1988-1989 Academic Catalog

[144 Science and Mathematics Biology The biology major provides general. course background in. the biological sciences. Students with specific career goals may onent the biology curriculum toward particular emphases. Course requirements involve seventy-three quarter hours including: BI0-114 Introduction to Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 BI0-115 General Zoology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 BI0-134 General Botany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 BI0-200 General Ecology .......................... 5 BI0-306 Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 CHEM-151, CHEM-152, CHEM-153 General Chemistry . 12 CHEM-356 Biochemistry .......................... 5 CHEM-357 Organic Chemistry ...................... 5 GSCI-184 College Algebra (or equivalent) .............. 5 GSCI-440 Seminar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Electives in biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Students interested in careers in environmental biology should take BI0-340 Topics in Environmental Biology, representing course work provided at the AuSable Institute in northern Michi– gan. Through this program students may be certified as (1) Inter– pretive Naturalist, (2);Water Resource Analyst, (3) ~and Resource Analyst and (4) Environmental Analyst. Fellowships and grants are aw;rded by the AuSable Institute based upon academic per– formance and financial need. Students anticipating graduate study in biology should include: CHEM-358,359 Organic Chemistry .................. 9 PHYS-271,272,273 General Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 MATH-281282283 Analytic Geometry and Calculus .... 15 Students p~rsufng careers in the health professions should include: CHEM-358,359 Organic Chemistry .................. 9 Electives in calculus and physics (selected from) . . . . . . . . 20 MATH-281 Analytic Geometry and Calculus ...... 5 MATH-282 Analytic Geometry and Calculus ...... 5 MATH-283 Analytic Geometry and Calculus ...... 5 PHYS-271 General Physics .................... 5 PHYS-272 General Physics .................... 5 PHYS-273 General Physics .................... 5 Biology Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency .................................... 0-8 Other General Education requirements ............. 65-87 Biology major requirements ....................... 73 Electives ................................... 32-54 (minimum, not including proficiency) 192 Suggested Four-year Curriculum for a Major in Biology First vear: BIO-i 14 Intro. Biology . . . . . . 5 BI0-115 Gen. Zoology . . . . . . 5 CHEM-151,152,153 Gen. Chem.............. 12 GSCI-184 College Algebra . . . . 5 BEOT-101 0.T. Survey . . . . . . 5 BENT-102 N.T. Survey. . . . . . 5 ENG-110 Eng. Comp. I ...... 5 ENG-140 Eng. Comp. II . . . . . 5 PEF-199 P.A.C.L. . . . . . . . . . l 48 Third vear: BI0-306 Genetics . . . . . . . . . 5 Biology elective . . . . . . . . . 5 CHEM-357 Organic Chem. . . . 5 CHEM-356 Biochemistry . . . . . 5 BEPT-340 Baptist Polity . . . . . 3 Bible elective . . . . . . . . . . . 3 History elective . . . . . . . . . 5 *Humanities elective . . . . . . 5 *Soc. Sci. elective . , . . . . . . 4 Electives .............. _! 48 Second year: BI0-134 General Botany ..... 5 BI0-200 General Ecology . . . . . 5 BETH-230 Theology Survey . . . 5 Bible elective . . . . . . . . . . . 3 COM-110 Fund. Speech . • . . . . 5 GSS-110 Found. Soc. Sci...... 5 *HUM-140 Intro. Humanities .. 5 P.E. elective . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Literature elective . . . . . . . . 5 Electives .............. __!! 48 Fourth year: Seminar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l Biology electives . . . . . . . . 15 Electives . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 48 *Courses can be delayed one year in order for students in preprofessional programs to take calculus, physics, and additional organic chemistry. "As I entered my medical program, I was pleasantly sur– prised at how well the pre-med courses at Cedarville pre– pared me. Some ofmy graduate classes even reiterated what I had studied at Cedarville." A 1987 biology/premedicine graduate and native ofMinnesota, Teresa Palmer studies at the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Science