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Catalog 2026 - 2027
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Biology (BIOL) Courses
BIOL 101 Our Biological World
BIOL 111 Natural History of California
BIOL 130 Human Biology
BIOL 140 Animals, People, and Environment
BIOL 145 Plants, People & Environment
BIOL 150 Introduction to Marine Biology
BIOL 170 Principles of Applied Bioscience
BIOL 171 Laboratory Principles of Applied Bioscience
BIOL 215 Organismal Biology: Core I
BIOL 230 Introduction to Cell Biology: Core II
BIOL 240 General Microbiology
BIOL 250 Human Anatomy
BIOL 260 Human Physiology
BIOL 310 Nutrition
BIOL 665 Selected Topics in Biology
BIOL 695 Independent Study in Biology
BIOL C1000 Introduction to Biology with Lab
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