The BS Biology program is a four-year thesis program that provides thorough grounding in the biological sciences by instilling in students important biological theories and concepts, keeping them abreast with the latest development in Biology and allied Sciences, honing their skills in research, field and laboratory work, and inculcating in them a scientific and ethical culture of science. It offers three areas of concentration: General Biology, Ecology and Systematics and Microbiology. All areas will have common core courses that will equip students with basic biological concepts and methodologies, and develop competencies in conducting research in the various field of biology. 

 

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Total number of units: 151-155 units
 

First Year, First Semester

Subjects

Units

Biology 100 5
Botany 109 4
GE 1 - NSM I (SCIENCE 10) 3
Math 100 4
GE 2 - AH  (ARTS 1) 3
PE 1 (2)

Total Units

19

First Year, Second Semester

Subjects

Units

Zoology 102 5
Botany 119 5
Chemistry 26 3
Chemistry 26.1 2
Biology 110 3
PE 2 (Swimming) (2)

Total Units

18

 

Second Year, First Semester

Subjects

Units

Chemistry 31 3
Chemistry 31.1 2
Biology 101 3
Biology 120 5
Zoology 111 5
Geology 11 3
PE 2 (2)
NSTP 1 (3)

Total Units

21

Second Year, Second Semester

Subjects

Units

Physics 100 5
Biology 160 4
Zoology 132 5
GE 3 - SSP I (Ethics 1) 3
GE 4 - AH II (COMM 10) 3
PE 2 (2)
NSTP 2 (3)

Total Units

20

 

Third Year, First Semester

Subjects

Units

GE 5 - SSP II (KAS 1/HIST I) 3
GE 6 - AH III (Wika 1) 3
Chemistry 40 3
Chemistry 40.1 2
Biology 162 4
Biology 195 3
Biology 198 1

Total Units

19

Third Year, Second Semester

Subjects

Units

Biology 150 4
Botany 164 4
Biology 165 3
Biology 200.1 2
Biology or Ecology or Taxonomy Elective 3-5
GE 7 - NSM II (SCIENCE 11) 3

Total Units

19-21

 

Fourth Year, First Semester

Subjects

Units

Biology 140 4
Zoology 120 4
Botany 120 4
Biology 200.2 2
GE 8 - SSP III (SAS 1) 3
GE 9 - NSM III (STS 1) 3

Total Units

20

Fourth Year, Second Semester

Subjects

Units

Biology or Botany or Zoology Elective 3-5
PI 100 3
GE 10 - NSM IV (Elective) 3
GE 11 - AH IV (Elective) 3
GE 12 - SSP IV (Elective) 3

Total Units

15-17

 

List of Courses in the BS Biology (Ecology and Systematics) Program
Course Title Units Prerequisites
Biology 100 Integrative Biology 5 None
Biology 101 Statistical Methods in Biology 3 None
Biology 102 Phycology 3 None
Biology 103 Mycology 3 None
Biology 110 Systematics 3 None
Biology 113 Fundamentals of Virology 3 Biology 120, Biology 150
Biology 120 Microbiology 5 Chemistry 26, Chemistry 26.1
Biology 121 Industrial Microbiology 3 Biology 120
Biology 123 Fundamentals of Microbial Physiology 3 Biology 120
Biology 125 Medical Microbiology 3 Biology 120
Biology 140 Genetics 4 Botany 10; Zoology 10; Biology 101; Chemistry 40
Biology 141 Fundamentals of Microbial Genetics 3 Biology 120
Biology 150 Introduction to Molecular and Cell Biology 4 Chemistry 40, Chemistry 40.1
Biology 160 Ecology 4 Zoology 111, Botany 109, Chemistry 26, Chemistry 26.1, Geology 11
Biology 161 Field Biology 5 Biology 160
Biology 162 Terrestrial Communities 4 Biology 160
Biology 163 Fundamentals of Microbial Ecology 3 Biology 120
Biology 164 Limnology 4 Biology 160
Biology 165 Biogeography 3 Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor (COI)
Biology 166 Marine Ecology 4 Biology 160
Biology 195 Biological Evolution 3 Junior Standing
Biology 198 Seminar 1 Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor (COI)
Biology 200.1 Undergraduate Thesis Proposal Writing 2 Junior Standing
Biology 200.2 Undergraduate Thesis 2 Biology 200.1
Botany 105 Bryology 3 None
Botany 106 Pteridology 3 None
Botany 109 Systematics of Spermatophytes 4 None
Botany 119 Plant Anatomy 5 None
Botany 120 Plant Physiology 4 Physics 100, Math 100, Chemistry 40, Chemistry 40.1, Botany 119
Chemistry 26 Elementary Analytical Chemistry 3 Corequisite: Chemistry 26.1
Chemistry 26.1 Elementary Analytical Chemistry Laboratory 2 Corequisite: Chemistry 26
Chemistry 31 Elementary Organic Chemistry 3 Corequisite: Chemistry 31.1
Chemistry 31.1 Elementary Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2 Corequisite: Chemistry 31
Chemistry 40 Elementary Biochemistry 3 Corequisite: Chemistry 40.1
Chemistry 40.1 Elementary Biochemistry Laboratory 2 Corequisite: Chemistry 40
Math 100 Introduction to Calculus 4 None
Physics 100 Applied Biological Physics 5 Math 100
Zoology 102 Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates 5 None
Zoology 106 General Histology 4 None
Zoology 111 Invertebrate Zoology 5 None
Zoology 113 Parasitology 4 None
Zoology 120 Animal Physiology 4 Physics 100, Math 100, Chemistry 40, Chemistry 40.1, Zoology 102
Zoology 132 Vertebrate Embryology 5 Zoology 102