Liberal Arts and Sciences: Scientific Studies in Biological Science

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.

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