School of Science, Management
and Technology
Biology and Health Services Department
FACULTY: John Ashley, Martin G. Fox, David E. Fulford, Dale M. Hunter, Mark
S. Kosco, Sally J. Lanz, Peter V. Lindeman, William J. Mackay, Kiran P. Misra,
Martin J. Mitchell, Billie Perkins, Cynthia E. Rebar, Ulf M. Sorhannus, Craig W.
Steele, Craig T. Van Bell
The Biology and Health Services Department offers the following undergraduate
programs: Bachelor of Arts in Biology degree; Bachelor of Science degrees in
Biology, Environmental Science-Biology, Medical Technology, Nuclear Medical
Technology and Nutrition and a Bachelor of Science in Education degree in
Biology (Please refer to the Educational Services Department section for infor-
mation regarding this program). The department also offers a minor in Biology.
The Biology and Health Services Department also offers General Education
courses for non-biology majors, including BIOL100 Introduction to Biology,
BIOL101 Human Biology, BIOL102 Environmental Biology, BIOL201 Biology
of Aging, BIOL203 Introduction to Human Genetics, and BIOL205 History of
Biology.
The Biology and Health Services Department offers ecology courses in conjunc-
tion with the University of Pittsburgh at the Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology
where both undergraduate and graduate study may be undertaken during the sum-
mer. For details see our Web site: "Links to Field Stations."
Bachelor of Arts Degree
Biology
I. General Education Requirements
48 sem. hrs.
MATH260, not MATH104, fulfills the math skills requirement for
this degree program.
II. Required Biology Courses
28 sem. hrs.
BIOL103
Principles of Biology (4)
BIOL120
Botany (4)
BIOL140
Zoology (4)
BIOL300
Genetics (4)
BIOL305
Cell/Molecular Biology (4)
BIOL320
Plant Physiology (4) or
BIOL340
Animal Physiology (4)
BIOL500
Ecology (4)
III. Biology Electives
8 sem. hrs.
(To be selected from the following: BIOL205, BIOL220, BIOL241,
BIOL248, BIOL302, BIOL320, BIOL340, BIOL341, BIOL342, BIOL 343,
BIOL395, BIOL409, BIOL490, BIOL520, BIOL521, BIOL522, BIOL523,
BIOL537, BIOL540, BIOL541, BIOL542, BIOL543, BIOL547, BIOL555,
BIOL557, BIOL561, BIOL562, BIOL601, BIOL602, BIOL603, BIOL604,
BIOL610, BIOL640, BIOL641, BIOL643, BIOL646, BIOL661, BIOL664,
BIOL681, BIOL682, PYMA___, MSCI___)
IV. Required Supporting Courses*
24 sem. hrs.
MATH107
PreCalculus Mathematics (4)
CHEM140
General Chemistry (4)
CHEM202
General Organic Chemistry (4)
CHEM260
General Biochemistry (4)
PHYS103
Physics I (4)
PHYS104
Physics II (4)
V. Free Electives
12 sem. hrs.
TOTAL
120 sem. hrs.
* Selected courses in this area may be used to fulfill General Education require-
ments. Core, distribution and free elective courses must be chosen such that the
total number of semester hours in courses 200 level or higher is 48.
BACHELOR OF ARTS BIOLOGY (Suggested Eight-Semester Sequence)
First Semester
BIOL103
Principles of Biology (4)
CHEM140
General Chemistry (4)
ENGL101
College Writing Skills (3)
MATH107
PreCalculus (4)
HPE
Activity (1)
TOTAL
16 sem. hrs.
Second Semester
BIOL140
Zoology (4)
CHEM202
General Organic Chemistry (4)
ENGL102
Specialized College Writing and Research Skills (3)
MATH260
Elements of Statistics (3)
HPE
Health (2)
TOTAL
16 sem. hrs.
Third Semester
BIOL120
Botany (4)
CHEM260
General Biochemistry (4)
Biol Elective (3)
Core (3)
Free Elective (3)
TOTAL
17 sem. hrs.
Fourth Semester
BIOL300
Genetics (4)
BIOL340
Animal Physiology or Biology Elective (4 or 3)
Core (3)
Core (3)
Free Elective (3)
TOTAL
16 or 17 sem. hrs.
Fifth Semester
BIOL305
Cell/Molecular Biology (4)
BIOL500
Ecology (4)
PHYS103
Physics I (4)
Free Elective (3)
TOTAL
15 sem. hrs.
Sixth Semester
BIOL
Biology Elective (3)
BIOL320
Plant Physiology or Biology Elective (4 or 3)
PHYS104
Physics II (4)
Core (3)
TOTAL
13 or 14 sem. hrs.
Seventh Semester
BIOL
Biology Elective or BIOL500 Ecology (4 or 3)
Core (3)
Core (3)
Distribution (3)
TOTAL
12 or 13 sem. hrs.
Eighth Semester
Distribution (9)
Core (3)
Free Elective (3)
TOTAL
15 sem. hrs.
Bachelor of Science Degree
Biology
This curriculum is intended for the student who has made a definite commitment
to the specialized study of biology at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Its
structure provides for a firm, broad basis of comprehension in biological and
related scientific disciplines that is commensurate with most graduate school
requirements, yet its scope permits a degree of concentration in the student's cho-
sen biological subdivision.
I. General Education Requirements
50 sem. hrs.
MATH107, not MATH104, fulfills the math skills requirement for this
degree program. CHEM161 fulfills the computer competency requirement.
II. Required Biology Courses
28 sem. hrs.
BIOL103
Principles of Biology (4)
BIOL120
Botany (4)
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