Advising Course Plan - Molecular and Cellular Biology Major
This plan indicates an effective way to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular Biology. This basic plan may be altered depending upon your post-graduate plans. Please see other advising plans that consider specific post-graduate plans.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | |
| BIOL 100 | Current Perspectives Biology | 0.0 |
| FSEM 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| BIOL 141P | Introductory Biology: Biochemistry, Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics | 1 |
| General Education requirement | 1 | |
| General Education requirement | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 142P | Introductory Biology: Animal and Plant Physiology | 1 |
| General Education requirement | 1 | |
| General Education requirement | 1 | |
| General Education requirement | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOL 243Q | Biostatistics | 1 |
| CHEM 141P+ | General Chemistry I | 1 |
| MATH 1301 | Calculus I with Review Part I | 1 |
| General Education requirement | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 3002 | Molecular Biology and Biotechnology | 1 |
| CHEM 142P | General Chemistry II | 1 |
| MATH 131Q | Calculus I with Review Part 2 | 1 |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOL 425* | Cell Biology | 1 |
| CHEM 201 | Organic Chemistry I | 1 |
| Junior Seminar4 | 1 | |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 497 | Research Proposal | 0.5 |
| CHEM 2046, * | Biochemistry I | 1 |
| CHEM 301 | Organic Chemistry II | 1 |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4.5 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOL 498 | Senior Project I | 1 |
| BIOL 300 or 400 level course3, 5 | 1 | |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 499 | Senior Project II | 1 |
| BIOL 300 or 400 level course3, 5 | 1 | |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Total Unit: 32.5 | ||
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The timing of the Math course is not critical; it can be taken at a later time. Some students may place into, and wish to take, MATH 141Q instead of MATH 130 and MATH 131Q.
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BIOL 300 can be taken in the spring of the 3rd year
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BIOL 300- or 400-level courses can be taken in any order.
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The JSEM can be taken in the spring instead of the fall.
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The last two required upper division Biology courses must be chosen
from BIOL 301, BIOL 314, BIOL 315, BIOL 425, BIOL 401, BIOL 409,
BIOL 410, BIOL 415.- 6
CHEM 204 can be taken in the 4th Year.
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Two core courses are required for the MCB major (Core course options: BIOL 302, BIOL 425, and CHEM 204). BIOL 302 can be taken instead of BIOL 425 or CHEM 204.
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Students can concurrently take BIOL 141P with CHEM 141P and/or BIOL 142P with CHEM 142P. However, student must obtain additional academic advising and get permission from their academic advisor before enrolling in both courses.