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Recognizing the various professional goals of students, the department offers tracks of courses that target different careers. For example, under a 2004 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, the College purchased equipment necessary to develop forensic curricular offerings to prepare students for careers working in forensic settings such as the medical examiner’s office or state forensic science labs.
Additionally, the B.S. degree program prepares students for medical, dental, and graduate school, as well as for careers in science education, environmental biology, and exercise physiology. More about our alumni and what they do...
Core Curriculum
The department’s core curriculum is built around
several courses whose content is central to the
discipline. This core includes two semesters of general
biology, genetics, ecology, and colloquium. Students may
then choose, with the aid of an academic advisor, a
program of study that will prepare them for the career of
their choice. However, their course of study must include
at least one course from the structure category, two
courses from the function category, and two courses from
the integration category. See the
course
catalog…
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After completing this required course of study, students may then choose four (or more) electives to advance their knowledge in the area(s) of their choice. Learn more about these career-building programs of study...
Structure
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Function
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Integration
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Structure
Comparative Chordate Anatomy (BIOL 301)
Invertebrate Zoology (BIOL 304)
Entomology
Histology (BIOL 401)
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Function
Microbiology (BIOL 225)
Plant Physiology (BIOL 305)
Advances in Nutrition (BIOL 318)
Cell Physiology (BIOL 319)
Systemic Physiology (BIOL 320)
Molecular Biology (BIOL 321)
Cardiovascular Biology (BIOL 441)
Integration
Developmental Biology (BIOL 302)
Animal Behavior (BIOL 326)
Neurobiology (BIOL 405)
Marine Biology (BIOL 409)
Immunology (BIOL 426)
Freshwater Ecology (BIOL 431)
Estuarine and Coastal Ecology (BIOL 432)
Tissue Culture (BIOL 516)
Biology Research (6 credits maximum)
Independent Study (3 credits maximum)
Sample Programs of Study
Recognizing the various professional goals of students, the biology department offers tracks of courses that target different careers.
After completing the required core curriculum, students may choose four (or more) electives to advance their knowledge in the area(s) of their choice. Sample programs include the following. (Note that the courses are not necessarily listed in the order in which they will be taken.)
- Pre-Medical/Dental
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Pre-Professional Research
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Environmental Biologist
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Forensic Science
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Education
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General Studies in Biology
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Pre-Medical/Dental
Track Electives:
Comparative Chordate Anatomy (BIOL 301)
Microbiology (BIOL 225)
Systemic Physiology (BIOL 320)
Immunology (BIOL 426)
Neurobiology (BIOL 405)
Cell Physiology (BIOL 319)
Histology (BIOL 401)
Molecular Biology (BIOL 321)
Advances in Nutrition (BIOL 318)
The above courses are recommendations from the biology department concerning the Pre-Medical/Dental track. Substitutions may be made; however, students must select one course from the structure category, two courses from the function category, and two courses from the integration category.
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Preprofessional Research
Track Electives:
Histology (BIOL 401)
Cell Physiology (BIOL 319)
Microbiology (BIOL 225)
Developmental Biology (BIOL 302)
Immunology (BIOL 426)
Molecular Biology (BIOL 321)
Neurobiology (BIOL 405)
Plant Physiology (BIOL 305)
Tissue Culture (BIOL 516)
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The above courses are recommendations from the biology department concerning the preprofessional research track. Substitutions may be made; however, students must select one course from the structure category, one course from the function category, and two courses from the integration category.
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Environmental Biologist
Track Electives:
Invertebrate Zoology (BIOL 304)
Microbiology (BIOL 225)
Plant Physiology (BIOL 305)
Animal Behavior (BIOL 326)
Marine Biology (BIOL 409)
Evolution
Freshwater Ecology (BIOL 431)
Estuarine and Coastal Ecology (BIOL 432)
Comparative Chordate Anatomy (BIOL 301)
Cell Physiology (BIOL 319)
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The above courses are recommendations from the biology department concerning the environmental biology track. Substitutions may be made; however, students must select one course from the structure category, two courses from the function category, and two courses from the integration category.
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Forensic Science
Track Electives:
Comparative Chordate Anatomy (BIOL 301)
Forensic Science
Toxicology
Systemic Physiology (BIOL 320)
Molecular Biology (BIOL 321)
Microbiology (BIOL 225)
Entomology
Pathophysiology
Histology (BIOL 401)
Immunology (BIOL 426)
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The above courses are recommendations from the biology department concerning the forensic science track. Substitutions may be made; however, students must select one courses from the structure category, two courses from the function category, and two courses from the integration category.
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Education
Track Electives:
Anatomy and Physiology I (BIOL 207)
Anatomy and Physiology II (BIOL 208)
Microbiology (BIOL 225)
Plant Physiology (BIOL 305)
Marine Biology (BIOL 409) or Estuarine and Coastal Ecology (BIOL 432) or Freshwater Ecology (BIOL 431)
Evolution
Developmental Biology (BIOL 302)
Animal Behavior (BIOL 326)
Invertebrate Zoology (BIOL 304)
Advances in Nutrition (BIOL 318)
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The above courses are recommendations from the biology department concerning the education track. Substitutions may be made; however, students must select one course from the structure category, two courses from the function category, and two courses from the integration category.
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General Studies in Biology
Track Electives:
Marine Biology (BIOL 409) or Estuarine and Coastal Ecology (BIOL 432) or Freshwater Ecology (BIOL 431)
Plant Physiology (BIOL 305)
Invertebrate Zoology (BIOL 304)
Systemic Physiology (BIOL 320)
Evolution
Animal Behavior (BIOL 326)
Tissue Culture (BIOL 516)
Microbiology (BIOL 225)
Developmental Biology (BIOL 302)
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The above courses are recommendations from the biology department concerning the general studies track. Substitutions may be made; however, students must select one course from the structure category, two courses from the function category, and two courses from the integration category.