UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2025-2026

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog years:

Degree Road Maps are based on successful completion of prerequisites or placement into major required (or major specific) chemistry and math courses.

Please meet with an advisor to create a Degree Progress Report Plan if additional courses are required prior to the major courses.

Refer to the Catalog Archives for General Education requirements.

YEAR 1: 1st Semester

Course Units
MATH 105 or MATH 106 (meets GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning & Major Math Requirement) 5
GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3
GE D1 Social Sciences 3
GE E Lifelong Learning 3
Elective 1
Total 15

YEAR 1: 2nd Semester

Course Units
BIOL 106 and BIOL 106L (meets GE B2 Life Science & GE B3 Science Laboratory Activity & Major Lower Division Requirement) 3/1
CHEM 101 and CHEM 101D and CHEM 101L (meets GE B1 Physical Science & Major Lower Division Requirement) 3/1/1
GE Basic Skills: A1 Oral Communication 3
GE Basic Skills: A3 Critical Thinking 3
Total 15

YEAR 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
BIOL 107 and BIOL 107L 3/1
CHEM 102 and CHEM 102D and CHEM 102L 3/1/1
GE C1 Arts 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
CHEM 333/L and CHEM 333D 3/1/1
PHYS 100A and PHYS 100AL 3/1
GE C3 American History Institutions and Ideals 3
GE F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Total 15

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course Units
CHEM 334/L 3/1
PHYS 100B and PHYS 100BL 3/1
GE F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Electives 5
Total 16

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course Units
BIOL 322 3
BIOL 360 (meets GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning) 3
Upper Division GE Section C2 Humanities 3
Upper Division GE Section D1 Social Sciences 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course Units
BIOL 380 3
Molecular, Cellular and Physiological Biology Requirement with Lab 4
BIOL Upper Division Elective 4
GE D3 and D4 Constitution of the United States and State and Local Government 3
Total 14

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course Units
Ecology and Environmental Biology Requirement (select course to meet Field Studies Lab Requirement) 4
Molecular, Cellular and Physiological Biology Requirement (400 level) 3
Systematics and Comparative Biology* 4
BIOL Upper Division Elective 1
Elective 3
Total 15
OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 120

One course for the degree must have an Ethnic Studies/ES designation.

*Note: The Field Studies Lab could be satisfied in Systematics and Comparative Biology instead of in the Ecology and Environmental Biology section, if preferred.