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
At Least One Course Selected From
Electives
- BIOL 509 - Advanced Evolution
- BIOL 512 - Evolution and Ecology of Marine Mammals
- BIOL 514 - Biology of the Algae
- BIOL 516A - Marine Larval Ecology Research Part 1
- BIOL 516B - Marine Larval Ecology Research Part 2
- BIOL 517 - Marine Ecology
- BIOL 518 - Biology of Fishes
- BIOL 526 - Terrestrial Arthropod Biology
- BIOL 527 - Animal Behavior
- BIOL 528 - Microbial Ecology
- BIOL 535 - Plant Ecology
- BIOL 540 - Conservation Ecology
- BIOL 542 - Ecological Signaling in the Environment
- BIOL 544 - Terrestrial Ecosystems and Climate Change
- ENV S 544 - Terrestrial Ecosystems and Climate Change
- BIOL 560 - Animal Physiology
- BIOL 562 - Ecological Metagenomics
- BIOL 578 - Environmental Systems Modeling: Principles and Application
- BIOL 496 - Teaching Assistant Professional Development for the Ecological and Evolutionary Sciences
- BIOL 596 - From Invention to Patient
Emphasis in Ecology
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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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This checklist reflects San Diego State's published catalog for 2024-25 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.