Environmental Biology Emphasis
The
environmental biology emphasis,
within the biology
major, provides undergraduate preparation for students who wish
to emphasize the biological sciences while pursuing careers in
such fields as conservation biology, wildlife biology, environmental
toxicology, and environmental health.
Electives selected from.............................................................16
*Course provided by Cedarville University in partnership with AuSable Institute.
Additional elective courses may be completed in May or Summer sessions at
AuSable Institute by approval of the student's academic advisor.
Medical Technology Option
A
medical technology
option is available within the biology
major. The student must spend one year in a hospital internship
program to become a certified medical technologist. Prerequisites
to the hospital internship include: 16 hours of biology, 16 hours of
chemistry, one mathematics course, and completion of all general
education requirements.
Students may do an internship during their senior year with
32 hours of transfer credit applied to the biology major upon
successful completion of the internship. Many students complete
the requirements for a biology major first and then take the
internship after graduation from Cedarville University.
Predental, Premedical, Preoptometric, Preosteopathic,
Physician's Assistant, Prepharmacy, and Preveterinary
Medicine
Cedarville University students have been successful in gaining
admission to medical and professional schools. For many of these
schools, no specific major is required; however, students typically
choose majors in biology or chemistry. In addition to general
degree requirements, the following courses are recommended for
admission:
Physics Minor
Course requirements for the
physics minor
involve 18
semester hours including:
Physics Electives.........................................................................3
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Preagriculture Curriculum
The
preagriculture curriculum
is designed to satisfy the
technical and non-technical requirements of the first two years of a
typical agriculture program. Students should research agricultural
schools to which they wish to transfer at the junior level so that
application materials can be completed in advance of deadlines.
The preagriculture students should confer with their advisor to
select electives based on the following criteria:
• The requirements of the school to which they will transfer
after leaving Cedarville University
• The specific agricultural program they wish to enter
Course requirements include core requirements and an
emphasis in either agriculture business or agriculture science.
Core requirements include:
(or
Agriculture Business Emphasis
The
agriculture business emphasis
prepares students for
careers in the industry and business phases of agriculture.
Course requirements include:
Two courses selected from.......................................................10
Humanities Electives...................................................................6
Social Science Elective...............................................................3
Agriculture Science Emphasis
The
agriculture science emphasis
prepares students for
careers including agronomy, animal science, food science, and
horticulture.
Course requirements include:
Biological Science Elective............................................................4
(or
Humanities Elective........................................................................3
Social Science Elective..................................................................3
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