UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2025-2026

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 develop a custom 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
BIOL 106 and BIOL 106L (meets GE B2 Life Science) 3/1
CHEM 101 and CHEM 101D and CHEM 101L (meets GE B1 Physical Science & GE B3 Science Laboratory Activity) 3/1/1
MATH 255A (meets GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning) 3
GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3
Total 15

YEAR 1: 2nd Semester

Course Units
BIOL 107 and BIOL 107L 3/1
CHEM 102 and CHEM 102D and CHEM 102L 3/1/1
MATH 255B 3
GE Basic Skills: A1 Oral Communication 3
Total 15

YEAR 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
CHEM 321/L (Fall Only) 2/2
CHEM 333/L and CHEM 333D (meets GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning) 3/1/1
PHYS 220A and PHYS 220AL 3/1
GE Basic Skills: A3 Critical Thinking 3
Total 16

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
BIOL 380 3
CHEM 334/L and CHEM 334R 3/1/1
PHYS 220B and PHYS 220BL 3/1
GE F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Total 15

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course Units
CHEM 351* (Fall Only) 4
CHEM 461/L (Fall Only) 3/1
GE C1 Arts 3
GE D1 Social Sciences 3
Total 14

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course Units
CHEM 352 (Spring Only) 4
CHEM 422/L (Spring Only) 2/2
CHEM 462/L (Spring Only) 3/1
GE C2 Humanities 3
Total 15

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course Units
Biology Electives (300- or 400-level)** 6
Chemistry Elective: CHEM 403, CHEM 411 and CHEM 411L, CHEM 423, CHEM 433 and CHEM 433L, CHEM 470SC, CHEM 495A-C, CHEM 499A-C, or 500-level chemistry and biochemistry courses contingent upon prerequisite fulfillment and availability of space in the class 3
GE C3 American History Institutions and Ideals 3
Upper Division GE Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Total 15

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course Units
CHEM 401 (Spring Only) 3
CHEM 465 (Spring Only) 3
Upper Division GE Section D1 Social Sciences 3
GE D3 and D4 Constitution of the United States and State and Local Government 3
GE E Lifelong Learning 3
Total 15
OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 120

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

*CHEM 351L recommended lab (Fall Only).

**A minimum of 6 units of electives selected with approval of major advisor from upper division courses in Biology.