UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2025-2026

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s):

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) 3
GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3
GE D1 Social Sciences 3
GE E Lifelong Learning 3
Elective 2
Total 14

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 101D 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

Course Units
BIOL 107 and BIOL 107L 3/1
CHEM 102 and CHEM 102D and CHEM 102L 3/1/1
PHYS 100A and PHYS 100AL 3/1
GE F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Total 16

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

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

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course Units
BIOL 322 3
BIOL 380 and BIOL 381 3/1
CHEM 334/L 3/1
GE C2 Humanities 3
Total 14

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course Units
BIOL 360 (meets GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning) 3
CHEM 464* 3
Cell and Molecular Biology Elective 4
Upper Division GE Section C1 Arts 3
Upper Division GE Section D1 Social Sciences 3
Total 16

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course Units
Cells and Tissues Requirement 4
Molecular Genetics Requirement 3
Cell and Molecular Biology Elective 3
Cell and Molecular Biology Elective 3
GE D3 and D4 Constitution of the United States and State and Local Government 3
Total 16

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course Units
Cells and Tissues Requirement 4
Molecular Genetics Requirement 3
Cell and Molecular Biology Elective 4
Elective 3
Total 14
OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 120

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

*CHEM 464, or CHEM 365 and CHEM 365L, or CHEM 461/L and CHEM 462/L.