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BIOL 597

Undergraduate Thesis

Units
3
Counts toward
  • Biology, B.A. (2026-27) - Laboratory Course Requirement
  • Biology, B.A. (2025-26) - Laboratory Course Requirement
  • Biology, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Laboratory Course Requirement
  • Biology, B.S. (2026-27) - Upper Division Major Electives, Laboratory Course Requirement
  • Biology, B.S. (2025-26) - Electives, Laboratory Course Requirement
  • Biology, B.S. in Applied Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Electives, Laboratory Course Requirement
  • Biology, Emphasis in Cellular and Molecular Biology, B.S. (2026-27) - Laboratory Course Requirement, Note
  • Biology, Emphasis in Cellular and Molecular Biology, B.S. (2025-26) - Laboratory Course Requirement, Note
  • Biology, Emphasis in Cellular and Molecular Biology, B.S. in Applied Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Laboratory Course Requirement, Note
  • Biology, Emphasis in Ecology, B.S. (2026-27) - Laboratory Course Requirement, Note
  • Biology, Emphasis in Ecology, B.S. (2025-26) - Laboratory Course Requirement, Note
  • Biology, Emphasis in Ecology, B.S. in Applied Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Laboratory Course Requirement, Note
  • Biology, Emphasis in Evolutionary Biology, B.S. (2026-27) - Laboratory Course Requirement, Note, Approval of the Emphasis
  • Biology, Emphasis in Evolutionary Biology, B.S. (2025-26) - Laboratory Course Requirement, Note, Approval of the Emphasis
  • Biology, Emphasis in Evolutionary Biology, B.S. in Applied Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Laboratory Course Requirement, Note, Approval of the Emphasis
  • Biology, Emphasis in Marine Biology, B.S. (2026-27) - Laboratory Course Requirement, Note, Approval of the Emphasis
  • Biology, Emphasis in Marine Biology, B.S. (2025-26) - Laboratory Course Requirement, Note, Approval of the Emphasis
  • Biology, Emphasis in Marine Biology, B.S. in Applied Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Laboratory Course Requirement, Note, Approval of the Emphasis
  • Biology, Emphasis in Zoology, B.S. (2026-27) - Laboratory Course Requirement, Note, Approval of the Emphasis
  • Biology, Emphasis in Zoology, B.S. (2025-26) - Laboratory Course Requirement, Note, Approval of the Emphasis
  • Biology, Emphasis in Zoology, B.S. in Applied Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Laboratory Course Requirement, Note, Approval of the Emphasis
  • Microbiology, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Note
  • Microbiology, B.S. (2026-27) - Upper Division Major Electives
  • Microbiology, Emphasis in Clinical Laboratory Science, B.S. (2026-27) - Note
  • Microbiology, Emphasis in Clinical Laboratory Science, B.S. (2025-26) - Note
  • Microbiology, Emphasis in Clinical Laboratory Science, B.S. in Applied Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Note
Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the major with cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 and nine units completed in the major. Completion of at least three units of advanced upper division research in biology (BIOL 499, BIOL 497, or equivalent). Consent of instructor and undergraduate adviser.

Sections in Spring 2027

2 sections, 2 with open seats

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