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The College
Mission
Civil Rights Regulations Statement
Academic Calendar
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Admission Requirements
Bachelor of Arts Degree
Academic Policies
Disability Services
Advising
Academic Opportunities
Programs of Instruction
Course Descriptions
AMST - American Studies
ARAB - Arabic
ARTH - Art History
ARTS - Studio Art
ASN - Asian Studies
BICH - Biochemistry
BIO - Biology
BLST - Black Studies
BOSP - Barack Obama Scholars Program
CHEM - Chemistry
CHIN - Chinese Studies
COGS - Cognitive Science
COMP - Computer Science
CORE - Core Program
CSLC - Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture
CTSJ - Critical Theory and Social Justice
DWA - Diplomacy & World Affairs
ECON - Economics
EDUC - Education
ENGL - English
FREN - French
FYS - First Year Seminars
GEO - Geology
GERM - German
GRK - Greek
HIST - History
INT - Internships
JAPN - Japanese Studies
KINE - Kinesiology
LATN - Latin
LING - Linguistics
LLAS - Latino/a and Latin American Studies
MAC - Media Arts and Culture
MATH - Mathematics
MUSA - Music Applied Study
MUSC - Music
PHAC - Physical Activities
PHIL - Philosophy
PHYS - Physics
POLS - Politics
PSYC - Psychology
PUBH - Public Health
RELS - Religious Studies
RUSN - Russian
SOC - Sociology
SPAN - Spanish
THEA - Theater
UEP - Urban & Environmental Policy
WRD - Writing & Rhetoric
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Course Descriptions
> BIO - Biology
BIO - Biology
BIO 103
Topics in Biology
BIO 105
Marine Biology
BIO 110
Organisms on Earth
BIO 115
General Zoology
BIO 130
Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology
BIO 193
Directed Research
BIO 197
Independent Study
BIO 198
Conservation Corps Internship
BIO 221
Molecular Biology
BIO 224
Genetic Analysis
BIO 226
Cell Biology
BIO 240
Vertebrate Physiology
BIO 250
Plant Form and Function
BIO 260
Biodiversity and Organization of Marine Ecosystems
BIO 268
Biostatistics
BIO 270
Ecology
BIO 275
Flora of Southern California
BIO 279
Evolutionary Biology
BIO 280
Evolutionary Biology
BIO 290
Research Methods in Biology
BIO 293
Directed Research
BIO 295
Current Research in Biology
BIO 297
Independent Study
BIO 310
Museum Science
BIO 320
Developmental Biology
BIO 320L
Developmental Biology Laboratory
BIO 322
Principles of Biochemistry
BIO 322L
Principles of Biochemistry Laboratory
BIO 323
Histology
BIO 323L
Histology Laboratory
BIO 325
Microbial Diversity
BIO 325L
Microbial Diversity Laboratory
BIO 326
Molecular Phylogenetics
BIO 326L
Molecular Phylogenetics Laboratory
BIO 330
Immunology
BIO 330L
Immunology Laboratory
BIO 333
Neurobiology
BIO 333L
Neurobiology Laboratory
BIO 336
Microbial Pathogenesis
BIO 336L
Microbial Pathogenesis Laboratory
BIO 340
Sensory Biology and Neurophysiology
BIO 340L
Sensory Biology and Neurophysiology Laboratory
BIO 344
Invertebrate Morphology and Physiology
BIO 344L
Invertebrate Morphology and Physiology Laboratory
BIO 345
Virology
BIO 345L
Virology Laboratory
BIO 349
Biochemistry I
BIO 349L
Biochemistry I Laboratory
BIO 350
Microbial Symbiosis
BIO 350L
Symbiosis Laboratory
BIO 356
The Biology of Marine Fishes
BIO 356L
The Biology of Marine Fishes Laboratory
BIO 360
Avian Biology
BIO 360L
Avian Biology Laboratory
BIO 369
Biological Oceanography
BIO 369L
Oceanography Laboratory
BIO 370
Field Ecology
BIO 370L
Field Ecology Laboratory
BIO 373
Computational Biology
BIO 373L
Computational Biology Laboratory
BIO 378
Animal Behavior
BIO 378L
Animal Behavior Laboratory
BIO 380
Plant Physiological Ecology
BIO 380L
Plant Physiological Ecology Laboratory
BIO 390
Special Topics in Biology
BIO 393
Special Topics in Biology
BIO 393L
Special Topics in Biology Laboratory
BIO 395
Research
BIO 397
Independent Study
BIO 490
Senior Seminar
BIO 497
Independent Study
BIO 499
Honors
BIO 501
Graduate Research
BIO 590
Thesis for Master of Arts Degree
BIO 595
Graduate Seminar
BIO 597
Independent Study
BIO 599
Continuing Thesis Research
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