Biology Courses

Important Announcement: All Biology courses have new rubrics and numbers starting in Fall 2015. Please refer to this table.

What Biology courses should I take? That depends on your ultimate educational goals. Click on the course below to see its Course Description. For course outlines, click here.

General Education Courses for the Non-Biology Major

Biology 10: Introduction to the Science of Biology (4 units, with lab)
Biology 20: Human Biology (3 units, lecture only) *
Biology 40: Humans and the Environment (3 units, lecture only) *
Biology 50: Human Anatomy and Physiology (4 units, with lab)
Biology 60: Marine Biology (4 units, with lab)

* Biology 10 and Biology 20 are offered in both traditional face-to-face format and as online courses.

Biology Transfers, Biology Majors and Pre-Professional Pathway

Biology 1A: General Botany (5 units, with lab)
Biology 1B: General Zoology (5 units, with lab)
Biology 1C: Cell and Molecular Biology (5 units, with lab)

Pre-Nursing and Pre-Dental Hygiene Pathway

Biology 7A: Human Anatomy (5 units, with lab)
Biology 7B: Human Physiology (5 units, with lab)
Biology 7C: Microbiology (5 units, with lab)

Other Courses Offered

Biology 29: Independent Study
Biology 9 (not currently offered): Biology Colloquium is offered each spring for plant enthusiasts who want to learn how to use Jepson Manual to identify California wildflowers.
Zoology 9 (not currently offered): Zoology Colloquium is offered each semester as an optional course that helps Biology 1B students develop field and research methods for their semester-long animal behavior study.