Courses & Course Outlines

Important Announcement:

All Biology courses have new rubrics and numbers starting in Fall 2015

What Biology courses should I take?

That depends on your ultimate educational goals. Click on the course below to see its Course Description.

• Course Outlines

General Education Courses for the Non-Biology Major

• Biology 10: Introduction to the Science of Biology (4 units, with lab)
• Biology 20: Human Biology (3 units, lecture only) *
• Biology 40: Humans and the Environment (3 units, lecture only) *
• Biology 50: Human Anatomy and Physiology (4 units, with lab)
• Biology 60: Marine Biology (4 units, with lab)

* Biology 10 and Biology 20 are offered in both traditional face-to-face format and as online courses.

Biology Transfers, Biology Majors and Pre-Professional Pathway

• Biology 1A: General Botany (5 units, with lab)
• Biology 1B: General Zoology (5 units, with lab)
• Biology 1C: Cell and Molecular Biology (5 units, with lab)

Pre-Nursing and Pre-Dental Hygiene Pathway

• Biology 7A: Human Anatomy (5 units, with lab)
• Biology 7B: Human Physiology (5 units, with lab)
• Biology 7C: Microbiology (5 units, with lab)

Other Courses Offered

• Biology 29: Independent Study
• Biology 9 (not currently offered): Biology Colloquium is offered each spring for plant enthusiasts who want to learn how to use Jepson Manual to identify California wildflowers.
• Zoology 9 (not currently offered): Zoology Colloquium is offered each semester as an optional course that helps Biology 1B students develop field and research methods for their semester-long animal behavior study.

Other Degrees & Certificates Requiring One or More Biology Courses

• Certificate of Achievement in Administrative Medical Assistant
• Certificate of Achievement in Emergency Medical Services (EMS)-EMT Paramedic
• Career Certificate in Sports Medicine
• Certificate of Achievement in Enology
• Certificate of Achievement in Viticulture
• Viticulture and Enology Preparation for Transfer to UC Davis
• Viticulture and Enology Preparation for Transfer to CSU Fresno
• Program-based GE for AS in Chemistry (Transfer Preparation)
• AS in Emergency Medical Services (EMS)-EMT Paramedic
• AA (Transfer Preparation) in Environmental Studies
• AA in Liberal Arts and Sciences
• AS in Occupational Safety and Health
• AA in Physical Education (Transfer Preparation)
• AA in Psychology (note: Bio 10 and 31 are now recommended electives)
• AS in Viticulture
• AS in Enology