Bachelor of Science in Biology: Concentration in Physiology
This program is designed to provide a firm foundation in physiology. Students interested in vertebrate, invertebrate, and plant physiology will find this concentration appropriate. The program is especially suited for preparation for advanced study at the postgraduate level or to prepare for careers in the health professions. In addition to major curricula in physiology, service courses are provided for nursing, clinical science, exercise physiology, kinesiology, and physical therapy majors.
See the Undergraduate Degree Programs in Biology section for general information for all biology students.
| Lower Division Requirements (38-39 units) | Units |
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| BIOL 230 | Introductory Biology I | 5 |
| BIOL 240 | Introductory Biology II | 5 |
| CHEM 115 | General Chemistry I: Essential Concepts of Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM 130 | General Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 215/216 | General Chemistry II: Quantitative Applications of Chemistry Concepts/Laboratory (3/2) | 5 |
| MATH 226 | Calculus I | 4 |
| Units selected from the following: | 3-4 |
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| MATH 124 | Elementary Statistics | |
| MATH 227 | Calculus II (4) | |
| BIOL 458 | Biometry (4) | |
| One set of the following: | 8 |
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PHYS 111/112 and PHYS 121/122 or PHYS 220/222 and PHYS 230/232 |
General Physics I/Laboratory (3/1) General Physics II/Laboratory (3/1)
General Physics with Calculus I/Laboratory (3/1) General Physics with Calculus II/Laboratory (3/1) |
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| Total lower division requirements | 38-39 |
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| Upper Division Requirements (29-33 units) | ||
CHEM 340 or CHEM 349 |
Biochemistry I
General Biochemistry |
3 |
| BIOL 350 | Cell Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 355 | Genetics | 3 |
| Physiology core courses selected from the following (One lecture must be BIOL 612 or BIOL 630): | 9 |
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| BIOL 525 | Plant Physiology | |
| BIOL 612 | Human Physiology | |
| BIOL 616 | Cardiorespiratory Physiology | |
| BIOL 617 | Advanced Topics in Physiology | |
| BIOL 620 | Endocrinology | |
| BIOL 621 | Reproductive Physiology | |
| BIOL 622 | Hormones and Behavior | |
| BIOL 630 | Animal Physiology | |
| BIOL 640 | Cellular Neuroscience | |
| BIOL 642 | Neural Systems Physiology | |
| One Physiology Lab selected from the following: | ||
| BIOL 526 | Plant Physiology/Laboratory (2) | |
| BIOL 613 | Human Physiology/Laboratory (2) | |
| BIOL 631 | Animal Physiology/Laboratory (4) | |
Electives selected in consultation with an advisor from the following: Criteria for elective units: 1 elective must contain a laboratory component; 1 elective must be chosen from each of the emphases listed below; and additional electives may be selected from the list of physiology core courses and/or either of the emphases listed below. |
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| Cellular and Molecular Emphasis | ||
| BIOL 351 | Experiments in Cell and Molecular Biology (4) | |
| BIOL 357 | Molecular Genetics | |
| BIOL 361 | Human Genetics | |
| BIOL 382 | Developmental Biology | |
| BIOL 435 | Immunology | |
| BIOL 524 | Plant Molecular Biology | |
| BIOL 615 | Molecular Pathophysiology | |
| BIOL 652 | Science Education Partners in Biology | |
| BIOL 699 | Special Study in Biology (1-3) | |
| BIOL 730 | Pharmacology | |
| BIOL 865 | Advances in Physiology and Behavioral Biology (2) | |
| CHEM 343 | Biochemistry I Laboratory | |
| Ecological, Anatomical, and Evolutionary Emphasis | ||
| BIOL 328 | Human Anatomy (4) | |
| BIOL 337 | Evolution | |
| BIOL 482 | Ecology (4) | |
| BIOL 504 | Biology of Fungi (4) | |
| BIOL 505 | Comparative Anatomy of Vascular Plants (4) | |
| BIOL 529 | Plant Ecology (4) | |
| BIOL 555 | Marine Invertebrate Zoology (4) | |
| BIOL 585 | Marine Ecology (4) | |
| BIOL 600 | General Animal Behavior (4) | |
| BIOL 606 | Behavior and Physiology of Marine Mammals | |
| BIOL 614 | Vertebrate Histology (4) | |
| BIOL 652 | Science Education Partners in Biology | |
| BIOL 699 | Special Study in Biology (1-3) | |
| BIOL 865 | Physiology and Behavioral Biology Seminar (2) | |
| Total upper division requirements | 29-33 |
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| Total for major | 67-72 |
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Notes
Any courses taken to fill the physiology requirements may not also be used as elective credit. No more than one BIOL 699 or BIOL 865 may be used as an elective.
Students interested in pursuing graduate study in physiology should take the one-year organic chemistry sequence (CHEM 333/335) and the one-year biochemistry sequence (CHEM 340/341) in place of CHEM 130 and CHEM 349.
