CBS Orientation Pre-Survey
Once you are settled in, please pull out some sort of mobile
device, connect to the internet and follow the steps below:
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Welcome
Freshmen, to
Goals for today:
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Advisers’ expectations
Overview of CBS advising services
Other campus advising resources
Fall schedule
Minimum Progress
Preparatory courses & progression
Suggested study plans
Mandatory Advising requirement
Intro Poll
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Regardless of why you are here or where you came from, here are
Seven Reasons You’re Going to Find Your Place at UC Davis!
CBS Advisers’ Expectations
• Be proactive
o UCD General Catalog- familiarize yourself and use!
o Orientation Handbook - READ and use information
o Especially CBS info on pages 36-43!
o Seek help when you need it
o If you don’t know where to go, come to BASC
• Read your UCD email – at least
once/week
o For campus and BASC announcements
o Mandatory Advising
o Class updates
Biology Academic
Success Center (BASC)
1023 Sciences Lab Building
Front Desk: 530-752-0410
Email: cbsundergrads@ucdavis.edu
o Staff Advisers:
 Academic planning & course selection
 Strategize with you to meet
graduation requirements (Major, GEs,
College English Composition
Requirement, etc.)
 Can help with academic difficulties
 Leave of absence(s)
 Petitions & Exceptions
 Probation, dismissals, readmissions
Your BASC Advisers
Mary Aften
Jennifer Flood
Mariella
GuzmanAguilar
Erin McMurry
Francis David
Tom Hall
Maria SaldanaSeibert
Julie Evans
Tori Hollowell
Joyce Fernandez
Millie Ling-Tsai
Lori Bergum
Connie Tan
Additional BASC Advising Services
o Faculty Advisers: Associated with each
major and can help you:
 Understand the uniqueness of the major
 Research options
 Assist with graduate school plans and
career opportunities
o Peer Advisers: Students in the College of
Biological Sciences (CBS) that can help you
with questions about courses and scheduling
First place to go, if you don’t know where to start: BASC - located in
room 1023 Sciences Lab Bldg (next to BioBrew).
Student Health and Counseling
Services: Your College Counselor
College Counselors provide individual counseling for students in
specific colleges.
Dr. Sarah Kasuga-Jenks
skasugajenks@shcs.ucdavis.edu
• Main office at Student Health
• Some office hours scheduled
in BASC, others at College of
Agriculture & Environmental
Sciences
Other Types of Advising
Handbook pg. 1-13
• Health Professions Advising (HPA)
o 1011 Sciences Lab Bldg., down the hall from BASC!
• Internship and Career Center (ICC)
o 2nd floor in South Hall
• Student Academic Success Center (SASC)
o Main office in Dutton Hall
• Undergraduate Research Center (URC)
What student resource could this
student benefit from?
Planning for Fall schedule
Things to consider:
• Community College Units
• Complete lower division (0-99) courses before upper division
(100-199) and any prerequisite courses.
• Balance schedule with 2 sciences &
1-3 non-sciences courses for a total of 13-15 units
• Waitlisted?
o Can only waitlist during Pass 2 registration
o Make sure you attend the 1st day of
class/discussion/lab
o Keep checking Schedule Builder to see if
you’ve been added to the class.
Full-time vs.
Minimum Progress (MP)
• Full-time = 12 units per quarter
• Min. Progress = 39 per year (avg. 13 units per
qtr)
• Workload (WLD) classes (ex: WLD 41C, WLD 57E)
o Count towards MP, full-time status and financial
aid
o DO NOT count towards 180 graduation unit
requirement.
o Do not appear in total schedule units, but are
calculated in the current workload units for the
quarter and academic year.
Preparatory Core Curriculum
• Preparatory Core Curriculum requirements are
the same for all Bachelor of Science degrees
o MATH (MAT)
o 17A, 17B, 17C (or 21AB*)  What’s the difference?!
o General CHEMISTRY (CHE)
o 2A, 2B, 2C
o BIOLOGY (BIS)
o 2A, 2B, 2C
o Organic CHEMISTRY (CHE) *
o 8AB or 118ABC or 128ABC+129AB
o PHYSICS (PHY)
o 7A, 7B, 7C (or 9ABCD*)
*Series choices dependent on your major requirements and career objectives
Math Placement
• Your placement scores indicate which math
course you are ready to take
o See ONLINE handout – CHEM & MATH & BIS
Registration
• We generally do not recommend skipping
MAT 17A/21A with an passing AP/IB score.
o Why?
oIt is better to get a solid foundation and a high
grade on the transcript than jump forward
oAP classes are NOT the same as UCD math classes
Chemistry Placement
• CHE 2A requires you to pass BOTH the Chemistry
placement exam AND the Math placement exam
(placing into Math 12 or higher)
o Students who do not achieve required scores on one or both of these
exams must prepare to retake the exams in order to start CHE and
MAT.
o See math and chemistry department websites for dates
• Workload Chemistry (WLD 41C)
o Take if you did not place into CHE 2A or do not feel prepared for it.
o ONLY offered in Fall quarter
o IF YOU NEED THIS CLASS, PLEASE REGISTER FOR IT IF SPACE IS
AVAILABLE. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE THE CLASS AGAIN
UNTIL FALL 2016.
You will not be “behind” or jeopardize graduation; we encourage all of our
students to get started in CHE (that includes WLD 41C) in the first year.
General Education (GEs)
Brief Overview
• Refer to Orientation Handbook
o Pages 24-26
o Students may take courses P/NP to fulfill their GE
requirements, up to the limits set by college and
campus regulations.
o See BASC advisers in Fall Quarter for clarification
 Check transfer work for duplication
 EAP courses
 CBS English Composition requirement
Take out your
handbook!
GE satisfied
by CBS major courses
Note: College
Compositions
Requirements are
unique to CBS
(see pg. 41 in
handbook)
Be aware and educate
yourself in the following:
• Entry Level Writing Requirement (ELWR)
• American History & Institutions (AHI)
• English Composition Requirement
– One lower-division and one-upper division from a
list of approved courses
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180 total unit requirement
64 upper-division unit requirement
Course requirements for your CBS major
General Education Completion
– Foreign Language is required if completing a B.A.
Study Plan (quarter-by-quarter)
NPB, BMB, CBI
BIS, GGN, MIC, EEB,
PLB, MCS, Undeclared
Fall 2015
CHE 2A
MAT 17A
CHE 2A
BIS 2A
Winter 2016
CHE 2B
MAT 17B
CHE 2B
BIS 2B
 If you enroll in any sort of WLD course, push these courses back for the appropriate amount of quarters.
 BIS 005 (cohort) only to be taken in 1 quarter, assigned by your cohort
designation
 Suggested GE courses: CLA 30F/CLA 30, PHI 15, PHI 31, lower div. ENL/UWP course.
Typical Major Requirements
• Courses used to satisfy major requirements
MUST be taken for a letter grade (unless only
offered as P/NP)
• Must have a 2.00 GPA in the major and 2.00
GPA in the depth subject matter (upper
division major courses)
Mandatory Advising
o Required one-time advising session within your
first two quarters.
o You will receive an email notification with more
information and details.
o Must complete by February 1, 2016 – registration
holds will be placed to encourage you to attend in
a timely fashion.
CBS Orientation Post-Survey
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