School:
College of Liberal Arts
Department:
Biological Science
Student Type:
Undergraduate
Program:
Biology
Faculty:
Lawrence F. Kamin, Ph.D.
Alfred R. Martin, Ph.D.
John Mickus, Ph.D.
Clay Runck, Ph.D.
Alice N. Sima, R.N., M.S.N., M.B.A., Director, Pre-Professional Health Programs
Rev. Theodore D. Suchy, O.S.B., M.S., Curator, Jurica Nature Museum
Donald B. Taylor, Ph.D.
Monica Lee Tischler, Ph.D.
Allison Wilson, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty:
Pat Blaney, D.D.S.
Paul Chiang, M.D.
Thomas Cornwell, M.D.
Dominic Costabile, D.O.
Alan Kaplin, M.D.
Hui Li, Ph.D.
Sharon Luckhardt, O.D.
Patricia Pascoe, M.S.
David Piazza, M.D.
Sal Piazza, M.D.
Greg Stevens, D.M.D.
Nancy Wu, M.D.
Research Associate:
James C. VandenBerge, Ph.D.
Objectives:
The Biology degree program is designed to:
1. Prepare students for graduate study in the biological sciences;
2. Prepare students for professional study in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, other biomedical specialties and related health careers, as well as for careers as high school teachers;
3. Expose students to the current problems related to biology within a liberal arts context;
4. Introduce the range of biological levels of organization – from molecular biology to organismic to population biology; and
5. Study the chemical, physical and mathematical techniques necessary for a more complete understanding of the primary mechanisms of biology such as heredity, evolution and development.
The biology department also offers a variety of first-year biology courses for all University students, intended to introduce non-biologists to living organisms and the modern problems in biology.
Requirements - Major:
The Biology degree is intended to prepare students to enter most professional schools and biology-related graduate programs, as well as to obtain jobs such as high school teachers, scientists, research technicians, animal keepers, horticulturists and many other professions.
The biology major must complete 38 semester hours of biology courses with a grade of "C" or better. These must include: BIOL-C108(3), C109(1), 204(4), 229(3), 250(3), 251(1), 258(4) or 256(4), 340(3), 341(1), 363(3) and 364(1).
In addition, the biology major must complete the following courses with a grade of "C" or better: CHEM-C113(3), C114(1), C123(3), C124(1), 242(3), 243(1), 247(3), 248(1); BCHM-C261(3) or 361(3); PHYS-C113(3), C114(1), C118(3), 119(1); and MATH-111(3) (or placement higher than MATH-111).
Requirements - Minor:
Students seeking a minor in biology must complete: CHEM-C113(3), C114(1), C123(3), C124(1); BIOL-C108(3), C109(1), and at least 16 semester hours in biology at the 200-level or above, including at least three credit hours at the 300-level with a grade of "C" or better.
Requirements - Teaching Certification:
Students desiring to be certified to teach biology on the secondary level (grades 6-12) are to declare themselves as biology majors and education minors and register with the Benedictine University Education Program as teaching certificate candidates. Advising is then a joint responsibility of the biology and the education programs.
Students must complete the requirement for a major in biology as well as the requirements of the Teacher Certification Program in Secondary Education which includes an education minor (see Education).
The 38 hours of required biology courses and 27 hours of cognates in which the student must earn a "C" or better are distributed as follows: BIOL-C108(3), C109(1), 204(4), 208(4), 250(3), 251(1), 258(4), 292(1), 313(3), 340(3), 341(1), 363(3), 364(1), a three hour biology elective; PHIL-290(3) and EDUC-332(3). Required coordinate sciences are Math-111(3) or placement higher than Math-111, CHEM-C113(3), C114(1), C123(3), C124(1), 242(3), 243(1), 247(3), 248(1); PHYS-105(4), C113(3), C114(1), C118(3) and 119(1).
Major Sheet:
http://www.ben.edu/major_sheets/biol.pdf (will open in a new window)
The information contained on this page is from the 2003-2004 Undergraduate Catalog and is valid until August 1, 2004.
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