Bi Typical Course Schedule
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(Required courses and representative examples of electives)
Typical Undergraduate Course Schedule
| First Year | Course | Units - 1st Term | Units - 2nd Term | Units - 3rd Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ma 1 abc | Freshman Mathematics | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Ph 1 abc | Freshman Physics | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Ch 1ab | General Chemistry | 6 | 9 | – |
| Hum <=60 | Freshman Humanities | 9 | – | 9 |
| Ch 3a | Chemistry Lab | – | 6 | – |
| CS 1 | Introduction to Computer Programming | 9 | – | – |
| Bi 8 | Foundational Principles of Molecular Biology | – | 9 | – |
| Bi 9 | Cell Biology | – | – | 9 |
| Bi 1x | The Great Ideas of Biology: Exploration through Experimentation | – | – | 9 |
| Total | 42 | 42 | 45 |
| Second Year | Course | Units - 1st Term | Units - 2nd Term | Units - 3rd Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ma 2 | Differential Equations | 9 | – | – |
| Ma 3 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics | – | 9 | – |
| Ph 2bc | Sophomore Physics | 9 | 9 | – |
| OR | ||||
| BE 25 | Biophysical Chemistry | – | 9 | – |
| Ch 41 abc | Organic Chemistry | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Introductory Social Sciences | 9 | – | 9 | |
| Bi 122 | Genetics | 9 | – | – |
| Bi 117 | Developmental Biology | – | 9 | – |
| NB/Bi/CNS/150 | Introduction to Neuroscience | – | – | 10 |
| Two electives in Spring, e.g., | ||||
| Bi 160 | Molecular Basis of Animal Evolution | – | – | 9 |
| Bi/BE/BMB 115 | Viruses and Application for Biological Systems | – | – | 9 |
| Total | 45 | 45 | 46 |
| Third Year | Course | Units - 1st Term | Units - 2nd Term | Units - 3rd Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Humanties | – | 9 | 9 | |
| Advanced Social Sciences | 9 | – | 9 | |
| Additional HSS | – | – | 9 | |
| Ch/Bi 110 | Introduction to Biochemistry | 12 | – | – |
| Ch/Bi 111 | Biochemistry of Gene Expression | – | 12 | – |
| Bi/BE 24 | Technical Communication (Fall or Spring) | – | – | 6 |
| Two electives in Fall, e.g. | ||||
| Bi 145 a | Tissue and Organ Physiology | 9 | 9 | – |
| ESE/Bi 166 | Microbial Physiology | 9 | – | – |
| Bi/CNS/NB 195 | Mathematics in Biology | 9 | – | – |
| Two electives in Winter, e.g., | ||||
| Bi/Ge/ESE 105 | Evolution | – | 9 | – |
| Bi/BE 119 | Morphogenesis of Developmental Systems | – | 9 | – |
| Bi 116 | Microbial Genetics | – | 9 | – |
| Bi/BE 183 | Introduction to Computational Biology and Bioinformatics | – | 9 | – |
| Two electives in Spring, e.g. | ||||
| Bi/CNS 158 | Vertebrate Evolution | – | – | 9 |
| BiBMB 189 | The Cell Cycle and Genomic Stability | – | – | 6 |
| BE/Bi 101 | Order of Magnitude Biology | – | – | 6 |
| Begin taking research credits | ||||
| Bi 22 | Undergraduate Research | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Total | 45 | 45 | 46 |
| Fourth Year | Course | Units - 1st Term | Units - 2nd Term | Units - 3rd Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional HSS | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| Two to three electives each term, e.g., | ||||
| BE/Bi 103 a | Introduction to Data Analysis in the Biological Sciences | 9 | – | – |
| NB/Bi/CNS 154 | Principles of Neuroscience | 9 | – | – |
| Bi 190 | Systems Genetics | 6 | – | – |
| Bi 192 | Introduction to Systems Biology | 6 | – | – |
| Bi/BE 129 | The Biology and Treatment of Cancer | – | 9 | – |
| Bi 214 | Stem Cells and Hematopoiesis | – | 9 | – |
| BE/Aph 161 | Physical Biology of the Cell | – | 12 | – |
| Ge/Bi 159 | Astrobiology | – | 9 | – |
| BE 107 | Exploring Biological Principles through Bio-Inspired Designs | – | – | 9 |
| BE 153 | Case Studies in Systems Physiology | – | – | 9 |
| NB/Bi/CNS 157 | Comparative Nervous Systems | – | – | 9 |
| Bi 180 | Plant and Soil Science | 9 | – | – |
| Pursue an indepth research project: | ||||
| Bi 90 | Undergraduate Thesis | 12+ | 12+ | 12+ |
| Total | 40+ | 40+ | 40+ |