# Liberal Arts and Sciences: Scientific Studies in Biological Science (Associate of Arts Degree)

San Diego City College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Biology

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### Summary

The Liberal Arts and Sciences: Scientific Studies in Biological Sciences Associate Degree offers students the theoretical knowledge, practical laboratory experience, and quantitative reasoning skills necessary to transfer to a University of California, a California State University, or an independent/private college or university in a variety of specializations in the Biological Sciences, including: General Biology, Biology Education, Biochemistry, Biopsychology, Cell Biology, Biotechnology, Cell and Developmental Biology, Chemical Biology, Developmental Biology, Ecological, Evolutionary, and Organismal Biology, Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution, Ecology and Environmental Biology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Environmental Biology, Human Biology, Integrative Biology, Marine Biology, Microbiology, Microbial Biology, Microbiology and Immunology, Neurobiology Biology Education, Organismal Biology, Plant Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, and Molecular Environmental Biology.

The Liberal Arts and Sciences Degree is designed to enable students to complete the requirements for an Associate in Arts Degree with a minimum of 18 units in an area of emphasis and transfer to a University of California, a California State University, or an independent/private college. Because admission and major preparation requirements vary at each transfer institution, courses used to complete this major should be selected with the assistance of a San Diego City College counselor.

Common university majors in this field include: Agricultural Science, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Botany, Cell Biology, Conservation, Developmental Biology, Ecology, Entomology, Life Science, Genetics, Marine Biology, Medical Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Natural Sciences, Neuroscience, Psychobiology, Toxicology, and Zoology/Animal Sciences.

Liberal Arts and Sciences associate degrees require a minimum of 60 transferable units to a California State University, University of California, or a private/independent college or university.

**Award Note:**
The Associate Degree requires a minimum of 60 degree applicable semester units.

### Requirements

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **COURSES REQUIRED FOR THE MAJOR:** | | 18 |
| **Complete a minimum of 18 units from the courses listed below:** | |  |
| BIOL 101 | Environmental Science | 4 |
| BIOL 107 | General Biology-Lecture and Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOL 130 | Human Heredity | 3 |
| BIOL 180 | Plants and People | 3 |
| BIOL 205 | General Microbiology | 5 |
| BIOL 210A | Introduction to the Biological Sciences I | 4 |
| BIOL 210B | Introduction to the Biological Sciences II | 4 |
| BIOL 111 | Cancer Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 230 | Human Anatomy | 4 |
| BIOL 232 | Experience in Human Dissection | 1 |
| BIOL 235 | Human Physiology | 4 |
| CHEM 130 | Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 130L | Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 200 | General Chemistry I - Lecture | 3 |
| CHEM 200L | General Chemistry I - Laboratory | 2 |
| CHEM 201 | General Chemistry II - Lecture | 3 |
| CHEM 201L | General Chemistry II - Laboratory | 2 |
| CHEM 231 | Organic Chemistry I - Lecture | 3 |
| CHEM 231L | Organic Chemistry I - Laboratory | 2 |
| CHEM 233 | Organic Chemistry II - Lecture | 3 |
| CHEM 233L | Organic Chemistry II - Laboratory | 2 |
| STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| or PSYC 258 | Behavioral Science Statistics | 3 |
| or MATH 115 | Gateway to Experimental Statistics | 4 |
| or BUSE 115 | Statistics for Business | 3 |
| MATH 121 | Basic Techniques of Applied Calculus I | 3 |
| MATH 122 | Basic Techniques of Calculus II | 3 |
| MATH 150 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry I | 5 |
| MATH 151 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry II | 4 |
| PHYS 125 | General Physics | 5 |
| PHYS 126 | General Physics II | 5 |
| PHYS 180A | General Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 180B | General Physics II | 4 |
| PHYS 181A | General Physics Laboratory I | 1 |
| PHYS 181B | General Physics Laboratory II | 1 |
| PHYS 195 | Mechanics | 5 |
| PHYS 196 | Electricity and Magnetism | 5 |
| PHYS 197 | Waves, Optics and Modern Physics | 5 |
| PSYC 255 | Introduction to Psychological Research | 3 |
| PSYC 259 | Behavioral Science Statistics Laboratory | 1 |