Biology

ART 33504 Ceramics II ......................................... 4 ART 43504 Ceramics III........................................ 4 ART 38604 Painting II ........................................... 4 ART 48604 Painting III.......................................... 4 ART 36604 Darkroom PhotographyII .................. 4 ART 46604 Darkroom PhotographyIII.................. 4 ART 31504 Printmaking II .................................... 4 ART 41504 Printmaking III ................................... 4 ART 48801-4 Selected Topics (may repeat).........1-4 Total Studio Concentration hours............................................24 Total major area hours......................................................78 Personal elective hours............................................................ 9 Total required hours for degree.........................................126

Associate of Arts - VisualArt (1721)

General Education must include: .....................................39 AAstudents are not required to complete a Group 1 Humanities course, as ART 15404 WesternArt History 1 will substitute.

MajorArea required courses ART 10403 Two Dimensional Design.................... 3 ART 12403 Drawing I............................................ 3 ART 12301 Art Portfolio........................................ 1 Select one from the following two courses ART 15404 Western Art History I ART 25404 Western Art History II Total one course, four credit hours......................... 4 ART 10503 Three Dimensional Design.................. 3 ART 23201 Exhibits............................................... 1 ART 20104 Raster Graphics .................................. 4 Eight hours of ART courses at the 20000 level ...... 8 Total major area hours......................................................27 Total required hours for degree ........................................66

BachelorofArts orScience – MinorinArt (1730)

General Education must include: ART 10303 Art Appreciation......................3 Total General Education hours.....................................42 - 45 Minor Area required courses...............................................15

Note: 15-18 hours of ART courses, at least 33% of which must be at the 30000/40000 level. Major and elective hours..............................................63 - 69 Total required hours for degree.........................................126

School of Natural & Social Sciences College of Arts and Sciences

Kidd Math/Science Center 740-245-7397 office; 740-245-7172 fax

Mission Statement

The mission of the biology department is to provide the student with a fundamental background in biology and related sciences to continue on into graduate or professional school (medicine, dentistry, etc.) or to obtain employment in biology or a biology related field.

Degrees Offered

♦ Bachelor of Science – Comprehensive Major in Biology ♦ Bachelor of Arts or Science – Minor in Biology ♦ Associate of Science – Concentration in Biology

Learning Outcomes

The successful student is able to: • Explain, using appropriate terminology, the basic concepts of cell/molecular biology, ecology, evolution, and genetics. • Explain the fundamentals of scientific inquiry, interpret the results of scientific investigations,and draw reasonable conclusions from data. • Complete critical reading of original and secondary source material. • Communicate,in oral and written form, biological technical information. • Relate models, theories and concepts to real world phenomena. • Use standard biological equipment appropriatelyand safely, and explain the limitations of the equipment.

Facilities

The Kidd Math/Science Center opened in 1985. With an award-winning masonry design, the center’s front doors open to a glass atrium with live plants and a trickling pond. A spacious lobby follows with comfortable studying facilities. The center houses three large chemistry labs, three biology labs, one physics lab, one computer lab, lecture rooms, faculty offices and a large bent glass greenhouse that enhances the view of campus. McKenzie Hall opened in 1997 providing math/science students along with the nursing students, two large lecture halls, a variety of lecture rooms, an anatomy lab, three computer labs, faculty offices and a conference room with a beautiful view of campus and the surrounding landscape.

Degree Requirements

Bachelorof Science – Biology (2340)

General Education must include: BIO 12104 Biology I................................................4 CHM 15005 General Chemistry I............................5 MTH21404 Introductory Probability andStatistics..4 Total General Education hours.......................................... 40

Major area required hours...........................................56-62 BIO 12204 Biology II......................................................4 BIO 20704 Ecology .................................................4 BIO 30304 Microbiology.........................................4 BIO 36404 Genetics.................................................4 BIO 40303 Evolution...............................................3 BIO 48101-04 Senior Research I......................... 1-4