Botany, B.S. MAP

Major Academic Plans

Major Academic Plans (or MAPS) show the courses you might take each semester to meet your degree requirements in 4 years. Students at Cal Poly Humboldt follow many different paths to graduation. Your educational and career goals, as well as personal interests all contribute to determining the courses you take. We encourage you to discuss course options with an advisor.

The General Education and All-University Requirements in this MAP are in effect for students entering Cal Poly Humboldt with the catalog year of 2023-24. Refer to your degree audit for details on your major and GE catalog year.

Set yourself up for academic success in challenging classes. Add a 1-unit Supplemental Instruction (SI) session. 

Year 1 - Semester 1 (13-15 Units)

• GE Area A2:   ENGL 102 - Composition and Rhetoric A Units: 3
• OR GE Area A2:   ENGL 104 - Accelerated Composition and Rhetoric Units: 3
• GE Area B4: Math [1]:   MATH 101 - College Algebra Units: 3
• OR GE Area B4:   MATH 101I - College Algebra with Integrated Support Units: 3 AND  
• MATH 1 - Support for College Algebra Units: 1

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• GE Area E:   SCI 100 - Becoming a STEM Professional in the 21st Century Units: 3
• Major and GE Area B2:   BOT 105 - General Botany Units: 4

Year 1 - Semester 2 (17 Units)

• American Institutions and GE Area D Units: 3

• GE Area A2:   ENGL 103 - Composition and Rhetoric B Units: 3 (OR other GE course)
• GE Area A1:   COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Units: 3
• Prerequisite:   MATH 101T - Trigonometry Units: 3
• Major and GE B1:   CHEM 109 - General Chemistry I Units: 5

Year 2 - Semester 3 (15 Units)

• Major:   CHEM 110 - General Chemistry II Units: 5
• Major:   MATH 105 - Calculus for the Biological Sciences and Natural Resources Units: 3
• Major:   BIOL 105 - Principles of Biology Units: 4
• GE Area F and DCG-D:   NAS 104 - Introduction to Native American Studies Units: 3

Year 2 - Semester 4 (18 Units)

• GE A3: Critical Thinking Units: 3 
• GE D/American Institutions: US History Units: 3

• Major:   CHEM 228 - Brief Organic Chemistry Units: 4
• Major:   ZOOL 110 - Introductory Zoology Units: 4
• Major:   STAT 109 - Introductory Biostatistics Units: 4

Year 3 - Semester 5 (16-18 Units)

• GE Area C: Arts OR Humanities [2] Units: 3
• GE Area D: Social Sciences [2] Units: 3
• Major: (Botanical Diversity course 1 of 3) [3] Units: 2-4

• Major:   BIOL 330 - Principles of Ecology Units: 4
• Major:   PHYX 106 - College Physics: Mechanics and Heat Units: 4

Year 3 - Semester 6 (13-15 Units)

• American Institutions: U.S. and California Government Units: 3
• GE C2: Humanities Units: 3
• Major: (Botanical Diversity course 2 of 3) [3] Units: 2-4

• Major:   PHYX 118 - College Physics: Biological Applications Units: 1 (See the program description for other options)
• Major:   BIOL 340 - Genetics Units: 4

Year 4 - Semester 7 (15-19 Units)

• Major: (Botanical Diversity course 3 of 3) [3] Units: 2-4
• Major: (Life Science Elective) [3] Units: 3-5 (course selection requires advisor approval)
• Upper Division GE Area D: Social Sciences and GWAR Units: 3
• GE Area C1: Arts Units: 3    

• Major:   BOT 310 - General Plant Physiology Units: 4

Year 4 - Semester 8 (12-17 Units)

• Major (Plant Group) or Elective Units: 0-4
• Upper Division GE Area C (and GWAR if not already fulfilled) Units: 3
• Major (Plant Structure/Development/Evolution) [3] Units: 3-4

• Major (Research Requirement):   BIOL 490 - Senior Thesis Units: 1-2
• OR Major (Research Requirement):   BIOL 499 - Directed Study Units: 1-2

Major Notes:

[1] Discuss GE math options with an advisor

[2] Take one GE course that double-counts for DCG

[3] See course options in the