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BS Major Requirements in Natural Sciences

  Units
  Preparatory Subject Matter  68 total
Chemistry 2A, 2B, 2C
Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, 1C
Geology 2, 3, 3L, 50L, 60
Mathematics 16A, 16B, 16C or 21A, 21B, 21C
Physics 7A, 7B, 7C or 9A, 9B, 9C
Statistics 100 or 102
15
15
13
  9-12
12-15
4
  Depth Subject Matter  42-48 total
Concentration
(chosen from among the four fields of concentration listed below)
27
Supplementary Fields, Natural Sciences
(chosen from among the four fields listed below. May not include the same field as the concentration. The same course may not be used to fulfill the requirements for both a Concentration and a Supplementary Field.)
15
  Total Units for the Major  110-116 total

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Fields of Concentration, Natural Sciences

Units
  Chemistry  27 units
Chemistry 105, 107A,B, 118A,B,C, 124A
Chemistry 197 or 199

25
2

 Earth Science  27 units
Geology 62, 100, 100L, 105N, 108N, 109, 109L, 116
Soil Science 100
Geology 199

20
4
3

 Life Science  27-34 units
Chemistry 8A,B or 118A,B,C
Biological Sciences 101
Evolution and Ecology 100, 101
Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 101
Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 101L
        or Molecular and Cellular Biology 160L
One 199 course from Biological Sciences,
        Evolution and Ecology, Molecular and Cellular Biology
        or Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior

6-12
4
8
5

3-4


1

 Physics  27 units
Chemistry 107A, 110A
Geology 161, 162N
Physics 108, 122
Physics 137 or 160
Physics 199

7
6
7
3
4

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Units
 Chemistry 15 units

Chemistry 105, 107A, 118A, 124A
Approved elective

(Other Chemistry or related science courses may be
substituted with the prior approval of the major adviser.)

14
1

 Earth Science  15 units

Geology 108, 109, 109L, 116, 138
Approved elective

(Other Geology or related science courses may be substituted with the prior approval of the major adviser.)

14
1

 Life Science  15 units

Biological Sciences 101* 
Evolution and Ecology 100 
Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 101 
Approved electives

(Other Biological Sciences or related science courses may be substituted with the prior approval of the major adviser.)

*Note: Students pursuing a concentration in earth science or physics may not have had the necessary prerequisites in organic chemistry.

4
4
5
2

 

 

 Physics  15 units

Physics 122
Chemistry 107A, 110A 
Geology 161 
Approved electives

(Other Physics or related science courses may be substituted with the prior approval of the major adviser.)

3
7
3
2

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