2012-2013 University Catalog (Revised 2012-10-02) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Biological Sciences
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Sepehr Eskandari, Interim Chair
| Jill P. Adler-Moore |
Craig LaMunyon |
| Steve Alas |
A. Kristopher Lappin |
| Paul Beardsley |
Joan Leong |
| Edward Bobich |
Wei-Jen Lin |
| Kristin R. Bozak |
Junjun Liu |
| Graciela Brelles-Mariño |
David J. Moriarty |
| Nancy E. Buckley |
Bijay K. Pal |
| Gary C. Carlton |
Pamela Sperry |
| John K. Chan |
Christos Stathopoulos |
| Wendy Dixon |
Robert J. Talmadge |
| Sepehr Eskandari |
Angel A. Valdes |
| Marcia Ewers |
Andrew A. Voss |
| Kristine B. Hartney |
Yuanxiang Zhao |
| Glenn H. Kageyama |
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The Biological Sciences Department offers bachelor’s degree programs in Biotechnology, Environmental Biology, and Biology with subplans in Botany, General Biology,Microbiology and Zoology. In addition, minors in Botany, Plant Biotechnology, Plant Pathology, Microbiology, and Zoology are offered, and the department participates in interdisciplinary minors in Comparative System Analysis, Environmental Health Specialist, Physiology, and Quantitative Research. Concurrent enrollment in two of the majors offered by the Biological Sciences Department is not allowed.
Departmental facilities include molecular biology laboratories, greenhouses, controlled environmental units, a radiation biology laboratory, plant and animal collections, and an electron microscope facility. Interdisciplinary research and education in computational and experimental techniques applied to molecular and material modeling, surface science, and engineered materials are supported by the university-wide Center for Macromolecular Modeling and Materials Design (CM3D). Ecological studies are facilitated by accessibility to natural habitats on campus and by the university’s proximity to desert, mountain, and seashore areas. Courses in terrestrial marine and fresh water biology provide preparation for teaching, conservation, wildlife management, or graduate research in aquatic biology. Courses in marine biology interact with the Ocean Studies Consortium of the CSU. A variety of field biology courses utilize the CSU Desert Studies Center at Zzyzx, near Baker, California. Students majoring in biological sciences and who have at least a 3.0 GPA have the opportunity to join Beta Beta Beta, an honorary society in the Biological Sciences. In addition, students can join any of the other student organizations such as the Biological Sciences Club, Zoologists of Cal Poly, Microbiology Club, Pre-Pharmacy Club, and Journal Clubs. For additional information contact the department office.
A cumulative 2.0 GPA is required in core courses in all Biological Sciences majors in order to receive a degree in that major. ProgramsMajorMinorMasterCoursesBiology
NOTE: For all courses which have both a lecture component and a laboratory component (e.g. BIO 121/121L ); or (e.g., BIO 510/510L), both components are corequisites; that is, they must be taken concurrently.
When appropriate, the names of faculty associated with each course are specified; otherwise, “Staff” is noted. Courses approved for CR/NC grading are designated by + and apply only to majors outside the Biological Sciences Department. Botany
NOTE: For all courses which have both a lecture and a laboratory component (e.g. ), both components are corequisites; that is, they must be taken concurrently.
When appropriate, the names of faculty associated with each course are specified; otherwise “Staff” is noted. Microbiology
NOTE: For all courses which have both a lecture component and a laboratory component (e.g. BIO 115/115A/115L ), both components are corequisites; that is, they must be taken concurrently.
When appropriate, the names of faculty associated with each course are specified, otherwise, “Staff” is noted. Page: 1
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