 5 GE 5 GE 5
UD elective/Div 4 UD major 4 UD major 4
UD major 4 UD major 4 UD major 4
UD major 4 UD elective 4 UD elective 4
Total Units 17 17 17 0 51
Total Units 182
NOTES
• This is a sample program plan. Your program plan will differ depending on previous credit received, your course
schedule, and available offerings.
• Students are strongly advised to work with an academic advisor to determine a personal program plan.
• Students may be able to reduce their course loads if they take summer classes or have credit for courses taken prior
to matriculation.
• Students may choose to complete a GE Cluster to satisfy 5 requirements (4 GEs and Writing II) with 3 classes. GE
Clusters also carry Honors credit.
• Chem 14CL and 153L are highly recommended for students intending to pursue professional schooling.
BIOLOGY MAJOR - 3 YEAR PLAN
Revised Spring 2017
Quantitative Reasoning (QR)
Writing II (WII)
LS 30A and 30B; or Math 3A, 3B, and 3C; or , Math 31A, 31B, and 32A
Stats 13
REQUIRED COURSES
NOTES
Upper division (UD) electives (to reach minimum 60 units required, including
major courses)
Chem 14A, 14B, 14 BL, 14C, and 14D*; or Chem 20A, 20B, 20L, 30A, 30AL, and
30B*
* Chem 14CL or 30BL and Chem 153L are highly recommended for students
intending to pursue professional schooling.
** Consult department or General Catalog for requirements and courses.
Category 1: Chem 153A
LS 7A, 7B, 7C, and 23L
Category 5: 3 science elective courses
Category 4: 2 EEB elective courses
Category 3: 2 lab courses (minimum 8 units)
Category 2: 2 foundation courses
Physics 5A, 5B, and 5C; or Physics 1A, 1B, 1C, 4AL, and 4BL
University
Requirements
College
Requirements
Prep for Major
Requirements
(recommended
series in bold)
Major
requirements**
Foreign Language (proficiency level 3)
Diversity
Electives (to reach minimum 180 units required for degree)
American History & Institutions (AH&I)
Entry Level Writing Requirement (ELWR)
General Education (10 courses) (GE)
Writing I (WI)
Revised Spring 2017
