BiologicalSciencesMajorAdvisingDepartmentofBiologicalSciences

Wheretofindus

• DepartmentOffice– SequoiaHall202– (916)278-6535

• NaturalSciencesAdvisingCtr.– SequoiaHall238– Pre-majorandfirstsemesteradvisingforTransferStudents

• Website:http://www.csus.edu/bios/

Impaction/Pre-Major

• TobeacceptedintotheBiologicalSciencesmajor,youmust:1) CompleteBio1,Bio2,Chem 1A,Engl 5(or

equivalent),andStat1withaCorbetter• Onlythefirstorsecondattemptofthesecourseswillbeaccepted

2) Completeaminimumof30unitsatthecollegelevel3) HaveanoverallGPAof2.5inthepre-majorcourses

DegreeRequirements

• UniversityRequirements– GeneralEducation– GraduationRequirements– 120totalunits;40UDUnits;30Unitsinresidence

• BioMajorRequirements

**Bio Sci is an impacted major. Entry to the major requires completion of Bio 1, Bio 2, Chem 1A, Eng 5 or 11, Stat 1 (or their equivalents) with grades of C or better in your first 2 attempts and a gpa > 2.5.

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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES MAJOR Fall, 2017

Required Biology Courses Other Required Science and Math Courses General Ed. Reqs.

Lower Division Core (10 units)

**BIO 1 (5 units): Biodiversity, Evolution, Ecology Chem 4 (3) if you are "rusty" (IAD) Phys 5A (4) Area A (9)Chem Calculations **Eng 5, 5M or 11

**BIO 2 (5 units): Cells, Molecules, Genes Phys 5B (4) Coms 4 or 5(Bio 1 and Chem 1A) **Chem 1A (5) (IAD and Chem Diag. Test) Critical Thinking

General Chem I **Stat 1 (3) (IAD)Upper Division Core (6) Area BBIO 100 (2) (premajor) Chem 1B (5) Math 26A (3) (IAD) satisfied by math andIntro to Scientific Analysis General Chem II or Math 30 (4) (CR) science reqs for major

Calculus IBIO 184 (4) (premajor) Chem 20 (3) [or *Chem 24 (3) and Area C (12) Genetics Organic Org I [*Math 26B (3) arts and humanities

*Chem 124 (3) and *25 (3) Calculus IIUpper Division BA reqs Org II Org Lab] not for majorI]* Area D (12)

Upper Division BS reqs 16 units beyond core *courses in brackets are individual and society

30-41 elective units beyond core Bio 121 (3) (Bio 184) ^Chem 161 (3) [or Chem 160A(3) and not required for most

see next 2 pages for reqs Molecular and Cell Bio Biochem biology degrees, but may be Area E (3)for different BS concentrations: Chem 160B (3)]* required by graduate personal development1. General (BA + 11 ud Bio units) Bio 139 (4) (Bio 184;org chem) or professional programs2. Biomedical Sciences General Microbiol. ^not needed for Ecol, Evol, and Conservn concn.3. Cell and Molecular Biology but required for BA and other concentrations4. Clinical Lab Sciences Bio 160 (3) (Stat 1)5. Ecol., Evol., and Conservn. General Ecology6. Forensic Biology *If you take a full year organic chem sequence at the community college, 7. Microbiology Bio 188 (3) (Bio 184) and are a BMS concentration, you will need to take 3 additional UD units in Biology

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UD Elective (3) from ** Courses required for pre-majorStruct/Function List

Graduation Requirements (satisfied by courses taken to meet the requirements above and other elective courses)120 total units (includes ld courses [CSUS numbers 1-99 and any community college courses] + ud courses [CSUS numbers 100-199])40 upper division units (from major requirements, general education, and electives) 9 upper division GE unitsEng 20 or equivalent (see transfer sheet) US History and US + California GovernmentWriting Proficiency Examination (to be taken before 72 total units are completed) Race and Ethnicity CourseWriting Intensive (Advanced Study) Course (taken after passing WPJ or Eng 109) Foreign Lang.: proficiency test or 2 sem Coll. or 3 yrs H.S. one language

ConcentrationsinBiologicalSciences

• BAinGeneralBiology• BS(11-12additionalelectiveunits)– GeneralBiology(noconcentration)– BiomedicalSciencesconcentration– CellandMolecularBiologyconcentration– ClinicalLaboratorySciencesconcentration– Ecology,Evolution,andConservationconcentration– ForensicBiologyconcentration– Microbiologyconcentration

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DiagnosticExamRequirements

• MATH26A/STAT1:– IntermediateAlgebraDiagnostic (IAD)ORALEKSPPL:

• http://nsm-assessment-test.nsm.csus.edu/DIAG/home.php?d=diag&f=aleks.php

• Chem 1A:RequiresChemistryDiagnosticExam– http://www.csus.edu/chem/diagnosticinfosignup.html

PlanningyourScheduleClass(Units) Structure(hrs) In-class hours StudyTime

BIO100(2) 1lec;2act 3 5

BIO184(4) 3lec;3lab 6 12

CHEM20/24/161(3) 3lec 3 9

GE(3) 3lec 3 (6-)9

Elective(3) 3lec 3 (6-)9

Total 18hours (38-)44hours

Planningyourschedule

Activity Hours RemainingHours

AttendingClass(Lecture,LabandActivity)

18 150

StudyTime 44 106

Commuting 10 96

EatingandSleeping 70 26

Work 0-20 0-6

Family/Friends/Fun ?? ??

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