2013-14 Undergraduate Student Handbook - College of Natural ...

Welcome to the College of Natural Resources .......... 4
Your Small College Home ..................................................5
Staying Connected with CNR ............................................5
CNR Newsline ..................................................................5
CNR Student Resource Center ......................................5
Advising Services ................................................................ 6
The Office of Instruction and Student Affairs ............... 6
Serving Our Students ......................................................... 6
College Advisors ..............................................................7
Major Advisors .................................................................7
Faculty Advisors .............................................................. 8
Peer Advising Leadership (PAL) Program ................. 8
Degree Requirements ........................................................ 9
Campus Requirements ...................................................... 9
American Cultures .......................................................... 9
University Requirements .................................................. 9
American History and Institutions (AH&I) ............... 9
Entry-Level Writing (ELW) .......................................... 9
Reading and Composition (R&C) ................................ 9
Fulfilling the Entry Level and Reading &
Composition Requirements .........................................10
CNR Requirements ........................................................... 11
GPA Requirement .......................................................... 11
Unit Requirements ........................................................ 11
Distribution of Units ..................................................... 11
Senior Residency ............................................................ 11
Graduating ...................................................................... 11
Commencement............................................................. 11
Your Status as a Student .................................................12
Definitions of Status .........................................................12
Status by Units ...............................................................12
Full-Time, Part-Time, and Limited Status .................12
Changing Your Status .......................................................12
Reduced Study List Due to Employment ...................12
Reduced Study List Due to Disability .........................12
Canceling Registration/Withdrawing ......................... 13
Readmission ....................................................................14
Distinction and Honors ....................................................14
Distinction in General Scholarship at Graduation ..14
Honors to Date Notation ..............................................14
Table of Contents
Academic Probation .......................................................... 15
Dismissal ......................................................................... 15
Courses and Grades .......................................................... 15
Passed/Not Passed Grading Option ............................ 15
Incomplete Grades ........................................................ 15
Repeating Courses .........................................................16
Transferring Coursework .................................................16
Advanced Placement (AP)/International
Baccalaureate (IB)/General Certificate of
Education (GCE) Credit ...............................................16
Junior Transfer Credit ..................................................16
Intercampus Visitor .......................................................17
Concurrent Enrollment ................................................17
Cross-Registration Programs with Other Schools ...17
UC Berkeley Extension Credit.....................................17
AP Exam Equivalency Chart ..........................................18
Majoring in the College of Natural Resources .........19
Majors in the Biological Sciences ...................................19
Majors in Ecosystem Management and
Interdisciplinary Studies ................................................. 20
Majors in the Social Sciences ..........................................21
Choosing a Major ..............................................................21
Declaring a Major ..............................................................21
Changing Majors ................................................................22
Double Majoring and Simultaneous Degrees ...............22
Declaring Simultaneous Degrees ................................22
Minoring in the College of Natural Resources ........23
Minimum Requirements Needed to Declare ........... 24
Planning Your Program .................................................. 26
Course Enrollment ........................................................... 26
Tele-BEARS .................................................................... 26
Advisor Codes ................................................................ 26
Bear Facts ....................................................................... 26
Adding/Dropping Courses and Grading Options .....27
Requesting Consideration for an Exception .............27
Course Planning ............................................................... 28
Selecting Your First Math and Chemistry Course ..... 28
Math 16A or Math 1A? .................................................. 28
Math AP Exams: What does my score mean? ......... 29
Not ready for calculus? ................................................ 29
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