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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 210L Principles of Ecology & Biological Diversity 3
Biology 211LB Principles of Animal Diversity & Ecology Lab 1
Biology 212LB Principles of Plant Diversity & Ecology Lab 1
Biology 215RLb Statistics for Life & Behavioral Sciences 3
Biology 220LB Principles of Cellular, Molecular & Evolutionary Biology 3
Biology 221LB 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 141RLb General Chemistry I 5
Chemistry 142RLb General Chemistry II 5
Chemistry 231RLb Organic Chemistry I 5
Chemistry 232RLb 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 180L Analytical Geometry & Calculus 5
Physics 130RLb Fundamentals of Physics 4
Physics 131RLb Fundamentals of Physics 4
 L  Lecture only classes
RLb  Classes with required labs

LB

 Laboratory classes

 

 

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