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ECOLOGY, BEHAVIOR AND EVOLUTION (EBE) MAJOR (CATALOG MAJORS BEFORE FALL 95)

Preparation for the Major

1. >Biology 5, 5L, 6, 9 or equivalent
2. Chemistry 14A, 14B/BL, 14C, 14CL, 14D (formerly 140)
   OR Chemistry 20A, 20B/L, 30A/AL (formerly 30/L), 30B/BL (formerly 130A/AL)
   
   (Students considering medical school who take the 20 series should also take 30C; students considering pharmacy school should take the 20 series plus 30C.)
   
   Equivalent Chemistry series before Fall 98:
   Chemistry 10A, 10B/BL, 10C, 10D/DL
   OR Chemistry 11A, 11B/BL (20B/L), 11CL (30L), 132A (30), 132B/BL (130A/AL)
3. Mathematics 3A, 3B, and 3C
   OR Mathematics 31A, 31B, and 32A
   
4. Physics 6A, 6B, and 6C
   OR Physics 1ABC, 4AL, 4BL (formerly 8A/AL, 8B/BL, 8C/CL, and 8D/DL)

Requirements for the Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution Major or Concentration

1. LS 4 (formerly Biology 108)
2. Chemistry 132A/B/BL (or 30, 130A/AL), 153A/L (formerly Chem 15, Math 32B, 33A)
3. One course in morphology and systematics (EEB/Bio 101A, 101B, 103, 105, 110, 130, or 152)
4. One course in physiology (EEB/Bio 137, 146, 162, M166, or 167)
5. Three courses in ecology, behavior, and evolution (EEB/Bio 111, 120, 122, 129, 135, 136)
6. One field quarter consisting of two to four courses (sixteen units) from the Field Biology Quarter (FBQ), Marine Biology Quarter (MBQ), or equivalent
7. Additional recommended courses: Ecological and behavioral processes: EEB/Bio 116, 117, C119, 122, M127, 128, C134A, 146, 168. Taxon-oriented biology: EEB/Bio 103, 107, 111, 112, 113A, 114, C115, 152, 155. Also approved: MCDB 138.

Additional Information

1. All courses in the preparation for the major must be passed with a letter grade of C- or better. EBE majors (or Biology majors with an EBE concentration) must earn a 2.0 (C) overall average in all courses applied toward the major
2. Two two-unit courses count as one upper division requirement on the major. A six-unit course counts as one course on the requirements for the major.
3. All courses in the preparation for the major or the major must be taken for a letter grade.
4. The College of Letters and Science requires a total of 72 upper division units for graduation.

Departmental Honors

An overall GPA of 3.4 and a 3.4 in the global GPA of the major are required for graduation with honors in Biology or EBE. Highest honors in Biology or EBE are awarded to majors who have a GPA of 3.6 overall and in the upper division major at graduation and who have satisfactorily completed EEB/Biology 190A&B. Students need not apply for departmental honors; all students are reviewed for this following the receipt of final transcripts.

Revised 7/18/02