B.S. DEGREE
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Field and Wildlife Biology Concentration – Field Biology Emphasis
2007-2009
This is one plan for completing the degree in four years. There are many other equally valid ways of scheduling these courses. Work with your advisor to develop a plan that is tailored to your needs.
Please check the Biological Sciences Department course offerings list for information on when major courses are offered in quarters other than what is listed below.
FRESHMAN
Quarter
Major
Fall
BIO 160
(4)
Winter
BIO 161
(4)
SOPHOMORE
Spring
BIO 162
(5)
Fall
BIO 263
(4)
Winter
JUNIOR
Spring
Ecology1
(4)
Winter
BOT 313
(4)
Spring
ZOO 323
(4)
Fall
BIO 461 or
4623
(2)
Winter
BIO 414
(4)
Spring
BOT 433
(4)
BIO
361/434/435
(4)
Conc.
Elect.4
(3)
ZOO 437
(4)
BIO
351
(5)
Conc.
Elect.4
(4)
ZOO 335
(4)
ZOO 341
(4)
BIO
318/ZOO
322/ZOO
423
(4)6
GE 5
(4)
GE 5
(4)
GE 5
(4)
GE 5
(4)
GE 5
(4)
GE 5
(4)
16
16
ZOO 321
(4)
Support
GE
Courses
GE
Courses/
Electives
Units
CHEM
127
(4)
ENGL
134 or
COMS
101/102
(4)
BIO 100
or Free
Elect
(1)
13
CHEM
128
(4)
CHEM
129
(4)
PHYS
121
(4)
PHYS 122
(4)
MATH
161 (4)
Math
162 (4)
ENGL
134 or
COMS
101/102
(4)
STAT
218 (4)
CHEM
312/316 (5)
Free
Elect
(2)
14
GE 5
(4)
17
13
PHYS 123
(4)
GE 5
(4)
GE 5
(4)
GE 5
(4)
Free
Elect
(1)
13
SENIOR
Fall
Biodiversity2
(4)
16
GE 5
(4)
GE 5
(4)
16
15
16
15
Note: Many of the upper-division electives are only taught one quarter/year; be sure to find out which quarter the ones you want to take are offered. Check the Biological Sciences
Department Course Offerings list for more information.
1
Choose from: BIO 318,325,418; BOT 326; MCRO 436.
2
Choose from: BIO 328,415; BOT 313,323,334,433,437; MCRO 224,402; ZOO 321,322,323,329, 335,336,341,425.
3
Planning for the senior project should start during the junior year; many students take more than one quarter to complete the project.
To be chosen with advisor approval
5
56 units of General Education (GE) courses are required for graduation. You must take one course from each of the following areas: A3; C1, C2, C3, C4, C1-4; D1, D2, D3, D4, D5; F.
4
6
Only Zoo 322 is schedule to be taught during the 07-08 year. Please check with the Department for an updated list of course offerings for the 08-09 year.
Revised 2/12/2016