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2025-2026 Edition
Biological and Physical Sciences
These courses emphasize the natural sciences, which examine the physical universe, its life forms, and natural phenomena. Courses in mathematics emphasize the development of mathematical and quantitative reasoning skills beyond the level of intermediate algebra. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the methodologies of science as investigative tools. Students will also examine the influence that the acquisition of scientific knowledge has on the development of world civilization. Students must choose a minimum of 18 units, two courses from one discipline required.
Course List
Code
Title
Units
Anthropology
ANTHRO 106
Biological Anthropology
or
ANTHRO 106H
Biological Anthropology - Honors
ANTHRO 106L
Biological Anthropology Laboratory
Astronomy
ASTRON 120
Introduction to Astronomy
ASTRON 125
Astronomy Laboratory
Biology
BIOL 100
General Biology
BIOL 104
Human Ecology
BIOL 141
Genetics
BIOL 155
Introductory Anatomy and Physiology
BIOL 205
Cell and Molecular Biology
BIOL 206
Organismal Biology
BIOL 207
Evolutionary Ecology
BIOL 250
Human Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL 251
Human Anatomy and Physiology II
BIOL 260
Human Anatomy
BIOL 261
Human Physiology
BIOL 270
Microbiology
Chemistry
CHEM 101
Introductory Chemistry
CHEM 104
Introduction to Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
CHEM 105
Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry
CHEM 150
General Chemistry I
CHEM 151
General Chemistry II
CHEM 212
Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 213
Organic Chemistry II
Economics
ECON 208
Business and Economic Statistics
Environmental Science
ENVSCI 100
Introduction to Environmental Science
Geography
GEOG 110
Physical Geography
GEOG 111
Physical Geography Laboratory
or
GEOG 111H
Physical Geography Laboratory - Honors
GEOG 114
Weather and Climate
Geology
GEOL 101
Introduction to Physical Geology
GEOL 111
Introduction to Physical Geology Laboratory
GEOL 112
Historical Geology
GEOL 122
Environmental Geology
GEOL 140
Earth Science
GEOL 141
Earth Science Laboratory
GEOL 250
Geology of California
GEOL 251
Geology of the National Parks and Monuments
Mathematics
MATH 102
College Algebra
MATH 103
Plane Trigonometry
MATH 115
Ideas of Mathematics
MATH 141
Business Calculus
MATH 151
Precalculus
MATH 180
Introduction to Data Science
MATH 250
Single Variable Calculus I
MATH 251
Single Variable Calculus II
MATH 252
Multivariable Calculus
MATH 265
Linear Algebra
MATH 266
Ordinary Differential Equations
STAT C1000
Introduction to Statistics
or
STAT C1000H
Introduction to Statistics - Honors
Oceanography
OCEAN 101
Elements of Oceanography
OCEAN 111
Elements of Oceanography Laboratory
Physics
PHYSIC 101
Introductory Physics
PHYSIC 151
General Physics for the Life Sciences I
PHYSIC 152
General Physics for the Life Sciences II
PHYSIC 202
Physics I
PHYSIC 203
Physics II
PHYSIC 204
Physics III
Psychology
PSYC 105
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
PSYC 141
Introduction to Biological Psychology
Total Units
18
Completed Fall 2009 or later
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:
Utilize the degree to begin working in the field or transfer to an accredited four-year university as a junior in a Biological and/or Physical Science major.
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