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CBS Expectations
Overview of CBS advising services
Other campus advising resources
Fall schedule
Minimum Progress
Preparatory courses & progression
Suggested study plans
Required first year advising
Cohorts
CBS Expectations
• Be proactive
o UCD General Catalog- familiarize yourself and use!
o Orientation Handbook - READ and use information
o Especially CBS info on pages 48-55!
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 First year required advising
o Class updates
• Attend class
o Read the syllabus
o Actively participate
o Devote appropriate time to each class (Carnegie Rule from Dean’s
meeting)
Biology Academic
Success Center (BASC)
• BASC Advising Services
We are located in 1023 Sciences Lab Building
o Staff Adviser:
 Academic planning & course selection
 Work with you to meet graduation requirements
(Major, GEs, College English Composition Requirement,
etc.)
 Can help with academic difficulties
 Leave of absence
 Petitions & Exceptions
 Probation, dismissals, re-admissions
BASC Advising Services
(cont.)
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 go
Located in room 1023 Sciences Lab Bldg (next to BioBrew)
Your BASC Advisers
Mary Aften
Lori Bergum
Francis David
Julie Evans
Jennifer Flood
Mariella
GuzmanAguilar
Tom Hall
Erin McMurry
Maria SaldanaSeibert
Pat Herthel
Connie Tan
Mara Evans
Tori Hollowell
Joyce Fernandez
Millie Ling-Tsai
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
• Health Sciences Advising (HSA)
o Sciences Lab Bldg., down the hall from BASC!
• Pre-Graduate Advising
o South Hall
• Internship and Career Center (ICC)
o South Hall
• Student Academic Success Center (SASC)
o Main office in Dutton Hall
• Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)
o Corner of Shields Ave and East Quad
Planning for Fall schedule
Things to consider:
• Advanced Placement (AP) credits
o Check AP chart in Orientation handbook, page 38
• Community College Units
• Complete lower division (0-99) courses before upper
division (100-199)
• Balance schedule with 1 - 2 sciences (maximum) & 1-3
non-sciences courses = 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 Sisweb to see if you’ve been added to the class.
Planning for Fall schedule
Accelerated BIS 2A course for Fall 2014
• For students with a strong foundation in: metabolism,
heredity and cell structure. Admission into the
accelerated course is by examination.
• Taking the placement exam is optional:
9am in 123 Sci Lec on Day 2 of Orientation.
• This is a pilot course and may not be offered again next fall
• If you are undecided  take the exam
• If you rank highly with the exam, you will be notified by
early August (not when you first register for classes).
• Honors students and Regent Scholars are exempt from the
exam
Full-time vs.
Minimum Progress (MP)
• Full-time = 12 units per quarter
• MP = 39 per year (average 13 per quarter)
• Workload (Wld) classes (example: WLD 41C, WLD
57E)
o Count towards MP, full-time status and financial
aid
o DO NOT count towards graduation unit
requirement
o Do not appear in registration billing hours, but are
calculated in the unit total for the quarter
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*)
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 Series Differences
• CBS majors require MAT 17ABC or MAT 21AB
o (21C is recommended by some majors)
• MAT 17ABC: students are given applications of calculus in
problems related to health and biological sciences.
o Encouraged if you are serious about continuing in a science or
health career
• MAT 21AB(C): students derive equations and do proofs
o MAT 21ABC is a series for biological and physical science majors
o Students wishing to continue into higher level mathematic
courses; Chemical Physics, Physics, Engineering majors
• Medical/health schools accept either series.
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 equivalent AP/IB score.
o Why?
o It is better to get a solid foundation and a high grade on
the transcript than jump forward
o AP classes are NOT the same as UCD math classes
o Many professional schools require a year of calculus on
your COLLEGE transcript and do not apply AP credit
toward that year
Chemistry Placement
• CHE 2A requires you to pass BOTH the Chemistry
placement exam AND the Math placement exam (to
at least Math 12)
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 freshmen year
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 2015.
You will not be “behind” or jeopardize graduation in four years if you do not
start CHE 2A in fall quarter. But we do encourage all of our students to get
started in CHE (that includes 41C) and MAT in the first year.
QUESTIONS
General Education (GEs)
Brief Overview
• Refer to Orientation Handbook
o Pages 35 – 37
o OL leaders will discuss
o See BASC advisers in Fall Quarter for clarification
 Check transfer work for duplication
 EAP courses
 CBS English Composition requirement
General Education (GEs)
Brief Overview
• Please do not take the following classes during
your first year at UC Davis*
– Physics (PHY) 7A
– Anthropology (ANT) 1, 3, 15
– Linguistics (LIN) 1
– Psychology (PSC) 1
– Viticulture and Enology (VEN) 3
– Statistics (STA) 100
*unless you are planning to change your major out of CBS
GE satisfied
by CBS major courses
Note: College
Compositions
Requirements are
unique to CBS
(see pg. 53 in
handbook)
Study Plan
(quarter by quarter)
2014-2015
Fall 2014
If you place into:
MAT 17A/21A
CHE 2A
CHE 2A
GE**
GE **
BIS 98*
Winter 2015
5 units
3/4
3/4
1
Total: 13-15 units
*
CHE 2B
BIS 2A
BIS 98*
GE**
Spring 2015
5 units
5
1
3/4
Total: 13-15 units
CHE 2C
5 units
MAT 17A/21A 4
and/or
BIS 2B
5
BIS 98*
1
GE***
Total: 13-15 units
BIS 98 (cohort) only to be taken in 1 quarter, assigned by your cohort
designation
** Suggested GE courses: CLA 30, PHI 15, PHI 31, lower div. ENL COMP course
*** Only add a GE if not taking 3 major courses together (ONLY take 3 major
courses if achieved B or above in previous major courses)
See online CHE & MATH & BIS Registration handout for other quarter by quarter
plans if you did not place into MAT 17A and CHE 2A
Typical Major Requirements
• Courses used to satisfy major requirements
MUST be taken for a letter grade (unless offered
as P/NP)
• Must have a 2.00 GPA in the major and 2.00 GPA
in the depth (upper division) subject matter
• If you are undeclared you must declare your
major by 90 units
• BIS major must declare an emphasis by 90 units
Mandatory Advising &
Cohorts (email)
• Mandatory First Year Advising
o Required during your first year
o You will receive an email notification with more information
o Must complete by February 2, 2015 – registration holds will be
placed
• Cohorts
o Purpose – to introduce you to faculty and their research
o You will be assigned to a cohort by Orientation Group
o BIS 98 will be taken in appropriate quarter based on assignment
 Fall: Bacteria & Archaea (OL has CRN numbers for registration)
 Winter: Ras & Excavata
 Spring: Unikonta & Plantae
o Watch email for Fall reception invitation – mark your calendar
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Quiz
1. How many units do we recommend you take Fall
quarter?
Answer: 13-15 units (major + non-major courses)
2. How many major classes do we recommend you take
for Fall quarter?
Answer: 1 (or max 2) major classes (no more than 8-10
units of major courses)
3. True or False: We recommend skipping MAT 17A/21A
with an AP score?
Answer: False. We do not recommend skipping
Quiz continued
4. Do all students take cohort BIS 98 course in Fall
Quarter?
Answer: No. It is based on your cohort
5. True or False: Do all first year students have to
complete mandatory first-year advising?
Answer: True- when school starts, come see us!
6. Where should you go if you have questions?
Answer: BASC (located in 1023 Sciences Lab Bldg)
Homework – Your First
Assignment!
• Get out your mobile device and bookmark this
link: http://biosci.ucdavis.edu/BASC/
• Go to this website tonight and in the future
for more information.
• When you get home, share the information
that you learned here and the information on
the website with your family and discuss your
thoughts about it.
QUESTIONS?
LET’S START SCHEDULING!
AND
WELCOME TO CBS!
CHEM & MATH & BIS Progression
(Based on MATH and CHEM placements)
PLACEMENT
Workload Chem
Workload Math
PLACEMENT
Workload Chem
Pre-MAT 17A/21A (EOP Students
only), MAT 12, or MAT 17A/21A
(or next math level based on AP/IB
scores or community college
course)
Fall
WLD CHE 41C
WLD Math
(retake both diagnositc exams
beginning winter quarter)
Fall
WLD CHE 41C
Pre-MAT 17A/21A (EOP Students
only), MAT 12, or MAT 17A,21A
(retake CHE diagnostic exam
PLACEMENT
CHE 2A
MAT 17A/21A
(or next math level based on AP/IB
scores or community college
course)
Fall (3 options)
1. CHE 2A only
OR
2. CHE 2A + BIS 2A
OR
winter quarter unless "Pass" 41C)
3. CHE 2A + MAT 17A/21A
Winter
Winter
Winter
CHE 2A
+
CHE 2A
+
BIS 2A (and delay MAT to spring)
CHE 2B
+
BIS 2A or BIS 2B
OR
(delay MAT this quarter)
Pre-MAT 17A/21A (EOP Students
only), MAT 12 or MAT 17A/21A
MAT 17/21 (next level)
Spring
Spring
Spring
CHE 2B
CHE 2B
CHE 2C + BIS 2B or 2C
BIS 2A
BIS 2A or BIS 2B
MAT (next level)
(MAT is replaced by BIS 2A this qtr
only - we recommend taking math
over summer)
(MAT is replaced by BIS 2A this qtr
only - we recommend taking math
over summer)
(only take three major courses if
achieved "B" level grades in
previous major courses)
We recommend all students achieve
CHE 2A and MAT 17A/21A placement
level before taking BIS 2A.
We do not recommend BIS 2A, CHE
and MAT in one quarter.
If you are planning to retake the
placement exams at the beginning of
fall (or any quarter), you must
register for and attend alternative
courses on the chance you do not
pass to the correct level. You will be
dropped from CHE and MAT if scores
are insufficient.
If CHE 2B is completed in spring
quarter, you must register for CHE 2C
in fall quarter or earlier; the next
time CHE 2C is offered is in spring
quarter of your sophomore year –
this will hinder you from starting your
organic chemistry series within a
reasonable timeframe.