Course Course
Code
#
Course
Biology - Take All Three Courses Listed
BIS
2A
BIS
2B
BIS
2C
NPB 2014-2016 Catalog Checksheet
Units Prerequisites
Required Prep Courses
Intro to Biology: Essentials of Life on
Earth
4
Intro to Biology: Principles of Ecology
& Evolution
5
Intro to Biology: Biodiversity & the
Tree of Life
5
Grade Planned
Course
Code
Course #
Course
Biological Sciences - Take All Courses Listed
Units Prerequisites
Required Upper Division Courses
BIS
101
Genes & Gene Expression
4
BIS 2A-C (C concurrent ok), CHE 8B,
118B or 128B (concurrent ok), STA 13,
100 102 or 130A (concurrent ok)
C- in BIS 2A
BIS
104
Cell Biology
3
BIS 101, 102 or 105
C - in BIS 2B
Biological Sciences - Biochemistry - Take either BIS 105 OR BIS 102 and 103
Structure & Function of
Biomolecules
BIS
102
3
BIS 2A, CHE 8B, 118B or 128B
BIS
General Chemistry - Take All Three Courses Listed
CHE
2A
General Chemistry
5
Placement score
CHE
2B
General Chemistry
5
CHE 2A or AH
103
Bioenergetics & Metabolism
3
BIS 102
OR
CHE
2C
General Chemistry
5
Organic Chemistry - Take either the 8 series OR the 118 series
CHE 2B or BH
BIS
105
Biomolecules & Metabolism
3
BIS 2A-C, 101, CHE 8B, 118B or 128B
Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior Core - Take all three courses listed
CHE
8A
Organic Chemisty: Brief Course
2
C - in CHE 2B
NPB
100
Neurobiology
4
BIS 2A-C, PHY 7 or 9 A-C
CHE
8B
Organic Chemisty: Brief Course
4
CHE 8A or 118A
NPB
NPB
101
102
Systemic Physiology
Animal Behavior
5
3
BIS 2A, CHE 2B, (PHY 7C rec.)
BIS 2A-C
OR
Organic Chemistry for Health & Life
Sciences
CHE
118A
4
Organic Chemistry for Health & Life
Sciences
CHE
118B
4
Organic Chemistry for Health & Life
Sciences
CHE
118C
4
Math - Take either the 17 series or the 21 series
Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior Lab - Choose One Course
CHE 118A
NPB
100L
Neurobiology Lab
3
NPB 100 (may be taken
concurreently)
CHE 118B
NPB
NPB
101L
104L
Systemic Physiology Lab
Lab
3
4
NPB 101
NPB 101, 101L, BIS 103 or 105
MAT
17A
Calculus for Biology & Medicine
4
Placement score
NPB
106
Experiments in NPB
3
NPB 100 or 101 or 102, 199, CI
MAT
17B
Calculus for Biology & Medicine
4
MAT 16A, 17A or 21A
NPB
111L
Adv. Systemic Physiology Lab
4
NPB 101, 101L
MAT
17C
Calculus for Biology & Medicine
4
MAT 16B, 17B or 21B
NPB
124
4
4
Placement score
MAT 21A or AH
141P
150
194H
Comparative
Neuroanatomy
y
g
p
Organisms/Adv. Lab
Adv. Animal Behavior
NPB Honors
4
NPB
NPB
NPB
5
4
7
PSC 101 or NPB 100 ,or 101
BML
NPB 102 or PSC 101
Senior standing, 3.5 major GPA
ANT
151
Primate Evolution
4
ANT 1 or BIS 2B
OR
MAT
MAT
21A
21B
Calculus
Calculus
Physics- Take All Three Courses Listed
Evolution - Choose One Course
PHY
7A
General Physics
4
MAT 16B, 17B or 21B
(concurrent ok)
PHY
7B
General Physics
4
PHY 7A
GEL
107
Paleobiology
3
GEL 3-3L or BIS 2B
PHY
7C
General Physics
4
PHY 7B
EVE
100
Intro to Evolution
4
BIS 2A-C, 101, MAT 16A-C
Statistics - Take STA 100
Applied Statistics for Biological
Sciences
STA
100
Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior Depth - Choose enough courses from list on back to total 12 units
4
MAT 16B or equiv.
Who Uses These Requirements?
* Students admitted to UCD as freshmen in Fall 2011 or later
* Students admitted to UCD as transfers in Fall 2014 or later or transfers admitted Fall 2013 or
before that opt to follow GE3
** Students following this set of NPB requirements must follow GE3 (postFall 2011 GE)
Total Depth Units:
Depth GPA:
Overall Major GPA:
Grade
Planned