Program Pathways
Biology - Formerly Life Science Degree - Major #6082
Associate of Science Degree
2024 Fall Semester
The Associate Degree in Biology provides a foundation for students wishing to explore or pursue a wide range of fields in the Biological Sciences. The course pathway for this degree is more flexible than the Associate Degree for Transfer in Biology, allowing students to match their non-biological courses to their intended academic or career goal. Students completing this degree will fulfill the core biology requirements for transfer to a CSU or UC, but without the guarantees offered by the Associate Degree for Transfer. Please speak with a transfer counselor for more information about the benefits of the Associate Degree and the Associate Degree for Transfer.
Term 1
Units: 15.0-21.0
FCC Mathematics Competency Requirement
3.0-5.0
FCC GE AREA B: Social & Behavioral Sciences
3.0
FCC GE AREA C: Humanities
3.0-5.0
FCC GE AREA G: Communications
3.0
Major Course
3.0-5.0
Select one of the following:
18 units in total required for graduation
BIOL 5
Human Biology (Historical)
4.0
BIOL 6
Principles of Botany (Historical)
5.0
Can only be taken if not used for other major areas.
BIOL 7
Field Biology (Historical)
5.0
BIOL 14
Conservation Biology (Historical)
3.0
BIOL 15
Animal Biology (Active)
4.0
BIOL 16
Plant Biology (Active)
4.0
BIOL 31
Microbiology (Historical)
5.0
BIOL 46
Elementary Horticulture (Active)
4.0
BIOL 71
Field Biology of the High and Eastern Sierra Nevada (Active)
1.0
BIOL 72
Field Biology of the Central California Coast (Active)
1.0
CHEM 1B
General Chemistry II (Active)
5.0
CHEM 3B
Introductory Organic & Biological Chemistry (Historical)
4.0
GEOL 2
Historical Geology (Active)
4.0
GEOL 5
Introduction to Oceanography (Active)
3.0
GEOL 12
Environmental Science (Active)
3.0
Term 2
Units: 16.0
FCC Writing/Reading Competency Requirement: RECOMMEND ENGL 1A
4.0
FCC GE AREA E.1: Lifetime Wellness: PE &/or Dance
1.0
FCC GE AREA E.2: Lifetime Wellness: Lifetime Skills
3.0
FCC GE AREA F: Government and American Institutions RECOMMEND POLSCI 2
3.0
BIOL 11A
Biology for Science Majors I (Historical)
5.0
Satisfies FCC GE area A
Term 3
Units: 10.0-18.0
FCC GE AREA E.1 or E.2: Lifetime Wellness
1.0-3.0
BIOL 11B
Biology for Science Majors II (Historical)
5.0
Major Course
0.0-5.0
Select one of the following if needed to reach 18 units in total required for graduation.
BIOL 5
Human Biology (Historical)
4.0
BIOL 7
Field Biology (Historical)
5.0
BIOL 14
Conservation Biology (Historical)
3.0
BIOL 15
Animal Biology (Active)
4.0
BIOL 16
Plant Biology (Active)
4.0
BIOL 31
Microbiology (Historical)
5.0
BIOL 46
Elementary Horticulture (Active)
4.0
BIOL 71
Field Biology of the High and Eastern Sierra Nevada (Active)
1.0
BIOL 72
Field Biology of the Central California Coast (Active)
1.0
CHEM 1B
General Chemistry II (Active)
5.0
CHEM 3B
Introductory Organic & Biological Chemistry (Historical)
4.0
GEOL 2
Historical Geology (Active)
4.0
GEOL 5
Introduction to Oceanography (Active)
3.0
GEOL 12
Environmental Science (Active)
3.0
Chemistry Course
4.0-5.0
Select one of the following:
CHEM 1A
General Chemistry I (Active)
5.0
CHEM 3A
Introductory General Chemistry (Historical)
4.0
Term 4
Units: 0.0
ELECTIVE (Only if needed to reach 60 units)
0.0
Total: 41.0-55.0