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Department of Biological Sciences |
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Department of Biological Sciences |
California State University, Stanislaus
The Department of Biological Sciences offers programs of study in the life sciences for students seeking the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences, a Master of Science in Marine Sciences, a Master of Science in Ecology and Sustainability, or Master of Science in Genetic Counseling.
Students may also elect to complete a concentration in Botany, Ecology and Field Biology, Entomology, Clinical Laboratory Science, Genetics, Marine Biology, Microbiology, or Zoology as part of either the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science. Students interested in marine biology and oceanography may elect course work at the Moss Landing Marine Laboratories for partial fulfillment of their in-residence major and degree requirements.
Under the direction of Dr. Michael Stevens California State University, Stanislaus has been successful in the grant application to the National Science Foundation entitled, "Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program at California State University, Stanislaus: Teachers from the Valley, for the Valley." The proposal was funded in the amount of $895,946, including $720,000 in scholarships for future math and science teachers at CSU Stanislaus.
The grant proposal was a collaborative effort involving Dr. Michael Stevens of the department of Biological Sciences as Principle Investigator, Juan Flores of the Department of Education as co-PI, and Dr. Jane Bruner (Biological Sciences) and Dr. Viji Sundar (Mathematics) as key personnel. Dr. Juan Carlos Morales (Office of Research and Sponsored Programs), Jamie Norwood (Office of Research and Sponsored Programs), Dr. Roger McNeil (Dean, College of Natural Sciences), Dr. Ruth Fassinger (Dean, College of Education, and Tara Ribeiro (College of Education) were also instrumental in putting together the proposal.
This grant will be a great benefit to students in our Department and in the CNS and COE.
The department of Biological Sciences has made several changes to the program that will take affect Fall term 2009. Below are summaries of the changes. If you have questions about any of these changes, please contact your advisor.
1) BIOL 1050/1150 replaces the BOTY/ZOOL 1050, these two courses will not be offered after Fall 2009
2) No more than 4 units of CR-graded coursework may apply toward the major
3) LD or UD GE courses may not count as electives toward the major
4) A LD microbiology course cannot be used to satisfy the Botany/Microbiology requirement, but may count as elective units
5) A maximum of 4 units of non-GE lower division courses in biology may be applied toward the major (with advisor approval)
6) A maximum of 4 total units of independent study, internship, teaching assistantship, colloquium, or a combination of these may apply toward the major
7) BIOL 4960 Biology Colloquium can be repeated, but only one unit will apply toward the major
8) BIOL 4400 Evolution is required for all majors
9) MBIO 4500 Bacterial Physiology can be used to meet the physiology requirement
10) A total of 8 and 12 units of electives are required for the BA and BS, respectively
11) The Genetics Concentration has been renamed to "Genetics and Biotechnology"
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