Major Required: 11 units

• BIO 5111 - Communicating Biology (2)
• BIO 5800L - Professional Development Laboratory (1)
• BIO 6800 - Seminar in Biology (1-3) (3 units required) *
• BIO 6930 - Presentation of Thesis Research Proposal (1)
• BIO 6940 - Master’s Thesis/Project Research (1-2) (4 units required)

Major Electives: 17 units

A maximum of 8 units may be taken at the 4000 level. BIO 4000 , BIO 4410 , BIO 4610 , and BIO 4620  may not be used.

A maximum of 1 unit of BIO 6800  may be applied to Major Electives. This BIO 6800  must have a different topic from BIO 6800  courses applied to Major Required courses

• Select from List of Courses: 3 units

  - 3 units may be any combination of the following courses:

• BIO 5000 - Special Study for Graduate Students (1-3)
• BIO 6910 - Directed Research (1-3)
• BIO 6920 - Independent Research (1-3)

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• Select from List of Courses: 14 units

  - BIO 4990 BIO 4990L  and BIO 5990 /BIO 5990L  may be taken more than once if the course topics are different. Courses from other departments may be considered on an individual case basis.

• BIO 4030 - Human Genetics (3)
• BIO 4040 - Advanced Genetics (3)
• BIO 4060 - Regulatory Affairs and Safety Assessment (3)
• BIO 4140 - Biology of Species Invasions (2)
• BIO 4140A - Biology of Species Invasions Activity (1)
• BIO 4180 - Marine Ecology (3)
• BIO 4180L - Marine Ecology Laboratory (1)
• BIO 4240 - Neuromuscular Physiology (3)
• BIO 4260 - Neuroscience (3)
• BIO 4300 - Concepts of Molecular Biology (3)
• BIO 4320 - Molecular Biology Techniques (3)
• BIO 4320L - Molecular Biology Techniques Laboratory (1)
• BIO 4360 - Recombinant DNA and Protein Technology (3)
• BIO 4360L - Recombinant DNA and Protein Technology Laboratory (1)
• BIO 4380 - Bioinformatics (2)
• BIO 4380L - Bioinformatics Laboratory (2)
• BIO 4400 - Stem Cell Biology (3)
• BIO 4400L - Stem Cell Biology Laboratory (2)
• BIO 4450 - Physiology I: Cells (3)
• BIO 4450L - Physiology I: Cells Laboratory (1)
• BIO 4460 - Physiology II: Systems (3)
• BIO 4480 - Plant Physiology (3)
• BIO 4480L - Plant Physiology Laboratory (1)
• BIO 4490 - Marine Botany (2)
• BIO 4490L - Marine Botany Laboratory (2)
• BIO 4500 - California Flora (1)
• BIO 4500L - California Flora Laboratory (1)
• BIO 4520 - Evolution of Plants (3)
• BIO 4520L - Evolution of Plants Laboratory (1)
• BIO 4530 - Plant Anatomy (2)
• BIO 4530L - Plant Anatomy Laboratory (2)
• BIO 4540 - Plant Genetics (3)
• BIO 4560 - Plant Development and Differentiation (3)
• BIO 4570 - Plants and the Environment (2)
• BIO 4570L - Plants and the Environment Laboratory (2)
• BIO 4585 - Ecotoxicology (3)
• BIO 4635 - Medical Microbiology (3)
• BIO 4635L - Medical Microbiology Laboratory (1)
• BIO 4650 - Immunology (3)
• BIO 4650L - Immunology Laboratory (1)
• BIO 4660 - Microbial Physiology (3)
• BIO 4660L - Microbial Physiology Laboratory (1)
• BIO 4670 - General Virology (3)
• BIO 4670L - General Virology Laboratory (1)
• BIO 4680 - Microbial Ecology (3)
• BIO 4680L - Microbial Ecology Laboratory (1)
• BIO 4700 - Hematology (3)
• BIO 4700L - Hematology Laboratory (1)
• BIO 4800 - Entomology (2)
• BIO 4800L - Entomology Laboratory (2)
• BIO 4820 - Biology of Fishes (2)
• BIO 4820L - Biology of Fishes Laboratory (2)
• BIO 4830 - Ornithology (2)
• BIO 4830L - Ornithology Laboratory (2)
• BIO 4840 - Herpetology (2)
• BIO 4840L - Herpetology Laboratory (2)
• BIO 4850 - Mammalogy (3)
• BIO 4850L - Mammalogy Laboratory (1)
• BIO 4920L - Aquatic Sampling and Safety (1)
• BIO 4990 - Special Topics for Upper Division Students (1-3)
• BIO 4990L - Special Topics for Upper Division Students Laboratory (1-3)
• BIO 5100 - Statistics for Biologists using R (3)
• BIO 5100L - Statistics for Biologists using R Laboratory (1)
• BIO 5150L - Advanced R Programming and Statistics Topics (1-3)
• BIO 5170 - Genetic Engineering - Past, Present and Future (3)
• BIO 5200 - Meta-Analysis in Biological Sciences (2)
• BIO 5200L - Meta-Analysis in Biological Sciences Laboratory (1)
• BIO 5280 - Community Ecology (3)
• BIO 5350 - Advanced Cell Biology (3)
• BIO 5360 - Host-Pathogen Interactions (3)
• BIO 5370 - Advanced Virology (3)
• BIO 5400 - Biogeography (3)
• BIO 5440 - Biomedical Career Discovery (3)
• BIO 5450 - Biomedical Manuscript Writing (2)
• BIO 5460 - Biomedical Masters Thesis Writing (2)
• BIO 5470 - National Institutes of Health Grantsmanship (3)
• BIO 5480 - Biomedical Journal Club (3)
• BIO 5490 - Biomedical Research Presentation (3)
• BIO 5500 - Biological Effects of Climate Change (3)
• BIO 5550A - Field Biology Activity (1-3)
• BIO 5550 - Field Biology (1-3)
• BIO 5550L - Field Biology Laboratory (1-3)
• BIO 5650 - Immunology (3)
• BIO 5750 - Molecular Basis of Cancer (3)
• BIO 5760 - Regulatory Affairs for the Biotechnology Industry (3)
• BIO 5870 - Advanced Muscle Biology and Disease (3)
• BIO 5990 - Special Topics for Graduate Students (1-3)
• BIO 5990L - Special Topics for Graduate Students Laboratory (1-3)

Culminating Experience: 2 units

• BIO 6960 - Master’s Degree Thesis (2)

Notes:

*BIO 6800  must have different topics.

Summer Sponsored Experience: 0 unit

• CPU 5003 - Cal Poly Pomona Graduate Sponsored Summer Experience (0)