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Required Courses For Entry Into The Single Subject Credential Program In General Science/Biology (Catalog)

Acceptable Courses at Different Institutions

Required Lower Division Courses
Course CSUS UCD ARC/CRC SCC (old/new) Sierra SJDelta
Bio Concepts BIO 2 BIO 1A BIO 1A/400 BIO 5A / 402 BIO 1 BIO 1
Botany BIO 1 BIO 1C BIO 3/410 BIO 5B / 422 BIO 3 BIO 2
Zoology BIO 1 BIO 1B BIO 2/420 BIO 5C / 412 BIO 2 BIO 3
Gen Chem CHEM 1A CHEM 2A, 2B CHEM 1A/400 CHEM 1A / 400 CHEM 1A CHEM 1A
Gen Chem CHEM1B CHEM 2C CHEM 1B/401 CHEM 1B / 401 CHEM 1B CHEM 1B
Org Chem CHEM 20 or 24, 124 CHEM 8A, 8B or 118 CHEM 8-- CHEM  ---/425 + 426 --- ---
Gen Phys PHYS 5A PHYS 7A,B,C or PHYS 5A/350 PHYS 5A / 350 PHYS 2A PHYS 2A
Gen Phys PHYS 5B  9A, B, C PHYS 5A/350 PHYS 5B / 360 PHYS 2B PHYS 2B
Calculus or Pre-calc MATH 26 or 30 or 29 MATH 16A and B MATH 16A/350 or 9A MATH 16A/350 or 9A MATH 16A or 30 MATH 13 or 1
Physical Geol GEOL 10 GEOL 50 GEOL 1/300 GEOL 1 / 302 GEOL 1 GEOL 1A
Phys. Geol Lab GEOL 10L GEOL 50L GEOL 2/301 GEOL 1 / 302 GEOL 1L GEOL 1A
Historical Geol GEOL 12 GEOL 3 or 107 GEOL 3/310 GEOL 3 / 310 GEOL 3 ---
Astronomy ASTR 4 ASTR 10 ASTR 1/300 ASTR 1A  / 310  or ASTR 1B/320 ASTR 10 ASTR 1
Required Upper Division Courses
Courses CSUS UCD (Upper division units are not available at Community Colleges, but subject matter may be satisfied in microbiology)
Cell Phys. or Biol BIO 121 BIS 103 and 104        
Micro BIO 139 MIC 102 and 102L MIC 102 and 102L BIO 6 /  440 BIO 4 / 440 BIO 22 or 23
Genetics BIO 184 BIS 101        
Ecology BIO 160 EVE 101        
Biochem CHEM 161 BIS 102        
UD Plant BIO 102, 103, etc          
UD Animal BIO 127, 165, etc          
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Total UD Units: > 24 semester units

GPA for all requirements: > 2.75