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Biology Majors

Curriculum for the Bachelor degrees in Biology
  • Bachelor of Arts degree
  • Bachelor of Science degree

University Core Requirements
Please consult the appropriate pages for University Core courses as required by the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering:


Lower Division Major Requirements
The degrees in Biology require 30 semester hours of common coursework to both the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science.  The Bachelor of Arts requires additional electives in mathematics and science.  The Bachelor of Science requires additional coursework in chemistry, mathematics and physics as designated below.


Courses common to both majors:
LMU COURSE                                                         SANTA MONICA COLLEGE COURSE                                           
BIOL 101: General Biology I
BIOL 111: General Biology I Laboratory
BIOL 102: General Biology II
BIOL 112: General Biology II Laboratory		 BIOL 21: Cell Biology and Evolution
+
BIOL 22: Genetics and Molecular Biology
+
BIOL 23: Organismal and Environmental Biology
(all 3 courses are required)
BIOL 201: Cell Function No course equivalency
BIOL 202: Genetics No course equivalency
CHEM 110: General Chemistry I
CHEM 111: General Chemistry I Laboratory		 CHEM 11: General Chemistry I
CHEM 112: General Chemistry II
CHEM 113: General Chemistry II Laboratory		 CHEM 12: General Chemistry II
CHEM 220: Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 221: Organic Chemistry I Laboratory
(Note: Organic Chemistry I laboratory is required for the Bachelor of Science degree only)		 CHEM 21: Organic Chemistry I
MATH 122: Calculus for the Life Sciences I MATH 7: Analytic Geometry and Calculus
PHYS 253: General Physics I PHYSCS 8: General Physics with Calculus
PHYS 254: General Physics II PHYSCS 9: General Physics with Calculus
LMU SANTA MONICA COLLEGE


Additional requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree:
LMU COURSE                                                         SANTA MONICA COLLEGE COURSE                                           
Mathematics Elective:  Students are required to take an additional math course chosen from the following list: Please click here to view the transferable math courses from Santa Monica College.
Science Elective:  Students are required to take an additional science elective chosen with the approval of the Department Chair at LMU. Please contact Tom Gutto at: admissions@lmu.edu for assistance in choosing the appropriate science elective.
LMU SANTA MONICA COLLEGE


Additional requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree:
LMU COURSE                                                         SANTA MONICA COLLEGE COURSE                                           
CHEM 222: Organic Chemistry II CHEM 22: Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 223: Organic Chemistry II Laboratory CHEM 24: Organic Chemistry II Laboratory
MATH 123: Calculus for the Life Sciences II MATH 8: Analytic Geometry and Calculus
PHYS 253: General Physics I PHYSCS 8: General Physics with Calculus
PHYS 254: General Physics II PHYSCS 9: General Physics with Calculus
LMU SANTA MONICA COLLEGE