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Biology Curriculum
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
Camellia Moses Okpodu, Department Head
(757) 823-8512
The Biology Department provides a diversity of career options through four
courses of study that lead to a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology.
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objectives of the Department are as follows:
- To prepare students for careers
in biology.
- To provide students with pre-professional training for dentistry,
medicine, veterinary medicine, podiatry, osteopathy, optometry, and various
allied health options.
- To provide learning experiences in biology for
students majoring in other disciplines. Students who earn a B.S. degree in any
of the three areas also have the option of completing a Biotechnology
Certificate Program. The four B.S. option areas are as follows:
Curriculum Options
Minor in Biology - Completion of a
minor requires that a student earn a C (2.0) or better in each of the required
courses. Substitutions are not possible for core courses.
Students who earn a B.S. degree in any of the four areas may obtain post-graduate placement as follows:
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Biology 1, which enables majors to pursue graduate
degrees with an option for employment at the bachelor level. |
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Biology 2, students will follow Option 1 then seek
specific endorsement. (e.g., teachers’ licensure) |
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Option 3 |
Biology 4, Pre-professional, which
provides a background for students having an interest in medicine,
dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, pharmacy, osteopathy, and
podiatry. |
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Biotechnology Certificate |
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The curriculum includes 15 credit
hours of approved laboratory work in molecular biology/genomics,
cell biology, and proteins and proteomics. The program is designed
for the continuing education of research technicians with
baccalaureate degrees in academic and industrial laboratories, new
college graduates who want to enhance their knowledge, and
undergraduates who are interested in developing skills in the latest
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Students who successfully complete the requirements for either of the four
above models will be considered Biology majors. A grade of "C" or better is
required in all courses of the major group. The "major group" includes all
required science and mathematics courses, and this definition is applicable to
all students who enrolled in the Department beginning in the Fall Semester of
1989 and thereafter.
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