Welcome to the Department of Biology

Phone: 909.537.5305
Fax: 909.537.7038
Department Office: BI-302


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Mission of the Biology Department



Internships in Ecology

Internships are available for students from CSUSB, Chaffey College, and Victor Valley College to work on projects related to ecological restoration with the U.S. Forest Service and U.C. Riverside. Applications for 2012 are due March 15, 2012.

Department News

Applications for the Biol-2-Med Articulation Program with Western University are due in mid-January each year. Students accepted into this program are guaranteed admission to the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Program at Western University of Health Sciences. Positions are available on a competitive basis to a limited number of students.

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Randomly Selected Biology Link

News, features and web specials celebrating the historical, scientific and cultural impacts of the discovery of the double helix (Nature Journal)

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Student Financial Assistance

Assumption Program of Loans for Education

Financial assistance is available for students entering the teaching profession in science and certain other subjects. For information see the APLE (Assumption Program of Loans for Education) website.


Competitive Scholarships

Scholarships are available on a competitive basis to upper division students at CSUSB earning a science or mathematics degree and a single-subject teaching credential. The Noyce Math and Science Scholars for the Inland Empire program and the Math and Science Scholars Scholarship (MASS) program are funded by the National Science Foundation.


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