With the right elective choices, this option can work for students planning on future careers in health professions or graduate and professional studies in Biological Sciences. Students may not combine this option with any other in the B.S. in Biology nor with the B.S. in Marine Biology or Microbiology as part of a dual major. This option requires approximately 77-80 units in the major, of which 44-45 are in lower division and 33-35 are in upper division.
Career Possibilities:
- Biologist
- Lab Technician
- Biological Aide
- Technical Writer
- Biological Illustrator
- Forester
- Quality Control Technician
- Biomedical Engineer
- Pharmaceutical Sales Representative
- Fish and Wildlife Biologist
- Food Technologist
- Microbiologist
- Criminologist
- Dietitian
- Medical Technologist
- Health Planner
- Physician's Assistant
- Medical Librarian
- Respiratory Therapist
- Curator
- Ecologist
- Environmental Specialist