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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 2
Chemistry ....................................................................... 29 What is Chem P? ........................................................... 29 Planning Your Freshman Year ...................................... 30 Program Planning Form ..................................................32 Enrichment Opportunities ............................................33 Undergraduate Research ..................................................33 Independent Study Research .......................................33 Sponsored Projects for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) .............................................................................33 Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program (URAP) ............................................................................34 The CNR Honors Program ...........................................34 CNR Undergraduate Research Poster Sessions ........35 Study Abroad and Field Programs ..................................35 Biology and Geomorphology of Tropical Islands ....36 Forestry Summer Field Program .................................36 Student Resources ............................................................ 36 Pre-Health Resources .......................................................36 Being Pre-Health in CNR..............................................36 Career Center .................................................................36 Assoc. of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) ........36 Pre-Health Student Organizations .............................36 Typical Pre-Health Requirements ..................................37 Getting Involved at Cal ................................................... 38 CNR Student Groups ........................................................38 Cal Forestry Club ..........................................................38 Conservation & Resource Studies Student Organization (CRSSO) .................................................38 Environmental Sciences Student Assoc. (ESSA) .....38 The Global Environment Theme House (GETH) ....38 Plant & Microbial Biology Association (PAMBA).....38 Student Dietetics Association (SDA) .........................38 Toxicology Student Association (ToxSA) .................39 Pre-Health Organizations ................................................39 American Medical Student Association Premedical Chapter (AMSA-BPC) ..............................39 Cal Pre-Vet Club .............................................................39 Cal Undergraduate Public Health Coalition (Cal UPHC).....................................................................39 Foresight Pre-Optometry .............................................39 Pre-Nursing Society (PNS) ..........................................39 Pre-Pharmacy Informational Learning & Leadership Society (PILLS) ..............................................................39 Cal Pre-Dental Society (Cal PDS) ...............................39 Environmental Organizations .........................................39 ASUC Sustainability Team (STeam) ...........................39 Bay Area Environmentally Aware Consulting Network (BEACN) ........................................................................39 Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative (BERC)............................................................................ 40 Berkeley Student Food Collective (BSFC) ............... 40 Building Sustainability @ Cal (BS@C) ...................... 40 Compost Alliance .......................................................... 40 Green Campus ............................................................... 40 Greening the Greeks .................................................... 40 Online Materials Exchange ......................................... 40 Strawberry Creek Restoration .................................... 40 Take Back the Tap ........................................................ 40 Campus Resources ............................................................41 For changes that have occurred since the publication of the CNR Undergraduate Student Handbook, please refer to the most updated version at http://cnr.berkeley.edu/site/forms/oisa/undergrad_ handbook.pdf Last updated: March 6, 2013 Cover Photo Credit: Steve McConnell Page 4 Photo Credit: Alan Nyiri, courtesy of the Atkinson Photographic Archive 3
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