3 units
- Upper Division Major Electives
- Laboratory Course Requirement
- Note
- Approval of the Emphasis
- Electives
Offered: Offered every term
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
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- 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
Experience in designing and carrying out independent research in a laboratory or field setting plus a written record of experimental design and results in the form of a research thesis to be defended before a committee.
Prerequisites
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.
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- Who can take it
- Consent of instructor and undergraduate adviser.
- Grading
- LTR: Letter Graded. The class will be offered for letter grade with no option to take it for Cr/NC
- Typically offered
- Fall/Spring/Summer
- Formerly numbered
- BIOL 490.
- Catalog notes
- Students must contact the instructor for approval to enroll in this course. BIOL 597 is not applicable to a graduate degree.
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