This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s):
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 255A (meets GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning & Major Math Requirement) |
3 |
| GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication |
3 |
| GE D1 Social Sciences |
3 |
| GE E Lifelong Learning |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Total |
15 |
YEAR 1: 2nd Semester
| Course |
Units |
| BIOL 106 and BIOL 106L (meets GE B2 Life Science & GE B3 Science Laboratory Activity & Lower Division Major Requirement) |
3/1 |
| CHEM 101 and CHEM 102D and CHEM 101L (meets GE B1 Physical Science & Lower Division Major Requirement) |
3/1/1 |
| GE Basic Skills: A1 Oral Communication |
3 |
| GE Basic Skills: A3 Critical Thinking |
3 |
| Total |
15 |
YEAR 2: 1st Semester
YEAR 2: 2nd Semester
YEAR 3: 1st Semester
| Course |
Units |
| CHEM 334/L |
4 |
| PHYS 100B and PHYS 100BL |
4 |
| GE C3 American History Institutions and Ideals |
3 |
| GE F Comparative Cultural Studies |
3 |
| Total |
14 |
YEAR 3: 2nd Semester
| Course |
Units |
| BIOL 315/L |
2/2 |
| BIOL 360 (meets GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning) |
3 |
| CHEM 464 and CHEM 464L |
3/1 |
| Upper Division GE Section C2 Humanities |
3 |
| Upper Division GE Section D1 Social Sciences |
3 |
| Total |
17 |
YEAR 4: 1st Semester
YEAR 4: 2nd Semester
| Course |
Units |
| BIOL 477/L |
4 |
| Biotechnology Selective Program |
6-8 |
| Electives |
3-5 |
| Total |
15 |
One course for the degree must have an Ethnic Studies/ES designation.
