Biological Sciences
Division: Science
and Technology
Office: 18-109
Phone: (650) 306-3291
Email: canscitech@smccd.edu
Counseling:
Schedule an appointment to meet with a counselor at the Counseling
Center, Building 9, 1st Floor, 650-306-3452. Appointments are
available during day and evening hours.
Biological Sciences Department Home Page
| Associate in Science Degree - Biological Sciences |
A major in Biological Sciences is a preparation for advanced academic work, for careers in civil service, industry, or teaching; as a background for professional training in such fields as biological science education, biotechnology, nursing, public health, environmental health, pre-medicine and all related areas of biology. Natural resources are among the most important assets of man and the wise use of renewable resources is basic to development in the economic, social and political areas. The basic pre-professional requirements necessary to transfer are offered in the Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Mathematics Departments.
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE - Biological Sciences
| Complete Core Courses, 20 units: | Units |
|---|---|
| Course Descriptions: BIOL | CHEM | PHYS | MATH | |
| BIOL 225 Biology of Organisms | 5 |
| BIOL 230 Cell and Molecular Biology |
5 |
| CHEM 210 General Chemistry I | 5 |
| CHEM 220 General Chemistry II |
5 |
Selective courses: choose a minimum of 16 units from the following: |
|
| BIOL 103 Native Plants and Wildflowers |
3 |
| BIOL 130 Human Biology |
3 |
| BIOL 132 Human Biology Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 240 General Microbiology |
4 |
| BIOL 250 Human Anatomy |
4 |
| BIOL 260 Human Physiology |
5 |
| BIOL 310 Nutrition |
3 |
| CHEM 234/237 Organic Chemistry I/Lab I |
3/2 |
| CHEM 235/238 Organic Chemistry II/Lab II | 3/2 |
| MATH 200 Elementary Probability and Statistics |
4 |
| MATH 241/242 Applied Calculus I/II or MATH 251/252/253 Analytical Geometry & Calculus I/II/III |
5/3 5/5/5 |
| PHYS 210/220 General Physics I/II or PHYS 250/260/270 Physics with Calculus I/II/III |
4 4/4/4 |
| Associate Degree Unit Requirements Total | 36* |
* and required General Education coursework and electives as needed to meet the minimum 60 units required for the Associate degree.
TRANSFER PROGRAM - Biological Sciences
Cañada College offers lower division coursework required for transfer in the area of Biological Sciences. Students should use PROJECT ASSIST (www.assist.org) to research lower division major requirements at the transfer destination(s) of their choice. Also, work with a Counselor/Advisor to determine appropriate transfer coursework.
