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
Biology, Emphasis in Evolutionary Biology, B.S. (2025-2026) - Roadmap
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Electives
- BIOL 459 - Plant Biology
- BIOL 510 - Molecular Evolution
- BIOL 512 - Evolution and Ecology of Marine Mammals
- BIOL 515 - Marine Invertebrate Biology
- BIOL 518 - Biology of Fishes
- BIOL 523 - Herpetology
- BIOL 524 - Ornithology
- BIOL 525 - Mammalogy
- BIOL 526 - Terrestrial Arthropod Biology
- BIOL 527 - Animal Behavior
- BIOL 528 - Microbial Ecology
- BIOL 530 - Plant Systematics
- BIOL 531 - Taxonomy of California Plants
- BIOL 568 - Bioinformatics
- BIOMI 568 - Bioinformatics
- BIOL 576 - Developmental Biology
- BIOL 496 - Teaching Assistant Professional Development for the Ecological and Evolutionary Sciences
- BIOL 596 - From Invention to Patient
Emphasis in Evolutionary Biology
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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 2025-26 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.