Bachelor of Arts - Biological Science

Total Credits Required: 51 credits
Minimum 32 credits

Minimum Upper Division Credits: 20 credits
Minimum Biology Credits at Cal Lutheran: 16 units

Core Courses:

• BIOL 120: Introduction to Ecology and Populations

• BIOL 121: Introduction to Cells and Organisms

• BIOL 122: Introduction to Metabolism, Genes & Development

• BIOL 123L: Introduction to Biological Experimentation I

• BIOL 124L: Introduction to Biological Experimentation II

• BIOL 311: Evolution

Select one of the following:

• BIOL 399/498/499: Junior Honors and Senior Honors I - Capstone and Senior Honors II - Capstone

• BIOL 463: Scientific Literature

Select Three Courses (at least one from each category):

Molecular and Cellular Biology:

• BIOL 331/331L: Genetics and Genetics Lab

• BIOL 375/375L: Cell Biology and Cell Biology Lab

• BIOL 425/425L: Biochemistry and Biochemistry Lab

• BIOL 426/426L: Molecular Biology and Molecular Biology Lab

• BIOL 428/428L: Virology and Virology Lab

• BIOL 438/438L: Immunology and Immunology Lab

Organismal Biology and Ecology:

• BIOL 325/325L: Environmental Ecology and Environmental Ecology Lab

• BIOL 333/333L: Ecology and Ecology Lab

• BIOL 345/345L: Marine Biology and Marine Biology Lab

• BIOL 352/352L: Oceanography and Oceanography Lab

• BIOL 361/361L: Microbiology and Microbiology Lab

• BIOL 437/437L: Herpetology and Herpetology Lab

• BIOL 440: Primate Ecology

Functional Biology:

• BIOL 341/341L: Comparative Anatomy and Comparative Anatomy Lab

• BIOL 342/342L: Developmental Biology

• BIOL 343/343L: Invertebrate Zoology and Invertebrate Zoology Lab

• BIOL 350/350L: Introduction to Neuroscience and Neuroscience Lab

• BIOL 461/461L: Vertebrate Physiology and Vertebrate Physiology Lab

Upper Division Biology Elective Credits: (if needed)

Required Supporting Courses:

• CHEM 151: General Chemistry

• CHEM 151L: General Chemistry Lab

• CHEM 152: General Chemistry II

• CHEM 152L: General Chemistry II Lab

• CHEM 331: Organic Chemistry

• CHEM 341: Organic Chemistry Lab

Select one of the following:

• MATH 131: Essential Statistics (or a statistics course taught in the Math Department)

• MATH 251: Calculus I

The Biology Departmental Honors Program

Students with excellent academic credentials will be nominated by the Biology Department Faculty for Departmental Honors (Biol DH) in the Fall of their junior year. Students will be nominated based on Science GPA, Overall GPA, and demonstrated interest and aptitude for undergraduate research. Students who are not nominated may petition for admission to the Biol DH program by meeting with the Biology faculty in the Fall of their junior year.

Nominated/petitioned students who choose to participate in the Biol DH will enroll in a 2-unit Biology class, BIOL 399 Junior Honors , in the spring semester of their junior year. Students will then normally participate in the summer research on the proposed project between their junior and senior years. During the senior year, Biol DH students will enroll in BIOL 498 Senior Honors I - Capstone , during the Fall, and BIOL 499 Senior Honors II - Capstone in the Spring semester. Students who successfully complete these 8 units of coursework, write a thesis and present their work in a public setting will be awarded Departmental Honors in Biology.