A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Biology Major
- Total credits (published)
- 50-51
- Credits (computed from items)
- 117-119
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 215770
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_215770_26c34e69
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Cornerstone Core Curriculum Requirements
major core · 0 items
First Year Course Requirements
1 item
- 3
World History Course Area
1 item
- or: HIS 102 Movements in World Historyor: HIS 103 Empires in World History3
Philosophy Requirements
0 items
Either Level One or Level Two (but not both) -- must be Ethics designated. If approved, philosophy courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive overlay. Students may not double-count the same course as Philosophy Level Two and as a Mission Overlay course.
2 items
- Philosophy Level OneNot resolved to a course3
- Philosophy Level TwoNot resolved to a course3
Theology & Religious Studies Requirements
0 items
If approved, Theology & Religious Studies courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive overlay. Students may not double-count the same course as CCC Theology and as a Mission Overlay course.
2 items
- TheologyNot resolved to a course3
- Religious StudiesNot resolved to a course3
Diversity & INT 151 Requirements
0 items
A student's Diversity course may not count for any other CCC course area requirement or as their Mission Overlay course. If approved, Diversity courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive Overlay requirement. INT 151 may not count for any other CCC requirements. This course must be taken in the first two years
2 items
- DiversityNot resolved to a course3
- 1
Math & Natural Science Requirements
0 items
If approved, Math & Natural Science Requirements may count toward overlay requirements.
2 items
- MathematicsNot resolved to a course3-4
- Natural ScienceNot resolved to a course4
Social Science Requirement
0 items
If approved, such Social Science Requirement may count toward a student's overlay requirements.
0 items
Non-Native Language Requirement
0 items
A single Non-Native Language course may not count as an overlay course but a second language course fulfills a student's Mission Overlay requirement.
0 items
Literature Requirement
0 items
If approved, Literature courses may count toward a student's overlay requirements.
0 items
Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design Requirement
0 items
If approved, Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design courses may count toward a student's overlay requirements.
0 items
Overlay Requirements
1 item
- Writing-IntensiveNot resolved to a course3
If approved, Writing-Intensive courses may double count as major courses, minor courses, electives, or as any CCC course area requirement except for the first-year courses (World History and Rhetoric and Composition).
electives · 1 item
- Mission-OverlayNot resolved to a course3
Mission Overlay courses may double count as major courses, minor courses, elective courses, or any of the following CCC course areas: Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design, Literature, Mathematics, Natural Science, or Social Science.
electives · 0 items
Major Requirements
major core · 11 items
- BIO 101& 101LBio I: Cellsand Bio I: Cells Lab (counts as the CCC Natural Science requirement) BIO 150L Can be taken in place of 101LNot resolved to a course4
- BIO 102& 102LBio II: Geneticsand Bio II: Genetics Lab (second semester, first year) BIO 151L Can be taken in place of 102LNot resolved to a course4
- BIO 201& 201LBio III: Organismic Biologyand Bio III: Organismic Biol Lab (first semester, sophomore year)Not resolved to a course4
- As published: “Career Development Seminar (required for first-semester sophomores)”0
- CHM 120& 120LGeneral Chemistry Iand General Chemistry Lab INot resolved to a course4
- CHM 125& 125LGeneral Chemistry IIand General Chemistry Lab IINot resolved to a course4
- CHM 210& 210LOrganic Chemistry Iand Organic Chemistry Lab INot resolved to a course4
- CHM 215& 215LOrganic Chemistry IIand Organic Chemistry Lab IINot resolved to a course4
- PHY 101& 101LGeneral Physics Iand General Physics Laboratory INot resolved to a courseor: PHY 105& 105L University Physics Iand University Physics Lab I4
- PHY 102& 102LGeneral Physics IIand General Physics Laboratory IINot resolved to a courseor: PHY 106& 106L University Physics IIand University Physics Lab II4
- As published: “Applied Statistics Plus (Spring of first year)”4
Mathematics (will count as CCC: Mathematics)
1 item
- or: MAT 161 Calculus I3-4
Select one from each of the following three groups: 1
0 items
Group A: Cell Structure and Function
8 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Group B: Systemic Organization
8 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Group C: Evolution and Diversity of Life
10 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 3
- 4
- 4
At least 13 additional credits of upper-level Biology courses. These credits can be from any of the courses in group A - C above, as well as in groups D and E, below. A maximum of 6 of these credits can be from group E courses.
0 items
Group D courses 2
2 items
- 4
- 1-4
Group E courses: Non-lab courses, maximum of 6 credits
6 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Biochemistry 3”3
Free Electives
electives · 11 items
- As published: “The Mathematics of Patterns (or higher)”3
- 4
- BIO 102& 102LBio II: Geneticsand Bio II: Genetics LabNot resolved to a courseor: BIO 151L Phage Lab4
- BIO 201& 201LBio III: Organismic Biologyand Bio III: Organismic Biol LabNot resolved to a course4
- As published: “Career Development Seminar (Fall semester of sophomore year)”0
- CHM 120& 120LGeneral Chemistry Iand General Chemistry Lab INot resolved to a course4
- CHM 125& 125LGeneral Chemistry IIand General Chemistry Lab IINot resolved to a course4
- CHM 210& 210LOrganic Chemistry Iand Organic Chemistry Lab INot resolved to a course4
- ENV 106& 106LExploring the Earthand Exploring the Earth LaboratoryNot resolved to a course4
- PHY 101& 101LGeneral Physics Iand General Physics Laboratory INot resolved to a course4
- PHY 102& 102LGeneral Physics IIand General Physics Laboratory IINot resolved to a course4
Choose one course from each of the following three groups: 1
0 items
Group 1
2 items
- 4
- BIO 401& 401LAnimal Behaviorand Animal Behavior LabNot resolved to a course
Group 2
4 items
- BIO 402& 402LAdvanced Cell Biologyand Advanced Cell Biology LabNot resolved to a course
- 4
- 4
- 4
Group 3
0 items
Any BIO elective
electives · 0 items
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