Major Required: 66 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 3040 - Environment and Society (3) [GE 5D] * or
• BIO 3120 - Biodiversity Conservation (3) [GE 5D] *

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• BIO 3240 - Principles of Evolution (3)
• BIO 3250W - Principles of Ecology (3)
• BIO 3250LW - Ecology Laboratory (1)

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• BIO 4410 - Internship in Biology (1-2) (1-unit required) or
• BIO 4610 - Undergraduate Research (1-2) or
• BIO 4910S - Interpretation of Science Service Learning (1)

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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]

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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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• 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 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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• RS 3020 - Global Regenerative Systems (3) [GE 4C]
• 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)

Major Electives: 24 units

Any combination of courses listed below will satisfy the required 24 units. Emphases are listed to provide guidance for helping students to choose courses of interest that best fit your career goals, but there is no requirement for choosing a specific emphasis for fulfilling these units.

• Breadth Electives: 6-7 units
  - Select a minimum of 6-7 units from the list below (see recommended courses in each Emphasis)

• CHM 3150 - Organic Chemistry II (3)
• CHM 3150L - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1)

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

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• CHM 3270LW - Biochemistry Laboratory I (1)
• GEO 2400 - Geographic Information Systems (2)
• GEO 2400L - Geographic Information Systems Laboratory (1)
• GSC 1110 - Principles of Geology (3) [GE 5A]
• GSC 1100 - Water in a Changing World (3) [GE 5A]
• PLT 2310 - Introduction to Soil Science (2)
• PLT 2310L - Introduction to Soil Science Laboratory (1)

Unrestricted Electives: 9 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.

Note(s):

* Choice depends on Emphasis

** 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 .

**** Students interested in Ecology Conservation and Biodiversity are encouraged to enroll in BIO 2050  and BIO 2050L . Students interested in Environmental Microbiology are encouraged to enroll in BIO 2060  and BIO 2060L .

Graduation Requirements: 52 units

Summer Sponsored Experience: 0 unit

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