The general education requirements for the B.S. degree are applicable.
Major core courses, Lower division | Units | ||
BISC 106L | Principles of Biology I, or | ||
BISC 116L | Advanced Principles of Biology I | 4 | |
BISC 107L | Principles of Biology II, or | ||
BISC 117L | Advanced Principles of Biology II | 4 | |
BISC 210 | Molecular Biology | 4 | |
BISC 216L | Introduction to Biochemistry | 4 | |
Major core courses, Upper division | Units | ||
BISC 300L | Introduction to Microbiology, or | ||
BISC 307L | General Physiology | 4 | |
BISC 313 | Population Genetics and Evolution, or | ||
BISC 315L | Introduction to Ecology | 4
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Collateral sciences core courses, Lower division | Units | ||
CHEM 105aLbL | General Chemistry, or | ||
CHEM 115abL | Advanced General Chemistry | 4-4 | |
MATH 125 | Calculus I | 4 | |
MATH 126 | Calculus II, or | ||
MATH 208x | Elementary Probability and Statistics | 4 | |
PHYS 135abL | Physics for the Life Sciences, or | ||
PHYS 151L | Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics, Waves, | ||
and Sound | 4 | ||
PHYS 152L | Fundamentals of Physics II: Thermodynamics, | ||
Electricity, and Magnetism | 4 | ||
Collateral sciences core courses, Upper division | Units | ||
CHEM 322abL | Organic Chemistry, or | ||
CHEM 325abL | Organic Chemistry | 4-4 |
A minimum of five, four-unit upper division BISC elective courses are required, of which at least two must be laboratory courses; the electives may include 300 level courses not taken in completion of the upper division major core course requirements. Not more than four units of BISC 490x may be included in fulfillment of this requirement.
Produced by the USC Division of Student Affairs, Office of University Publications, May 1, 1995