Institute of Biology

CURRICULUM MAP FOR STUDENTS WHO ENTERED UP EFFECTIVE AY 2018-2019

CELLULAR AND ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY

Curriculum Map of BS in Biology (Cellular and Organismal Biology)

Effectivity: First semester, S.Y. 2018-2019

First Year
First Sem Second Sem
Subject Title # of Units Subject Title # of Units
Fil 40 3 Eng 13 3
Kas 1 3 Speech 30 3
Math 21a 4 Chem 26 3
Chem 16 3 Chem 26.1 2
Chem 16.1 2 Math 22 4
Geol 11 3 BIO 11 3
PE -2 BIO 11.1 2
NSTP -3 PE -2
NSTP -3
Total Credits 18 Total Credits 20
Second Year
First Sem Second Sem
Subject Title # of Units Subject Title # of Units
ARTS 1 3 Philo 1 3
Chem 31 3 Chem 40 3
Chem 31.1 3 Chem 40.1 2
Physics 71 4 BIO 101 3
Physics 71.1 1 BIO 102 3
BIO 12 3 BIO 102.1 2
BIO 12.1 2 BIO 120 4
BIO 100 3 PE -2
PE -2
Total Credits 22 Total Credits 20
Third Year
First SemSecond Sem
Subject Title# of UnitsSubject Title# of Units
Soc Sci 13Soc Sci 23
BIO 1223STS 1/
DRMAPS
3
BIO 122.12BIO 1214
BIO 1403BIO 1314
BIO 140.12BIO 1603
BIO 1503BIO 160.12
BIO 150.12BIO 2001
BIO 1913  
Total Credits21Total Credits20
Fourth Year
First Sem Second Sem
Subject Title # of Units Subject Title # of Units
BIO 132 3 PI 100 3
BIO 132.1 2 BIO 134 3
BIO 151 3 BIO 142 3
BIO 196 1 BIO 200 1
BIO 200 2 Free Electived 3
Any Taxonomy Electiveb 4 Science Electivee 3-5
Biology Specialty Electivec 3-5
Total Credits 18-20 Total Credits 16-18

aAll students required to take Math 21 must have passed any of the following: (1) Pre-Calculus from the STEM or equivalent strand of K-12; (2) the Validation Examination for Math 20 (Pre-Calculus: Functions and their Graphs) administered by the UPD Institute of Mathematics; or (3) Math 20 as a non-credit course

bAny of the following: BIO 111 (Phycology), BIO 112 (Mycology), BIO 114 (Mosses, Hepatics and Ferns), BIO 115 (Taxonomy of Angiosperms), BIO 116 (Invertebrate Biology), BIO 117 (Vertebrate Biology), BIO 118 (Insect Biology), BIO 119 (Fish Biology), BIO 172 (Systematics and Ecology of Animal Parasites)

cAny of the following: BIO 111 (Phycology), BIO 112 (Mycology), BIO 113 (Fundamentals of Virology), BIO 114 (Mosses, Hepatics and Ferns), BIO 115 (Taxonomy of Angiosperms), BIO 116 (Invertebrate Biology), BIO 117 (Vertebrate Biology), BIO 118 (Insect Biology), BIO 119 (Fish Biology), BIO 123 (Fundamentals of Microbial Physiology), BIO 125 (Medical Microbiology), BIO 141 (Fundamentals of Microbial Genetics), BIO 161 (Field Biology), BIO 162 (Limnology), BIO 163 (Fundamentals of Microbial Ecology), BIO 164 (Biodiversity and Conservation Biology), BIO 165 (Biogeography), BIO 166 (Restoration Ecology), BIO 170 (Animal Behavior), BIO 171 (General Parasitology), BIO 172 (Systematics and Ecology of Animal Parasites), BIO 193 (Evolutionary Ecology)

d Any course except College of Science GE courses

eAny of the following: Math 23 (Elementary Analysis III), Physics 72 (Elementary Physics II), Physics 72.1 (Elementary Physics II Laboratory), MS 102 (The Marine Sciences), MBB 100 ( Introduction to Scientific Writing in MBB), Psych 101 (Introduction to Psychology), CS 197 (Special Topics in Computer Science), Stat 102 (Intermediate Statistical Methods for Research), all courses listed in c

ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY

Curriculum Map of BS in Biology (Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity)

Effectivity: First semester, S.Y. 2018-2019

First Year
First SemSecond Sem
Subject Title# of UnitsSubject Title# of Units
Fil 403Eng 133
Kas 13Speech 303
Math 21a4Chem 263
Chem 163Chem 26.12
Chem 16.12Math 224
Geol 113BIO 113
PE-2BIO 11.12
NSTP-3PE-2
  NSTP-3
Total Credits18Total Credits20
Second Year
First SemSecond Sem
Subject Title# of UnitsSubject Title# of Units
ARTS 13Philo 13
Chem 313Chem 403
Chem 31.12Chem 40.12
Physics 714BIO 1013
Physics 71.11BIO 1023
BIO 123BIO 102.12
BIO 12.12BIO 1204
BIO 1003PE-2
PE-2  
Total Credits21Total Credits20
Mid Year
Subject Title# of Units 
BIO 1615 
Third Year
First Sem Second Sem
Subject Title # of Units Subject Title # of Units
Soc Sci 1 3 Soc Sci 2 3
BIO 121/BIO 122 & BIO 122.1 4-5 STS 1/DRMAPS 3
BIO 140 3 BIO 111/BIO 112/BIO 114/BIO 115 4
BIO 140.1 2 BIO 131/BIO 132 & BIO 132.1 4-5
BIO 150 3 BIO 160 3
BIO 150.1 2 BIO 160.1 2
BIO 191 3 BIO 200 1
Total Credits 20-21 Total Credits 20-21
Fourth Year
First SemSecond Sem
Subject Title# of UnitsSubject Title# of Units
Free Electiveb3PI 1003
BIO 116/BIO 117/BIO 118/BIO 119/BIO 1724BIO 162/BIO 1664
BIO 1643BIO 1933
BIO 1653BIO 2001
BIO 1961Science Electivec3-5
BIO 2002  
    
Total Credits16Total Credits14-16

aAll students required to take Math 21 must have passed any of the following: (1) Pre-Calculus from the STEM or equivalent strand of K-12; (2) the Validation Examination for Math 20 (Pre-Calculus: Functions and their Graphs) administered by the UPD Institute of Mathematics; or (3) Math 20 as a non-credit course

bAny course except College of Science GE courses

cAny of the following: BIO 111 (Phycology), BIO 112 (Mycology), BIO 113 (Fundamentals of Virology), BIO 114 (Mosses, Hepatics and Ferns), BIO 115 (Taxonomy of Angiosperms), BIO 116 (Invertebrate Biology), BIO 117 (Vertebrate Biology), BIO 118 (Insect Biology), BIO 119 (Fish Biology), BIO 121 (Plant Physiology), BIO 122 (Animal Physiology) and BIO 122.1 (Animal Physiology Lab), BIO 123 (Fundamentals of Microbial Physiology), BIO 125 (Medical Microbiology), BIO 131 (Plant Developmental Biology), BIO 132 (Animal Developmental Biology) and BIO 132.1 (Animal Developmental Biology Laboratory), BIO 134 (General Animal Histology), BIO 141 (Fundamentals of Microbial Genetics), BIO 142 (Fundamentals of Cytogenetics), BIO 151 (Fundamentals of Immunobiology), BIO 162 (Limnology), BIO 163 (Fundamentals of Microbial Ecology), BIO 166 (Restoration Ecology), BIO 170 (Animal Behavior), BIO 171 (General Parasitology), BIO 172 (Systematics and Ecology of Animal Parasites), Math 23 (Elementary Analysis III), Physics 72 (Elementary Physics II), Physics 72.1 (Elementary Physics II Laboratory), MS 102 (The Marine Sciences), MBB 100 ( Introduction to Scientific Writing in MBB), Psych 101 (Introduction to Psychology), CS 197 (Special Topics in Computer Science), Stat 102 (Intermediate Statistical Methods for Research)