Department of Biology
SOAR Summer 2017
Where are you?
California State University San Bernardino
College of Natural Sciences
Dept. of Biology
College of Social and
Behavioral Sciences
you are here!
College of Arts and
Letters
Dept. of Chemistry
Dept. of Nursing
Dept. of Kinesiology
Dept. of Physics
Dept. of Mathematics
College of Education
Dept. of Geology
Dept. of Comp. Sci. & Engineering
Dept. of Health Sciences
College of Business and
Public Administration
Who’s in the Biology Department?
Bournias
Rhoads
Newcomb
Chao
Orwin
Horner
Williams
Skillman
Dodsworth
Metcalf
Polcyn
Ferrari
Thompson
Owerkowicz
Sumida
Nickerson
What goes on in the Biology Dept.?
Bournias
Rhoads
Chao
Orwin
Dodsworth
Ferrari
Williams
Horner
Metcalf
Owerkowicz
Skillman
Newcomb
Polcyn
Sumida
Thompson
Nickerson
What can you do with a
Biology degree?
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Healthcare-related:
 Medicine, Dentistry, Optometry, etc.
 Veterinary medicine
 CLS/MLS, PA, etc.
 Pharmacy (see also: Biochemistry)
 Not Nursing!
Wildlife resource management
 National Forest Service
 National Park Service
 Fish and Game
 Zoological organizations
 NGOs
What can you do with a
Biology degree?
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Industrial/commerical:
 Agriculture
 Biotechnology
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Research:
 Lab technician
 Graduate school (MS, PhD)
 Museums
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Teaching:
 K-12 science education
 higher education
Biology Degree Options
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B.A. Biology
B.S. Biology
B.S. Evolution and Ecology
B.S. Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Articulation
Program (Western Univ. of Health Sciences)
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Contact Dr. Sumida if interested
B.A. and B.S. options are very similar, and it is
easy to switch between the two.
Biology “core” coursework
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http://bulletin.csusb.edu
One quarter of calculus
 MATH192 or MATH211
One year of intro. chemistry
 CHEM215, 216
One year of intro. biology
 BIOL200, 201, 202
One year of organic chemistry
 CHEM221, 222, 223
 ( or CHEM321, 322, 323)
One year of physics
 PHYS121, 122, 123
 (or PHYS221, 222, 223)
How to get through
high school 
How to get through college 
How do I navigate the
college maze?
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Get academic advising!
Get it early, and get it often!
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Get advising BEFORE registration starts!
How often? As often as needed!
Who to get it from?
BIOLOGY FACULTY
 Professional advisors, peer advisors
 Health Professions Advising Center (HPAC)
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Fall quarter: come see an advisor!
A few important things about
email...
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Your email address:
 (IDnumber)@coyote.csusb.edu
Email is OFFICIAL!
 Financial aid deadlines
 Course information from professors
 NOBODY has your phone number
What do I do if I get lost?
Lots of useful
information…
Course info
Degree
“roadmaps”
Office hours
(for advising)
Etc…
http://biology.csusb.edu
Today’s ONLY goal: sign up
for Fall 2017 classes
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99.9% of you should select the following:
A
Math (MATH) class
 An
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English (ENG) class
General Education (GE) class
What NOT to do today!
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DO NOT obsess over your choices!
DO NOT pick classes you are not ready for!
DO NOT try to plan out the rest of your college
career today!
DO NOT go above 12 (14) units! (except 4 year
pledge students)
DO NOT choose BIOL 100 or other GE category B
classes other than MATH (for today)
What your enrollment screen
should look like...
Which MATH class should you take?
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You are approved to register for the following:
 MATH110: College Algebra
 MATH120: Pre-calculus (trigonometry)
 MATH192: Calculus (for biology students)
 MATH 211: Calculus I
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Which one should you take? Depends on...
 your past experience and success
 your academic and career goals
How to choose the
appropriate MATH class
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If you scored less than 60 on the ELM test, you
should start in MATH 110.
If you have not had trigonometry, you should
work toward MATH 120.
Most of you should work toward MATH 192.
If you want one year of calculus, you should
work toward MATH 211, 212, 213.
If you not sure, enroll in an easier class for now;
consult Math Dept. for help later.
What about AP calculus?
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If you took AP Calculus, AB:
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Score 4 or 5: MATH 211 and 212
Score 3: MATH 211
If you took AP Calculus, BC:
Score 4 or 5: MATH211, 212, and 213
 Score 3: MATH211 (possibly 212)
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Score less than 3 - no course credit
Professional programs (e.g., medical
school) may not accept AP credit!
What else to enroll in?
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English: Directed Self Placement (DSP)!
ENG 102A (and ENG 103A and 104A), or...
 ENG 105A (and ENG 106A), or...
 ENG107
 AP Composition score of 3 or more exempt
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COMM 120, or...
GE Category A4 (Critical Thinking)
Other required GE courses
avoid GE Category B (for now)
 Category C3: credit by exam, or 290 courses
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Can I start science classes?
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You may be ready for CHEM 215 in Fall if:
You did well in math and chemistry in high
school (at least honors level)
 you must be at least co-enrolled in MATH 110
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You may be ready for BIOL 200 if:
You took AP Chemistry, AP Calculus, and AP
Biology and did well in all these classes
 Almost nobody starts BIOL 200 in Fall!
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You may be ready for PHYS 121 if:
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You scored at least a 3 on the AP calc test
Can I do more?
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We recommend you do NOT exceed 12
units for Fall quarter
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Other classes to maybe add:
UTSD100A Freshman Seminar (2 units)
 KINE205 or activities class (2 units)
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Maybe wait until at least Winter quarter!