BS Biology
BS BIOLOGY MAJOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
College of Science
BS BIOLOGY MAJOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
College of Science
PROGRAM RECOGNITIONS
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
If you are inclined to study biodiversity and how it impacts the environment, this is the track for you. The curriculum is centered on biodiversity, taxonomy and ecological studies, with courses on terrestial and aquatic field biology, plant and animal morphology and anatomy, collections management, and wildlife conservation.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Research Scientist
Policy Maker, Environmental Lawyer
Curator of Natural History Collections
Zoo Expert
Science Educator
PROGRAM CURRICULUM (NEW)
FIRST YEAR (2 TERMS)
First Year – First Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| BIO 101 | Concepts in Biological Sciences I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| BIO 101L | Concepts in Biological Sciences I (Laboratory) | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| ENG 1 | Introduction to College English | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| FIL 1 | Komunikasyon sa Akademikong Filipino | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| MATH 101 | College Algebra | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| PHIST | Philippine History | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| PHL 2 | Logic | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| THY 1 | Contextualized Salvation History | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| PE 1 | Physical Education | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| ROTC | Reserve Officers’ Training Corps | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 26 | 6 | 28 |
First Year – Second Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| BIO 102 | Concepts in Biological Sciences II | 3 | 0 | 3 | BIO 101, BIO 101L |
| BIO 102L | Concepts in Biological Sciences II (Laboratory) | 0 | 6 | 2 | BIO 101, BIO 101L |
| ENG 2 | Reading and Thinking Skills for Academic Study | 3 | 0 | 3 | ENG 1 |
| FIL 2 | Pagbasa at Pagsulat tungo sa Pananaliksik | 3 | 0 | 3 | FIL 1 |
| MATH 102 | Trigonometry | 3 | 0 | 3 | MATH 101 |
| PSY 1 | General Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| SA | Socio-Anthropology | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| THY 2 | Church and Sacraments | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| PE 2 | Physical Education | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| ROTC | Reserve Officers’ Training Corps | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 26 | 6 | 28 |
SECOND YEAR (2 TERMS)
Second Year – First Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| CHEM 100 | General Inorganic Chemistry | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| CHEM 100L | General Inorganic Chemistry (Laboratory) | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| ENG 3 | Academic Writing Skills | 3 | 0 | 3 | ENG 1, ENG 2 |
| MATH 108C | Calculus | 3 | 0 | 3 | MATH 101, MATH 102 |
| PHL 5 | Christian Ethics | 3 | 0 | 3 | THY 1, THY 2 |
| PHLSCI | Philosophy of Science | 3 | 0 | 3 | PHL 2 |
| ZOO 201 | Invertebrate Zoology | 3 | 0 | 3 | BIO 101, BIO 101L, BIO 102, BIO 102L |
| ZOO 201L | Invertebrate Zoology (Laboratory) | 0 | 6 | 2 | BIO 101, BIO 101L, BIO 102, BIO 102L |
| PE 3 | Physical Education | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| NSTP | National Service Training Program | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 23 | 12 | 27 |
Second Year – Second Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| BOT 201 | Systematic Botany | 3 | 0 | 3 | BIO 101, BIO 101L, BIO 102, BIO 102L |
| BOT 201L | Systematic Botany (Laboratory) | 0 | 6 | 2 | BIO 101, BIO 101L, BIO 102, BIO 102L |
| CHEM 300 | Analytical Chemistry | 3 | 0 | 3 | CHEM 100, CHEM 100L |
| CHEM 300L | Analytical Chemistry (Laboratory) | 0 | 6 | 2 | CHEM 100, CHEM 100L |
| ENG 4 | Oral Communication in Context | 3 | 0 | 3 | ENG 1, ENG 2, ENG 3 |
| LIT 101A | World Literatures | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| MICR 200 | General Microbiology | 2 | 0 | 2 | BIO 101, BIO 101L, BIO 102, BIO 102L, CHEM 100, CHEM 100L |
| MICR 200L | General Microbiology (Laboratory) | 0 | 6 | 2 | BIO 101, BIO 101L, BIO 102, BIO 102L, CHEM 100, CHEM 100L |
| PE 4 | Physical Education | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| NSTP | National Service Training Program | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 19 | 18 | 25 |
THIRD YEAR (2 TERMS)
Third Year – First Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| BIO 301L | Biological Techniques (Laboratory) | 0 | 6 | 2 | BIO 101, BIO 101L, BIO 102, BIO 102L, CHEM 100, CHEM 100L |
| CHEM 200 | Organic Chemistry | 3 | 0 | 3 | CHEM 100, CHEM 100L |
| CHEM 200L | Organic Chemistry (Laboratory) | 0 | 6 | 2 | CHEM 100, CHEM 100L |
| COMP 102 | Computer Applications | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| COMP 102L | Computer Applications (Laboratory) | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| LIT 102A | Philippine Literatures | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| MATH 600 | Biostatistics | 3 | 0 | 3 | MATH 101 |
| RC | Rizal Course | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| SPN 1 | Elementary Spanish | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ZOO 302 | Histology | 2 | 0 | 2 | BIO 101, BIO 101L, BIO 102, BIO 102L |
| TOTAL | 19 | 15 | 24 |
Third Year – Second Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| BIO 601 | Biology Research I | 2 | 0 | 2 | BIO 101, BIO 101L, BIO 102, BIO 102L, BOT 201, BOT 201L, CHEM 100, CHEM 100L, CHEM 200, CHEM 200L, ENG 1, ENG 2, ENG 3, ENG 4, MATH 101, ZOO 201, ZOO 201L |
| CHEM 600 | Biochemistry | CHEM 100, CHEM 100L, CHEM 200, CHEM 200L | |||
| CHEM 600L | Biochemistry (Laboratory) | CHEM 100, CHEM 100L, CHEM 200, CHEM 200L | |||
| PHYS 201 | General Physics | 4 | 0 | 4 | MATH 101, MATH 102 |
| PHYS 201L | General Physics (Laboratory) | 0 | 3 | 1 | MATH 101, MATH 102 |
| SCL 3 | The Social Teachings of the Church | 3 | 0 | 3 | THY 1, THY 2, PHL 5 |
| SPN 2 | Intermediate Spanish | 3 | 0 | 3 | SPN 1 |
| ZOO 301 | Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy | 3 | 0 | 3 | BIO 101, BIO 101L, BIO 102, BIO 102L |
| ZOO 301L | Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (Laboratory) | 0 | 6 | 2 | BIO 101, BIO 101L, BIO 102, BIO 102L |
| TOTAL | 18 | 12 | 22 |
FOURTH YEAR (2 TERMS)
Fourth Year – First Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| APP | Art Appreciation | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| BIO 201 | Cell and Molecular Biology | 3 | 0 | 3 | BIO 101, BIO 101L, BIO 102, BIO 102L, CHEM 600, CHEM 600L |
| BIO 201L | Cell and Molecular Biology (Laboratory) | 0 | 3 | 1 | BIO 101, BIO 101L, BIO 102, BIO 102L, CHEM 600, CHEM 600L |
| BIO 205 | Fundamental Genetics | 3 | 0 | 3 | BIO 101, BIO 101L, BIO 102, BIO 102L, CHEM 600, CHEM 600L, MATH 600 |
| BIO 205L | Fundamental Genetics (Laboratory) | 0 | 3 | 1 | BIO 101, BIO 101L, BIO 102, BIO 102L, CHEM 600, CHEM 600L, MATH 600 |
| BIO 602 | Biology Research II | 0 | 6 | 2 | BIO 101, BIO 101L, BIO 102, BIO 102L, BIO 601, BOT 201, BOT 201L, CHEM 100, CHEM 100L, CHEM 200, CHEM 200L, ENG 1, ENG 2, ENG 3, ENG 4, MATH 101, MATH 600, ZOO 201, ZOO 201L |
| SCL 9 | Marriage and Family | 3 | 0 | 3 | THY 1, THY 2, PHL 5, SCL 3 |
| ZOO 303 | Comparative Vertebrate Embryology | 3 | 0 | 3 | BIO 101, BIO 101L, BIO 102, BIO 102L, ZOO 301, ZOO 301L |
| ZOO 303L | Comparative Vertebrate Embryology (Laboratory) | 0 | 6 | 2 | BIO 101, BIO 101L, BIO 102, BIO 102L, ZOO 301, ZOO 301L |
| 15 | 18 | 21 |
Fourth Year – Second Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| BIO 203 | Principles of Ecology | 3 | 0 | 3 | BIO 101, BIO 101L, BIO 102, BIO 102L, BOT 201, BOT 201L, ZOO 201, ZOO 201L |
| BIO 203L | Principles of Ecology (Laboratory) | 0 | 3 | 1 | BIO 101, BIO 101L, BIO 102, BIO 102L, BOT 201, BOT 201L, ZOO 201, ZOO 201L |
| BIO 603 | Biology Research III | 0 | 6 | 2 | BIO 101, BIO 101L, BIO 102, BIO 102L, BIO 601, BIO 302, BOT 201, BOT 201L, CHEM 100, CHEM 100L, CHEM 200, CHEM 200L, ENG 1, ENG 2, ENG 3, ENG 4, MATH 600, ZOO 201, ZOO 201L |
| ETAR | Economics with Taxation and Agrarian Reform | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| PGC | Philippine Government and Constitution | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ZOO 401 | General Animal Physiology | 3 | 0 | 3 | BIO 101, BIO 101L, BIO 102, BIO 102L, CHEM 600, CHEM 600L, PHYS 201, PHYS 201L |
| ZOO 401L | General Animal Physiology (Laboratory) | 0 | 3 | 1 | BIO 101, BIO 101L, BIO 102, BIO 102L, CHEM 600, CHEM 600L, PHYS 201, PHYS 201L |
| TOTAL | 12 | 12 | 16 |
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