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California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
Welcome to Fresno State! The Biology Major
Department of Biology
1 (559) 278-‐2001 h@p://www.fresnostate.edu/csm/biology/
Dr. Alejandro Calderón-‐Urrea and Dr. Joe Ross
California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
Ø What to do with a Biology degree?
Ø Biology at Fresno State
Ø General advising
Ø Secrets to success in our Biology program
Ø Supplemental acPviPes
Ø Jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs…
California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
1) What to do with a Biology degree? h@p://www.aibs.org/careers/
Research Health care Environmental management and conservaPon EducaPon New direcPons in biological careers
Biotechnology Forensic science PoliPcs and policy Business and industry Economics MathemaPcs Science wriPng and communicaPon Art
California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
2) The Biology Major plan at Fresno State
B.S. in Biology (120 units minimum)
University GE requirements: (51 units)
AddiPonal Requirements (30 units):
“Chemistry”: CHEM 1A, 1B, 8 or 128A, 129A, and 150 or 155 (18 units)
“Calculus”: MATH 70 or 75 (4 units) “StaPsPcs”: MATH 101 or PSYCH 42 (4 units) “Physics”: PHYS 2A (4 units)
Biology Major Core (22 units): Biol 1A-‐1B (with Laboratory), Biol 101 (with Laboratory), Biol 102, Biol 103, Biol 104 (GenePcs and Cell Biology Laboratory), and Biol 105.
Other Major Requirements (20 units):
Choose at least one lab course from each Diversity Courses: BIOL 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 130, 131,
132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 140, 143, 178; MSCI 112, 113, 124, 125, 131
Physiology Courses: BIOL 155, 156, 157 and 157L, 160, 161, 162 and 162L; MSCI 135
One addiGonal lab course Remaining units with UD biology elecGves (Biol 64 or 65)
California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
Bachelor of Science in Biology -‐ MODEL SCHEDULE
FRESHMAN Fall Spring Chem 1A (GE) (5) Chem 1B (5) Math 70 (+M45 first) or 75 (B4) (4) Biol 1A (GE) (4) English 5B or 10 (A2) (3) Comm 3, 7, or 8 (A1) (3) CriPcal Thinking (A3) (3) GE Breadth-‐Area C*** (3)
15 15 30
SOPHOMORE Fall Spring Chem 128A (or 8) (3) Chem 128B (suggested) (3) Physics 2A (4) Physics 2B (suggested) (4) Biol 1B (5) Psych 42/Math 101 (4) GE Breadth-‐Area C*** (3) Chem 129A (2)
___ GE Breadth-‐Area D*** (3) 15 16 31
JUNIOR Fall Spring Biol 102 (3) Biol 103 + 104 (4) Chem 150 (3) UD ElecPve (major) # (3-‐4) Biol 101 (3) GE Breadth-‐Area D*** (3) GE Breadth-‐Area D*** (3) GE Breadth-‐Area C*** (3) UD GE (3) UD GE (3)
15 16-‐17 31-‐32
SENIOR
Fall Spring UD ElecPve (major) # (3-‐5) UD ElecPve (major) # (3-‐5) UD ElecPve (major) # (4) UD ElecPve (major) # (3-‐5) UD GE (3) Biol 105 (3) GE Breadth-‐Area E*** (3) UD GE (3)
___ UD WriPng**** (3) 13-‐15 15-‐19 28-‐34 ________ 120-‐127
California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
Ø Courses that double count:
Ø The Biology 1A and B sequence:
Chemistry 1A: GE Breadth B1 Biology 1A: GE Breadth B2 & B3 Math 75: GE FoundaPon B4
Consult with the chair of the department or an advisor before taking UD course work
Ø Pre-‐Med, Pre-‐Pharmacy, Pre-‐Vet, Pre-‐Dental, and Pre-‐CLS: You are required to take Chem 128B and Physics 2B (you may also need to take Chem 129B, and Math 76-‐second semester calculus) .
Ø CR/NC grading is not permiYed in the Biology major, and not accepted by professors and schools for Sci/Math courses.
3) General advising
California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
Ø To learn more about transferring credits earned at California public colleges and universiPes:
assist.org
3) General advising
California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
4) Secrets to success in Biology:
Hard work and Pme management!
Our Biology program is demanding 2.05 (F”09), 2.14 (S”10), 2.22 (F”10), 2.47 (S”11), 2.32 (F”11)
GPA may be important for your future career path: Professional Schools prefer GPAs above 3.5
Term and CumulaGve GPA Calculator h@p://www.fresnostate.edu/studentaffairs/programs/advising/gpa_calc.shtml
California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
Figure your schedule in hours not units:
Units Contact Hours Study Hours
Chemistry 1A 5 9 18
Math 75 4 4 8
GE 3 3 3
GE 3 3 3
(19)
41
Work 10-20
Commute 5
Family responsibilities ?
55-‐70
Hours per week to take care of your responsibiliPes
California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
Undergraduate Research • Sign up for Biol 190 with the agreement of a supervising faculty member (blue sheet) and learn what scienPsts really do!
• You can sign up for 1 to 3 units per semester and can use a total of 6 units toward AddiPonal Major Requirements
• Enrolling in Biol 190 can – enhance your professional school applicaPon – Aid in exploring career opPons – start a research career early
California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
Ø Pre-‐professional student organizaGons Pre-‐med, pre-‐vet, pre-‐pharmacy, pre-‐dental, etc. Tri-‐Beta Honor Society: April Booth ([email protected]) CADUCEUS: Pooja Patel ([email protected])
Ø Undergraduate research experience
h@p://www.csufresno.edu/biology/research/index.shtml Ø Pre-‐professional advising
h@p://www.csufresno.edu/premed/index.html (pre-‐med) h@p://zimmer.csufresno.edu/~mrawat/cls.htm (pre-‐CLS) h@p://www.fresnostate.edu/shcic/documents/CLSPROGRAMcourses_000.pdf
Ø Volunteering
The Jan and Bud Richter Center for Community Engagement and SL h@p://www.csufresno.edu/cesl/index.shtml
5) Supplemental acPviPes (1)
California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
Ø Apply for scholarships!!! h@p://www.csufresno.edu/scholarships/scholarshipapplicaPon/index.shtml
Ø Check with ASSIST on the Internet to see which courses are transferable (in case you take courses over the summer at community colleges)
h@p://www.assist.org/web-‐assist/welcome.html Ø Science and MathemaGcs EducaGon Center (SMEC)
h@p://www.fresnostate.edu/smec/ Ø Science and Health Careers InformaGon Center (SHCIC)
h@p://www.fresnostate.edu/shcic/about/index.shtml
5) Supplemental acPviPes (2)
California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
“CriPcal thinking, creaPvity, collaboraPon, and communicaPon skills will become more important in a fast-‐paced, compePPve global economy”
CriGcal thinking and problem solving—including the ability to make decisions, solve problems, and take acPon as appropriate; EffecGve communicaGon—the ability to synthesize and transmit your ideas both in wri@en and oral formats; CollaboraGon and team building—the ability to work effecPvely with others, including those from diverse groups and with opposing points of view; CreaGvity and innovaGon—the ability to see what’s NOT there and make something happen.
What are the criPcal skills needed to succeed in todays job market?
California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
The Department of Biology • 21 faculty studying a broad array of biological areas dedicated to providing students with complete and up-‐to-‐date informaPon in their areas of experPse, while helping develop the criPcal skills needed to succeed in a compePPve economy. – Content knowledge – Laboratory pracPcal knowledge – Research experience – Building your skill-‐set for future success