Program Overview

University Program Information

The university offers various programs, including majors, minors, and degrees. The following information provides an overview of the programs and their requirements.

Majors

• Biology (B.A.)
• Biology (B.S.)

Departments/Programs

• Biology

Course Description

A study of morphology, taxonomy, and life histories of the parasitic forms in the animal kingdom and of the diseases caused by them. Special attention is given to parasites of humans.

• Three lectures per week.
• One 3-hour lab per week.
• Prerequisite(s): BIO 1400FYW Introduction to Biological Inquiry, BIO 2200 Genetics and Cell Biology, and BIO 2300 Ecology and Evolution.

BIO 1400FYW Introduction to Biological Inquiry

This course is designed for biology majors and replaces traditional introductory biology courses. The overarching goal is to introduce students to collegiate biology by teaching them how to carry out scientific research.

• Content areas include ecology, genetics, evolution, biodiversity, reproduction, development, and cellular/molecular mechanisms.
• Course fluidly transitions between lecture and lab with an equivalency to 3 lecture hours and 3 laboratory hours per week.
• Pre or corequisite(s): CHEM 1110 Chemical Principles I; or prerequisite of CHEM 1100 Prep Chemistry.
• (Multiple sections normally offered each semester.)
• Archway Curriculum: First-Year Curriculum: First-Year Writing
• Archway Curriculum: Foundational Literacies: Scientific Investigations: Natural Science Laboratory

BIO 2200 Genetics and Cell Biology

This course emphasizes molecular mechanisms associated with intracellular structures, metabolism, genetic information transfer, heredity, and evolution in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms.

• Three lectures per week with one three-hour lab per week.
• Prerequisite(s): BIO 1400FYW Introduction to Biological Inquiry, CHEM 1110 Chemical Principles I, CHEM 2100 Organic Chemistry I.
• (Normally offered each semester.)

BIO 2300 Ecology and Evolution

An introduction to the interaction of life with the environment at the molecular, organismal through ecosystem levels, highlighting the major factors influencing evolutionary change.

• Topics include genetic and phenotypic variation, natural selection, adaptation, speciation, symbiosis, and population dynamics, especially in light of human interference, and ecosystem structure and function.
• Three lectures per week.
• One 3-hour lab per week, including field, laboratory, and greenhouse work.
• Prerequisite(s): BIO 1400FYW Introduction to Biological Inquiry, CHEM 1110 Chemical Principles I, and CHEM 2100 Organic Chemistry I.
• (Normally offered each semester.)
• Archway Curriculum: Integrative Core: Humans in the Natural Environment Thread

General Education

• Archway Curriculum
• Archway Curriculum for Adult Undergraduate Program

Academic Policies and Procedures

The university reserves the right to make changes in the regulations and offerings announced in the official online version, as circumstances require. It is expected that the only changes will be the correction of errors and the inclusion of new courses and programs approved during the academic year.