The Field Biologist Certificate is a program designed to provide students with education and training in various aspects of field biology in preparation for 1) entry level employment in the environmental consulting field or government agencies 2) entry level field research assistant and 3) continuing education in biology. A certificated field biologist may work in the field doing plant and animals surveys, threatened and endangered species surveys, sensitive habitat delineation, biological construction monitoring or scientific data collection, all under the direction of qualified professional biologists.
Students planning for a career in biology in most cases will need to earn at least a Bachelor’s Degree. Therefore biology students are strongly encouraged to meet with a counselor about transfer requirements (IGETC/CSU certification) early in their program. Biology students should also meet with biology faculty about course/program offerings as soon as possible in order to complete the program in a timely manner.
Term 1
Units: 9.0
BIOL11A
Biology for Science Majors I(Active)
5.0
Select one of the following (7 units in total are required):
4.0
RECOMMEND GEOL 1
ANTHRO16A
Field Archaeology I(Active)
2.0
BIOL14
Conservation Biology(Active)
3.0
BIOL15
Animal Biology(Active)
4.0
BIOL16
Plant Biology(Active)
4.0
BIOL71
Field Biology of the High and Eastern Sierra Nevada(Active)
1.0
BIOL72
Field Biology of the Central California Coast(Active)
1.0
GEOG1
Physical Geography(Active)
4.0
GEOG10
Introduction to GIS (Active)
3.0
GEOL1
Physical Geology(Active)
4.0
GEOL3
Geology Field Studies(Active)
1.0
GEOL4
Geology of California(Active)
3.0
Term 2
Units: 13.0
BIOL7
Field Biology (Active)
5.0
BIOL11B
Biology for Science Majors II(Active)
5.0
Select 3 units from the following (7 units in total are required):
3.0
ANTHRO16A
Field Archaeology I(Active)
2.0
BIOL14
Conservation Biology(Active)
3.0
BIOL15
Animal Biology(Active)
4.0
BIOL16
Plant Biology(Active)
4.0
BIOL71
Field Biology of the High and Eastern Sierra Nevada(Active)
1.0
BIOL72
Field Biology of the Central California Coast(Active)