Academic Programs - Butte College

Associate in Science Degree in Biological Science

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Total Units: 44 - 56

Term 1

14 - 18 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units	Notes
	CHEM-1: General Chemistry I	5
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 110 or CHEM 11 or one year of high school chemistry and MATH 124 or Equivalent Unit(s): 5.00 Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture / 102.00 hours Lab Total Course Hours: 153.00 This course introduces students to the basic principles of chemistry with a quantitative emphasis. Topics include atomic theory, chemical bonding, molecular geometry, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, gases, thermochemistry, intermolecular forces and solutions. This is the first semester of a one-year course in chemistry intended for majors in the natural sciences (chemistry, biochemistry, biology, physics, pre-medicine), mathematics, and engineering. The two-semester sequence of CHEM 1 and CHEM 2 provides the basic chemical background needed for further investigations into our physical environment. (C-ID CHEM 110/120S).
	English Composition (Select One)	3 - 4
ENGL-2: Reading and Composition (3.00 units) ENGL-3: Reading/Comp Intensive (4.00 units)
	Area F Choice: Self Integration (Select One)	3
BUS-62: Money & Happiness (3.00 units) CDF-14: Child Growth/Development (3.00 units) CLP-30: Career Life Planning (3.00 units) CSL-20: College & Life Success (3.00 units) ENGL-31: Existential Literature (3.00 units) FN-2: Nutrition (3.00 units) FN-8: Maternal & Child Nutrition (3.00 units) HLTH-2: Health & Wellness (3.00 units) HLTH-10: Leisure for Healthy Living (3.00 units) LM-40: Life Management (3.00 units) POS-92: Exploring Leadership (3.00 units) PSY-15: Lifespan Psychology (3.00 units) PSY-20: Personal/Social Growth (3.00 units) PSY-34: Eastern Psychology: Trad & Pr (3.00 units) PSY-36: Psy of Meditation & Mindfulnes (3.00 units) SOC-8: Marriage and Family (3.00 units) SOC-14: Sociology of Gender (3.00 units)
	Math Competency (Select One)	3 - 6	Math Placement varies, may be satisfied by high school coursework. Math 13 is recommended because it articulates with Chico State's Biological Science major
MATH-4: Concpt- Math Teach I (3.00 units) MATH-5: Concpt-Math Teach II (4.00 units) MATH-12: Finite Mth-Bus Decision (3.00 units) MATH-13: Survey of Calculus (4.00 units) MATH-17: Investigative Intro Statistics (4.00 units) MATH-18: Intro to Statistics (4.00 units) MATH-20: Trigonometry (3.00 units) MATH-26: College Algebra (4.00 units) MATH-30: Analytic Geom/Calc I (5.00 units) MATH-31: Analytic Geom/Calc II (4.00 units) MATH-32: Analytic Geom/Calc III (4.00 units) MATH-40: Differential Equations (4.00 units) MATH-42: Linear Algebra (3.00 units) MATH-110: Geometry (3.00 units) MATH-116: Accelerated Algebra (6.00 units) MATH-118: PreSLAM (4.00 units) MATH-124: Intermediate Algebra (5.00 units)

Term 2

13 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units	Notes
	BIOL-41: Cell and Molecular Biology	5
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1 and MATH 124 or Equivalent Unit(s): 5.00 Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture / 102.00 hours Lab Total Course Hours: 153.00 This course is an introductory study of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell structure and function as well as basic viral structure and reproduction. Attention is given to life processes within cells and to interactions between cells. Coverage includes experimental design and statistical analysis; basic biotechnology concepts and techniques; DNA structure, function, and gene expression; enzyme function; energetics; nutrient cycles in ecosystems; transport mechanisms; cytoskeletal components; cell communication (including nerve impulse conduction and signal transduction); cell reproduction; Mendelian and population genetics; cell evolution; and modern concepts of molecular biology. This course is designed for biology majors. (C-ID BIOL 190)
	CHEM-2: General Chemistry II	5
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1 Unit(s): 5.00 Transfer Status: CSU/UC Contact Hours: 51.00 hours Lecture / 102.00 hours Lab Total Course Hours: 153.00 This course is a continuation of CHEM 1, General Chemistry I. Topics include chemical kinetics and equilibrium, acid-base and solubility equilibria, thermodynamics, oxidation-reduction, electrochemistry, coordination compounds, nuclear chemistry, introduction to organic chemistry and qualitative analysis. This is the second semester of a one-year course in chemistry intended for majors in the natural sciences (chemistry, biochemistry, biology, physics, pre-medicine), mathematics, and engineering. The two-semester sequence of CHEM 1 and CHEM 2 provides the basic chemical background needed for further investigations into our physical environment. (C-ID CHEM 120S) (C-ID CHEM 120S = CHEM 1 and CHEM 2).
	Area B Choice (Select One)	3
AGS-10: World Food & Hunger Issues (3.00 units) AJ-1: Criminology (3.00 units) AJ-2: Admin of Justice (3.00 units) ANTH-4: Cultural Anthropology (3.00 units) ANTH-4H: Honors Cultural Anthropology (3.00 units) ANTH-13: Magic-Witchcft-Religion (3.00 units) ANTH-14: Language & Culture (3.00 units) ANTH-16: Archaeology-Ancient Soc (3.00 units) ANTH-18: World Cultures (3.00 units) ANTH-32: Native Americans (3.00 units) ANTH-33: Ancient Mesoamerica (3.00 units) ANTH-34: Native Americans Today (3.00 units) ASL-10: Intro to American Deaf Culture (3.00 units) BUS-20: Intro. to Business (3.00 units) CDF-12: Child/Family/Community (3.00 units) CDF-14: Child Growth/Development (3.00 units) CMST-9: Intercultural Communication (3.00 units) CMST-10: Interpersonal Communication (3.00 units) CMST-13: Gender & Communication (3.00 units) ECON-2: Princ of Macroeconomics (3.00 units) ECON-4: Princ of Microeconomics (3.00 units) ECON-20: Econ History of U.S. (3.00 units) ECON-20H: Honors Econ History of U.S. (3.00 units) ECON-25: Intro to Economics (3.00 units) ECON-35: Environmental Economics (3.00 units) GEOG-4: Cultural Geography (3.00 units) GEOG-8: World Regional Geography (3.00 units) GEOG-10: Geography of California (3.00 units) GEOG-12: The American West (3.00 units) HIST-3: World History to 1500 (3.00 units) HIST-5: World History Since 1500 (3.00 units) HIST-6: Modern World History (3.00 units) HIST-8: U.S. History to 1877 (3.00 units) HIST-10: U.S. History-1877-Prsnt (3.00 units) HIST-18: Multicultural Hist-U.S. (3.00 units) HIST-20: Polit History Mid East (3.00 units) HIST-26: Men and Women in Amer Hist (3.00 units) HIST-30: HIST-African American (3.00 units) HUM-17: Comparative European Studies (3.00 units) MCGS-8: Multicultural/Gender Studies (3.00 units) MCGS-10: Intro to Women's Studies (3.00 units) MCGS-32: Intro African American Studies (3.00 units) MCGS-36: Intro Chicano American Studies (3.00 units) MCGS-38: Intro Asian American Studies (3.00 units) NR-26: Environmental World (3.00 units) POS-2: U.S. Government (3.00 units) POS-3: Comparative Politics (3.00 units) POS-12: Calif State-Local Govt (3.00 units) POS-16: Vital Political Problems (3.00 units) POS-18: International Relations (3.00 units) PSY-1: Principles of Psychology (3.00 units) PSY-1H: Honors Principles of Psych (3.00 units) PSY-6: Abnormal Psychology (3.00 units) PSY-7: Research Methods in Psychology (3.00 units) PSY-11: Peace Psychology (3.00 units) PSY-15: Lifespan Psychology (3.00 units) PSY-16: Psychology of Women (3.00 units) PSY-24: Psy Sleep, Dreams & Archetypes (3.00 units) PSY-41: Socio-Cultural-Psy Dev (3.00 units) RTVF-12: Mass Media & Society (3.00 units) SOC-2: Principles of Sociology (3.00 units) SOC-4: Modern Social Problems (3.00 units) SOC-5: Our Sustainable Future (3.00 units) SOC-8: Marriage and Family (3.00 units) SOC-10: Intro to Crime and Society (3.00 units) SOC-14: Sociology of Gender (3.00 units) SOC-20: Intro to Race and Ethnicity (3.00 units) SOC-30: Sociology of Inequality (3.00 units) SOC-30H: Honors Sociology of Inequality (3.00 units)
	Elective (any course numbered 1-99)		Consider taking a CSU or IGETC General Education course. Visit www.assist.org to see CSU options. CHEM-21, PHYS-21, PHYS-22, SOC-5, or MATH-13 are strongly recommended due to the fact that they articulate with Chico State's Biological Science major.

Term 3

8.5 - 10.5 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units	Notes
	Required Core Choice: BIOL-42 or BIOL-43 (Select One)	5	BIOL-42 and BIOL-43 are offered both semesters. It is strongly recommended to take BIOL-42 before BIOL -43.
BIOL-42: Organismal Biology (5.00 units) BIOL-43: Ecology and Evolution (5.00 units)
	Area C Choice (Select One)	3 - 4
ANTH-17: Intro to Linguistics (3.00 units) ART-1: Art Appreciation (3.00 units) ART-2: Art History Survey I (3.00 units) ART-2H: Honors Art History Survey I (3.00 units) ART-3: Asian Art Histry Survey (3.00 units) ART-4: Art History Survey II (3.00 units) ART-4H: Honors Art History Survey II (3.00 units) ART-5: Survey of Modern Art (3.00 units) ART-6: African-Oceanic-NatAmer (3.00 units) ASL-1: American Sign Language I (4.00 units) ASL-2: American Sign Language II (4.00 units) ASL-3: American Sign Language III (4.00 units) CHIN-1: First Semester Chinese (4.00 units) CHIN-2: Second Semester Chinese (4.00 units) CMST-6: Oral Interpretation (3.00 units) DRAM-2: Theatre Arts Appreciatn (3.00 units) DRAM-4: Creative Drama-Children (3.00 units) DRAM-8: Principles of Acting I (3.00 units) ECON-20: Econ History of U.S. (3.00 units) ECON-20H: Honors Econ History of U.S. (3.00 units) ENGL-4: Introduction to Literature (3.00 units) ENGL-6: Creative Writing (3.00 units) ENGL-8: British Literature I (3.00 units) ENGL-10: British Literature II (3.00 units) ENGL-14: U.S. Literature I (3.00 units) ENGL-15: Film as Literature (3.00 units) ENGL-16: U.S. Literature II (3.00 units) ENGL-20: Introduction to Poetry (3.00 units) ENGL-21: Mythology (3.00 units) ENGL-25: Intro to Shakespeare (3.00 units) ENGL-26: Queer Film and Lit (3.00 units) ENGL-35: Cross-Cultural Film and Lit (3.00 units) ENGL-45: Latino Literature (3.00 units) ENGL-47: Native American Lit (3.00 units) ENGL-52H: Honors Great Works/Literature (3.00 units) ENGL-53H: Honors World Literature (3.00 units) FASH-74: Historic Costume (3.00 units) FREN-1: First Semester French (4.00 units) FREN-2: Second Semester French (4.00 units) GERM-1: First Semester German (4.00 units) GERM-2: Second Semester German (4.00 units) GERM-3: Third Semester German (4.00 units) GERM-4: Fourth Semester German (4.00 units) HIST-3: World History to 1500 (3.00 units) HIST-5: World History Since 1500 (3.00 units) HIST-8: U.S. History to 1877 (3.00 units) HIST-10: U.S. History-1877-Prsnt (3.00 units) HIST-18: Multicultural Hist-U.S. (3.00 units) HIST-26: Men and Women in Amer Hist (3.00 units) HIST-30: HIST-African American (3.00 units) HUM-17: Comparative European Studies (3.00 units) HUM-22: Greco-Roman Cultures (3.00 units) ITAL-1: First Semester Italian (4.00 units) ITAL-2: Second Semester Italian (4.00 units) JPN-1: First Semester Japanese (4.00 units) JPN-2: Second Semestr Japanese (4.00 units) JPN-3: Third Semester Japanese (4.00 units) JPN-4: Fourth Semestr Japanese (4.00 units) LATN-1: First Semester Latin (4.00 units) LATN-2: Second Semester Latin (4.00 units) LATN-3: Third Semester Latin (4.00 units) MUS-1: Music Appreciation (3.00 units) MUS-3: Music Fundamentals (3.00 units) MUS-5: American Popular Music (3.00 units) MUS-6: Women and Music (3.00 units) MUS-7: Jazz Appreciation (3.00 units) MUS-9: World Music (3.00 units) MUS-10: Music Theory I (3.00 units) PHIL-2: Intro to Philosophy (3.00 units) PHIL-16: Western Religions (3.00 units) PHIL-18: Eastern Religions (3.00 units) PHO-1: History of Photography (3.00 units) RTVF-13: Explore Contemporary TV (3.00 units) RTVF-15: Introduction to Film (3.00 units) SPAN-1: First Semester Spanish (4.00 units) SPAN-2: Second Semester Spanish (4.00 units) SPAN-3: Third Semester Spanish (4.00 units) SPAN-4: Fourth Semester Spanish (4.00 units) SPAN-14: Hispanic Short Stories (3.00 units) SPAN-16: Hispanic Film (3.00 units)
	Area F Choice: Kinesiology Activity (Select One)	0.5 - 1.5
KIN-23: Weight Training I (1.50 units) KIN-24: Weight Training II (1.50 units) KIN-25: Olympic Weightlifting (1.50 units) KIN-27: Core Crossfit Training (1.50 units) KIN-28: Plyometric Training (1.50 units) KIN-29: Body Sculpting (1.50 units) KIN-31: Quickfits (1.50 units) KIN-33: Aerobic Mix (1.50 units) KIN-34: Step Aerobics (1.50 units) KIN-35: Aerobic Dance (1.50 units) KIN-36: Gentle Aerobics & Movement (1.50 units) KIN-38: Ballroom Dance I (1.50 units) KIN-39: Ballroom Dance II (1.50 units) KIN-40: Jazz Dance I (1.50 units) KIN-41: Gentle Yoga (1.50 units) KIN-42: Yoga I (1.50 units) KIN-43: Yoga II (1.50 units) KIN-44: Jazz Dance II (1.50 units) KIN-45: Pilates (1.50 units) KIN-46: Tai Chi Chuan (1.50 units) KIN-47: Stress Mgmt Technique/Exercise (1.50 units) KIN-48: Stretching for Life (1.50 units) KIN-49: Fit Mix (1.50 units) KIN-50: Stability Ball Fitness (1.50 units) KIN-51: Butte Fitness/Wellness Center (0.50 - 1.50 units) KIN-52: Walking for Fitness (1.50 units) KIN-53: Jogging/Running for Fitness (1.50 units) KIN-57: Archery (1.50 units) KIN-58: Badminton (1.50 units) KIN-60: Bowling (1.50 units) KIN-61: Golf (1.50 units) KIN-62: Tennis (1.50 units) KIN-63: Track & Field (1.50 units) KIN-64: Baseball (1.50 units) KIN-65: Soccer (1.50 units) KIN-66: Softball (1.50 units) KIN-67: Non-Contact Football (1.50 units) KIN-68: Volleyball I (1.50 units) KIN-69: Volleyball II (1.50 units) KIN-70: Basketball I (1.50 units) KIN-71: Basketball II (1.50 units) KIN-73: Self Defense (1.50 units) KIN-74: Boxing (1.50 units) KIN-75: Jujitsu (1.50 units) KIN-76: Aikido (1.50 units) KIN-77: Karate (1.50 units) KIN-78: Taekwondo (1.50 units) KIN-90: Skill Dev Intercollegiate Athl (1.50 units) KIN-91: Strength & Cond for Athletes (1.00 units) KIN-93: Pep Activities (1.50 units) KIN-94: Adaptive PE (1.50 units)
	Elective (any course numbered 1-99)		Consider taking a CSU or IGETC General Education Course. Visit www.assist.org to see CSU options. CHEM-21, PHYS-21, PHYS-22, SOC-5, or MATH-13 are strongly recommended due to the fact that they articulate with Chico State's Biological Science major.

	Elective (any course numbered 1-99)		Consider taking a CSU or IGETC General Education Course. Visit www.assist.org to see CSU options.CHEM-21, PHYS-21, PHYS-22, SOC-5, or MATH-13 are strongly recommended due to the fact that they articulate with Chico State's Biological Science major.

Term 4

8.5 - 14.5 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.

	Course Name	Units	Notes
	Required Core Choice: BIOL-42 or BIOL-43 (Select One)	5	BIOL-42 and BIOL-43 are offered both semesters. It is strongly recommended to take BIOL-42 before BIOL -43.
BIOL-42: Organismal Biology (5.00 units) BIOL-43: Ecology and Evolution (5.00 units)
	Multicultural Breadth Competency (Select One)	3 - 8	Not necessary if satisfied by Area B, C, or F choice
AGS-10: World Food & Hunger Issues (3.00 units) AJ-2: Admin of Justice (3.00 units) AJ-14: Community Policing (3.00 units) ALH-6: Critical Six Soft Skills (3.00 units) ANTH-4: Cultural Anthropology (3.00 units) ANTH-4H: Honors Cultural Anthropology (3.00 units) ANTH-13: Magic-Witchcft-Religion (3.00 units) ANTH-16: Archaeology-Ancient Soc (3.00 units) ANTH-18: World Cultures (3.00 units) ANTH-32: Native Americans (3.00 units) ANTH-33: Ancient Mesoamerica (3.00 units) ANTH-34: Native Americans Today (3.00 units) ART-1: Art Appreciation (3.00 units) ART-3: Asian Art Histry Survey (3.00 units) ART-6: African-Oceanic-NatAmer (3.00 units) BUS-35: Mgmt & Human Relations (3.00 units) BUS-64: Princ of Marketing (3.00 units) CDF-14: Child Growth/Development (3.00 units) CDF-57: Teaching in a Diverse Society (3.00 units) CDF-59: Anti-Bias Curriculum in ECE (3.00 units) CMST-9: Intercultural Communication (3.00 units) CSL-20: College & Life Success (3.00 units) ENGL-26: Queer Film and Lit (3.00 units) ENGL-35: Cross-Cultural Film and Lit (3.00 units) ENGL-45: Latino Literature (3.00 units) ENGL-47: Native American Lit (3.00 units) ENGL-53H: Honors World Literature (3.00 units) GEOG-4: Cultural Geography (3.00 units) GEOG-8: World Regional Geography (3.00 units) GEOG-10: Geography of California (3.00 units) GEOG-12: The American West (3.00 units) HIST-3: World History to 1500 (3.00 units) HIST-5: World History Since 1500 (3.00 units) HIST-6: Modern World History (3.00 units) HIST-18: Multicultural Hist-U.S. (3.00 units) HIST-20: Polit History Mid East (3.00 units) HIST-30: HIST-African American (3.00 units) MCGS-10: Intro to Women's Studies (3.00 units) MCGS-32: Intro African American Studies (3.00 units) MCGS-36: Intro Chicano American Studies (3.00 units) MCGS-38: Intro Asian American Studies (3.00 units) MUS-9: World Music (3.00 units) NR-26: Environmental World (3.00 units) NSG-41: Clinical Nursing III (7.00 units) NSG-78: Clinical Nursing IV (5.00 units) PHIL-18: Eastern Religions (3.00 units) PSY-34: Eastern Psychology: Trad & Pr (3.00 units) PSY-41: Socio-Cultural-Psy Dev (3.00 units) RT-165: Resp Care Practicum II (8.00 units) SOC-4: Modern Social Problems (3.00 units) SOC-20: Intro to Race and Ethnicity (3.00 units) SOC-30: Sociology of Inequality (3.00 units) SOC-30H: Honors Sociology of Inequality (3.00 units) SPAN-14: Hispanic Short Stories (3.00 units) SPAN-16: Hispanic Film (3.00 units)
	Area F Choice: Kinesiology Activity (Select One)	0.5 - 1.5
KIN-23: Weight Training I (1.50 units) KIN-24: Weight Training II (1.50 units) KIN-25: Olympic Weightlifting (1.50 units) KIN-27: Core Crossfit Training (1.50 units) KIN-28: Plyometric Training (1.50 units) KIN-29: Body Sculpting (1.50 units) KIN-31: Quickfits (1.50 units) KIN-33: Aerobic Mix (1.50 units) KIN-34: Step Aerobics (1.50 units) KIN-35: Aerobic Dance (1.50 units) KIN-36: Gentle Aerobics & Movement (1.50 units) KIN-38: Ballroom Dance I (1.50 units) KIN-39: Ballroom Dance II (1.50 units) KIN-40: Jazz Dance I (1.50 units) KIN-41: Gentle Yoga (1.50 units) KIN-42: Yoga I (1.50 units) KIN-43: Yoga II (1.50 units) KIN-44: Jazz Dance II (1.50 units) KIN-45: Pilates (1.50 units) KIN-46: Tai Chi Chuan (1.50 units) KIN-47: Stress Mgmt Technique/Exercise (1.50 units) KIN-48: Stretching for Life (1.50 units) KIN-49: Fit Mix (1.50 units) KIN-50: Stability Ball Fitness (1.50 units) KIN-51: Butte Fitness/Wellness Center (0.50 - 1.50 units) KIN-52: Walking for Fitness (1.50 units) KIN-53: Jogging/Running for Fitness (1.50 units) KIN-57: Archery (1.50 units) KIN-58: Badminton (1.50 units) KIN-60: Bowling (1.50 units) KIN-61: Golf (1.50 units) KIN-62: Tennis (1.50 units) KIN-63: Track & Field (1.50 units) KIN-64: Baseball (1.50 units) KIN-65: Soccer (1.50 units) KIN-66: Softball (1.50 units) KIN-67: Non-Contact Football (1.50 units) KIN-68: Volleyball I (1.50 units) KIN-69: Volleyball II (1.50 units) KIN-70: Basketball I (1.50 units) KIN-71: Basketball II (1.50 units) KIN-73: Self Defense (1.50 units) KIN-74: Boxing (1.50 units) KIN-75: Jujitsu (1.50 units) KIN-76: Aikido (1.50 units) KIN-77: Karate (1.50 units) KIN-78: Taekwondo (1.50 units) KIN-90: Skill Dev Intercollegiate Athl (1.50 units) KIN-91: Strength & Cond for Athletes (1.00 units) KIN-93: Pep Activities (1.50 units) KIN-94: Adaptive PE (1.50 units)
	Elective (any course numbered 1-99)		Consider taking a CSU or IGETC General Education Course. Visit www.assist.org to see CSU options.CHEM-21, PHYS-21, PHYS-22, SOC-5, or MATH-13 are strongly recommended due to the fact that they articulate with Chico State's Biological Science major.

	Elective (any course numbered 1-99)		Only necessary if the 60 units to graduate have not been completed. Consider taking a CSU or IGETC General Education Course. Visit www.assist.org to see CSU options.CHEM-21, PHYS-21, PHYS-22, SOC-5, or MATH-13 are strongly recommended due to the fact that they articulate with Chico State's Biological Science major.