SFSU
Department of Biology
Graduation
Checklists for Undergraduate Degrees
Graduation
Application Submission
Process (for SPRING 2009)
All Biology Major graduation
applicants for SPRING 2009 MUST complete an ONLINE SURVEY before the
Department will approve the graduation application. Your input
will help the Department improve its programs and courses for all
Biology students.
•This
requirement does not apply to Minor in Biology degree candidates.
•If you do not have a Biology Major Advisor, please obtain your Biology
Advisor assignment at the Department of Biology Office.
Download the Biology
Advising Checklist (click here
to download) BEFORE you visit your Biology
Major Advisor.
Make sure that you bring all the required paperwork indicated in the
Advising Checklist for your meeting with your Advisor.
Important
deadlines:
Deadline to submit your graduation
application to the Department of
Biology Office (HH534): Monday,
February 16, 4pm
If you turn in your graduation
application for Department approval after this deadline, we
cannot guarantee that you will receive approval in time for the
University deadline.
Deadline to submit your
Department-approved graduation application
(with application fee receipt) to the Registrar's Office: Friday, February 20, 5pm.
Note: SFSU Registrar policy allows
students to apply for graduation, indicating the Spring or Summer
Graduation dates on the graduation application, by Feb 20, 2009, in
order to walk during the May 2009 commencement. You must have 100 units completed at the
time of
application. The student must
complete the "in progress" courses during the semesters
indicated. You cannot submit your graduation application for
approval (to walk in the May Commencement) if you have units remaining
in the Fall Semester. If the student does apply for graduation,
and does not complete the required units, the graduation application
will be denied until the completion of the remaining courses for the
degree. The student will be required to re-apply for graduation
when the units are completed (SFSU
Registrar deadlines).
Step One:
Access to Online Survey
1.
Please click on
the following link to access the SPRING 2009 Graduating
Biology Major
Survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=pUzSBVdOdGTtzfYBpbguvQ_3d_3d
2. Please complete the online
survey. Your responses will
remain strictly anonymous.
Step Two: Fill out your Major Specific Graduation Checklist
Click
on the following links to download the Graduation
Checklist for
the indicated major. Note, clicking on the link will open the
checklist as a pdf in your browser. You can download the pdf by
either "right-clicking" from a PC or holding down the mouse-click on a
Mac and selecting the download or save the link option. Adobe
Acrobat Reader is required to view these pdfs.
2008 -
2009
Graduation Checklists:
B.A.
in Biology, General
B.S. in Biology: Concentration in Botany
B.S.
in Biology: Concentration in Cell and Molecular Biology
B.S. in Biology: Concentration in Ecology
B.S.
in Biology: Concentration in Marine Biology and Limnology
B.S.
in Biology: Concentration in Microbiology
B.S.
in Biology: Concentration in Physiology
B.S.
in Biology: Concentration in Zoology
B.S.
in Clinical Science
Minor
in Biology
You can find Graduation
Checklists for previous years at this link:
http://online.sfsu.edu/~pasion/AdvisingWeb/ArchivedGradChecklists.htm
Alternatively, you can pick
up the appropriate checklist for your Bulletin Year at the Department
of Biology Office (HH534)
If you are
following
requirements for your major from a previous bulletin, please come by
the Biology Department Office (Hensill Hall 534) to obtain a copy of
the major requirements from the bulletin year that you are following.
When you fill out the Graduation Checklist:
•Make sure you check off each course completed and list the correct
number of units.
•If you are using a transfer course, check off that you have the
approved Department Equivalency Form with your Checklist.
An
Equivalency form must be attached to your application for any/all
non-SFSU classes used in your major and taken at another
institution.
Download Equivalency Form here.
Directions for approval of the Equivalency Form are here: Approval
of Transfer Courses
•All upper division
electives should be listed in the table available at the end of the
Checklist. All elective courses should be listed on the approved
Department Substitution Form with your Checklist.
Use a Department Substitution form or
memo (from an advisor) identifying classes used to meet Lower Division
or Upper Division electives required that are not listed in your major
concentration. Download Substitution Form here.
Step
Three: Fill out the Graduation Application
Click here to fill out the
online Baccalaureate
Degree Application for Graduation. This downloadable graduation
application form also has useful graduation FAQs.
Please note that
students should apply for graduation only if they believe they will
have satisfied all degree requirements by the end of the term in which
they have applied (SFSU
Registrar deadlines)
When you fill out the Graduation Application:
Make sure you list the courses in the same order they appear on the
Graduation Checklist.
If the course is a transfer course, make sure you write the course name
and number from the transfer campus.
Step Four:
Meet with your Advisor
for approval of your Graduation Application
Details for obtaining
approval of your Graduation Application, along with a list of all forms
to bring to your meeting with your Advisor are listed here: To
get approval of your graduation application
Briefly, bring:
•a Department of Biology Graduation Checklist filled out prior to
meeting with the advisor
•the Graduation Application, with the majors course work listed in the
same order the classes appear in the Biology Major descriptions listed
in the Graduation Checklist
•a copy of your unofficial SFSU transcripts
•a copy of your Advanced Standing Evaluation (ASE) and Degree Audit
Report (if a transfer student)
•a print out of your current course enrollment
•signed Department of Biology Equivalency and Substitution forms for
necessary course work
Step Five: Submit your Graduation Application (and additional
forms) to the Department of Biology for approval
The deadline for submitting
your Graduation Application to the Biology Department to meet the
SPRING 2009
semester graduation deadline is Monday, FEBRUARY 16, 4pm.
This application must be approved by your Major Advisor BEFORE you
submit it to the Department Office.
You must complete the Online Survey BEFORE you submit your application
to the Department Office (see Step One
above).
Applications submitted after this deadline may not be approved in time
to meet the University deadline (Friday, FEBRUARY 20).
After your application has been reviewed and signed by your Major
Advisor, please bring your application to our Biology Department Office
and leave the application for the Chair to review. You do not
need to meet with the Chair of the Department.
Typically, it is best to allow one week for review of your application
before picking it up from the Biology Department Office.
Step
Six: Pay the graduation
application fee and submit your Graduation Application to the
University (One Stop Center)
The
deadline for submitting your Graduation Application to the University
to meet the SUMMER
semester graduation deadline is FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20.
After your
application has been approved by the Department, you may pick up the
application and pay the graduation application fee at the Bursar's
Office in the Administration Building.
NOTE: It would be best to have your application approved BEFORE
you pay the fee. However, if you are submitting your graduation
application for approval close to this deadline (FEBRUARY 16), you
should PAY for the graduation application BEFORE you submit the
application to the Department Office (after
your Advisor has approved
the application).
After you pay the fee, you may submit your graduation application (and
the accompanying forms) to the One Stop Student Services Center.
Below
is a list of course numbers
that were changed for the current bulletin year. Please note
these changes as appropriate.
| Previous Course Number |
Current Course Number |
| CHEM 111 |
CHEM 115 |
| CHEM 113 |
CHEM 215 |
| CHEM 114 |
CHEM 216 |
| MATH 220 |
MATH 226 |
| MATH 221 |
MATH 227 |
*Please
note
that CHEM 333 can
be
used in place of CHEM 130 (requires a Biology
Department Equivalency form).
Congratulations
to all graduating seniors!! We wish you good luck in your future
career.
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