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Nov 22, 2024
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2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Biology Major: Concentration I, B.S.
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Biology Major Concentration I (67 hours) or Concentration II (63 hours)
Concentration I is designed for students planning to attend graduate or professional school in biology or the health sciences. Concentration II is for students who have interests other than graduate or professional school in biology or the health sciences (i.e. secondary education, science journalism, double majors, business minors).
Students planning to become certified to teach biology in Georgia public secondary schools must complete a major in biology and a major in secondary education . One course in microbiology, one course in plant biology, and one course in ethics should be successfully completed to meet the National Science Standards for certification in teaching biology. Such courses include BIO 301 , Microbiology; BIO 311 I , General Botany; or BIO 313 I , Forest Ecology; and PHI 358 , Bioethics or PHI 359 I , Environmental Ethics. Other recommended courses include BIO 206 , BIO 303 , BIO 332 I , BIO 415 I , BIO 480 and BIO 482 , and EVS 104 . Biology Core Requirements (both concentrations): 21 hours
Biology Elective Requirements (both concentrations): at least 19 hours
All students majoring in biology must take five additional elective biology courses at the 300 level or above (at least 19 semester hours). Fifteen hours numbered 300 and above must be taken in residence. Within this block of courses students may select those sub disciplines that best suit their needs. CHM 341 , Biochemistry I, may be used as one of the five elective courses but it would then not count toward the chemistry major or minor. Additional Science and Mathematics Requirements Concentration I: 27 hours
Chemistry
16 hours at the CHM 108 level or above. Chemistry minors are exempt from this requirement. Mathematics
7 hours minimum (MAT 111 Statistics required, MAT 201 strongly encouraged.) Additional Information:
A number of courses in marine biology are offered through the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL), Ocean Springs, Mississippi, (www.usm.edu/gcrl) during the summer term. Students may register for the courses as a transient and up to two courses taken at GCRL will count as electives toward a major in biology.
The Berry College biology department is also affiliated with the Highlands Biological Station (www.wcu.edu/hbs/). One of these courses can count as a biology elective, with departmental approval. |
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