McNair Scholar
CAPS
GEO
Pre-health Professions
Career Services
Faculty Presentation
Degree Requirements/Audits
Advisement
McNair Scholars and Research Opportunity Program
Goal: To prepare undergraduates for graduate school
Benefits:
Intensive research and grad school preparation
Up to $2,800 for conducting for research and scholarly
activities
Paid travel opportunities
Graduate School Application fee waivers
Advisement and workshops
Apply online at mcnair.unm.edu
mcnair.unm.edu or 505-277-5491 for more information
https://caps.unm.edu/
Center for Academic Program Support
geo.unm.edu
You CAN and SHOULD consider studying abroad
GEO can help!
Education Abroad Tips:
-DON’T take pre-med pre-reqs abroad
-Aim for Sophomore or Junior year
-Check out the GEO website and follow the 10 steps
(STEP 4: Meet with your Study Abroad Advisor)
-You can use your scholarships and financial aid
- Your Biology Advisors can help you with credit transfers
Study Abroad Contact:
-Schedule/Live Chat on GEO website
2120 Mesa Vista Hall
505-277-4032
The National Student Exchange (NSE) provides opportunities for you, as an undergraduate, to study for up to one calendar year at another NSE member college or university.
With more than 160 colleges and universities from which to choose, you should be able to find a campus with just the right combination of courses, facilities, and environment to meet your personal and academic needs and interests.
Greg Golden ggolden1@unm.edu 505-277-3361
-Pay what you pay to UNM
-Study at a different American College or University
-Requirements:
2.5 GPA
24 Credits (sophomore)
-Get the out of state experience without paying the out-of-state sticker price
Heading to medical school or graduate school?
Internship/volunteer opportunities
Resume/CV
Personal statement/Letter of intent
Mock interviews
Not sure what’s
next?
WE CAN HELP!
Career exploration
Labor market information
Informational interviews
University Advisement and Enrichment Center, Rm 220
505-277-2531 – www.career.unm.edu
How Can I Get Research Experience?
Did you know? UNM is a Carnegie-designated Research I Institution
There is research going on inside and outside of the classroom at UNM as well as within the Community. http://research.unm.edu/
U-RISE (formerly known as the MARC Program)-http://www.marcatunm.org UNM Jobs: https://unmjobs.unm.edu/
Handshake through Career Services: https://unm.joinhandshake.com/login
For information on working in a professor’s lab, possible Independent Study or
Dr. Irene Salinas Associate Chair isalinas@unm.edu 505 272-3936
other opportunities, please reach out to:
REU’s: https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.jsp
Texas A&M Biology Job Board: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/job-board/
Slice of Bio!
Don’t forget about UNM’s Biology 499!
University Requirements
College of A&S Requirements
Biology Major Requirements
Biology courses
Supportive courses
Math courses
Physics courses
Chemistry courses
Minor Requirements
University Requirements College Requirements Major Minor
Unofficial Transcript Transfer Course Evaluation
All BA Biology students required to have minor.
LoboTrax Degree Audit
You can find your catalog year in the top right of your LoboTrax degree audit.
Requirements can differ depending on your catalog year!
The following are required of ALL students seeking a bachelor’s
degree from UNM
Admitted to a Degree Granting College (i.e. Arts & Sciences (A&S)
Minimum 120 hours (depends on audit catalog)
Residency for UNM, A&S, Major (50%), Minor (25%)
2.0 GPA
General Education (or core curriculum depending on when you entered UNM)
Gen Ed (or Core)
Must complete all areas
C or better (not C-)
Specific courses only (gened.unm.edu)
General Education Requirements at gened.unm.edu
If you are part of a catalog year with “Core Requirements” you can view Common Course Numbering equivalencies at advisement.unm.edu or speak with your Biology Advisement Team
90 A&S hours
(Includes courses in Writing & Speaking, Math, Physical & Natural Sciences, Humanities, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Languages, some Ethnic Studies)
48 Hours Upper Division 300/400 level classes
120 credit hours overall
Not ALL courses taken will count toward 120 requirements. (MUS, PENP, DANC, etc.)
A&S Residency (12 hours)
48 Hours Upper Division
BIOLOGY Major Requirements
All biology students MUST take:
BIOL 2110C Cell & Molecular Biology (w/lab) BIOL 2410C Genetics (w/lab)
BIOL 303 Ecology & Evolution and BIOL 303L Ecology & Evolution Lab
BIOL 304 Animal & Plant Form & Function and BIOL 304L Animal & Plant Form & Function Lab
BS Coursework
300-level course w/lab from
approved list
4-400-level courses from 3 different categories from approved list
Additional approved biology electives for 37-hour minimum of biology coursework
BA Coursework
2 upper division biology courses (3-4 credit hours each).
Additional approved biology electives for 32-hour minimum of biology coursework
* Degree sheets available on biology.unm.edu for BS, BA, Concentrations, and Minor
BIO2410/2492 & BIO2510/2592 from CNM will NOT transfer to
UNM as BIOL303/303L or BIOL304/304L
CNM still offers these courses, THEY WILL NOT COUNT TOWARDS A UNM BIOLOGY DEGREE
BS Biology Degree does not require a minor
Chemistry Minor Info
Your Audit shows CHEM 2310C as a minor requirement. These courses can be used instead:
BIOC 423 Introductory Biochemistry (may NOT also be used toward biology major electives) (MOST COMMON)
CHEM 315 Physical Chemistry
CHEM 425 Organic Chemistry of Biological Pathways
BIOL445 Biology of Toxins (may NOT also be used toward biology major)
All BA-track majors required to have a minor.
List of allowable minors available from biology advisors and listed in UNM catalog under requirements for the College of Arts & Sciences degree requirements.
Biotechnology Concentration
BS degree requirements as well as BIOT1020, BIOT2110, and BIOT2210
Concentration courses taught at CNM in a 3-course sequence starting in Fall semester
Conservation Concentration
BS or BA Biology degree requirements as well as additional coursework. Please
see Biology Advisement for more information.
Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Concentration includes (minimum of 45 credit hours of biology courses): This is requirements for BS Biology plus additional coursework
Faculty Advisors:
Dr. Jennifer Rudgers- jrudgers@unm.edu Dr. Seth Newsome- newsome@unm.edu Dr. Felisa Smith- fasmith@unm.edu
Please see Biology Advisement for more information.
Students undertake biology honors their last three semesters as an undergraduate at UNM. This program provides an opportunity for students with a strong interest in biology and with proven excellence in academic pursuits to carry out in-depth research in biology. The departmental honors program is open to junior and senior (the sooner, the better!) biology majors with an overall GPA of 3.2 or higher and a GPA of at least 3.5 in a minimum of 20 credit hours of biology courses. The student also must identify a core or adjunct/research faculty member who will serve as advisor for their honors thesis.
If you are interested in the Biology Honors Program,
you should fill out the UNM Biology Honors Program Application Form
and contact the Biology Honors Program faculty advisors:
Dr. Seth Newsome, 277-1974, 188 Castetter Hall, newsome@unm.edu
Dr. Jennifer Rudgers, 277-6185, 286 Castetter Hall, jrudgers@unm.edu
By One Business day
Orientation Hold removed
Information Updated
In the Future
75 hour hold – Graduation Planning Workshop
Graduation “Application” after 75 hours
earned
Appointment availability listed in loboachieve.unm.edu and with Arts & Sciences Advisement Center (277-4621)
Appointments can be scheduled on Lobo Achieve for either in person, Zoom or phone.
When emailing us, please ensure that you are using your UNM email account and always include your UNM ID number.
Kristian Macaron
Lili Dai
Tyler Clayshulte
As a biology undergraduate, you are automatically subscribed to a listserv where advisement will send out pertinent information. This could include job/internship opportunities, new courses, scholarship opportunities, and much more!
As a student, it is important to be checking your email daily to ensure that you are staying up to date with the department.