Bachelor of Science in Biology: Concentration in Cell and Molecular Biology - Quantitative Reasoning Category I/II and Stretch English

120 Total Units Required
Minimum Number of Units in Major: 60

This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.

Plan of Study Grid
First Semester		Units
CHEM 115	General Chemistry I: Essential Concepts of Chemistry (Major Lower-Division Core)	5
ENG 104	Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice Stretch I ¹	3
MATH 226	Calculus I (Major Lower-Division Core, B4) ²	4
GE Area A ³		3
	Units	15
Second Semester
BIOL 230	Introductory Biology I (Major Lower-Division Core)	5
BIOL 231	Advising for Success as a Biology Major (Major Lower-Division Core)	1
CHEM 215 & CHEM 216	General Chemistry II: Quantitative Applications of Chemistry Concepts and General Chemistry II Laboratory: Quantitative Applications of Chemistry Concepts (Major Lower-Division Core)	5
ENG 105	Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice Stretch II (A2) ¹	3
	Units	14
Third Semester
Select One (Major Lower-Division Core): ⁴		3
CHEM 130	General Organic Chemistry
CHEM 233	Organic Chemistry I
PHYS 111 & PHYS 112	General Physics I and General Physics I Laboratory (Major Lower-Division Core, B1, B3)	4
GE Area A		3
GE Area C		3
GE Area E		3
	Units	16
Fourth Semester
BIOL 240	Introductory Biology II (Major Lower-Division Core) ⁵	5
Select One (Major Lower-Division Core): ⁴		3
CHEM 335	Organic Chemistry II
SF State Studies or University Elective (if CHEM 130 taken)
GE Area C		3
GE Area D		3
	Units	14
Fifth Semester
BIOL 355	Genetics (Major Upper-Division Core) ⁶	3
GE Area C		3
GE Area D - Take Two		6
SF State Studies or University Elective		3
	Units	15
Sixth Semester
BIOL 337	Evolution (Major Upper-Division Core)	3
BIOL 350	Cell Biology (Major Upper-Division Core)	3
BIOL 357	Molecular Genetics (Major Upper-Division Core)	3
Select One (Major Upper-Division Core):		3
CHEM 340	Biochemistry I
CHEM 349	General Biochemistry
GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course)		3
	Units	15
Seventh Semester
BIOL 351GW	Experiments in Cell and Molecular Biology - GWAR (Major Upper-Division Core)	4
Select Major Electives Requirement (9 Units Total) - Take Two ⁷		6
GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities (Consider SF State Studies Course)		3
SF State Studies or University Elective		3
	Units	16
Eighth Semester
Select Major Electives Requirement (9 Units Total) - Take One ⁷		3
SF State Studies or University Elective – Take Four		12
	Units	15
	Total Units	120

ENG 114 can only be taken if you complete Directed Self-Placement (DSP) and select ENG 114; if you choose ENG 104/ENG 105 through DSP you will satisfy A2 upon successful completion of ENG 105 in the second semester; multilingual students may be advised into alternative English courses.

Depending on courses completed through Early Start, students in Pathway/Category III or IV may be required to enroll in a support course to complement their Quantitative Reasoning/B4 requirement. There are multiple course options for this pathway. Before enrolling in a B4 course, students should verify their MATH Pathway/Category in their Student Center. Information regarding the courses that correspond with your MATH Pathway/Category can be found on the Developmental Studies Office Website.

To avoid taking additional units, it is recommended that you meet SF State Studies (AERM, GP, ES, SJ) and Ethnic Studies requirements within your GE or major.

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CHEM 233 is a prerequisite for CHEM 335. If students plan to take CHEM 335, they must take CHEM 233.

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GE Areas B2 (Life Science) and B3 (Laboratory Science) are satisfied upon completion of BIOL 240.

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Upper-Division General Education, Physical, and Life Sciences (UD–B) is satisfied upon completion of BIOL 355.

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Major Electives (9 units)
Select 9 units upon advisement. At least one elective course must have an upper-division laboratory component. Graduate level courses may be used upon advisement.

BIOL 328 Human Anatomy (4 units)*

BIOL 332 Health Disparities in Cancer (3 units) (AERM, GP, SJ)
BIOL 344GW Research Skills - GWAR (3 units)
BIOL 349 Bioethics (3 units) (UD-B, SJ)
BIOL 356 Honors Genetics (2 units)
BIOL 358 Forensic Genetics: Math Matters (4 units)
BIOL 380 Evolutionary Developmental Biology (3 units)
BIOL 382 Developmental Biology (3 units)
BIOL 391 Microscopy and Photomicrography (2 units)*
BIOL 401 General Microbiology (3 units)
BIOL 411 Environmental Microbiology (3 units)
BIOL 420 General Virology (3 units)
BIOL 425 Emerging Diseases (3 units)
BIOL 430 Medical Microbiology (3 units)
BIOL 431 Medical Microbiology Laboratory (2 units)*
BIOL 435 Immunology (3 units)
BIOL 436 Immunology Laboratory (2 units)*
BIOL 442 Microbial Physiology (3 units)
BIOL 443 Microbial Physiology Laboratory (2 units)*
BIOL 446 Microbial Genomics (4 units)
BIOL 453 General Parasitology (3 units)
BIOL 454 Parasitology Laboratory (1 units)*
BIOL 458 Biometry (4 units)
BIOL 482 Ecology (4 units)*
BIOL 490 Ecology of Infectious Diseases (4 units)
BIOL 525 Plant Physiology (3 units)
BIOL 526 Plant Molecular Physiology Laboratory (2 units)*
BIOL 612 Human Physiology (3 units)
BIOL 615 Molecular Pathophysiology (3 units)
BIOL 619 Pathophysiology (3 units)
BIOL 620 Endocrinology (3 units)
BIOL 621 Reproductive Physiology (3 units)
BIOL 622 Hormones and Behavior (3 units)
BIOL 627 Biophysics (3 units)
BIOL 630 Animal Physiology (3 units)
BIOL 638 Bioinformatics and Genome Annotation (4 units)*
BIOL 640 Cellular Neurosciences (3 units)
BIOL 642 Neural Systems Physiology (3 units)
BIOL 644 LEADerS Service Learning Course: Learners Engaged in Advocating for Diversity in Science (4 units)
or BIOL 654 Peer Assistants for Learning Science (PALS) (4 units)
BIOL 699 Independent Study in Biology (1-3 units)

Course fulfills the upper-division laboratory elective requirement.