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BILD BIBC BICD BIEB BIMM BIPN BISP

BILD
Course Number Course Title Must be completed: Must be concurrent: Recommended Courses Other Restrictions:
BILD 1 The Cell Chem 6A Chem 6B    
BILD 2 Multicellular Life BILD 1      
BILD 3 Organismic/Evolutionary Biology        
BILD 7 Beginning of Life        
BILD 10 Fundamental Concepts of Modern Biology       Open to non-biology majors only; Students will not receive credit if taken after BILD 1.
BILD 12 Neurobiology/ Behavior       Open to non-biology majors only.
BILD 16 History of Life       Open to non-biology majors only.
BILD 18 Human Impact on the Envriornment        
BILD 20 Human Genetics in Modern Society       Open to non-biology majors only; Students will not receive credit if taken after BICD 100.
BILD 22 Human Nutrition       Open to non-biology majors only; Students will not receive credit if taken after BIBC 120.
BILD 24 Biology of Human Reproduction       Open to non-biology majors only; Students will not receive credit if taken after BICD 134.
BILD 26 Human Physiology       Open to non-biology majors only.
BILD 30 The Biology of Plagues: Past and Present       Open to non-biology majors only; Students will not receive credit if taken after BIMM 120.
BILD 32 Biomedicine/Cancer       Open to non-biology majors only; Students will not receive credit if taken after BIMM 134.
BILD 36 AIDS, Science, and Society       Open to non-biology majors only. Students will not receive credit if taken after BIMM 136.
BILD 87 Freshman Seminar       Enrollment priority given to freshman.
BILD 94 Professional Issues in Bioinformatics        
BILD 99 Independent Research      

Lower-division standing; 3.0 GPA; completion of at least 30 units; Division Stamp

(Prior Application Required).  Students will not receive credit if taken after a course numbered 199.

 

BIBC
Course Number Course Title Must be completed: Must be concurrent: Recommended Courses Other Restrictions:
BIBC 100 Structural Biochemistry Chem 140A Chem 140B   Students may not receive credit for both BIBC 100 and Chem 114A.
BIBC 102 Metabolic Biochemistry Chem 140A Chem 140B   Students may not receive credit for both BIBC 102 and Chem 114B.
BIBC 103 Biochemical Techniques Lab BILD 1     Students may not receive credit for BIBC 103 after taking Chem 112A.
BIBC 104 Biochemistry & Biotechnology of Plants BILD 1; Chem 140A Chem 140B; BIBC 102    
BIBC 110 Physical Biochemistry Calculus and Organic Chemistry      
BIBC 116 Evolution of Genes and Proteins BIBC 100; BIMM 100      
BIBC 120 Nutrition BIBC 102      
BIBC 130 Marine Biochemistry BIBC 102 or consent of instructor      

BICD
Course Number Course Title Must be completed: Must be concurrent: Recommended Courses Other Restrictions:
BICD 100 Genetics BILD 1      
BICD 101 Eucaryotic Genetics Lab BICD 100      
BICD 110 Cell Biology BIBC 100/BIBC 102; BICD 100      
BICD 111 Cell Biology Lab   BICD 110 BIBC 103  
BICD 118 Protein Trafficking & Compart. BICD 110 and BIMM 100      
BICD 120 Fundamentals of Plant Biology BILD 1; BILD 2      
BICD 122 Plant Cellular and Molecular Biology BIBC 102      
BICD 123 Plant Molecular Genetics/ Biotechnology Lab     BICD 120 Upper-division standing
BICD 130 Embryos, Genes and Development BIBC 100/BIBC 102; BICD 100   BICD 110;BIMM 100 Upper-division standing
BICD 131 Embryology Lab BILD 1; BILD 2      
BICD 134 Human Reproduction and Development BIBC 102; BICD 100      
BICD 136 AIDS Science and Society     BILD 1;BILD 2  
BICD 140 Immunology BICD 100; BIMM 100   BIBC 100  
BICD 145 Laboratory in Molecular Medicine BIBC 103; BIMM 100      
BICD 150 Endocrinology   BIPN 100    

BIEB
Course Number Course Title Must be completed: Must be concurrent: Recommended Courses Other Restrictions:
BIEB 100 Biostatistics   BILD 3      
BIEB 102 Introductory Ecology: Organisms and Habitats BILD 3 or equivalent      
BIEB 110 Vertebrate Biology BILD 3   BILD 1/BILD 2  
BIEB 121 Ecology Laboratory BIEB 100      
BIEB 123 Molecular Methods in Ecology & Evolution Lab BILD 3      
BIEB 126 Plant Ecology BILD 3      
BIEB 128 Insect Ecology BILD 3 or equivalent      
BIEB 131 Marine Invertebrate Ecology Lab BILD 3; BIEB 100      
BIEB 132 Introduction to Marine Biology BILD 3      
BIEB 134 Introduction to Biological Oceanography     BILD 3 Upper-division standing
BIEB 140 Biodiversity BILD 3      
BIEB 144 Quantitative Ecology & Conservation BILD 3   BIEB 100; BIEB 102  
BIEB 145 Spactial Analysis in Ecology and Conservation Lab BILD 3; BIEB 100; BIEB 102      
BIEB 147 Introduction to Phylogenetics Lab BILD 3      
BIEB 150 Evolution BILD 3      
BIEB 154 Molecular Evolution     BIBC 102; BICD 100; BIMM 100  
BIEB 156 Population Genetics BICD 100   BIEB 100  
BIEB 164 Behavioral Ecology     BILD 3  
BIEB 165 Behavioral Ecology Lab BIEB 100 BIEB 164    
BIEB 166 Animal Behavior and Communication BILD 3; Physics 1A or 2A      
BIEB 167 Animal Communication Lab BIEB 100 BIEB 166    
BIEB 176 Conservation and the Human Predicament BILD 3 or consent of instructor     Upper-division standing

BIMM
Course Number Course Title Must be completed: Must be concurrent: Recommended Courses Other Restrictions:
BIMM 100 Molecular Biology BIBC 100/BIBC 102; BICD 100     Students may not receive credit for both BIMM 100 and Chem 114C
BIMM 101 Recombinant DNA Techniques Lab BICD 100     Students may not receive credit for both BIMM 101 and BIEB 123 OR BIMM 101 and Chem 112B.
BIMM 110 Molecular Basis of Human Disease BICD 100; BIBC 102; BIMM 100      
BIMM 112 Regulation of Gene Activity in Eucaryotic Cells BIMM 100      
BIMM 114 Virology BIMM 100      
BIMM 116 Circadian Rhythms-Biological Clocks BILD 1 or Psych 106 or consent of instructor      
BIMM 118 Pharmacology BIBC 100/BIBC 102; BIPN 100      
BIMM 120 Bacteriology Chem 140A; Chem 140B BIBC 100/    BIBC 102    
BIMM 121 Laboratory in Microbiology BIMM 120      
BIMM 122 Microbial Genetics BICD 100; BIMM 100;or consent of instructor      
BIMM 124 Medical Microbiology BIMM 100; BIMM 120    BICD 140  
BIMM 126 Marine Microbiology     BIBC 102 and BIMM 120  
BIMM 127 Marine Microbiology Lab       Upper-division standing
BIMM 130 Microbial Physiology BIBC 100/BIBC 102      
BIMM 134 Biology of Cancer BICD 110; BIMM 100     Upper-division standing  
BIMM 162 3D Electron Microscopy of Macromolecules Physics 1A/2A, 1B/2B, 1C/2D     Upper-division standing
BIMM 166 Environmental and Molecular Toxicology BIBC 100; BIBC 102     Upper-division standing
BIMM 181 Molecular Sequence Analysis CSE 100/Math 176; CSE 101/Math 188; BIMM 100/Chem 114C     Open to Bioinformatics Majors Only
BIMM 182 Biological Databases CSE 100/Math 176     Open to Bioinformatics Majors Only
BIMM 184 Computational Molecular Biology BIMM 181/BENG 181/CSE 181; BIMM 182/BENG 182/CSE 182/CHEM 182     Open to Bioinformatics Majors Only
BIMM 185 Bioinformatics Laboratory-Advanced two courses from: BIMM 181/BENG 181/CSE 181; BIMM 182/BENG 182/CSE 182; BENG 183; BIMM 184/BENG 184/CSE 184     Open to Bioinformatics Majors Only

BIPN
Course Number Course Title Must be completed: Must be concurrent: Recommended Courses Other Restrictions:
BIPN 100 Mammalian Physiology I BILD 1; BILD 2      
BIPN 102 Mammalian Physiology II BIPN 100 BIBC 102    
BIPN 105 Animal Physiology Lab   BIPN 100    
BIPN 106 Comparative Physiology BILD 2; Chem 6A, 6B, 6C      
BIPN 108 Physiology of Exercise BIPN 100     BIPN 102; BIBC 102  
BIPN 110 Organ Systems & Disease BIPN 100      
BIPN 140 Cellular Neurobiology     BILD 1; BILD 2; BIBC 100/BIBC 102  
BIPN 142 Systems Neurobiology BILD 1; BILD 2; BIBC 100/BIBC 102      
BIPN 144 Developmental Neurobiology     Upper-division Standing  
BIPN 145 Neurobiology Lab   BIPN 140      
BIPN 146 Computational Neurobiology     BIPN 140/Psych 106/CogSci 107  
BIPN 148 Cellular Basis of Learning and Memory BILD 1; BILD 2 BIBC 100/BIBC 102    
BIPN 150 Diseases of the Nervous System BIBC 102; BICD 100 BIPN 140    

BISP
Course Number Course Title Must be Completed Other restrictions:
BISP 192 Senior Seminar in Biology   Upper-division standing
BISP 194 Advanced Topics in Modern Biology   BIBC 102; BICD 100; Upper-division standing
BISP 195 Introduction to Teaching in Biology  

Upper-division standing; 3.0 GPA; Division Stamp

(Prior Application Required)

BISP 196 Senior Honors Thesis in Biology  

Senior Standing; 3.7 GPA; Division Stamp

(Prior Application Required); 3 quarter commitment
BISP 197 Biology Internship Program  

Upper-division standing; 3.0 GPA; Division Stamp

(Prior Application Required)

BISP 199 Individual Research  

Upper-division standing; 3.0 GPA; Division Stamp

(Prior Application Required)