This degree program is designed to provide a two-year transfer program with emphasis on the uniformity and diversity of life. The curriculum fulfills the lower division requirements for majors in biology, dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, environmental health, microbiology and ecology.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Explain the basic structures and fundamental processes of life at the molecular, cellular, and organismal levels.
• Identify the evolutionary processes that lead to adaptation and biological diversity.
• Describe the relationship between life forms and their environment and ecosystems.
• Collect, organize, analyze, interpret and present quantitative and qualitative data and incorporate them into the broader context of biological knowledge.
• Effectively apply current technology and scientific methodologies for problem solving.
• Find, select and evaluate various types of scientific information including primary research articles, mass media sources and World Wide Web information.
• Communicate effectively in written and oral formats.

Career Opportunities

Aquatic Biologist¹
Athletic Trainer¹
Biologist¹
Biochemical Engineer¹
Biological Technician
Biomedical Equipment Technician
Biotechnologist
Botanist¹
Clinical Lab Technologist
Cytologist¹
Ecologist¹
Environmental Engineer¹
Environmental Technician
Environmental Microbiologist¹
Genetic Engineering Technician
Greenhouse Assistant
Laboratory Technician
Physical Therapist¹
Public Health Biologist¹
Purification Technician
Research Assistant
Safety Specialist
Teacher¹
Technical Writer
Waste Management Technician

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Bachelor Degree or higher required.

Associate in Science Degree Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Units
BIO-230	Principles of Cellular, Molecular and Evolutionary Biology	4
BIO-240	Principles of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology	5
CHEM-141	General Chemistry I	5
CHEM-142	General Chemistry II	5
CHEM-231	Organic Chemistry I	5
MATH-160	Elementary Statistics	4
or PSY-215	Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
MATH-180	Analytic Geometry and Calculus I	5
PHYC-130	Fundamentals of Physics	4
PHYC-131	Fundamentals of Physics	4
Total Units		41

Plus General Education Requirements