Why the catalog year matters
Your catalog year is the year you started at SDSU, and it decides which rules apply to your degree, not the current semester's course list. A class that is offered this term may not count toward your requirements, and one that counts for a newer catalog year may not be on an older list at all. Always check the requirements for your own catalog year, not the newest one.
A Minimum of 36 Upper Division Units to Include
Approval of the Emphasis
Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) Major
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At Least One Course Selected From
Biology, Emphasis in Cellular and Molecular Biology, B.S. - Roadmap
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Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
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Laboratory Course Requirement
Major
44 unitsPreparation for the Major
29 units- BIOL 203 - Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology
- BIOL 203L - Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory
- BIOL 204 - Principles of Organismal Biology
- BIOL 204L - Principles of Organismal Biology Laboratory
- BIOL 215 - Biostatistics
- CHEM 200 - General Chemistry
- CHEM 201 - General Chemistry
- CHEM 232 - Organic Chemistry
- CHEM 232L - Organic Chemistry Laboratory
- MATH 124 - Calculus for the Life Sciences
Time Limitation
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Upper Division Major Electives
- BIOL 350 - General Microbiology
- BIOL 464 - Functional Genomics Laboratory
- BIOL 480 - Clinical Hematology
- BIOL 510 - Molecular Evolution
- BIOL 528 - Microbial Ecology
- BIOL 549 - Microbial Genetics and Physiology
- BIOL 554 - Molecular Virology
- BIOL 556 - Scanning Electron Microscopy Laboratory
- BIOL 557 - Transmission Electron Microscopy Laboratory
- BIOL 562 - Ecological Metagenomics
- BIOL 564 - Principles of Cancer Biology
- BIOL 565 - Genome Editing
- BIOL 567L - Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology Laboratory II
- BIOL 568 - Bioinformatics
- BIOMI 568 - Bioinformatics
- BIOL 570 - Neurobiology
- BIOL 575 - Molecular Basis of Heart Disease
- BIOL 576 - Developmental Biology
- BIOL 584 - Medical Microbiology
- BIOL 485 - Principles of Immunology
- BIOL 585 - Cellular and Molecular Immunology
- BIOL 589 - Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology
- BIOL 590 - Physiology of Human Systems
- CHEM 432 - Organic Chemistry
- BIOL 496 - Teaching Assistant Professional Development for the Ecological and Evolutionary Sciences
- CHEM 496 - Selected Topics in Chemistry
- BIOL 596 - From Invention to Patient
- CHEM 596 - From Invention to Patient
This checklist reflects San Diego State's published catalog for 2026-27 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.