Biological Sciences 120Lg:

General Biology: Organismal Biology and Evolution (4.0 units)

In-depth survey of key topics related to advances in our knowledge of the diversity of life and evolution; origin of life; eukaryotes/prokaryotes; ecology.
  • General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
  • Note: Register for one lecture, one lab and the quiz section. The course carries GE credit but it is intended for a specific group of students rather than a general student audience. It is part of the curriculum for majors and pre-professional students. For permission to enroll, please visit dornsife.usc.edu/bisc/d-clearance-and-wait-list-information/ to obtain d-clearance. Lecture section 13003 is for BISC and QBIO majors only.
SectionSessionTypeTimeDaysRegisteredInstructorLocationSyllabusInfo
13003D060Lecture2:00-3:20pmTue, Thu126 of 145Oliver RizkONLINEPDF (215704 KB)notesession datesbook list
13004R060Lecture9:00-9:50amMWF255 of 270Trond SigurdsenONLINEPDF (953167 KB)notesession datesbook list
13005R060Lecture10:00-10:50amMWF104 of 200Andrew GraceyONLINEPDF (310709 KB)notesession datesbook list
13006R060Lecture3:30-4:50pmTue, Thu192 of 200Oliver RizkONLINEPDF (215785 KB)notesession datesbook list
13182R060Quiz2:00-3:50pmFriday631 of 650ONLINEnotesession dates
13009R060Lecture6:30-7:20pmMWF10 of 48Trond SigurdsenONLINEPDF (952308 KB)session datesbook list
13150R060Lab6:30-9:20pmTuesday14 of 20Justin GaffneyONLINEsession dates
13181R060Lab6:30-9:20pmThursday19 of 20Yiming ZhaoONLINEnotesession dates
13172R060Quiz2:00-3:50pmFriday35 of 48ONLINEnotesession dates
13140R060Lab8:00-10:50amTuesday
20 of 20
Mingrui ChenONLINEsession dates
13141R060Lab8:00-10:50amTuesday
20 of 20
Anjali BhatnagarONLINEsession dates
13142R060Lab8:00-10:50amTuesday
20 of 20
Xiaojing JiONLINEsession dates
13143R060Lab8:00-10:50amThursday19 of 20Alexis FlobackONLINEsession dates
13144R060Lab11:00-1:50pmFriday19 of 20Dakarai McCoyONLINEsession dates
13145R060Lab5:00-7:50pmTuesday
20 of 20
Peter LuuONLINEsession dates
13146R060Lab8:00-10:50amThursday
20 of 20
Karla AbuyenONLINEsession dates
13147R060Lab5:00-7:50pmWednesday18 of 20Yiming ZhaoONLINEsession dates
13148R060Lab8:00-10:50amFriday19 of 20Peiyu WangONLINEsession dates
13149R060Lab5:00-7:50pmWednesday
20 of 20
Brett SpatolaONLINEsession dates
13151R060Lab5:00-7:50pmWednesday
20 of 20
Siliangyu ChengONLINEsession dates
13152R060Lab11:00-1:50pmTuesday
20 of 20
Brett SpatolaONLINEsession dates
13153R060Lab11:00-1:50pmTuesday19 of 20Mingrui ChenONLINEsession dates
13154R060Lab11:00-1:50pmTuesday18 of 20Xiaojing JiONLINEsession dates
13155R060Lab11:00-1:50pmWednesday18 of 20Brett SpatolaONLINEsession dates
13156R060Lab11:00-1:50pmWednesday
20 of 20
Peter LuuONLINEsession dates
13157R060Lab11:00-1:50pmWednesday19 of 20Yilin GaoONLINEsession dates
13158R060Lab11:00-1:50pmThursday19 of 20Brett SpatolaONLINEsession dates
13159R060Lab11:00-1:50pmThursday
20 of 20
Alexis FlobackONLINEsession dates
13160R060Lab11:00-1:50pmTuesday18 of 20Tianqi TangONLINEsession dates
13161R060Lab2:00-4:50pmWednesday
20 of 20
Karla AbuyenONLINEsession dates
13163R060Lab2:00-4:50pmWednesday
20 of 20
Peter SarvariONLINEsession dates
13164R060Lab2:00-4:50pmTuesday
20 of 20
Brett SpatolaONLINEsession dates
13165R060Lab2:00-4:50pmTuesday19 of 20Siliangyu ChengONLINEsession dates
13166R060Lab2:00-4:50pmTuesday19 of 20Tianqi TangONLINEsession dates
13167R060Lab2:00-4:50pmWednesday
20 of 20
Brett SpatolaONLINEsession dates
13168R060Lab8:00-10:50amWednesday16 of 20Peiyu WangONLINEsession dates
13169R060Lab2:00-4:50pmWednesday
20 of 20
Dakarai McCoyONLINEsession dates
13170R060Lab11:00-1:50pmThursday18 of 20Peter SarvariONLINEsession dates
13171R060Lab2:00-4:50pmThursday18 of 20Brett SpatolaONLINEsession dates
13173R060Lab5:00-7:50pmTuesday
20 of 20
Brett SpatolaONLINEsession dates
13174R060Lab5:00-7:50pmTuesday18 of 20Anjali BhatnagarONLINEsession dates
13183R060Lab2:00-4:50pmWednesday
20 of 20
Yilin GaoONLINEsession dates
13184R060Lab5:00-7:50pmThursday
20 of 20
Justin GaffneyONLINEsession dates
Information accurate as of September 23, 2020 1:00 pm.
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