Biology Advising Resources
This web page is for Biology Major Advisors. It is designed to provide links/resources for advisors.
Click on the links to below to access web sites and forms. UPDATED 6/12/2022
Summer 2022 update: The SF State Bulletin shows the degree descriptions for all of the Biology majors/concentrations/minor degrees. The working checklists are available below, and they have been updated to include the EECB and Marine Science concentrations.
From AY Fall 2022-2023, majors and minor are:
BA in General Biology
Minor in Biology
the BS in Biology Concentrations are in:
Cell & Molecular Biology
Ecology, Evolution, & Conservation Biology EECB, formerly
Concentration in Botany
Concentration in Ecology
Concentration in Zoology
Marine Science, formerly
Concentration in Marine Biology & Limnology
Microbiology
Physiology
Incoming new students for Fall 2022 will have declared one of these majors (or the minor).
Questions about General Education and University Graduation Requirements? Direct transfer students and continuing students to meet with a University Advisor at the COSE Student Success Center. 1st year "freshmen" and undeclared students should be directed to the University Advising Center.
Questions about Academic Probation or Subject to Disqualification? Direct transfer students and continuing students to meet with a University Advisor at the COSE Student Success Center. 1st year "freshmen" and undeclared students should be directed to the University Advising Center.
Degree Requirements
This is AY22-23
BS in Biology,
Concentration in
Advising Checklists and Worksheets
Graduation Degree Checklists
AY 21-22 scroll to find "checklists"
PDFs of 22-23 checklists (v3)
BS in Biology
Advising Worksheet excel files - DOWNLOAD TO YOUR LAPTOP/COMPUTER
Advising Worksheet (excel file-Spring2021)* "old"
Advising Worksheet (excel file-Fall2021, v6)* "old"
Advising Worksheet (excel file -Fall 2022, v2) NEW!
*recommend you download the excel file to your device
Resources
Advisor Request
How To Guide- Advisor Request (pdf)
Advisor Requests - Faculty Advisor FAQs (pdf)
Approve Major/Minor changes
How to Approve Major/Minor Requests (URL)
Degree Planner
Degree Planner FAQs for Advisors (pdf)
Degree Planner Quick Reference Guide (pdf)