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Certificate of Proficiency Course Listings and Requirements
17 units Total
Take all of the following courses
Biol 061M Natural History: Insects of the Greater Bay Area 1 unit
Biol 061H Natural History: Butterflies of the Greater Bay Area 1 unit
Biol 061G Natural History: Mammals of the Greater Bay Area 2 units
Block 1: Choose a minimum of two units from this group
Biol 60A Natural History of the Bay Area: The State Parks 1-2 units
Biol 60B Natural History of the Bay Area: Mt. Diablo State Park 1-2 units
Biol 64N Natural History of Morgan Territory 0.5 unit
Biol 64F Natural History of Black Diamond Mines 0.5 unit
Biol 64G Natural History: Parklands of the Solano Land Trust 1 unit
Biol 64l Natural History of Antioch Dunes 0.5 unit
Biol 64Q Natural History of Coyote Hills Regional Park 0.5 unit
Biol 64C Natural History of Lime Ridge Reseve 0.5 unit
Biol 64D Natural History of Sunol Regional Park 1 unit
Biol 64O Natural History of Grizzly Island 0.5 unit
Block 2: Choose a minimum of two units from this group
Biol 62B Natural History of the Redwood Forest 0.5-2 units
Biol 64P Natural History of Salt Point State Park 0.5 unit
Biol 64H Natural History of Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge 0.5 unit
Biol 64E Natural History of Ano Nuevo State Park 0.5 unit
Biol 64I Natural History of Point Reyes National Seashore 1 unit
Biol 64T Natural History of San Bruno Mt. State Park 0.5 unit
Biol 64J Natural History of the Jepson Prairie 0.5 unit
Choose a minimum of one unit from the following
Biol 64K Natural History of the McLaughlin Reserve 1 unit
Biol 64M Natural History of the Mt. Hamilton Reserve 1 unit
Biol 64S Natural History of Mt. St. Helena 1 unit
Biol 64R Natural History of Mt. Tamalpais State Park 1 unit
Choose a minimum of one unit of the following
Biol 80C Fundamentals of Ornithology and Bird Songing in the Central California Bay Area 0.5- 7 units
Biol 80B Bird Songing: The Ecology of Bird Songs and Identification by Ear 0.5-2.5 units
Choose a minimum of one unit of the following
Biol 60C Natural History of the Bay Area: Herpetology 1-4 units
Biol 60D Natural History of the Bay Area: Fall Herpetology 1-2 units
Biol 061F Natural History: Freshwater Fishes of the Greater Bay Area 2 units
Choose a minimum of three units of the following
LANHT 005A Plant Materials: Fall Native Plant ID and Culture with Lab (Day) 3 units
LANHT 050L Plant Taxonomy Lab 1 unit
LANHT 005EB Plant Materials: Spring Native Plant ID and Culture with Lab (Evening) 1-3 units
LANHT 050 Plant Taxonomy 3 units
Choose a minimum of 0.5 units from the following
Biol 061E Natural History of the Tide Pools of the Greater Bay Area 0.5 unit
Biol 061R Nudibranchs of the Greater Bay Area 0.5 unit
Choose a minimum of 0.5 units from the following
Biol 061L Natural History: Bryophyes of the Greater Bay Area 0.5 unit
Biol 061R Natural History: Lichens of the Greater Bay Area 0.5 unit
Biol 061J Ferns of the Greater Bay Area 0.5 unit
Total minimum units for the Certificate of Proficiency 17 units
Biol 061M Natural History: Insects of the Greater Bay Area 1 unit
Biol 061H Natural History: Butterflies of the Greater Bay Area 1 unit
Biol 061G Natural History: Mammals of the Greater Bay Area 2 units
Block 1: Choose a minimum of two units from this group
Biol 60A Natural History of the Bay Area: The State Parks 1-2 units
Biol 60B Natural History of the Bay Area: Mt. Diablo State Park 1-2 units
Biol 64N Natural History of Morgan Territory 0.5 unit
Biol 64F Natural History of Black Diamond Mines 0.5 unit
Biol 64G Natural History: Parklands of the Solano Land Trust 1 unit
Biol 64l Natural History of Antioch Dunes 0.5 unit
Biol 64Q Natural History of Coyote Hills Regional Park 0.5 unit
Biol 64C Natural History of Lime Ridge Reseve 0.5 unit
Biol 64D Natural History of Sunol Regional Park 1 unit
Biol 64O Natural History of Grizzly Island 0.5 unit
Block 2: Choose a minimum of two units from this group
Biol 62B Natural History of the Redwood Forest 0.5-2 units
Biol 64P Natural History of Salt Point State Park 0.5 unit
Biol 64H Natural History of Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge 0.5 unit
Biol 64E Natural History of Ano Nuevo State Park 0.5 unit
Biol 64I Natural History of Point Reyes National Seashore 1 unit
Biol 64T Natural History of San Bruno Mt. State Park 0.5 unit
Biol 64J Natural History of the Jepson Prairie 0.5 unit
Choose a minimum of one unit from the following
Biol 64K Natural History of the McLaughlin Reserve 1 unit
Biol 64M Natural History of the Mt. Hamilton Reserve 1 unit
Biol 64S Natural History of Mt. St. Helena 1 unit
Biol 64R Natural History of Mt. Tamalpais State Park 1 unit
Choose a minimum of one unit of the following
Biol 80C Fundamentals of Ornithology and Bird Songing in the Central California Bay Area 0.5- 7 units
Biol 80B Bird Songing: The Ecology of Bird Songs and Identification by Ear 0.5-2.5 units
Choose a minimum of one unit of the following
Biol 60C Natural History of the Bay Area: Herpetology 1-4 units
Biol 60D Natural History of the Bay Area: Fall Herpetology 1-2 units
Biol 061F Natural History: Freshwater Fishes of the Greater Bay Area 2 units
Choose a minimum of three units of the following
LANHT 005A Plant Materials: Fall Native Plant ID and Culture with Lab (Day) 3 units
LANHT 050L Plant Taxonomy Lab 1 unit
LANHT 005EB Plant Materials: Spring Native Plant ID and Culture with Lab (Evening) 1-3 units
LANHT 050 Plant Taxonomy 3 units
Choose a minimum of 0.5 units from the following
Biol 061E Natural History of the Tide Pools of the Greater Bay Area 0.5 unit
Biol 061R Nudibranchs of the Greater Bay Area 0.5 unit
Choose a minimum of 0.5 units from the following
Biol 061L Natural History: Bryophyes of the Greater Bay Area 0.5 unit
Biol 061R Natural History: Lichens of the Greater Bay Area 0.5 unit
Biol 061J Ferns of the Greater Bay Area 0.5 unit
Total minimum units for the Certificate of Proficiency 17 units