Biological Sciences Concentration - Liberal Studies

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This is a concentration within the Bachelor of Arts program in Liberal Studies. Please view the information for the Department of Liberal Studies in conjunction with this concentration information.

Students interested in teaching at the elementary school level with an emphasis on biology should complete the Liberal Studies concentration in Biology.

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Requirements

(20 units from the following areas)*

1. General Biology:

(7 units)

(Any of the above courses may be used to satisfy G.E. area B.2.)

2. Biological Diversity select from the following:

(4 units)

BOTY 3130 - Morphology of Plants, Algae, and Fungi
BOTY 3700 - Flowering Plants
ENTO 3000 - Principles of Entomology
ZOOL 3610 - General Vertebrate Zoology
ZOOL 4420 - Invertebrate Zoology I
ZOOL 4430 - Invertebrate Zoology II
or
Other acceptable course as indicated by an asterisk (*) in the Biological Sciences course description section of the catalog.

3. LIBS Scientific/Mathematical Inquiry:

(3 units)

BIOL 4020 - Biology for Decision Making
BIOL 4610 - Elements of Environmental Science
or
Equivalent Scientific/Mathematical Inquiry Integrative course. If a course other than the BIOL courses listed above is taken to satisfy the integrative inquiry requirement, then three more units of Biological Sciences electives must be taken.

4. Electives:

(6-9 units)

BIOL 3000 - Frontiers in Biology
BIOL 3020 - Introduction to Evolution
BIOL 3100 - Biological Illustration
BIOL 4050 - Ecosystem Case Studies
BIOL 4200 - Ecological Agriculture
BIOL 4940 - Internship in Biology
BOTY 3000 - Principles of Plant Propagation
BOTY 3050 - Plants, Agriculture, and Humans
NSCI 3000 - Science for Self-Sufficiency
ZOOL 3660 - Birdwatching in Central California
or
Other acceptable Biological Sciences course as approved by concentration adviser.