This is Biology major advising for freshmen who entered in Fall 2015.

59 Pages·2016·1.87 MB·English

by  Esther Chen

•  This
 is
 Biology
 major
 advising
 for
 freshmen

who
 entered
 in
 Fall
 2015.

 Your
 a>endance

un@l
 the
 end
 of
 the
 session
 will
 release
 your

registra@on
 hold
 for
 Fall
 2016
 classes.

(Note
 there
 is
 no
 registra@on
 hold
 for
 Bio
 majors

for
 Summer
 2016
 classes.)
Second
 Semester
 Freshman
 Advising

QUIZ:
 How
 well
 do
 you
 know
 your

major?
QUIZ:
 How
 well
 do
 you
 know
 your

major?

Today,
 we
 will
 cover
 frequently
 asked
 ques@ons

on
 these
 topics:

•  Registra@on

•  Courses:
 Bio,
 Math,
 Chem,
 and
 GEs

•  Grades

•  Gradua@on

•  Careers
 and
 Research
But
 before
 we
 start,
 are
 you
 in
 the

right
 place?

•  Q:
 How
 do
 I
 change
 my
 major
 to
 something

other
 than
 Bio?

•  A:
 Go
 to
 Admissions
 and
 Records
 (LH-­‐114)
 and

fill
 out
 the
 “Change
 of
 Academic
 Objec@ve”

form
 ($10
 fee).

 When
 you
 bring
 the
 form
 to

the
 Bio
 Dept
 to
 be
 signed,
 the
 Bio
 Dept
 staff

will
 release
 your
 hold.
QUIZ:
 How
 well
 do
 you
 know
 your

major?

Today,
 we
 will
 cover
 frequently
 asked
 ques@ons

on
 these
 topics:

•  Registra@on

•  Courses:
 Bio,
 Math,
 Chem,
 and
 GEs

•  Grades

•  Gradua@on

•  Careers
 and
 Research
Q:
 If
 I’m
 working
 20
 hours
 per
 week,

how
 many
 units
 should
 I
 register
 for?

A:
 Working
 20
 hours/week,
 the

recommended
 maximum
 is
 9-­‐12
 units.

The
 more
 hours
 you’re
 working,
 the

fewer
 units
 you
 should
 be
 taking.

School
 is
 like
 a
 job!

(see
 guidelines
 next
 slide)
PLANNING YOUR COURSEWORK
General
 guidelines
 to
 balance
 work

Many CSUF students work. This impacts the amount of time students have outside
hours
 and
 unit
 totals

of class to study.

If You Are Employed: Then Your School Work Should Be:
(Hours Per Week) (Maximum Units Per Semester)

0 16
1 – 9 14 – 15
10 – 19 13 – 14
20 – 29 9 – 12
30 – 39 6 – 9
40 + 3 - 9

This plan is based on a 60-hour work week (employment plus school work, and not
including other time commitments, such as commuting)
and the need to study for: 2 hours for each 3 hours lab
3 hours for each 1 hour lecture

If You Complete: You Will Graduate In:

30 units per year ............................................................................................... 4 years
24 units per year ............................................................................................... 5 years
20 units per year ............................................................................................... 6 years

Use one of the matrices on the following 2 pages to plan your college coursework.

TO BE A SUCCESSFUL TITAN

STUDY 25 - 35

12 revised 7/11/13
Q:
 I
 want
 to
 take
 more
 units
 because
 I

feel
 like
 I’m
 behind.

 Most
 Bio
 majors

graduate
 in
 4
 years,
 right?

A:
 No,
 less
 than
 10%
 of
 Bio
 majors

finish
 in
 4
 years.

 Most
 Bio
 majors

graduate
 in
 5
 or
 6
 years.

(So
 please
 do
 not
 overload
 yourself
 with
 units

because
 you
 feel
 “behind”!
 Your
 grades
 will
 suffer.)
Q:
 What
 does
 “upper
 division”
 mean?

A:
 “Upper
 division”
 means
 300-­‐400

level.

 Note
 ALL
 community
 college

courses
 are
 “lower-­‐division.”
Q:
 I
 want
 to
 take
 a
 course
 at
 a

community
 college.
 How
 will
 I
 know

the
 course
 credit
 will
 transfer
 to
 CSUF?

A:
 Check
 the
 transfer
 course

equivalencies
 at
 www.assist.org.

When
 the
 course
 is
 over,
 have
 the

community
 college
 send
 your
 transcript

to
 Admissions
 and
 Records.