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Biology

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120credit hours to graduate
6requirement groups
16courses named

Requirements

Required courses
  • BIO 130
  • BIO 268
  • CHEM 220
  • BIO 490
Introductory Biology gateway course
about 3 credit hours
  • any 1 of BIO 105BIO 110
200-level Biology courses
about 8 credit hours
  • 8 credits from BIO 215BIO 221BIO 224BIO 226BIO 240BIO 250BIO 260BIO 270BIO 275BIO 280 · Major text lists the 200-level categories without a count; two courses (8 credits) inferred from the sample 4-year plan.
300-level Biology courses
about 12 credit hours
  • 12 credits in BIO · Three 300-level Biology courses, excluding BIO 310, BIO 393, BIO 395, and BIO 397. At least two must be Occidental Biolo
Supporting coursework
about 10 credit hours
  • Requirements
    • General Chemistry (supporting course for Organic Chemistry): any 1 of CHEM 120CHEM 130
    • Calculus I or equivalent: any 1 of MATH 110MATH 114
    • Additional quantitative literacy course: 4 credits from BIO 373COMP 131COMP 149COMP 229ECON 301GEO 255MATH 120MATH 210MATH 212MATH 214and 3 more · Required only if Calculus I credit was awarded for AP/IB exam or other pre-college work.
Optional concentration (choose one, if pursued)
about 18 credit hours · pick one option
  • Optional concentration (choose one, if pursued) (pick one):
    • Concentration in Molecular and Cell Biology
      • Concentration in Molecular and Cell Biology
        • One additional 200-level Molecular and Cell Biology course: 4 credits from BIO 221BIO 224BIO 226
        • Molecular and Cell Biology electives (3 courses): 12 credits from BIO 320BIO 322BIO 323BIO 325BIO 326BIO 330BIO 333BIO 336BIO 340BIO 345and 3 more · Two may overlap with the 300-level major requirement; one must be beyond the major.
        • Research (Directed Research and/or Research Methods): 4 credits from BIO 290BIO 293BIO 393 · At least 4 units in Biology, or another discipline with permission of the Chair.
    • Concentration in Environmental Science
      • Concentration in Environmental Science
        • Environmental Biology-related courses (3 courses): 12 credits from BIO 356BIO 360BIO 363BIO 369BIO 370BIO 372BIO 380CHEM 221CHEM 240 · Two may overlap with the 300-level major requirement; one must be beyond the major.
        • Geology component: any 2 of GEO 105GEO 106GEO 225GEO 245
    • Concentration in Marine Biology
      • Concentration in Marine Biology
        • Marine Biology-related courses (4 courses): 16 credits any course · Four courses from the Marine Biology-related list; the list is not printed in the catalog text. Three may overlap with t
        • Interdisciplinary elective: any 1 of GEO 215MATH 120

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