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2025-2026 Edition
The Associate of Science degree in Biology is intended to provide breadth in the aspects of biology that investigate the living world including cellular physiology, genetics, ecology, and evolutionary biology. Majors in Biology prepare for a wide variety of occupations in education, government, medicine, research, and biotechnology. This degree prepares students to transfer to four-year universities to pursue a Bachelor's degree. At the four-year institutions, students may choose to specialize in one particular field of Biology. To graduate with the A.S degree in Biology, students must complete the following required courses plus the general breadth requirements for the Associate's Degree (minimum total = 60 units).
Course List
Code
Title
Units
Required Courses:
BIOL 205
Cell and Molecular Biology
BIOL 206
Organismal Biology
BIOL 207
Evolutionary Ecology
CHEM 150
General Chemistry I
CHEM 151
General Chemistry II
MATH 250
Single Variable Calculus I
MATH 251
Single Variable Calculus II
Total Units
30
Course List
Code
Title
Units
Recommended Courses:
CHEM 212
Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 213
Organic Chemistry II
PHYSIC 151
General Physics for the Life Sciences I
PHYSIC 152
General Physics for the Life Sciences II
To earn an SBVC Associate Degree students must complete one of the following General Education (GE) patterns:
SBVC General Education and Graduation Requirements
Cal-GETC - California General Education Transfer Curriculum
Program Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this program, students will be able to:
Evaluate biodiversity at the evolutionary, molecular, cellular, organismal, and ecosystem levels and examine this content knowledge under aspects of social inequities in our local and global human communities.
Practice scientific thinking and hands-on contemporary methodologies by creating and performing semester-long independent biological studies in laboratory and outdoor settings.
Utilize biological and scientific information literacy to analyze science from pseudoscience or non-science and distinguish scientific misinformation and disinformation in the global media sphere.
Present scientific information through various modes of communication, including written and oral presentations.
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