School:
College of Science
Department:
Biological Science
Student Type:
Undergraduate
Program:
Biology
Faculty:
Preston Aldrich, Ph.D.
Craig E. Broeder, Ph.D., Director, Clinical Exercise Physiology
Laura Gruss, Ph.D.
Cheryl A. Heinz, Ph.D.
Lawrence F. Kamin, Ph.D.
Alfred R. Martin, Ph.D.
John Mickus, Ph.D.
Robin Pals-Rylaarsdam, Ph.D.
Alice N. Sima, R.N., M.S.N., M.B.A., Director, Pre-Professional Health Programs
Lee Ann Smith, Ph.D.
Rev. Theodore D. Suchy, O.S.B., M.S., Curator, Jurica Nature Museum
Donald B. Taylor, Ph.D.
Monica Lee Tischler, Ph.D.
Allison K. Wilson, Ph.D.
Lecturers:
Christine Beatty, Ph.D.
Pat Blaney, D.D.S.
William Carvell, Ph.D.
Vandana Chinwalla, Ph.D.
Thomas Cornwell, M.D.
Dominic Costabile, D.O.
Philip DuPont, M.D. Ph.D.
Peter Gallos, D.D.S.
Kathryn Kennedy, D.D.S.
Sharon Luckhardt, O.D.
David Maze, O.D.
Daniel Olson, Ed.D.
Scott Padalik, M.D.
Patricia Pascoe, M.S.
David Piazza, M.D.
Leonard Piazza, M.D.
Roli Prasad, Ph.D.
Stephen Rowley, M.D.
Nancy Schubert, D.O.
Veronica Stellmach, Ph.D.
Greg Stevens, D.M.D.
Jayashree Venkatasubramanian, Ph.D.
Daryl Wilson, M.D.
The Lecturers listed are individuals who have been employed as instructors on an as-needed basis,
within the last several years, to teach courses at Benedictine University. Instructors listed may not
currently be employed by Benedictine University. The University is fortunate to be able to provide our
students with part-time faculty whose experience, credentials and commitment to education add to the high quality of our resident faculty.
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 current biological issues within a liberal arts context;
4. Introduce the range of biological levels of organization - from molecular biology to organismic to population biology;
5. Expose students to current technologies to find information, demonstrate understanding of problems, identify appropriate strategies to solve problems and select proper tools and assessment to address problems.
6. Integrate the chemical, physical and mathematical principles 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 current issues 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. By the very structure of the biology program, students are exposed to critical and analytical thinking.
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(3), 340(3), 341(1), 363(3) and 364(1), plus 11-12 additional hours of biology electives. All Biology electives must be at the 200 level or above. All students must have a minimum of at least 9 hours in Biology at the 300 level.
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), or PHYS 205(1), 206(1), 211(4), 212(4); and MATH-111(3)or placement higher than MATH-111.
A student may have only one major in the biochemistry/molecular biology, biology, environmental science, and health science programs.
Requirements - Minor:
Students seeking a minor in biology must complete, with a grade of "C" or better: 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.
All Chemistry courses (8 hrs) and all Biology courses (20 hrs) must be passed with a grade of "C" or better.
A minor in Biology is available only to students whose major is outside the Department of Biological Sciences.
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 35 hours of required biology courses and 31 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 cognate 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-107(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 2007-2008 Undergraduate Catalog and is valid until August 1, 2008.
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