Admitted Fall 2017
- Biochemistry and Cell Biology
- Bioinformatics
- Ecology, Behavior and Evolution
- General Biology
- Human Biology
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology
- Physiology and Neuroscience
This major provides a program for studying the bodily and neural functions of complex organisms. Students may concentrate upon a more specialized area of study, such as neurobiology, animal physiology, or endocrinology.
This major is designed to provide students with the fundamental courses required for entry into medical school, graduate school in biological or neural sciences, or entry into other health related professions such as nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, physical education, agriculture and wildlife management.
The major requirements below ONLY apply to students who were admitted to UC San Diego in Fall 2017. If you were admitted to UC San Diego prior to Fall 2017, please refer to your degree audit, the UC San Diego General Catalog, or academic plan that aligns with your admit term for a listing of major requirements. If you have further questions, please contact a Biology Advisor for clarification.
Note: Effective Fall 2016, entering freshmen are required to complete Calculus-Based Introductory Probability and Statistics (MATH 11). Fall 2016 and 2017 entering transfer students may complete MATH 10C, 20C, or 11 to complete the math sequence. Transfer students will be required to complete MATH 11 beginning Fall 2018.
Note: Any given course can only satisfy one major requirement
Please note: The degree audit may not automatically reject D grades for the major. If your degree audit appears to apply a course in which you have earned a D to a requirement for the major, please contact a biology advisor.
To receive a Bachelor of Science from UC San Diego, all students must complete 48 or more units of upper-division course work within the major.
Please note: The degree audit may not display an accurate number of upper division biology electives required for the major in order to meet the 48 upper division unit requirement.
If your do not have at least 48 upper division units within your major requirements, you will need to take additional upper division biology coursework in order to satisfy this requirement. If you have questions, please contact a biology advisor.
To receive a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from UC San Diego, all students must complete at least twenty units of upper-division coursework in the School of Biological Sciences with a grade of C- or better. This coursework must directly apply to the student’s Biology major requirements, and must be taken while officially enrolled at UC San Diego. Courses completed outside of the UC San Diego School of Biological Sciences will not be counted toward the residency requirement.