In the upper-division, the program invites outstanding students to design and produce honors theses and projects under individual faculty supervision. Through the Education Abroad Program, UCR students can add an international perspective to their education by studying and living in a foreign country while earning UC credit. Academic advising Biology majors get to know the faculty, but more importantly, the faculty get to know the students. The experienced staff in the Department's Student Affairs Office can help find answers about classes and career possibilities. Students are able to receive advising on a walk-in basis, or make an appointment to meet with a faculty member of choice.
Professors are ready to talk after class or in their offices.
That informal contact builds a special relationship that sometimes makes the difference in letters of recommendation for honors, fellowships, or graduate schools. UCR's Biology major prepares students for graduate study in the medical and program. Other career fields possible with a bachelor's degree in Biology from UCR include research and development, animal care, and environmental assessment and conservation. Biology is a selecting major at the transfer level. Related literature and references UCR currently has articulation agreements with most of the California Community Colleges.