Major Required: 76 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 2060 - Basic Microbiology (3)
• BIO 2060L - Basic Microbiology Laboratory (1)

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• BIO 2200 - Foundations in Biotechnology (2) and
• BIO 2200L - Foundations in Biotechnology Laboratory (2)

• OR

• CHM 2210 - Quantitative Analysis (2) * and
• CHM 2210L - Quantitative Analysis Laboratory (2) *

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• BIO 2400 - Genetics (3)

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• BIO 3000 - Genetics and Human Issues (3) [GE 5D] or
• BIO 3030 - Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Safer Sex (3) [GE 5D] or
• BIO 3280 - Biology of Aging (3) [GE 5D]

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• BIO 3220LW - Cell and Molecular Biology Writing Laboratory (1)
• BIO 3220W - Cell and Molecular Biology (3)
• BIO 4300 - Concepts of Molecular Biology (3)

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• BIO 4410 - Internship in Biology (1-2) (1-unit required) or
• BIO 4610 - Undergraduate Research (1-2)

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• 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]
• CHM 3140 - Organic Chemistry I (4)
• CHM 3140L - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
• CHM 3150 - Organic Chemistry II (3)

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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 1200 - Statistics with Applications (3) [GE 2] ***** or
• STA 1300 - Biostatistics (3) [GE 2]

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• Select from List of Courses: 7-8 units

• BIO 4320 - Molecular Biology Techniques (3) and
• BIO 4320L - Molecular Biology Techniques Laboratory (1)

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• BIO 4360 - Recombinant DNA and Protein Technology (3) and
• BIO 4360L - Recombinant DNA and Protein Technology Laboratory (1)

• OR

• BIO 4430 - Tissue Culture and Its Application (2) and
• BIO 4430L - Tissue Culture and Its Application Laboratory (1)

Major Electives: 17 units

Any combination of courses from the FOUR emphases of electives would satisfy this requirement. Emphases are listed to provide guidance for selecting courses that best fit to your career goals. There is no requirement to declare a specific emphasis. In addition, up to 3 units combined from BIO 4000 , BIO 4410 , BIO 4610 , and BIO 4620  may count towards 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:

* If you take both BIO 2200 /BIO 2200L  and CHM 2210 /CHM 2210L , the extra credits could count towards your Major Electives units.

** If you take CHM 3270W - Biochemistry I , you will also be taking its 1 unit corequisite CHM 3270LW , which may count towards your Major Electives units.

*** 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 .

***** STA 1200  may be satisfied with one of the following stretch sequence, which may increase overall units to degree:

• STA 1205  and STA 1205A  
• STA 1201 , STA 1201A , and STA 1202  

For more information on choosing the best course for you, please visit: https://www.cpp.edu/studentsuccess/new-students/category-placement.shtml.

Graduation Requirements: 52 units

Summer Sponsored Experience: 0 unit

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