Mara Evans and Maria Saldana-Seibert
BASC Co-Directors
basc.ucdavis.edu
Academic Advising Services
• Every adviser is assigned to
a major (8 CBS majors)
• One-stop-shop for
students
• Centralizes “Dean’s Office”
and “Department” services
• Collaboration with 15
member Faculty Advisory
Committee
Academic Advising Services
• Dr. Sarah Kasuga-Jenks, on-site
Student Health and Counseling
Services Psychologist
• CBS Peer Advisers answer questions
related to degree completion, GE
requirements, general outreach
efforts
• Faculty (Master) Advisers available
via office hours or appointment
Reasons for Visiting the BASC
• Mandatory Advising
• Change of Major
• Graduation
Advising/Degree Check
• Major
Courses/Academic Plan
• Personal Issues
/Academic Difficulty
• Readmission
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Study Abroad
Summer School Advising
Transfer Student Issues
Withdrawal/PELP
Subject to Dismissal (SD) Appeal
Academic Probation
Questions about a minor
Internship/Externship Approval
Research
Summary of BASC Appointments
(Sept 16, 2013-July 18, 2014)
Appointment Category
Number of students seen
With BASC adviser
7,301
With faculty adviser
52
Drop-in with BASC advisers
1,270
Drop-in with peer adviser
849
Total* students seen
9,472
Academic Advising Services: Mandatory Advising
MAJOR
Biological Sciences
Total # Transfer and Freshmen # Transfer and Freshmen (2014)*
(2013)
480
620
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Cell
Ecology
Genetics
Microbiology
NPB
Plant Bio
Undeclared
Exercise Biology
Educational Opportunity
286
47
13
36
28
229
6
176
0
357
405
56
31
72
54
357
10
177
7
*Included in all majors
International
80
86
TOTAL
1738
(96% completion)
1875
(Feb. 2, 2015: expected completion)
Career and Study Skill Awareness
• Career Information Sessions:
Clinical Laboratory Science
Physical Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Masters of Public Health
Resume, Cover Letter, Professional Skills – workshop series with Internship and Career
Center (ICC)
• Office hours with ICC professionals
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• Academic Success Skills Workshops:
• Time Management
• Stress Management (spring quarter)
• Demystifying Dismissal (SD) and Probation
• Faculty Research Presentations
• Lunch-time seminar series (winter and spring 2015)
Recruitment – Chicano/Latino Students
• Participate in Yield events across California to assist in recruitment of
students to achieve Hispanic Serving Institute (HSI) status.
• Outreach to the California Central Valley
• Development of Spanish language material for parents
Fall 2014
• 10% of students in the College of Biological Sciences are Chicano/Latino
students (615 of 6019 total students)
• 98% of CBS Chicano/Latino students have a GPA above 2.0
• 11% of the students have a GPA of 3.5 or higher
• 6.1% were on the Dean’s Honor roll in Fall 2014
Retention
• Mandatory advising to identify early warning signs
• Help student identify majors that align with career goals
• Continue to hire faculty and staff with relevant cultural competency
• Continue to provide families with Spanish information
• Participate in the HSI: Central and Northern California Community
College Summit – 2015 to strengthen partnerships for transfer students
Student Demographics
MAJOR
Biological Sciences
Enrolled Chicano/Latino Students
(Fall 2014)
222
Total CBS Enrollment
1888
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Cell
Ecology
Exercise Biology
Genetics and Genomics
Microbiology
NPB
Plant Bio
Undeclared
TOTAL
94
22
10
43
22
30
124
5
43
615
1173
200
103
355
275
231
1345
42
401
6013*
* Total number does not include 6 students in the new Marine Biology (new CBS major as of Fall 2014)
BASC Assessment and Evaluation
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