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Plant Biology Major

(Catalog Majors Winter 2004 and later)

Procedures and requirements

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  1. All Life Science Core Curriculum courses must be passed with a letter grade of C- or better and must be completed with an overall GPA of 2.0 (C) or better. If you receive a grade of D or F in two core curriculum courses, either in separate courses or in repetitions of the same course, you are subject to dismissal from the major. Plant Biology majors must earn a 2.0 (C) overall average in all courses applied toward the major.
  2. A maximum of four units of graduate work may be applied on the major (if approved).
  3. A maximum of four units of EE Biol 199 OR eight units of EE Biol 198A & 198B may be applied to the major.
  4. Each course applied toward the upper division major must have a minimum of 4 units. Courses with fewer units may be combined to equal one course equivalent, if they are applicable to the major; thus, (2) courses worth 2 units each (for a total of 4 units) count as one upper division requirement on the major. A six-unit course counts as one course on the requirements for the major.
  5. All courses must be taken for a letter grade.
  6. The College of Letters and Science requires a total of 60 upper division units for graduation. To graduate, students must earn a minimum global (major) GPA of 2.0 (C) in all courses applied toward the major and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 (C).

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 Plant Biology. Highest honors in Plant Biology are awarded to majors who have global and overall GPA's of 3.6 at graduation and who have satisfactorily completed EE Biol 198A&B. Students need not apply for departmental honors; all students are reviewed for honors following the receipt of final transcripts.

Life Science Core Curriculum:

  1. Life Sciences 1, 2, 3, and 4
  2. Chemistry 14A, 14B/BL, 14C/14CL, 14D (formerly 140)
    OR Chemistry 20A, 20B/L, 30A/30AL, 30B/30BL
    (Students considering medical school who take the 20 series should also take 30C; students considering pharmacy school should take the 20 series plus 30C.)
  3. Mathematics 3A, 3B, and 3C
    OR Mathematics 31A, 31B, and 32A
  4. Physics 6A, 6B, and 6C OR Physics 6AH, 6BH, and 6CH
    OR Physics 1ABC, 4AL, 4BL
  5. Stats 13

Requirements for the Plant Major:

  1. OBEE 146 or 162
  2. Chemistry and Biochemistry 153A
  3. One laboratory course (EE Biol 101, 103, 105, 110, 128, 157, M158, 162, M166, 167, 170)
  4. One course in plant morphology or anatomy (EE Biol 101, 103, 152, or 154)
  5. Two courses in molecular or cellular plant biology (EE Biol 121 or MCDB C141, C150, or M170)
  6. One course in ecology or evolution (EE Biol 100, 120, 122, 128, 130)
  7. One field quarter course involving research in plant biology (EE Biol 118, 124, 128 or 148) or a laboratory internship (EE Biol 198 series or 199) which requires a written paper on some aspect of plant research
  8. Two additional upper division courses in OBEE, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Computer Science, Geography, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, or MCDB

IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BE AWARE OF THE REQUIREMENTS LISTED ON YOUR DPR AND TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS UP TO DATE!

Revised 07/12/04

Before Fall 1995   |   Fall 95 to Summer 2000