This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s):
- 2021 Biology, B.S./Cell and Molecular Biology Option
- 2022 Biology, B.S./Cell and Molecular Biology Option
- 2023 Biology, B.S./Cell and Molecular Biology Option
- 2024 Biology, B.S./Cell and Molecular Biology Option
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 |
| GE Upper Division Section C1 Arts | 3 |
| GE Upper Division 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.