Undergraduate Degrees, page 2
Department of Biological Sciences
College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Departmental Major Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts

The general education requirements for the B.A. degree are applicable.

Major core courses, Lower divisionUnits
BISC 106LPrinciples of Biology I, or
BISC 116LAdvanced Principles of Biology I4
BISC 107LPrinciples of Biology II, or
BISC 117LAdvanced Principles of Biology II4
BISC 210Molecular Biology4
BISC 216LIntroduction to Biochemistry4
Collateral sciences core courses, Lower divisionUnits
CHEM 105aLbLGeneral Chemistry, or
CHEM 115abLAdvanced General Chemistry4-4
MATH 125Calculus I4
PHYS 135abLPhysics for the Life Sciences, or
PHYS 151LFundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics, Waves,
and Sound4
PHYS 152LFundamentals of Physics II: Thermodynamics,
Electricity, and Magnetism4
Collateral sciences core courses, Upper divisionUnits
CHEM 322abLOrganic Chemistry, or
CHEM 325abLOrganic Chemistry4-4

Upper Division Major Courses

A minimum of four, four-unit upper division BISC electives is required, of which at least two must be laboratory courses.

It is expected that students will take 100-level BISC courses during the first year, 200-level BISC courses during the second year, 300-level BISC core courses during the third year, and 300- or 400-level BISC major elective courses during either the third or fourth years.

Biological sciences curricula satisfy all of the requirements for admission to schools of medicine and dentistry.

Grade Point Average in the Major Subject

Grades of C- or better are required in BISC 106L or 116L, 107L or 117L, 210 and 216L. A GPA of 2.0 is required in all upper division Biological Sciences courses. It is expected that at least four of the upper division biology courses for the B.S. degree and three for the B.A. degree will be taken at USC.

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