COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

The College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences offers the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science degrees. The B.A. degree provides for both broad general education and major field specialization. The B.S. degree, obtainable in most of the college majors, stresses advanced work in the major and associated fields. All degree programs provide students with an opportunity to develop an understanding and appreciation of man's relationship to society, in addition to preparing them for careers in their fields of specialization.

The variety of degree programs and the flexibility of each provide great freedom of choice to students. Cooperative efforts between departments in the college provide for interdepartmental (interdisciplinary) majors. Students may elect to take double majors within the college or between this college and another. See the college's Student Affairs Office for information on double majors. Individual majors may be planned for students who find that individual goals can be accommodated through the resources and interested faculty at UCR. Information and regulations on individual majors may be obtained from the college's Student Affairs Office.

For information on graduate degrees see the Graduate Studies section of this catalog.

Majors

(1) The B.A. in Physical Sciences program is not currently accepting students.
(2) The B.A. and B.S. degrees in Psychobiology are discontinued. Readmitted and transfer students accepted prior to Fall 2000 are allowed to complete the degree requirements but must graduate by June 2002. For a listing of degree requirements consult the 1997-98 University of California, Riverside General Catalog.

Admission to Majors

Admission of Freshmen

Transfer Students

The Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) is not accepted for students planning to transfer to the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. Courses taken to satisfy the IGETC may be applied to the college's breadth pattern.

Choosing a Major, Undeclared Majors

1. Undeclared -- Life Sciences, for students interested in Biochemistry, Biology, Biological Sciences, Botany and Plant Sciences, Conservation Biology, Entomology, or Neuroscience
2. Undeclared -- Mathematic Sciences, for students interested in Mathematics, or Statistics
3. Undeclared -- Physical Sciences, for students interested in Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences, or Physics

Students who follow the recommended program for any of the three undeclared options will be prepared to enter a wide variety of science majors. Even if their plans change several quarters later, they will have avoided academic difficulty by planning a sensible, basic preliminary strategy. Individuals entering as students in one of the three undeclared options are advised through the college's Student Affairs Office by both professional staff and faculty from diverse science departments. Actual admission into degree programs is predicated upon successful completion of courses with satisfactory grades. Transfer into another college requires performance judged to be satisfactory by that college.

All students with 90 or more units toward a degree are expected to declare a major. To declare a major, obtain approval from the college's Student Affairs Office by filing a Change of Major. Students are expected to declare a major by the beginning of their junior year (completion of 90 units).

If students in one of the three undeclared options feel their interests lie primarily in the areas of humanities or social sciences, advising can be obtained in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, (909) 787-3683. Those interested in engineering or computer science can be advised in the College of Engineering, (909) 787-5651.

Double Majors

Changing Majors

Students who fail to attain a GPA of 2.00 ("C") in preparation for the major or major courses may be denied the privilege of entering or continuing in that major.

Minors

University Honors Program

Financial Assistance

UCR/UCLA Thomas Haider Program in Biomedical Sciences

Progression through the program is by screening and interviews at the end of each of the first three years. After this period, up to 24 qualified first-year medical students are selected. Instruction continues in residence at UCR until the end of the fifth year, at which time students will transfer directly to the UCLA School of Medicine for the last two years of clinical work. Information for interested students concerning the program and the suitability of electing to major in Biomedical Sciences should be obtained from the Program Counselor. Address inquiries to: Division of Biomedical Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521-0121; http://biomed.ucr.edu

Degree Requirements

General University Requirements

In addition to the above General university requirements, the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences has the following unit requirement.

Unit Requirement

The following credit limitations apply for all students enrolled in the college:

1. After completing 105 quarter units at a community college, students are not allowed further units for courses completed at a community college.
2. No more than 6 units in physical education activity courses (PED 001) may be applied toward the bachelor's degree.
3. No more than three courses in the 300 series of courses may be applied toward the bachelor's degree. Credit is not granted for 400 series courses taken in UC Extension.

College Policy for the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum

College Breadth Requirements

Some majors in the college may have specific course requirements for meeting the following breadth requirements. Check under individual major requirements in the Curricula and Courses section of this catalog.

Requirements are for both the B.A. and the B.S. degrees unless specified separately.

(1) The 4-unit ethnicity requirement can be applied to either the Humanities or the Social Sciences requirement, depending on content.

English Composition

Students have the option of using a score of 3 on the College Board Advanced Placement Test in English to satisfy ENGL 001A; they must complete ENGL 001B, and ENGL 001C. Students with a score of 4 or 5 on the College Board Advanced Placement Test in English have satisfied ENGL 001A and ENGL 001B; they must complete ENGL 001C.

Students with an overall grade point average under "C" in the ENGL 001A, ENGL 001B, and ENGL 001C sequence will be required to repeat composition courses as necessary in order to meet the required "C" average minimum. It may be necessary to repeat one or more of ENGL 001A, ENGL 001B, and ENGL 001C courses in which a grade of "C-" was earned in order to fulfill the three-quarter English composition average of "C" or better. However, courses with a grade of "C-" cannot be repeated for credit to alter the transcript grade point average.

Beginning with their initial matriculation, students should enroll in an English composition course each quarter they are registered at UCR until the sequence of preliminary Basic Writing courses, if needed, and ENGL 001A, ENGL 001B, and ENGL 001C is completed with satisfactory grade point average. A student may not receive baccalaureate credit for any work in English composition taken prior to completing the Subject A requirement.

Humanities

1.  One course in world history (At UCR, courses that satisfy this requirement are HIST 010, HIST 015, or HIST 020.)

2.  One course in the Fine Arts (Art; Art History; Creative Writing courses in poetry, fiction, or playwriting; Dance; Film and Visual Culture; Music; Theatre or from among courses within these disciplines as designated by the Executive Committee of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences)

3.  Two courses from among the following:

a)  Literature taken in the departments or programs in Comparative Literature and Foreign Languages, English, Film and Visual Culture, Hispanic Studies, or from among courses within these disciplines as designated by the Executive Committee of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
b)  Philosophy, taken in the Department of Philosophy, or from among courses within this discipline as designated by the Executive Committee of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
c)  Religious Studies, taken in the Department of Religious Studies, or from among courses within this discipline as designated by the Executive Committee of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

4.  One additional course from the following:

a)  History, the Fine Arts, Literature, Philosophy, Religious Studies
b)  A foreign language at level 4 or above
c)  A humanities course offered by Ethnic Studies; Comparative Ancient Civilizations; Creative Writing (courses in journalism); Film and Visual Culture; Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences; Latin American Studies; Linguistics; or Women's Studies

No course used to satisfy the English Composition requirement will apply toward Humanities credit.

No more than two courses in performance may be counted toward the Humanities requirement.

For the B.S. degree: 12 units

1.  One course in world history (At UCR, courses that satisfy this requirement are HIST 010, HIST 015, or HIST 020.)

2.  One course from among the following:

a)  Fine Arts (Art; Art History; Creative Writing courses in poetry, fiction, or playwriting; Dance; Film and Visual Culture; Music; Theatre or from among courses within these disciplines as designated by the Executive Committee of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences)
b)  literature taken in the departments or programs in comparative literature and foreign languages, english, film and visual culture, hispanic studies, or from among courses within these disciplines as designated by the executive committee of the college of humanities, arts, and social sciences
c)  Philosophy, taken in the Department of Philosophy, or from among courses within this discipline as designated by the Executive Committee of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
d)  Religious Studies, taken in the Department of Religious Studies, or from among courses within this discipline as designated by the Executive Committee of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

3.  One additional course chosen from the following:

a)  History, the Fine Arts, Literature, Philosophy, Religious Studies
b)  A foreign language at level 3 or above
c)  Humanities courses offered by Ethnic Studies; Comparative Ancient Civilizations; Creative Writing (courses in journalism); Film and Visual Culture; Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences; Latin American Studies; Linguistics; or Women's Studies

No course used to satisfy the English Composition requirement will apply toward Humanities credit.

No more than one course in performance may be counted toward the Humanities requirement.

Social Sciences

1. One course must be taken in the departments of Economics or Political Science or from among courses within these disciplines as designated by the Executive Committee of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
2. One course must be taken in the departments of Anthropology, Psychology, or Sociology, or from among courses within these disciplines as designated by the Executive Committee of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
3. Social Science courses offered by Ethnic Studies; Environmental Sciences; Geography (cultural geography courses); Human Development; Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences; Women's Studies, or one of the disciplines in (1) or (2) above

For the B.S. degree: 12 units

1. One course must be taken in the departments of Economics or Political Science or from among courses within these disciplines as designated by the Executive Committee of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
2. One course must be taken in the departments of Anthropology, Psychology, or Sociology, or from among courses within these disciplines as designated by the Executive Committee of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
3. Social Science courses offered by Ethnic Studies; Environmental Sciences; Geography (cultural geography courses); Human Development; Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences; Women's Studies; or one of the disciplines in (1) or (2) above

Course work which may be taken to be used in partial satisfaction of the Humanities and the Social Sciences requirements must be evaluated by the college's Student Affairs Office. The college's Student Affairs Office, in consultation with the college Executive Committee, determines which courses apply to these requirements. The college's Student Affairs Office will implement this policy. It is the student's responsibility to verify those courses which fulfill either the Humanities or the Social Sciences requirement, particularly the series of courses in cultural geography. Ethnicity: 4 units One course dealing with general concepts and issues in the study of race and ethnicity in California and the United States. Courses that satisfy this requirement must concentrate on one or more of four principal minority groups (African American, Asian American, Chicano/Latino, and Native American). These courses must be comparative in nature, analyzing the minority group experience within the present and historical context of other racial and ethnic groups, such as European-American minorities. The courses are to be offered by or cross-listed with the Department of Ethnic Studies.

Regardless of the student's college and major, the course may be counted toward the Humanities or the Social Sciences graduation requirements, depending upon the course's content as evaluated by the Committee on Educational Policy. Check with the college's Student Affairs Office for the courses that fulfill the Ethnicity requirement.

Foreign Language

For the B.A. degree: 16 units

This requirement may be fulfilled in one language by completing course 4 with a minimum grade of "C" or demonstrating equivalent proficiency; or by completing course 2 with a minimum grade of "C" in each of the two languages; or by demonstrating equivalent proficiency (level 2) in each of two languages. American Sign Language may also be used to satisfy this requirement. Biology majors must complete four quarters of one language. Students who are pursuing a B.A. degree and who have not completed a foreign language course may enroll in a level-1 foreign language course. However, students must take a placement exam if they plan to take a course in the same foreign language that they studied in high school. The placement exam may be taken only once in each subject during a student's UCR career. Transfer students who have taken a college-level foreign language course should consult with an advisor.

Natural Sciences and Mathematics: 20 units

1. One course in Mathematics, Statistics, or Computer Science
2. One course in Biological Sciences (Biochemistry, Biology, Botany and Plant Sciences, Entomology, Nematology, or Plant Pathology); the course must include a laboratory
3. One course in Physical Sciences (Chemistry, Physics, Earth Sciences, excluding cultural geography courses)
4. Two additional courses from areas (2) or (3) above or in physical and/or biological science courses offered in the Department of Environmental Sciences

This requirement may automatically be satisfied by lower-division requirements for the major.

Additional Courses: 16 units

For the B.S. degree:

An additional 16 units of substantive course work in the student's chosen major or fields related to the major is required. The additional course work is specified by the major department.

Major Requirements

A major in the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences shall consist of not fewer than 36 nor more than 60 upper-division units. No more than 9 units of courses in the 190-199 series may be counted in fulfilling the upper-division units needed for the major.

Not later than the beginning of the junior year, students need to consult with their advisor and choose a major. A GPA of at least 2.00 (C) in the upper-division courses taken in the major field is required for graduation.

Life Sciences Core Curriculum

College Policies and Procedures

College Regulations

Student Responsibility

Faculty Advisors

Students should keep in touch with their advisor on all academic matters, including choice of courses, consideration of a major, and requirements for graduation. Before consulting the advisor, students should formulate a tentative program according to their interests and needs and should be familiar with general university, college, and major requirements.

It is important that each student keep in mind that the advisor serves as a mentor, but does not administer the student's program. Students must be responsible for ensuring that they meet all requirements for graduation.

General curriculum counseling can also be obtained in the college's Student Affairs Office, 1140 Batchelor Hall.

Course Enrollment

Since the college expects all students to make regular progress toward their degrees, class schedules of less than 12 units must be approved by the associate dean. Repeated courses are considered part of the total unit load.

Students on probation may not register for more than 13 units in a quarter without consent of the associate dean. No student may enroll in less than 8 units (two classes).

With the approval of their faculty advisor and the course instructor, students may add courses to their class schedule up to the end of the third week of classes. With the approval of their advisor and after consulting with the instructor of the course, students may, without penalty, drop a course up to the end of the fifth week or change grading basis up to the end of the eighth week. Students who drop a course after the third week receive a "W" on the transcript.

Enrollment on a Satisfactory/No Credit Basis

Lower-division mathematics or science courses that are prerequisites to major courses cannot be taken on an S/NC basis.

A student may elect "S/NC" or delete "S/NC" from a course during the online and telephone registration period, or later in the quarter by filing a petition (Add/Drop form) with the Registrar. The deadline is the end of the eighth week of instruction and is listed each quarter in the Schedule of Classes.

Regulations governing the S/NC option are described under Credit and Grades in the Academic Regulations section of this catalog.

Credit by Examination

Progress Toward the Degree

Declaration of Candidacy

Applications are not accepted after the deadline established for the quarter in which the student intends to graduate. If for any reason the student does not meet the requirements for graduation after announcing candidacy, or fails to meet the deadline for filing, a new application must be filed for the subsequent quarter.

Students graduating in absentia after an absence of one or more quarters must apply for readmission to the university and file an Application for Graduation with the Office of the Registrar.

Preprofessional Academic Preparation

Forestry

Medical Technology

Medicine and Dentistry

More than 90 percent of the students admitted to medical schools in the United States have attained the B.A. or the B.S. degree, and a large percentage of those admitted to dental schools have three or more years of undergraduate work.

Leaders in medical and dental education urge prospective students to arrange their programs to obtain a broad general education, since the subject matter of the humanities and social sciences is not offered by the professional schools. It is recommended that students preparing to seek admission to medical or dental school obtain a bachelor's degree, to which all of UCR's preprofessional programs lead.

A student may satisfy the requirements for admission to medical or dental school in one of the following ways:

1. Completing the Biology major with emphasis in the Medical Professions specialization
2. Completing the Biochemistry major with a Biology emphasis
3. Completing the major in Chemistry
4. Majoring in any department, but fulfilling concurrently the specific course requirements of medical or dental schools

Most medical and dental schools recommend that the following courses be taken in a preprofessional degree program. These courses should include laboratories.

Course Work	Years
General chemistry	1
Organic chemistry	1
Physics	1
General biology	1
Upper-division biochemistry
Upper-division genetics
Mathematics through integral calculus

Other Health Professions

Teaching

After earning the bachelor's degree, the prospective teacher registers for an additional year of training in education theory and practice needed to obtain a teaching credential. Anyone considering obtaining a teaching credential should attend one of the credential information seminars offered by the Teacher Education Services Office, 1215 Sproul Hall, and consult with an advisor early in the planning of an academic program.

The Bridge to Teaching Program is a pre-professional program open to undergraduates from all majors who are interested in teaching in California elementary schools. Students fulfill the subject requirement for the California elementary-school teaching credential by taking certain courses, thus waiving the requirement to take the Multiple Subjects Assessment for Teachers test. Interested students should contact the Liberal Studies and Interdisciplinary Programs office, (909) 787-2743, as early as possible in their academic career, as the required courses must be completed before finishing the bachelor's degree.

Veterinary Medicine