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In addition to adhering to the UC Merced and School of Natural Science requirements, the additional requirements that must be met to receive the B.A. in Human Biology at UC Merced are:

Human Biology Requirements (54-61 units): The Human Biology major consists of 14 courses (6 lower division and 8 upper division) designed to give all students a common foundation of core knowledge specific to the discipline.
Lower Division Major Requirements
Contempory Biology (BIS 1) 4 units
Principles of Organic Chemistry (CHEM 8) 4 units
Principles of Physical Chemistry (CHEM 10) 4 units
Mathematical Biology (MATH 30)
or Calculus of a Single Variable II (MATH 22)		 4 units
Introduction to Psychology (PSY 1) 4 units
Introduction to Economics (ECON 1)
or Introduction to Cognitive Sciences (COGS 1)*		 4 units
Introductory Physics II (PHYS 9) 4 units
* Human Biology majors in Economics track must take ECON 1;
majors in Psychology/Cognitive Sciences track must take COGS 1
Upper Division Major Requirements
Molecular Machinery of Life (BIS 100) 4 units
The Cell (BIS 110) 4 units
Two selectives from Biology course list 8 units
Two upper division NS/ENG electives,
one of which must have a lab (can be additional BIS courses)		 7-10 units
Research Seminar (HBIO 190) 1 unit
Research Projects in Human Biology (HBIO 195)* 2-6 units
Biology Selectives (at least 2) should be chosen from the following list
Biochemistry (BIS 101) + Biochemistry Lab (BIS 101L) 5 units
Organic Synthesis and Mechanisms (CHEM 100)
& Organic Chemistry Laboratory (CHEM 100L)		 5 units
Molecular Machinery of Life (BIS 100) 4 units
Molecular Biology (BIS 102) 4 units
Biophysics (BIS 104)
& Biophysics Laboratory (BIS 104L)		 5 units
Enzymology (BIS 105) 4 units
Cells, Tissues and Organs (BIS 111 4 units
Signal Transduction and Growth Control (BIS 112) 4 units
General Microbiology (BIS 120) 4 units
Microbial Pathogenesis (BIS 122) 4 units
Human Parasitology (BIS 123) 4 units
Emerging Public Health Threats (BIS 125) 4 units
General Virology (BIS 127) 4 units
Genetics (BIS 140) 4 units
Evolution (BIS 141) 4 units
Comparative Genomics (BIS 142)
& Comparative Genomics Lab (BIS 142L)		 5 units
Embryos, Genes, and Development (BIS 150) 4 units
Molecular Immunology (BIS 151) 4 units
Cancer Genetics and Tumor Biology (BIS 152) 4 units
Comparative Physiology (BIS 160) 4 units
Human Physiology (BIS 161)
& Human Physiology Lab (BIS 161L)		 4 units
Endocrinology (BIS 163)
& Endocrinology Lab (BIS 163L)		 5 units
Neurobiology (BIS 170) 4 units
Biostatistics (BIS 175) 4 units
Mathematical Modeling for Biologists (BIS 180) 4 units
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