Department of Biology

Summer internships in the biological sciences (botany, veterinary, forestry, lab) are available through CoyoteCareers. Download the internships information sheet (.doc) or contact Bryant Fairley, CoyoteCareers Internship Coordinator (909.537.7347; bfairley@csusb.edu).

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, U.C. Riverside, or the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden. All internships for 2009 have been filled. Applications for 2010 will be accepted next winter.

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.

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.

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.