Courses

Topics covered include cell structure and function, genetics, reproduction and development of animal systems. Lecture (3 units) and required laboratory (1 unit). Additional lab fee. (4 units; Fall/Spring)

Includes organismal biology of animals and plants, their behavior, ecology, evolution and adaptations. Lecture (3 units) and required laboratory (1 unit). Additional lab fee. (4 units; Spring)

This course is designed to introduce students to the basic skills necessary for academic success in the discipline of Chemistry and to provide students with an overview of professions in which the major may be applied. Prerequisite: Declared Major in Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, or Forensic Chemistry. (1 unit; Fall/Spring)

A study of inorganic chemical systems including properties of atoms, molecules and ions, composition of matter, solutions, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, gas laws, electronic structure of elements, chemical bonding and molecular geometry. Course content is presented at a level required for Chemistry and related science majors. Lecture: 3 units. Prerequisite: CHE 102 or high school chemistry. (3 units; Fall/Spring)

A laboratory experience designed to illustrate and reinforce topics covered in General Chemistry I and introduce students to laboratory practices, experiments and equipment that are foundational to the study of Chemistry. Additional lab fee. Pre- or Co- Requisite: CHE 115. (1 unit; Fall/Spring)

A continuation of CHE 115 - General Chemistry I including the study of inorganic chemical systems including liquids and solids, solutions, colloids, kinetics, equilibria, acid-base chemistry, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, and nuclear chemistry. Course content is presented at a level required for Chemistry and related science majors. Lecture (3 units). Prerequisite: CHE 115 and 115L. (3 units; Fall/Spring/Summer)

A laboratory experience designed to illustrate and reinforce topics covered in CHE 125 - General Chemistry II and continue to introduce students to laboratory practices, experiments, and equipment that are foundational to the study of Chemistry. Additional lab fee. Prerequisite: CHE 115L. Pre- or Co- Requisite: CHE 125. (1 unit; Fall/Spring/Summer)

Basic concepts of analytical geometry, limits and derivatives, differentials and rates, integration, definite and indefinite integrals, differentiation of logarithmic and exponential functions. Prerequisites: MAT 135, 145, EGR 182, or sufficient SAT, ACT or math placement exam scores and appropriate high school mathematics background. (4 units; Fall/Spring)

Continued study and applications of integration: volumes, lengths, surface of revolution; derivatives and integrals involving trigonometric functions, infinite series, expansion of functions, hyperbolic functions, law of the mean, partial fractions, polar coordinates, and conic sections. Prerequisite: MAT 245. (4 units; Fall/Spring)

The first course in a 2-semester calculus-based physics sequence for science and mathematics majors. A study of mechanics, heat and thermodynamics, waves, sound, and the mathematical methods of physics. Should be taken with PHY 214L - Physics for Scientists I Lab and PHY 214D - Physics for Scientists I Discussion. Prerequisite: MAT 145 or 245. (3 units; Fall/Spring)

This laboratory course, designed to be taken concurrently with PHY 214 - Physics for Scientists I, emphasizes scientific measuring and reporting techniques. Observational laboratories will reinforce topics in mechanics, including kinematics, Newton's Laws, momentum, energy, waves, sound, and thermodynamics. Additional course fee. Pre- or Co- Requisite: PHY 214. (1 unit; Fall/Spring)

Mathematical theory and applications, development of formulae, principles of statistical decision theory, descriptive measurements, probability concepts, random variables, normal distribution, inferential statistics, sampling distributions, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, chi-squared procedures, linear regression, and the use of computers in statistics. (3 units; Fall, Spring, & Online)

This course studies economic behavior at the individual level. Topics include decision-making processes of households and firms, supply and demand, elasticity, and marginal analysis. Market structure and public policy are examined to evaluate their impact on economic welfare and the allocation of scarce resources. (3 units; Fall, Spring, & Online)

This course offers a common sense approach to economics, covering basic economic laws and how they apply to our world and everyday life. The course focuses on the overall economy and economic theories that offer explanations for its fluctuations and changes. Also, the course is designed to give the student a sufficient grounding in the terminology, basic concepts, and issues of economics to stimulate interest in further study and provide background in business. (3 units; Fall, Spring, & Online)

This course will introduce the student to basic and clinical pharmacology as related to the promotion of health and alleviation of disease. The course will consider drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination, and pharmacodynamic effects on the human body. Prescription drug classification, function and uses will be introduced with emphasis on the impact medically prescribed drug classification, function and uses will be introduced with emphasis on the impact medically prescribed drugs will have on the patient. Students will increase their understanding of drug design and action, as well as their understanding of disease and pharmacotherapeutic treatment. Prerequisites: BIO 330 or CHE 443; and BIO 344 or 353, or both BIO 153 and 163. (4 units; Fall)

An integrated mechanistic study of the nomenclature, chemical, and stereochemical properties of aliphatic hydrocarbons. Lecture: 3 units. Lab: 1 unit. Additional lab fee. Prerequisites: CHE 125 and 125L. (4 units; Fall/Spring)

A continuation of Chemistry 351 covering the major aliphatic and aromatic functional groups. Includes an introduction to spectroscopy. Lecture (3 units) and required laboratory (1 unit). Additional lab fee. Prerequisite: CHE 351. (4 units; Fall/Spring)

A survey of the chemical reactions in living systems. Attention given to enzymes. Lecture: 3 units. Lab: 1 unit. Additional lab fee. Prerequisite: CHE 351 (BIO 146 recommended). (4 units; Fall/Spring)

The principles of genetics including Mendelian, nature of genetic materials, chromosome mechanics, genetic recombination, and gene action. Emphasis will be placed on the transmission of genetic factors. Prerequisite: BIO 146 (4 units; Fall/Spring)

An examination of the structure, ultrastructure, organization, and functions of cells, with emphasis on bioenergetics, membranes, organelles, genes and gene regulation, genetic control of cell division and differentiation, structure and function of biological macromolecules, particularly nucleic acids and proteins. Mechanisms of DNA replication and repair, transcription and translation will be studied, in addition to bacteriophage and eukaryotic virus biology, mobile genetic elements and genetic engineering. Lecture: 3 units) Lab: 1 unit. Additional lab fee. Prerequisites: BIO 146 and 148. Recommended: CHE125 and 125L. (4 units; Fall/Spring)

The overall goal of this course is to increase the student's awareness of the molecular, cellular, and genetic mechanisms that lead to cancer formation. This course specifically focuses on the regulation of signal transduction pathways, cell cycle entry and progression, programmed cell death, and ultimately the behavior of cancer cells as they metastasize leading to a terminal disease. Lecture with discussion. Prerequisites: BIO 146, and 330 or CHE 443. (4 units; Spring)

This laboratory-based course is designed for each student to gain a fundamental knowledge of molecular biology techniques that are regularly used in a research lab setting. Additional lab fee. Prerequisites: BIO 330 or CHE 443. (2 units; Spring, odd years)

This course introduces students to concepts in molecular and genetic basis of cellular processes and the inferences made of these processes through genome and protein database analysis and modeling. Emphasis will be placed on theoretical and experimental approaches used to gain insights in genome structure and function through the use and application of web-based bioinformatics tools developed from advances in the human genome project. Additional lab fee. Prerequisite: BIO 330 or CHE 443. (4 units; Spring, even years)

This course is designed for upper division biology students, particularly those enrolled in the pre-medical and pre-health sciences. Various aspects of the immune system, including the cellular, molecular, and physiological aspects of innate and antibody and cell-mediated adaptive immunity, as they relate to pathogenesis will be covered in the course. Additional lab fee. Prerequisites: BIO 146 and 148. Recommended: BIO 305 and 330. (4 units; Spring, odd years)

A survey of separation and quantitation principles and methods. Lecture: 3 units. Lab: 1 unit. Additional lab fee. Prerequisite: CHE 125 and 125L. (4 units; Fall)

A study of thermodynamics, kinetic molecular theory, and kinetics of chemical systems. Prerequisites: CHE 125, 125L, and MAT 255. Recommended: MAT 342 or 343. (3 units; Fall)

A study of quantum mechanics, molecular structure, and spectroscopy. Lecture: 3 hours. Lab: 4 hours. Additional lab fee. Prerequisites: CHE 125, 125L, and MAT 255. (4 units; Spring, odd years)

A continuation of the study of Biochemistry I including a detailed look at DNA, transcription, translation, protein synthesis, lipid metabolism (e.g., cholesterol synthesis) and amino acid and nucleic acid metabolism. Additional lab fee. Prerequisite: CHE 443. (4 units; Fall)

This course is a study of instrumental methods of analysis including spectroscopic, chromatographic, and electrochemical techniques with emphasis on the theory, design, and applications of various instruments. Lecture: 2 units. Lab: 2 units. Additional course fee. Prerequisite: CHE 321. (4 units; Spring)

Students will learn basic concepts of multivariable calculus and ordinary differential equations. Vectors, multi-variable functions, line integrals and analytic methods for solving some first-order and second-order ordinary differential equations (including Laplace Transforms) will be discussed. Fourier Transforms and Separation of Variables will be briefly introduced as a method for solving some partial differential equations. Some problems discussed in class will have applications in engineering, physics, biology, and chemistry. Prerequisite: MAT 255. (3 units; Spring)

This class focuses on laboratory research projects and topics of current or historical interest that are not normally covered in other established courses. Content varies from year to year and is determined by both instructor and student's interest. May be repeated for a maximum of eight (8) units. Prerequisites: BIO 148; Sophomore status; and permission of Department Chair. (1-4 units; Fall/Spring/Summer)

The focus of this class is an independent laboratory research project that the student undertakes under the direction of a faculty member who acts as a research advisor. Content varies from year to year and is determined by both instructor's and students' interests. May be repeated for a maximum of eight (8) units. Prerequisites: CHE 125, 125L, and permission of Department Chair. (1-4 units; Fall/Spring/Summer)

This course is designed for professional nursing and general college students. Included are a general survey of human histology and the study of structure and function of organ systems of the human body, including the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, endocrine, and nervous systems. Structure and function of sensory organs are also included in the course. Should be taken with BIO 153L. (3 units; Fall, Spring, Summer, & Online)

A laboratory experience designed to illustrate and reinforce topics covered in Anatomy and Physiology I. Included is the detailed study of cells, tissues, the structure and function of the skeleton, the muscles, and the nervous and endocrine systems of the human body using laboratory experience and demonstration. Additional lab fee. Pre- or Co- Requisite: BIO 153. (1 unit; Fall, Spring, Summer, & Online)

A continuation of Anatomy and Physiology I. Included is the study of structure and function of the circulatory (blood, heart, blood vessels, and circulation), lymphatic, immune, respiratory, urinary, and reproductive systems. Should be taken with BIO 163L. Recommended prerequisite: BIO 153. (3 units; Fall/Spring/Summer)

A laboratory experience designed to illustrate and reinforce topics covered in Anatomy and Physiology II. Included is the study of circulatory, lymphatic, immune, respiratory, urinary, and reproductive systems using laboratory experience and demonstration. Additional lab fee. Pre- or Co- Requisite: BIO 163. (1 unit; Fall/Spring/Summer)

This courses is designed for students with a primary interest in careers in medicine, dentistry, and other allied healthcare professions, and graduate education in biological sciences and biochemistry. Included is the detailed study of histology and structure and function of the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous and endocrine systems, correlated by laboratory experience and demonstration. Lab will incorporate current selected relevant peer-reviewed scientific literature and problem-based learning to facilitate students' introductory knowledge of common pathologies, diagnoses, and treatment, along with integration of virtual human cadaver (anatomage) and advanced physiology equipment. Prerequisites: BIO 146, 148, CHE 125, and 125L. (4 units; Fall)

This course is a continuation of BIO 353, and includes the detailed study of the cardiovascular system, respiratory system, immune and lymphatic systems, gastrointestinal system, urinary system, and reproductive systems, correlated with laboratory experience and demonstration. Lab will incorporate current selected relevant peer-reviewed scientific literature and problem-based learning to facilitate students' introductory knowledge of common pathologies, diagnoses, and treatment, along with integration of virtual human cadaver (anatomage) and advanced physiology equipment. Lecture (3 units) and required laboratory (1 unit). Additional lab fee. Prerequisite: BIO 353. (4 units; Spring)

A study of microorganisms with special emphasis on bacteria and viruses in the human environment. Should be taken with BIO 205L. (3 units; Fall/Spring/Summer)

This laboratory experience is meant to demonstrate and reinforce topics covered in BIO 205 Human Microbiology. Students will gain hands-on experience in various microscopy, staining, and culture techniques that will be applied to the identification and classification of various microorganisms. Additional lab fee. Pre- or Co- Requisite: BIO 205. (1 unit; Fall/Spring/Summer)

A general survey of microorganisms with an emphasis on bacteria. The study includes morphologic characteristics, growth, reproduction, metabolism, genetics and taxonomy of bacteria; a general survey of viruses, fungi, protozoans and algae; and microbiology of food, water, soil and industry. Mechanisms of pathogenesis and control of microorganisms of human relevance will also be introduced. Lecture (3 units) and required laboratory (1 unit). Additional lab fee. Prerequisite: BIO 146 or 153. Recommended: High school chemistry or CHE 102. (4 units; Fall/Spring)