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Biology Department

Biological Science Major

The Biology Department offers a solid academic foundation for further study in the Life Sciences. The primary emphasis of the Biological Sciences major program is to prepare students for successful transfer to baccalaureate (four-year) institutions. The course package for majors is modeled on the transfer requirements of SDSU and will satisfy requirements of most other CSU and UC campuses.

All Biology majors courses have pre-requisites. Pre-requisites must be completed and cleared PRIOR TO REGISTRATION. Please check the current catalog for course pre-requisites.

The Biology Department HIGHLY RECOMMENDS that students successfully complete (with a grade of "C" or "CR" or higher) the following courses before enrolling in a Majors-Level Biology course:

College-level English course (ENG 120 or 124)
- College-level reading ability (Grade 13 or above)
Math course equivalent to MATH 175
College-level Biology course (Bio 105,110 or 120)

The following Biology courses, taken with the appropriate general education requirements, will lead to an Associate Degree with a Biological Sciences major. Please consult with a Grossmont College Counselor for a complete list of degree requirements.

SUBJECT & NUMBER	TITLE	UNITS
Biology 210^L	Principles of Ecology & Biological Diversity	3
Biology 211^LB	Principles of Animal Diversity & Ecology Lab	1
Biology 212^LB	Principles of Plant Diversity & Ecology Lab	1
Biology 215^RLb	Statistics for Life & Behavioral Sciences	3
Biology 220^LB	Principles of Cellular, Molecular & Evolutionary Biology	3
Biology 221^LB	Principles of Cellular & Molecular Biology Lab	1
The following courses are offered by the Chemistry, Math and Physics Departments at Grossmont College. Completion of these courses is also required for the Biology Associate Degree program.
Chemistry 141^RLb	General Chemistry I	5
Chemistry 142^RLb	General Chemistry II	5
Chemistry 231^RLb	Organic Chemistry I	5
Chemistry 232^RLb	Organic Chemistry II - This course is not required for the A.S.degree at Grossmont but is part of the "preparation for major" course work required by most transfer institutions.	5
Mathematics 180^L	Analytical Geometry & Calculus	5
Physics 130^RLb	Fundamentals of Physics	4
Physics 131^RLb	Fundamentals of Physics	4

^L	Lecture only classes
^RLb	Classes with required labs
^LB	Laboratory classes

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