Major Required: 71 units

• BIO 1210 - Foundations of Biology: Energy, Matter, and Information (3) [GE 5B]
• BIO 1210L - Foundations of Biology: Energy, Matter, and Information Laboratory (1) [GE 5C]
• BIO 1220 - Foundations of Biology: Evolution, Ecology, and Biodiversity (3)
• BIO 1220L - Foundations of Biology: Evolution, Ecology, and Biodiversity Laboratory (1)
• BIO 2110L - Biostatistics Laboratory (1)
• BIO 2400 - Genetics (3)

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• BIO 3220LW - Cell and Molecular Biology Writing Laboratory (1) or
• BIO 3250LW - Ecology Laboratory (1)

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• BIO 3220W - Cell and Molecular Biology (3)
• BIO 3240 - Principles of Evolution (3)
• BIO 3250W - Principles of Ecology (3)
• CHM 1210 - General Chemistry I (3) [GE 5A]
• CHM 1210L - General Chemistry Laboratory I (1) [GE 5C]
• CHM 1220 - General Chemistry II (3) [GE 5A]
• CHM 1220L - General Chemistry Laboratory II (1) [GE 5C]

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• CHM 2010 - Elements of Organic Chemistry (3) and
• CHM 2010L - Elements of Organic Chemistry Laboratory (1)

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• CHM 3140 - Organic Chemistry I (4) and
• CHM 3140L - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1)

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• CHM 3210 - Elements of Biochemistry (3) or
• CHM 3270W - Biochemistry I (3)

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• ENG 1101 - Stretch Composition II (3) [GE 1A] * or
• ENG 1103 - First Year Composition (3) [GE 1A] *

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• ENG 2105 - Written Reasoning (3) [GE 1B] ** or
• PHL 2020 - Critical Thinking (3) [GE 1B] **

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• MAT 1140 - Calculus I (4) [GE 2] or
• MAT 1200 - Calculus for Life Sciences (3) [GE 2]

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• PHY 1210 - Physics of Motion, Fluids, and Heat (3) [GE 5A] and
• PHY 1210L - Physics of Motion, Fluids, and Heat Laboratory (1) [GE 5C] and
• PHY 1220 - Physics of Electromagnetism, Circuits, and Light (3) and
• PHY 1220L - Electromagnetism, Circuits, and Light Laboratory (1)

• OR

• PHY 1510 - Introduction to Newtonian Mechanics (3) [GE 5A] and
• PHY 1510L - Newtonian Mechanics Laboratory (1) [GE 5C] and
• PHY 1520 - Introduction to Electromagnetism and Circuits (3) and
• PHY 1520L - Introductory Laboratory on Electromagnetism and Circuits (1)

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• STA 1300 - Biostatistics (3) [GE 2]

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• Select from List of Courses: 8 units

  - Choose two (8 units) of the following sets of courses (only one of BIO 2370 /BIO 2370L  or BIO 2380 /BIO 2380L  may be used to meet this requirement):

• BIO 2050 - Form and Function in Plants (3) and
• BIO 2050L - Form and Function in Plants Laboratory (1)

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• BIO 2060 - Basic Microbiology (3) and
• BIO 2060L - Basic Microbiology Laboratory (1)

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• BIO 2370 - Introduction to Invertebrate Zoology (3) and
• BIO 2370L - Introduction to Invertebrate Zoology Laboratory (1)

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• BIO 2380 - Introduction to Vertebrate Zoology (3) and
• BIO 2380L - Introduction to Vertebrate Zoology Laboratory (1)

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• Select from List of Courses: 3-4 units

• BIO 4450 - Physiology I: Cells (3) and
• BIO 4450L - Physiology I: Cells Laboratory (1)

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• BIO 4460 - Physiology II: Systems (3)

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• BIO 4480 - Plant Physiology (3) and
• BIO 4480L - Plant Physiology Laboratory (1)

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• BIO 4660 - Microbial Physiology (3) and
• BIO 4660L - Microbial Physiology Laboratory (1)

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• Select from List of Courses: 3 units

  - At least 3 units of 3000-level GE Area 5D area courses offered by the Biological Sciences Department (listed below) is required.

• BIO 3000 - Genetics and Human Issues (3) [GE 5D] or
• BIO 3030 - Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Safer Sex (3) [GE 5D] or
• BIO 3040 - Environment and Society (3) [GE 5D] *** or
• BIO 3120 - Biodiversity Conservation (3) [GE 5D] *** or
• BIO 3130 - Marine Biology (3) [GE 5D] or
• BIO 3280 - Biology of Aging (3) [GE 5D]

Major Electives: 16 units

• Students can choose any courses from one or more emphases to fulfill the total needed elective units. Emphases are listed to provide guidance for choosing courses of interest in any focus area, but there is no requirement to choose a specific emphasis for fulfilling major electives units.
• At least 12 units must be BIO 4000-level or above, which can include up to 4 units of research/service/internship courses (see below).
• Up to 4 units combined from research supervisory, service learning, and internship courses can also count as major electives. These courses include BIO 2000  or BIO 4000 , BIO 4410 , BIO 4590S /BIO 4590AS , BIO 4610 , BIO 4620 , BIO 4910S /BIO 4910AS , CHM 4000 , and CHM 4610 .
• All special topics courses listed as BIO 2990 /BIO 2990A /BIO 2990L  or BIO 4990 /BIO 4990A /BIO 4990L  are not included in any emphasis below but may count as major electives.

Unrestricted Electives: 6 units

Select a sufficient number of courses so that the total from Major Required, Major Electives, Unrestricted Electives, and Graduation Requirements is at least 120 units.

Notes:

* Any General Education A2: Writing Communication credit is an acceptable substitution for ENG 1101  or ENG 1103 .

** Any General Education A3: Critical Thinking credit is an acceptable substitution for ENG 2105  or PHL 2020 .

*** It is recommended that students interested in Zoology should take BIO 3120  or BIO 3040 .

• If you plan to take Organic Chemistry I /Organic Chemistry Laboratory I  (CHM 3140 /CHM 3140L ), you must also take Organic Chemistry II (CHM 3150 (3))  in order to take any Biochemistry courses, CHM 3210  or CHM 3270W .
• The following courses do not meet any specific or elective requirements for this major:
  • BIO 2120 - Life Science for Elementary Educators (3)  
  • BIO 2120L - Life Science for Elementary Educators Laboratory (1)  
  • SCI 4990 - Special Topics for Upper Division Students (1-3)  

⁺Courses are recommended for students interested in medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy.

⁺⁺Courses are required for admission to Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) programs.

Graduation Requirements: 52 units

Summer Sponsored Experience: 0 unit

• CPU 3003 - Cal Poly Pomona Undergraduate Sponsored Summer Experience (0)