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Biology & Health Science
Associate in Arts Degree: Life Sciences: General
Complete General Education and other requirements listed for the Associate degree and
Major Requirements: 19-23 semester units

A grade point average of 2.0 is required for the major courses.

4-5 units from the following courses:

BIOL 110 General Principles of Biology 4.0 units
BIOL 210 General Zoology 5.0 units
BIOL 220 General Botony 5.0 units
BIOL 230 Introductory Cell Biology 4.0 units

12-15 units from the following courses:

BIOL 102 Environmental Conservation 3.0 units
BIOL 110 General Principles of Biology 4.0 units
BIOL 130 Human Biology 3.0 units
BIOL 140 Animals, People, and Environment 3.0 units
BIOL 145 Plants, People, and Environment 3.0 units
BIOL 184 Wildlife Biology 3.0 units
BIOL 195 Biology Field Laboratory 1.0 unit
BIOL 210 General Zoology 5.0 units
BIOL 220 General Botany 5.0 units
BIOL 230 Introductory Cell Biology 4.0 units


Plus 3 units of a Physical Science-
ASTR, CHEM, GEOG, METE, OCEN, PALN, PHYS, PSCI

Students are encouraged to group course selections as follows to emphasize their major interests.

Human Biology: BIOL 110, 130; CHEM 410 or 210
Marine Biology: BIOL 110; OCEN 100 or GEOL 100
Natural History: BIOL 110, 111, 200; GEOL 100 or METE 100 or GEOG 100
Wildlife/Forestry: BIOL 102, 110, or 184; GEOL 100 or METE 100