<p>IS IT A GOOD IDEA. will i be able to?
When i transferred last fall, i found out during my orientation was BA for biology, and not BS for Biology. Then when the semester started i submitted a packet to have my major changed to BS for zoology. However, later i started do some serious and deep thinking. what would i get out of this major? I do like animals however. I did some research online, what kind of jobs i would get, it sounds very limited, a vet tech, working at the zoo. Ive been thinking ever since i transferred here. Technically my current major is BA for bio, but i have the approved packet to change majors to zoology, which can only be done when im about to graduate, which is not for another year. The classes i took for zoology, overlaps with cell/molecular, so it would be an easy transition, because i did not choose any classes specific to my major, like ecology, animal(species specific) biology and labs. The classes i have overlapped are.
genetics,cell biology(core major classes). summer classes are covered by Fin Aid.
currently my fall early priority registration is biometry,evolution(overlaps with an elective for cell and molecular), and ecology. However, when the final priority registration comes in July 24, i will have to drop both biometry and ecology.
and choose core classes, like organic chemistry 2(no lab required), molecular genetics(required genetics which i took this semester), general biochemistry(which i have to take in the spring because it requires organic chem 2). a Gwar class, which is a graduation requirement writing class, which is also one of the core classes.
So far for this major i have taken cellbio, genetics, animal phsiology(3 units). I estimated i will either by end of next spring or next fall. Some of the classes i need are closed, would i be making a mistake by changing it</p>
changing from biology, concentration to zoology to CELL/MOLECULAR biology at San Francisco State Uni
<p>Sure, I don’t see why you wouldn’t be able to do it. However, you said that you found out your job options would be limited with the zoology degree. What makes you think the cell/molecular bio degree will serve you any better? All biology degrees are equally limited at the Bachelor’s level.</p>
<p>maybe i shouldnt have said limited, because that would imply i was in for the money.
ever since i transferred, zoology degree dint pique my interest anymore. I realize that the zoology degree was made, when one of my family members kept aggressively asking what are you majoring in(this was years ago), i felt cornered so i answered a zoology in my “General interest” to shut him up(although that dint really work because he kept coming back with more questions about my major, from time to time). I DO have a strong interest in animals, and enjoy them, however i dont really see myself doing anything besides getting the degree, because i dont see myself working with animals(hands on), except maybe in a laboratory setting(which goes to my other interest). i feel like this would give me more options, and a decision i arrived on my own. a masters or phd will most likely happen if i can afford it and if i want advance in the career field. I am strongly leaning towards it, however, since some of the classes are closed for the fall, and only if they can open when july 24 comes around.
im not completely against zoology degree, if i have to stay with it, i will make something out of it. i will see how my class schedule will form, when it comes time to register for the rest of my classes. because currently i am registered 3 classes, 2 are specific to zoology, and 1 is an elective for cell/molecular. ive been thiking about this since i transferred.</p>
<p>Honestly, you’ll need atleast a master’s in either degree. Too be blunt, zoology and bio majors in general are over saturated and over general which makes them “useless” at the undergraduate level. Personally I would say molecular bio, but the options will increase as you get more degrees. What do I want to do should be your first question. The next, how will I get there? </p>
<p>i had a feeling biology degree needs much higher degrees such as masters or phd, to be successful, because i was in bio class talking to other students who are bio majors, but in different concentrations, pre-med, graduate school, vet school, something like physical therapists needs masters in order to practice, pre-dental schools. I guess bio majors are only stepping stones for grad schools. Only something like a Bachelors in something like computers or business is feasible, as i know people who have bs in computers make good money, they usually find jobs faster, because of the high demand. While i was taking CELL BIO course this semester, i was expecting to learn about cell bio the way in learned in gen bio, however we went into much more detail, how cell processes work at the protein/molecular level, how sequences of genes and amino acid group affect the whole organism. It was alot, and actually too much for 1 semester to teach all the stuff. and there is alot that still need to be researched with the cell/proteins. We also had guest lecturers who were also PHD professors, or recently POST-docs. I also went to cell biology seminar, the general idea of the talks were interesting, but most of it was beyond my understanding, because its written at a PHD level, thats why.</p>